Matthew J. O'Neill (Emeritus) is currently on leave from the Factory, spending his time writing and raising a child, or half a child, or being half of an embodiment that raises a child. Something to that degree. A short film entitled "Shmeckman", that he directed with his other creative endeavor,'Substatic LLC', was nominated for some awards by the Chicago Community Cinema. It also won an award by the respective organization for best supporting actor, played by Mike Mazzara. Other Factory members involved, included Noah Simon as the title character and Darryl Miller who shot the picture. And hey, it is a MUST for you, the reader, to check out the newly