Chicago Illinois Movies

Explore the world of 1893 through a cinematic visit to Chicago's Columbian Exposition. Many of the world's greatest achievements in art,...

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

Mike Leonard tells the inside story of how the west Loop’s St. Patrick’s Roman Catholic Church, known to residents as Old St. Pat's,...

A view of the Ferris wheel from the Chicago Exposition of 1893, turning slowly.

A nagging feeling leads to a late-night walk and a conversation between two women about the Twilight Zone and marriage.

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...

Two Chicago couples struggle to keep their love alive when secrets and long-simmering resentments rise to the surface.

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)...

A visit to Chicago, featuring the city's architecture and well-known landmarks.

January, 1947. The public receives the news of Al Capone's death with indifference, although twenty years earlier he had ruled Chicago's crime...

In 1940, author Richard Wright turns to Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Paul Green to help adapt his best-selling book, Native Son, into a Broadway...

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

Vegetable House is no garden variety comedy. When actor/writers Joe Doyle, Ron Dean (Code of Silence), and Aaron Freeman (America's Political...

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...

A 1988 period piece by Casi Pacilio and L.M. Keys.

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

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...

Muddy Waters peforms in various taped clips during his later years as an elder statesman of the Chicago Blues.