Chicago Illinois Movies

  • 2017
    The Honest Struggle

    The Honest Struggle

    The Honest Struggle

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    After over 25 years of incarceration, a Muslim convert re-enters society in the Southside of Chicago to face the same streets that ruined his life....

    The Honest Struggle
  • 2017
    Sickened No More: Documenting the Life and Death of Weekend Nachos

    Sickened No More: Documenting the Life and Death of Weekend Nachos

    Sickened No More: Documenting the Life and Death of Weekend Nachos

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    In 2004 a group of friends took the stage at a small coffee house in Dekalb Illinois with the sole purpose of pissing off everyone. Surprisingly,...

    Sickened No More: Documenting the Life and Death of Weekend Nachos
  • 2023
    Designer’s Game

    Designer’s Game

    Designer’s Game

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    Designer’s Game is a crime drama short film that follows a young broke graphic designer into the descent of a life of crime working in the deep...

    Designer’s Game
  • 2022
    STRANGER

    STRANGER

    STRANGER

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    STRANGER is a coming-of-age short film that focuses on two neighbors reconciling before one of them goes off to college in Chicago. It is based on a...

    STRANGER
  • 1970
    The Story of TMB

    The Story of TMB

    The Story of TMB

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    TMB (The Merry Band of time travelers) made their first appearance in the 2019 book The Mystery of The Patch. In the book, they assisted Captain John...

    The Story of TMB
  • 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!
  • 2023
    Local Band

    Local Band

    Local Band

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    Lyla Riley is in a punk band -- Minor Illusion. They suck. Regardless, she perseveres with her best friend Rob on guitar, numbskull drummer Sean...

    Local Band
  • 2019
    Phosphorescence

    Phosphorescence

    Phosphorescence

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    A bereaved woman utilizes near-future tech, in an attempt to recall the comfort of a mundane memory with a recently lost loved one.

    Phosphorescence
  • 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
  • 1964
    City

    City

    City

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    1964, Autumn in Chicago. This was my 4th film, shot while waiting to go to prison for refusing to serve in the US military. Silent. B&W. I think it...

    City
  • 1984
    Rapturous

    Rapturous

    Rapturous

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    An ecstatic exploration of a Chicago parking garage

    Rapturous
  • 2012
    Benji

    Benji

    Benji

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    Documentary about Ben Wilson, a good-natured and beloved teenage basketball phenom from Chicago's South Side whose life was tragically cut short by...

    Benji
  • 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
  • 1896
    Chicago, Grande Roue

    Chicago, Grande Roue

    Chicago, Grande Roue

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    A view of the Ferris wheel from the Chicago Exposition of 1893, turning slowly.

    Chicago, Grande Roue
  • 2018
    Chi-Town

    Chi-Town

    Chi-Town

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    An underdog basketball player from Chicago goes on a meteoric rise to become one of the best college point guards in the nation. But while he pursues...

    Chi-Town
  • 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
  • 1970
    When She Flies

    When She Flies

    When She Flies

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    A dorky college student falls for a free-spirited musician, and is faced with a decision—let her fly away to follow her dreams, or follow his...

    When She Flies
  • 2010
    Soaring Over America

    Soaring Over America

    Soaring Over America

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    Created from public television's popular Over series, this is a tour unlike any other! Fly above landscapes and landmarks in Alaska; the Pacific...

    Soaring Over America
  • 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?
  • 1970
    Admissions

    Admissions

    Admissions

    01970HD

    During a recruitment road trip across Illinois, two college admissions officers with opposing views of the system must confront the uneasy reality of...

    Admissions