Chicago Movies

  • 1970
    The Rise and Fall of the Mail Order Giants

    The Rise and Fall of the Mail Order Giants

    The Rise and Fall of the Mail Order Giants

    01970HD

    In an age before online commerce and Amazon, the catalog was king – and two Chicago mail order giants were responsible for making goods and...

    The Rise and Fall of the Mail Order Giants
  • 2025
    Becoming a Rose

    Becoming a Rose

    Becoming a Rose

    02025HD

    This Rose will forever be Chicago Red.

    Becoming a Rose
  • 2025
    Parking Ticket

    Parking Ticket

    Parking Ticket

    02025HD

    A dreamy short film that transforms an ordinary parking ticket into an imaginative journey between reality and daydream.

    Parking Ticket
  • 1916
    The Cliff Dwellers of America

    The Cliff Dwellers of America

    The Cliff Dwellers of America

    01916HD

    The first picture of the new Paramount-Burton Holmes Travel pictures recount Mr. Holmes' motor trip of the summer of 1913 through the more...

    The Cliff Dwellers of America
  • 1984
    Savage Beliefs

    Savage Beliefs

    Savage Beliefs

    01984HD

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

    Savage Beliefs
  • 2024
    When the West Side Burned

    When the West Side Burned

    When the West Side Burned

    02024HD

    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,...

    When the West Side Burned
  • 2026
    CITY SAFE

    CITY SAFE

    CITY SAFE

    02026HD

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

    CITY SAFE
  • 1970
    Fired-Up! “Public Housing is My Home”

    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....

    Fired-Up! “Public Housing is My Home”
  • 2026
    THIS IS WHERE I WANT TO BE

    THIS IS WHERE I WANT TO BE

    THIS IS WHERE I WANT TO BE

    02026HD

    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...

    THIS IS WHERE I WANT TO BE