Robert Townsend's Pop-Up Film Festival being held in downtown Chicago this weekend

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A Chicago native has been in the entertainment business for 50 years, acting, writing, directing and producing.

This weekend, Robert Townsend will be hosting a Pop-Up Film Festival at multiple locations in downtown Chicago, helping raise money for local charities.

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Townsend joined ABC7 on Wednesday with Troy Pryor, producer and founder of Creative Cypher, to talk more about the event.

The full interview can be viewed in the video player above.

Robert Townsend's Pop-Up Film Festival begins at 11 a.m. Saturday and runs for two days.

More information on how to get tickets for the event can be found here.