Category: Reel Indie

Following 2017's sold-out event, hybrid film and performance art showcase returns with five local filmmakers and never-before-seen work   (Chicago, IL) For a u...

“Listen to the wind. Listen to the leaves and the water brushing the sand. When a stone speaks to you, you bend down and you pick it up.” Carver from "Skippers"...

The new web-series features five sorority sisters fighting the patriarchy, one frat boy at a time   Kappa Force is a satirical web series about a crime-fighti...

The "seriously entertaining" show about four college-aged black women is on its way to the prestigious ​New York Television Festival   (Chicago — 5 July ...

A record-shattering sophomore year of the Chicago genre festival comes to a close with big audiences, big stars, and big winners   (Chicago, Illinois — 29 J...

  Award-winning documentary explores how Rita Crundwell stole millions from Dixon, Illinois   (Chicago — 27 June 2018) Kartemquin Films and Helios Digit...

A memorable story and a unique cast and crew prove that "Diversity is Normalcy" in a family-friendly, pro-parent, pro-artist project   Division, a short film...

A screening of select shorts from the Athena Film Festival demonstrate the dynamic grace and power of today's female filmmakers   Four short films directed by wo...

“No matter what people’s age, ethnicity, sexuality, race is ... create your own work so that you can have the opportunity to do things that you love.”  ...

A cornucopia of classic genre screenings, premieres, and events to take place at Chicago's iconic Music Box Theatre.     From June 21st through June 28th, a ...

The "in your face" and "embarrassingly autobiographical" indie web series packs more drama than most, but that's life   Chicago-based writer / producer Britt...

Emerging Chicago artists take matters into their own hands by curating their own shows and producing their own content   (Chicago — 18 June 2018) Indie Pro...

The "highly entertaining" film investigates the "potential dark side" of a widely-accepted virtue   Empathy, Inc. — a sci-fi thriller about a tech company th...

Winners of the international contest will receive $1,000 and a chance to have their work screened at Cannes   Dr. Phranque Wright is sitting across a table at a...

The supernatural anthology series is one of 13 pilots accepted to premiere at the festival known as the “Sundance for TV” (Chicago — 6 June 2018) Versa Medi...

The power of Bryan Wendorf’s taste has grown to a metropolitan scale since he co-founded the Chicago Underground Film Festival 25 years ago.   Following ...

Former FCB Chicago creatives John Godsey and Anthony "Chusy" Jardine's new documentary, It All Begins With A Song: The Story of the Nashville Songwriter, had a special public sc...

Based on the true story of a heartbreaking childhood, “A Chance in the World” advocates for a group of Americans who are often ignored   Mark Vadik’s ...

The Oscar-winning actress has teamed up with Fresh Films and AT&T to create a summer filmmaking lab for teen females   Though women make up 50% of moviegoers...

Five-year-old celebration relocates from Bloomington to the Windy City, where it will light up one of the North Side's most popular cinemas   (Chicago — 21...