Actor/rapper Common will open the Black Harvest International Festival of Film and Video on opening night, Aug. 6, when he receives the Deloris Jordan Award for Community Leadership from Ch.
Firebrand South Side pastor Rev. Michael Pfleger is the latest documentary subject for Bob Hercules of Media Process Group, whose prior films tell the stories of then-Senator Barack Obama, community
DEREK “PRETTY BOY” DOW’S debut feature “Family Values” returns to the Gene Siskel Film Center for a special screening presented by the Museum of Science and Industry, as part of
New Chicago filmmakers and returning hometown veterans mark a strong contingent of locally connected productions at The Black Harvest International Festival at the Gene Siskel Film Center.
Considered one of the biggest and best cultural events of the year, the 13th annual Black Harvest International Festival at the Gene Siskel Film Center will run virtually the entire
The strong local showing in this year’s Black Harvest Film Festival points to the growth of African American independent film production in Chicago that fest programmer Barbara Scharres calls “a
Filmmaker donnie l. betts first met Oscar Brown, Jr. at a workshop in Denver when betts was a young actor there.
“He inspired me to be the
The 11th Black Harvest International Festival of Film and Video is not only the biggest it’s ever been?it also showcases its strongest-ever crop of local productions, spotlighting Chicago’s growing position
Former 37th Ward Ald. Percy Giles returns to the public eye after a prison stint with “Mel Bay,” an independent feature on which he’s executive producer with writer and former
Ytasha Womack, a writer and producer of Sean Long’s recently released Xenon Entertainment documentary “Tupac Shakur: Before I Wake?” will screen her narrative debut for Chicago audiences for the first
Minnesota filmmaker and Columbia College alumnus Steven J. Foley is returning to his native Chicago for the local premiere of his debut feature, the HD-cam
The 2024 Millennium Park 20th Anniversary Summer Season is about to begin, bringing free world-class arts programming to the Midwest’s #1 attraction celebrating its milestone anniversary this season. Artist lineups were announced for
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Reel Chicago remembers and celebrates the friends and loved ones of our community who no longer make the journey with us. Some showered us with their creativity. Some made us think
Co-founder of the Black Harvest Film Festival, Gene Siskel Legacy Award winner, long-standing member of the Chicago Film Critics Association, and contributor to RogerEbert.com, Shadow and Act, and Huffpost, Sergio Mims
The Gotham Film & Media Institute announced the winners of its third annual Focus Features & JetBlue Student Short Film Showcase. The five winning filmmakers of the third annual Focus
Chicago filmmaker Okema “Seven” Gunn skillfully weaves important lessons into a light-hearted tale about four young girls Cursive writing leads the way to teenage enlightenment in A Sisterhood of Signatures,
The Film Center will screen the “generous and intelligent doc” Friday, August 23 through Thursday, August 29 As a venue that celebrates all art forms and a public program of
Legendary composer Vince Lawrence and his “comrades around the world” tap a motherlode of music for advertising and film Slang Music Group packed thousands of leasable songs into a
“We come together as a whole … it’s not a black or white thing … people decide that they want to make films. … that’s the key.” Actor Eric Lane
