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Tag: documentary

Chicago Advertising Federation to screen Sons of Toledo followed by Q&A
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Chicago Advertising Federation to screen Sons of Toledo followed by Q&A

By Reel Chicago Oct 2, 2022
Join the Chicago Advertising Federation’s Diversity Thought Leadership Council and the AAF Toledo for a screening of the film Sons of Toledo, followed by a moderated conversa...
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Chicago made doc Let the Little Light Shine opens at Gene Siskel Center
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Chicago made doc Let the Little Light Shine opens at Gene Siskel Center

By Reel Chicago Aug 8, 2022
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago’s Gene Siskel Film Center will present the exclusive U.S. Academy Award-qualifying run of Chicago filmmaker Kevin Shaw’s critical...
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Daily Planet’s Michael Gabriele explores new artform in Flowing with Fire
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Daily Planet’s Michael Gabriele explores new artform in Flowing with Fire

By Reel Chicago Jul 19, 2022
Flowing with Fire, the new 360-degree documentary short from director Michael Gabriele and Chicago production company Daily Planet, centers on a group of Los Angeles-area ...
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Havas Chicago releases Just Like Me spotlighting Black creatives
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Havas Chicago releases Just Like Me spotlighting Black creatives

By Reel Chicago Jun 15, 2022
In a new documentary titled Just Like Me, created and directed by Havas Chicago senior art director TTK Harris, the agency aims to spotlight the contributions Black creatives...
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Somewhere in America marks Chicagoan Brian Schodorf’s sixth feature
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Somewhere in America marks Chicagoan Brian Schodorf’s sixth feature

By Reel Chicago May 28, 2022
Somewhere in America, produced by Chicago based media company Schodorf Films, marks Chicago/Midwest Emmy-Award winning filmmaker, Brian Schodorf’s sixth feature length projec...
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Kartemquin Films announces a substantial commitment of support
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Kartemquin Films announces a substantial commitment of support

By Reel Chicago Apr 6, 2022
The non-profit documentary filmmaking organization Kartemquin Films announced a substantial commitment from Peng Zhao, CEO of Citadel Securities, and his wife, Cherry Chen, to ...
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Sheridan Road Productions acquires rights to the life story of Carl Jackson
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Sheridan Road Productions acquires rights to the life story of Carl Jackson

By Reel Chicago Mar 23, 2022
For the first time in cinema, iconic Masters Tournament caddie of 54 years, Carl Jackson, is opening up about his life – an extraordinary journey of triumph over obstacles in...
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FIRSTHAND: SEGREGATION – an intimate look at segregation in Chicago
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FIRSTHAND: SEGREGATION – an intimate look at segregation in Chicago

By Reel Chicago Feb 14, 2022
Chicago is one of the most segregated big cities in America, and it comes at a cost. The Metropolitan Planning Council found that segregation costs the region $4.4 billion in l...
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The Cotton Club: The Musicians’ Story released for streaming
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The Cotton Club: The Musicians’ Story released for streaming

By Reel Chicago Jan 28, 2022
Champaign-based Transcendence Broadcasting, a Telly Award-winning TV production studio, with deep roots in Chicago, has completed post-production for its latest documentary fil...
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Chicago doc Live at Mister Kelly’s is the closer for Santa Fe Film Festival
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Chicago doc Live at Mister Kelly’s is the closer for Santa Fe Film Festival

By Reel Chicago Jan 24, 2022
The Santa Fe Film Festival schedule from February 3 - 13 has announced their closing film will be the Chicago documentary, Live at Mister Kelly's. The film celebrates Miste...
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WNBA’s Candace Parker and Turner Sports to produce feature-length doc
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WNBA’s Candace Parker and Turner Sports to produce feature-length doc

By Reel Chicago Jan 21, 2022
Turner Sports, in conjunction with Candace Parker and Scout Productions in association with Baby Hair Productions, has announced the green-light of an untitled documentary ...
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Directors Steve Conry & Christian Schultz find the heart of Electric Forest
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Directors Steve Conry & Christian Schultz find the heart of Electric Forest

By Reel Chicago Jan 6, 2022
Directors Steve Conry and Christian Schultz recently released this heart felt documentary that celebrates the 10 year anniversary of world famous music festival, Electric Fores...
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DOC CHICAGO: mini-conference by and for Chicago Doc  filmmakers
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DOC CHICAGO: mini-conference by and for Chicago Doc filmmakers

By Reel Chicago Nov 3, 2021
After a year’s hiatus, DOC CHICAGO returns to bring Chicago-area documentary filmmakers together to learn from each other, exchange ideas, and connect. The free hybrid mi...
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‘Born in Chicago’ pays loving tribute to the origins of Chicago blues
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‘Born in Chicago’ pays loving tribute to the origins of Chicago blues

By Reel Chicago Oct 1, 2021
Born In Chicago, the music documentary with deep roots in the Chicago music and production communities, will have its U.S. premiere October 11, 2021 at the 44th Mill Valley Fil...
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Chicago doc ‘Diary of a Bodybuilder’ screens at festivals
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Chicago doc ‘Diary of a Bodybuilder’ screens at festivals

By Reel Chicago Jul 19, 2021
Documenting the true-life story of former Chicago Bodybuilding Champion Joseph Anthony Quinn, Diary of a Bodybuilder has been selected to screen July 26th, 2021 in Las Vegas at...
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STORY signs McCormick Brothers adventure filmmakers
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STORY signs McCormick Brothers adventure filmmakers

By Reel Chicago Apr 12, 2021
Adventure filmmakers Kyler and Kody McCormick have joined STORY for advertising projects. The McCormick Brothers, who have directed commercials, branded content and social medi...
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UnScarred doc about tattooed scars holds virtual art show
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UnScarred doc about tattooed scars holds virtual art show

By Reel Chicago Mar 30, 2021
The feature length documentary, UnScarred announced that it will host a virtual art show on Friday, April 9 at 7 p.m. on Facebook Live.  The art show aims to increase awar...
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Kartemquin Films appoints three new board members
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Kartemquin Films appoints three new board members

By Reel Chicago Mar 5, 2021
Kartemquin Films announced the addition of three esteemed new members to the organization’s board, including Abby Kang Davis, Patrice Perkins and Shirley Yang. The thre...
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  • FILM

Groundbreaking doc ‘What About Me’ to air in Feb

By Reel Chicago Jan 14, 2021
Groundbreaking documentary What About Me will air in syndication February 6–28, 2021. In an effort to change the negative perceptions of African American Men in the media, 5J...
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Michael Apted prolific director, producer, writer has died
  • In memoriam

Michael Apted prolific director, producer, writer has died

By Reel Chicago Jan 12, 2021
Michael Apted, producer, writer and actor, and one of the most prolific film directors of his generation has died at age 79. Born in 1941 in Aylesbury, England, Apted had an...
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