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Blowfish

A drifting young high school dropout gets himself employed at a suburban fish store, where he decides to steal a rare and valuable pufferfish that will help him start his life afresh. In his efforts to sell the precious item to a wealthy collector, the scheme begins to deteriorate into paranoia, dangerous situations, and unhealthy relationships. When faced with the results of his dishonesty, he must confront himself and understand the true consequences of his actions.

2026

Sam Wants Her Sweater Back

Three queer friends launch a half-witted heist to steal back a sweater from one of their exes. But recovering from heartbreak isn't quite the slick-lit, neon-noir adventure one of them imagines.

2026

Soldiers

In a time of political turmoil, a striking factory worker struggles to find sexual satisfaction. As unrest turns to violence, his desire takes him down an unexpected path.

2026

My Christmas Valentine: I Forgot Christmas!

Everyone in the town of Yuletide, Arizona celebrates Christmas year-round. Everyone, that is, except town scrooge Penelope Roche Duplossier. But when a freak coconut bonking accident on New Year’s Eve wipes Penelope’s memory of Christmas, a local reporter helps her discover the true magic of the season.

2025

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2025

Becoming a Rose

This Rose will forever be Chicago Red.

2025

House Music: A Cultural Revolution

House music is a genre that connects, uplifts, and unites people. It resonates globally and is prevalent on the world’s biggest music stages. Born in Chicago, this sound developed during the turbulent 1970s when a group of predominantly gay Black artists, who faced constant harassment, pioneered a new type of dance music at underground venues. House music became the anthem of safe spaces, free from the racism and homophobia of the outside world, ultimately igniting a cultural and musical revolution.

2025

When the West Side Burned

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, riots, looting, and fires consumed some neighborhoods. Audio-narrated descriptions of key visual elements are available.

2024

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Live in Chicago '24

Recorded live at Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island in Chicago, IL on on September 1, 2024. 06:05 Robot Stop 15:12 Big Fig Wasp 19:46 Gamma Knife 24:32 People-Vultures 31:23 Mr. Beat 38:25 Sad Pilot 42:59 Rats In The Sky 46:53 Daily Blues 55:41 Cut Throat Boogie 1:00:58 You Can Be Your Silhouette 1:06:59 Iron Lung 1:18:28 Crumbling Castle 1:27:15 The Fourth Colour 1:35:10 Hell 1:38:36 Predator X 1:43:58 Dragon 1:54:45 Flamethrower 2:00:17 All Is Known 2:04:30 Straws In The Wind 2:16:00 Welcome To An Altered Future 2:16:52 Digital Black 2:19:39 Han-Tyumi The Confused Cyborg 2:22:00 Soy Protein Munt Machine 2:22:26 Vomit Coffin 2:24:42 Murder of The Universe 2:30:16 Swan Song 2:44:28 Set 3:04:06 Head On/Pill

2024

For Those That Lived There

Amidst the ivy-draped remnants of once-notorious public housing projects, FOR THOSE THAT LIVED THERE weaves a visual tapestry, navigating the poignant impacts of gentrification, the displacement of Black legacies, and the emergent migrant narratives. Against Chicago's ever-evolving skyline, this evocative exploration immerses audiences into the soul of a neighborhood transformed.

2024

The Boss and the Bulldozer

Chicago mayor Richard J. “Boss” Daley had a lofty vision for Chicago’s downtown. Over the course of his 21 years in office, Daley’s ambitious urban renewal initiatives were the foundation of the city’s infrastructure and at the same time displaced the poor and people of color while perpetuating racial segregation. Audio-narrated descriptions are available.

2023

The Rise and Fall of the Mail Order Giants

In an age before online commerce and Amazon, the catalog was king – and two Chicago mail order giants were responsible for making goods and services accessible to the masses. Chicago Stories traces the histories of Sears, Roebuck and Montgomery Ward and the rivalry between the two bold innovators who founded them and forever changed the way we shop. Audio-narrated descriptions are available.

Fired-Up! “Public Housing is My Home”

Chicago Metropolitan Planning Council (MPC) introduces tenant management into Chicago Public Housing at Cabrini Green, Ida B Wells developments. Bertha Gilkey worked with tenets. Seen nationally on PBS.

Prom King

The Prom King goes on a journey of self discovery.

2024

The Making of 'The Queen'

Documentary on the making of the 2006 film 'The Queen'.

2007

The Bridge

The Bridge is a controversial documentary that shows people jumping to their death from the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco - the world's most popular suicide destination. Interviews with the victims' loved ones describe their lives and mental health.

2006

2 or 3 Things I Know About Him

What would your family reminiscences about dad sound like if he had been an early supporter of Hitler’s, a leader of the notorious SA and the Third Reich’s minister in charge of Slovakia, including its Final Solution? Executed as a war criminal in 1947, Hanns Ludin left behind a grieving widow and six young children, the youngest of whom became a filmmaker. It's a fascinating, maddening, sometimes even humorous look at what the director calls "a typical German story." (Film Forum)

2005

March of the Penguins

Every year, thousands of Antarctica's emperor penguins make an astonishing journey to breed their young. They walk, marching day and night in single file 70 miles into the darkest, driest and coldest continent on Earth. This amazing, true-life tale is touched with humour and alive with thrills. Breathtaking photography captures the transcendent beauty and staggering drama of devoted parent penguins who, in the fierce polar winter, take turns guarding their egg and trekking to the ocean in search of food. Predators hunt them, storms lash them. But the safety of their adorable chicks makes it all worthwhile. So follow the leader... to adventure!!

2005

Share the Care

An anti-littering public service announcement from the Chicago Park District

1941

All the Broken Flowers

When an underachieving writer spontaneously hosts his former best friend on a layover, he is forced to grapple with their complicated past and confront the faults in his own relationship.