On Chicago's South and West sides, the scourge of guns and gangs is destroying countless lives. Taking matters into their own hands, two men dedicate their lives educating, empowering and healing young Black men at high risk for being victims—or perpetrators—of deadly gun-violence.
Filmmaker Judith Helfand's searing investigation into the politics of “disaster” – by way of the dea...
As her 80th birthday is approaching, Vera Klement, an oil painter in Chicago, adamantly starts yet a...
When you listen to The Years, the debut studio recording from Urbanites, you're hearing a band in pr...
Every school day, African-American teenagers William Gates and Arthur Agee travel 90 minutes each wa...
Chicago 1969: Activists from the Black Panthers, Young Lords, and Young Patriots united African Amer...
In this special documentary that inspired a two-season television series, scientists and other exper...
Tito del Amo, a passionate 72-year-old researcher, takes the final step to unravel the enigma about ...
Your War (I'm One Of You) chronicles the life and career of Chicago's Tim Kinsella, frontman of ever...
A short documentary on wet t-shirt contests at a Chicago bar.
30 years in the making, the film Jan Terri: No Rules tells the story of an irrepressible, and often ...
Filmmaker Kevin McMahon accompanies the Haida delegation on a repatriation trip to Chicago in 2003. ...
Archival footage, animation and music are used to look back at the eight anti-war protesters who wer...
Few amateur films with sound were produced in the 1930s and fewer remain extant. A charming artifact...
A historical documentary, GameChangers sits at the intersection of sports, race and culture, tipping...
A documentary about the legendary series of nationally televised debates in 1968 between two great p...
Denver’s iconic and Grammy Award-winning musicians reveal the secrets of their success and longevity...
WooLife chronicles Ronnie Woo's journey from an abusive childhood on the south side of Chicago to hi...
The colorful stories of Irish-American immigrants and their descendants who lived the history and ex...
In this animated documentary, Los Angeles filmmaker Dion Labriola recounts his all-consuming childho...
Featuring legendary recording engineer Steve Albini, 'Document: A film about Malojian' captures the ...