Chicago Illinois Movies

  • 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
  • 1978
    I Was a Contestant at Mother's Wet T-Shirt Contest

    I Was a Contestant at Mother's Wet T-Shirt Contest

    I Was a Contestant at Mother's Wet T-Shirt Contest

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    A short documentary on wet t-shirt contests at a Chicago bar.

    I Was a Contestant at Mother's Wet T-Shirt Contest
  • 2025
    Marshall Field's

    Marshall Field's

    Marshall Field's

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

    Marshall Field's
  • 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
  • 1916
    The Cliff Dwellers of America

    The Cliff Dwellers of America

    The Cliff Dwellers of America

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

    The Cliff Dwellers of America
  • 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
  • 2010
    Urbanites - You Can't Rewind The Years

    Urbanites - You Can't Rewind The Years

    Urbanites - You Can't Rewind The Years

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    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...

    Urbanites - You Can't Rewind The Years
  • 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)
  • 2023
    RENT-A-MAN

    RENT-A-MAN

    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.

    RENT-A-MAN
  • 2009
    Detroit Mob Confidential

    Detroit Mob Confidential

    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...

    Detroit Mob Confidential
  • 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
  • 2007
    What Poor Gods We Do Make: The Story and Music Behind Naked Raygun

    What Poor Gods We Do Make: The Story and Music Behind Naked Raygun

    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...

    What Poor Gods We Do Make: The Story and Music Behind Naked Raygun
  • 1991
    Harmony

    Harmony

    Harmony

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

    Harmony
  • 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?
  • 1988
    Precious Memories: Strolling 47th Street

    Precious Memories: Strolling 47th Street

    Precious Memories: Strolling 47th Street

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    Musicians and nightclub owners reminisce about the heyday of music and dance places on Chicago's South Side during the 1930s through '50s. Swingers...

    Precious Memories: Strolling 47th Street
  • 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¢
  • 1985
    Cannibal Orgy

    Cannibal Orgy

    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.

    Cannibal Orgy
  • 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
  • 1999
    The BLVD

    The BLVD

    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....

    The BLVD
  • 1984
    Rapturous

    Rapturous

    Rapturous

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    An ecstatic exploration of a Chicago parking garage

    Rapturous