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Teachable moments: Wisconsin Film Festival opener ‘Chalk’ takes a mockumentary look at the struggles of first-year teachers

The ninth-annual Wisconsin Film Festival officially begins Thursday evening with a screening of “Chalk” – an apt choice for the occasion. A faux-doc comedy, “Chalk” is well-crafted in the post-millennium mockumentary style: tight, wobbly zooms and intimate straight-into-the-camera confessions.