George Bogdanich’s
new documentary
explores how the
Justice Department’s
greed, corruption,
and overreach
resulted in tragedy
George Bogdanich’s 2019 documentary, Bet...
If you show up
on a Wednesday,
there's a
good chance
you'll be working
on a set
by the weekend
It took little more than a year for Max Brudvig to grow The Chicago Fil...
Screenings of
“First Reformed” and
“The Passion of
Joan of Arc”
are among the
week-long program’s
scheduled events
Facets will explore the meaning of faith...
"Gorgeous ... intimate"
Chicago-produced doc
tells of Bosnian War
veterans who find peace
while defending a
herd of wild horses
To celebrate the release of Among Wol...
Fourth annual run
premieres the doc,
“Be Natural:
The Untold Story
of Alice Guy-Blaché”
about the world’s
first female director
Columbia College Chicago will ...
Chicago-made
skatepark doc
gains widespread
distribution on
legendary athlete’s
YouTube channel
Concrete Dreams, a documentary about public skateparks written and dir...
Facets’ annual
Chicago International
Children's Film Festival
continues long
tradition of
programming excellence
Four of the five films nominated for the Best Anima...
New doc investigates
the mental health
of Millennials and
its relationship
to changes in
technology and
the economy
Cow Lamp Films acquired the distribution right...
Chicago-made pilot
is one of four
“highly original
series-kickoff episodes”
that will be featured
during the festival’s
Indie Episodic Program
Tessa Films' W...
Cuban filmmakers,
journalists, and
scholars scheduled
to interact with
U.S. audiences
Full Spectrum Features (FSF), Americas Media Initiative (AMI), and Athenaeum The...
From hip-hop
snow angels
to Lego parades,
an adult-sized portion
of casually-vetted Chicago
content to help readers get
the most out of the holiday
Falling onto a cou...
“People would
like to see
Denim Underwear,
Hula-hoop, or
The Phases of
the Moon play.”
Gar Hoover
More than a year after production, Beth and Gar Hoover’s ...
Many parts of the
film are taken
from co-director
Melissa Boratyn’s
life or reflect
struggles facing
young adults
fighting cancer
Chicago-based filmmaker Meli...
“It really kind of makes sense about where we are today
… we are a nation
of immigrants …
we need to be the standard
bearers of fairness”
Sandra Antongiorgi
&...
New web series features
narcissistic characters
who go about
“undermining each other”
with a kind of
egotistical finesse
that's a joy to watch
Open floor plans,...
"Had psychedelic
therapy not come
into our lives …
there is a
solid chance that
one or both of us
wouldn’t be alive"
A powerful new documentary, From Shock to...
John Anderson's
intimate documentary
celebrates the
Hyde Park native who
introduced a generation to
the swaggering energy
of Chicago blues
Chicago filmmaker John Ande...
Will Thompson’s
directorial debut
combines excellent
production values,
authentic performances,
and likable characters
Related Destiny — a powerful sho...
Winners to screen at
Chicago’s Museum of Contemporary Art,
Brooklyn’s Spectacle
Theater, LA’s Echo Park
Film Center, and venues
throughout the country
...
