Films - Movies - Cinema in Chicago, United States

In the Netherlands, colonial history is slowly but surely being rewritten. It has long been clear that what the Dutch government at the time described as "police actions"-the deployment of the army in response to Indonesia's declaration of independence in 1945-was in ..

Winner Best Film Directed by a Woman of Color ADIFF NY 2024 Apartheid was dismantled in 1994, yet three decades later, South Africa still remains the most unequal country in the world. The roots of this inequality are revealed in this exploration into South Africa ..

Uncommon Productions and Stand Up 2 Cancer are pleased to invite you to an advance private screening of Cracking the Code. This new documentary is a powerful reminder that breakthroughs and life-saving biotech treatments don't happen by accident. They happen becau ..

Bad Mule presents an exclusive, one-night only event, featuring a double bill of fun! Join us for a screening of select, award-winning animated and live action short films from both local and non-local filmmakers, produced by writer and director Mark Roberts’ (creato ..

Join Lady Camden IN PERSON for the Chicago Premiere of her new feature documentary, Lady Like! Come see the film followed by a live Q&A with Lady Camden and director Luke Willis. AND a special performance by the members of Center on Halsted's "Dare to Drag" drag t ..

Please join us for the sixth annual season of Mental Filmness, a Chicago-based film festival about mental health! This year we are screening a very special showcase of Chicagoland-based short films about mental health with many local filmmakers in attendance. W ..

UK hit-maker and Eurovison songwriter Ricardo Autobahn follows the synthesizer pop duo Hyperbubble, described by Alternative Press as "the sonic equivalent of a truckload of Twizzlers", as they drive to Nashville to record a country and western album using only synth ..

Join us for a Cinematic Culinary Adventure Discover the South through the lens of culinary artisans at "A Southern Night at the Cinema." Immerse yourself in a captivating cinematic experience featuring bite-sized stories that offer unique insights into the world o ..

Please join us for a special showcase highlighting the talents of women and their overlooked stories! Multidisciplinary artist and filmmaker Jessica Mathis will screen her film "Triggered," an award-winning collection of animated shorts based on a series of conver ..

A.P. Giannini - Bank To The Future tells the incredible story of Amadeo Peter Giannini, the man who revolutionized the world of finance. He created the first bank dedicated to providing loans for Italian immigrants and marginalized communities during one of the worst ..

The Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago, in collaboration with the Logan Center for the Arts and the Film Studies Center at the University of Chicago, are pleased to present the film concert of Tigre Reale (1916), with a live performance by Italian musicians Stefan ..

Summer, 1975. A thirteen-year-old girl is returned to the family she didn't know she belonged to. Suddenly she loses everything from her previous life: a comfortable home and the exclusive affection reserved for an only child. Adapted from the novel Girl Returned ..