Chicago Illinois Movies
- 2018

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...
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- 1978

I Was a Contestant at Mother's Wet T-Shirt Contest
I Was a Contestant at Mother's Wet T-Shirt Contest91978HD
A short documentary on wet t-shirt contests at a Chicago bar.
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- 2025

Marshall Field's
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Discover the rise and fall of the legendary department store Marshall Field’s.
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- 2022

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...
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- 1916

The Cliff Dwellers of America
The Cliff Dwellers of America01916HD
The first picture of the new Paramount-Burton Holmes Travel pictures recount Mr. Holmes' motor trip of the summer of 1913 through the more...
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- 1970

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...
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- 2010

Urbanites - You Can't Rewind The Years
Urbanites - You Can't Rewind The Years102010HD
When you listen to The Years, the debut studio recording from Urbanites, you're hearing a band in progress. They wanted to make The Years...
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- 2023

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...
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- 2023

RENT-A-MAN
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A gangster hires a mysterious rent-a-man for a subtle game of cat-and-mouse in the Las Vegas desert until a future-changing twist ending.
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- 2009

Detroit Mob Confidential
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Detroit Mob Confidential explores the history of Detroit's La Cosa Nostra Family, which, in many ways, is the most successful crime family in the...
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- 2012

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...
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- 2007

What Poor Gods We Do Make: The Story and Music Behind Naked Raygun
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What Poor Gods We Do Make: The Story and Music Behind Naked Raygun," the 2-disc DVD/CD focuses on the band's history and the development of their...
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- 1991

Harmony
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A tour de force exercise in optical printing shot in the Chicago Loop
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- 2025

In Pictures Did You Get It Right?
In Pictures Did You Get It Right?02025HD
A love letter to the first three months of the Coronavirus pandemic.
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- 1988

Precious Memories: Strolling 47th Street
Precious Memories: Strolling 47th Street01988HD
Musicians and nightclub owners reminisce about the heyday of music and dance places on Chicago's South Side during the 1930s through '50s. Swingers...
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- 1970

8 Flags for 99¢
8 Flags for 99¢5.61970HD
A short documentary that explores a blue-collar community’s growing unease with the Vietnam War. It was produced in response to President...
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- 1985

Cannibal Orgy
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Heavy metal band Insane Albino and their Manson-like leader go on an LSD-soaked cannibal rampage in Chicago.
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- 1970

There's No Fish in Lake Michigan
There's No Fish in Lake Michigan01970HD
There's No Fish in Lake Michigan is a short documentary exploring salmon's surprising presence in Chicago and the communities, industries, ecology,...
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- 1999

The BLVD
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An experimental documentary about the street drag racing scene on Chicago’s Near West Side. This is a rambling, textured film about obsession....
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- 1984

Rapturous
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An ecstatic exploration of a Chicago parking garage
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