Chicago Movies
- 1970
Things Are Tough All Over
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Amid the Great Recession of 2008, a Chicago family struggles to keep their heads above water. Nicole and Rodney Neal draw on the power of faith,...
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- 2025
Becoming a Rose
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This Rose will forever be Chicago Red.
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- 2024
When the West Side Burned
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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
THIS IS WHERE I WANT TO BE
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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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- 1976
Some Day We’ll All Be Free: A Celebration of the American Dream
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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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- 1970
Fired-Up! “Public Housing is My Home”
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Chicago Metropolitan Planning Council (MPC) introduces tenant management into Chicago Public Housing at Cabrini Green, Ida B Wells developments....
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- 1941
Share the Care
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An anti-littering public service announcement from the Chicago Park District
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- 2025
Parking Ticket
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A dreamy short film that transforms an ordinary parking ticket into an imaginative journey between reality and daydream.
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