Chicago Movies
- 2025

My Christmas Valentine: I Forgot Christmas!
My Christmas Valentine: I Forgot Christmas!02025HD
Everyone in the town of Yuletide, Arizona celebrates Christmas year-round. Everyone, that is, except town scrooge Penelope Roche Duplossier. But when...
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- 2025

Becoming a Rose
Becoming a Rose02025HD
This Rose will forever be Chicago Red.
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- 1976

Some Day We’ll All Be Free: A Celebration of the American Dream
Some Day We’ll All Be Free: A Celebration of the American Dream01976HD
A student film about learning TV and radio production at Roberto Clemente High School in Chicago. From the Community TV Network (CTVN) collection.
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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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- 2024

When the West Side Burned
When the West Side Burned02024HD
In the wake of the assassination of Martin Luther King in 1968, chaos erupted on Chicago’s West Side. Grief turned into anger as protests,...
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- 2026

CITY SAFE
CITY SAFE02026HD
An experimental structural/collage/documentary film manifesting the fear, dread, and rage that institutional, unconstitutional violence instills in...
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- 1984

Savage Beliefs
Savage Beliefs01984HD
Savage Beliefs: The Movie (1984) The plot revolves around Whitaker (played by actor Chris Morrison), a 20 something full time messenger, and...
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- 2026

THIS IS WHERE I WANT TO BE
THIS IS WHERE I WANT TO BE02026HD
silent short film, shot on 16mm Kodak T200 -- made possible by the Chicago Film Society's Intro to 16mm class. Featuring over 30 locations across...
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- 1970

Fired-Up! “Public Housing is My Home”
Fired-Up! “Public Housing is My Home”01970HD
Chicago Metropolitan Planning Council (MPC) introduces tenant management into Chicago Public Housing at Cabrini Green, Ida B Wells developments....
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