Chicago Illinois Movies

  • 2021
    ¿Que Haces Aqui? A Documentary About Karen

    ¿Que Haces Aqui? A Documentary About Karen

    ¿Que Haces Aqui? A Documentary About Karen

    02021HD

    Can flipping through the channels change your life? For Karen, a former prosecutor living in Chicago, her world changed forever when she accidentally...

    ¿Que Haces Aqui? A Documentary About Karen
  • 1970
    I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter

    I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter

    I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter

    01970HD

    Julia Reyes, the precocious and strong-willed teenage daughter of first-generation Mexican immigrants, dreams of becoming a famous writer far away...

    I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter
  • 2010
    Soaring Over America

    Soaring Over America

    Soaring Over America

    02010HD

    Created from public television's popular Over series, this is a tour unlike any other! Fly above landscapes and landmarks in Alaska; the Pacific...

    Soaring Over America
  • 2011
    Smashing Pumpkins - Live at the Metro 1993

    Smashing Pumpkins - Live at the Metro 1993

    Smashing Pumpkins - Live at the Metro 1993

    02011HD

    Smashing Pumpkins play for their hometown in this DVD extra that is included with the remastered Siamese Dream reissue deluxe CD.

    Smashing Pumpkins - Live at the Metro 1993
  • 1938
    The Spider and the Fly

    The Spider and the Fly

    The Spider and the Fly

    81938HD

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

    The Spider and the Fly
  • 1970
    8 Flags for 99¢

    8 Flags for 99¢

    8 Flags for 99¢

    5.11970HD

    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¢
  • 1979
    Ed Kelly and the Fighting 47th

    Ed Kelly and the Fighting 47th

    Ed Kelly and the Fighting 47th

    01979HD

    An investigative documentary that focuses on political activities in the 47th Ward of Chicago and on the relationship between party politics and the...

    Ed Kelly and the Fighting 47th
  • 1974
    Winnie Wright, Age 11

    Winnie Wright, Age 11

    Winnie Wright, Age 11

    6.51974HD

    Winnie, the daughter of a steel worker and a teacher, lives in Gage Park, a Chicago neighborhood that is changing from white to black. Her family...

    Winnie Wright, Age 11
  • 1997
    Out of the Loop

    Out of the Loop

    Out of the Loop

    101997HD

    A feature-length documentary on the 1990s Chicago rock scene.

    Out of the Loop
  • 1964
    Nightsong

    Nightsong

    Nightsong

    01964HD

    A portrait of the Chicago Near-North nightlife scene in the mid-1960s, centering around the struggles and romantic desires of an African American...

    Nightsong
  • 2023
    Designer’s Game

    Designer’s Game

    Designer’s Game

    02023HD

    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...

    Designer’s Game
  • 2012
    Benji

    Benji

    Benji

    7.82012HD

    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
  • 2009
    Detroit Mob Confidential

    Detroit Mob Confidential

    Detroit Mob Confidential

    02009HD

    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
  • 2014
    Reckless Serenade

    Reckless Serenade

    Reckless Serenade

    02014HD

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

    Reckless Serenade
  • 2023
    United in Grief

    United in Grief

    United in Grief

    02023HD

    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...

    United in Grief
  • 2021
    Conversations Between Shifts

    Conversations Between Shifts

    Conversations Between Shifts

    02021HD

    A portrait of Chicagoland ICU nurse Jeanette Alvarez-Basem captured through the perspective of her son Ben Basem. Between her night shifts and...

    Conversations Between Shifts
  • 2023
    Cottage Grove

    Cottage Grove

    Cottage Grove

    02023HD

    A young man struggles to communicate with his stroke-afflicted father, and at the same time, stay true to himself.

    Cottage Grove
  • 2017
    Sickened No More: Documenting the Life and Death of Weekend Nachos

    Sickened No More: Documenting the Life and Death of Weekend Nachos

    Sickened No More: Documenting the Life and Death of Weekend Nachos

    102017HD

    In 2004 a group of friends took the stage at a small coffee house in Dekalb Illinois with the sole purpose of pissing off everyone. Surprisingly,...

    Sickened No More: Documenting the Life and Death of Weekend Nachos
  • 1948
    Night Life in Chicago

    Night Life in Chicago

    Night Life in Chicago

    61948HD

    This short Traveltalk visit to Chicago looks at some hotels known for their evening entertainment and for the rich and famous people who come to...

    Night Life in Chicago
  • 1964
    City

    City

    City

    4.51964HD

    1964, Autumn in Chicago. This was my 4th film, shot while waiting to go to prison for refusing to serve in the US military. Silent. B&W. I think it...

    City