Chicago Illinois Movies

Seeking quite in the park, a young songwriter runs into three familiar strangers with some bad news.

In the 60s, the five members of a Chicago kingpin's inner circle are called to a meeting following a job gone wrong. At the back of a popular bar...

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...

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...

Currently all the rage with hipsters worldwide, Chicago Juke music has roots that run deep. The film chronicles the birth and evolution of a genre...

Suffering debilitating grief from the passing of his best friend who introduced him to the world of dance, Derrick must confront a monster that seeks...

A "city symphony" film, produced to encourage Photographic Society of America members to attend their 1963 conference in Chicago, City to See is a...

A short documentary that explores a blue-collar community’s growing unease with the Vietnam War. It was produced in response to President...

The story of Catholic iconoclast Michael Pfleger who made it his mission to transform the drug ravaged south side Chicago community surrounding his...

A video that takes a closer look at the city of Chicago.

Few amateur films with sound were produced in the 1930s and fewer remain extant. A charming artifact that demonstrates the expressive possibilities...

"There was a time, from the late 1940s through the 1960s, when the now-upscale Lincoln Park neighborhood served as the beating heart of...

A documentary chronicling the colorful history of Chicago's West Rogers Park neighborhood through photos and rare footage.

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...

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

From the front lines of the bankrupt Chicago Tribune, to the vibrant local online publishing and start-up scene, pioneering journalists struggle to...

In the streets of Chicago, the main character grapples with what it means to see and feel, intertwines a journey with a woman, and is haunted by a...

The L is a flawed yet essential train system that acts as a microcosm of Chicago itself, reflecting its complexities, contradictions, and vibrant...

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

Caged. Invisible. Shamed. Trapped. These words mark the tenants, clerks and even the owners of Chicago's last remaining Singe Room Occupancy (SRO)...