Chicago Illinois Movies

  • 2009
    Radical Disciple: The Story of Father Pfleger

    Radical Disciple: The Story of Father Pfleger

    Radical Disciple: The Story of Father Pfleger

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    The story of Catholic iconoclast Michael Pfleger who made it his mission to transform the drug ravaged south side Chicago community surrounding his...

    Radical Disciple: The Story of Father Pfleger
  • 2009
    The Unusual Suspects: Once Upon A Time In House Music

    The Unusual Suspects: Once Upon A Time In House Music

    The Unusual Suspects: Once Upon A Time In House Music

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    The Unusual Suspects: Once Upon a Time in House Music recounts the history and origins of the genre of dance music known as house. The documentary...

    The Unusual Suspects: Once Upon A Time In House Music
  • 2007
    You Weren't There: A History of Chicago Punk 1977–1984

    You Weren't There: A History of Chicago Punk 1977–1984

    You Weren't There: A History of Chicago Punk 1977–1984

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    Often overshadowed by the stars of the New York scene, Chicago punk gets its day in the limelight in this raw documentary that captures the...

    You Weren't There: A History of Chicago Punk 1977–1984
  • 1970
    I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter

    I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter

    I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter

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    Julia Reyes, the precocious and strong-willed teenage daughter of first-generation Mexican immigrants, dreams of becoming a famous writer far away...

    I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter
  • 2018
    The Area

    The Area

    The Area

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    A five-year odyssey of a South Side Chicago neighborhood, where more than 400 African-American families are being displaced by a multi-billion dollar...

    The Area
  • 1970
    There's No Fish in Lake Michigan

    There's No Fish in Lake Michigan

    There's No Fish in Lake Michigan

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    There's No Fish in Lake Michigan is a short documentary exploring salmon's surprising presence in Chicago and the communities, industries, ecology,...

    There's No Fish in Lake Michigan
  • 2025
    TICKLE ME, AARON!

    TICKLE ME, AARON!

    TICKLE ME, AARON!

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    Live from Chicago, a full comedy special from actor-comedian Aaron Branch.

    TICKLE ME, AARON!
  • 2019
    Holy Trinity

    Holy Trinity

    Holy Trinity

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    A queer femme dominatrix huffs a magic aerosol can and develops the ability to speak to the dead.

    Holy Trinity
  • 2025
    BARABARA

    BARABARA

    BARABARA

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    A bilingual documentary. Through a tapestry of interviews, BARABARA illuminates the cultural and economic significance of Swap- O- Rama, the...

    BARABARA
  • 2017
    Rogers Park

    Rogers Park

    Rogers Park

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    Two Chicago couples struggle to keep their love alive when secrets and long-simmering resentments rise to the surface.

    Rogers Park
  • 2018
    Rendezvous in Chicago

    Rendezvous in Chicago

    Rendezvous in Chicago

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    A short comedic feature film comprised of three vignettes corresponding to the beginning, middle and end stages of a relationship.

    Rendezvous in Chicago
  • 1997
    Public Housing

    Public Housing

    Public Housing

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    Frederick Wiseman’s unflinching portrayal of life at the Ida B. Wells housing project in Chicago, a raw exposition of the daily conflicts...

    Public Housing
  • 2025
    Becoming a Rose

    Becoming a Rose

    Becoming a Rose

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    This Rose will forever be Chicago Red.

    Becoming a Rose
  • 2021
    Bad Animal

    Bad Animal

    Bad Animal

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    Everything changes for a rising hip-hop star, SEMBRÉ, and his manager, MARLENE, a talented indie artist in her own right; as they are dealing...

    Bad Animal
  • 2005
    The Evil One

    The Evil One

    The Evil One

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    Chicago's Englewood is a neighborhood where death is an everyday reality, but a serial killer on the loose has raised the terror quotient tenfold...

    The Evil One
  • 2021
    Conversations Between Shifts

    Conversations Between Shifts

    Conversations Between Shifts

    02021HD

    A portrait of Chicagoland ICU nurse Jeanette Alvarez-Basem captured through the perspective of her son Ben Basem. Between her night shifts and...

    Conversations Between Shifts
  • 2023
    Camera Roll 3 (2018-2022)

    Camera Roll 3 (2018-2022)

    Camera Roll 3 (2018-2022)

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    The third iteration of a continuing diary film. Five years and one roll of film distilled into three and a half minutes. The filmmaker captures a...

    Camera Roll 3 (2018-2022)
  • 1979
    Ed Kelly and the Fighting 47th

    Ed Kelly and the Fighting 47th

    Ed Kelly and the Fighting 47th

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    An investigative documentary that focuses on political activities in the 47th Ward of Chicago and on the relationship between party politics and the...

    Ed Kelly and the Fighting 47th
  • 1970
    8 Flags for 99¢

    8 Flags for 99¢

    8 Flags for 99¢

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    A short documentary that explores a blue-collar community’s growing unease with the Vietnam War. It was produced in response to President...

    8 Flags for 99¢
  • 2025
    In Pictures Did You Get It Right?

    In Pictures Did You Get It Right?

    In Pictures Did You Get It Right?

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    A love letter to the first three months of the Coronavirus pandemic.

    In Pictures Did You Get It Right?