Screenings
Venues and Admissions
Please see listings for screening location information and admission prices.
Programming: Beckie Stocchetti
Upcoming Screenings
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REdesign SeriesMonday, May 20, 2013 - 7:30pmStudio Be - 3110 N. Sheffield Ave. in Lakeview
Admission: $8
Genesis P-Orridge is infamous for his outstanding impact on the music industry as a founding member of the influential bands Throbbing Gristle and Psychic TV. P-Orridge was also a provocative performance artist, and this playful experimental documentary chronicles the most extreme performative project he undertook: the “Pandrogyne Project,” in which P-Orridge and Lady Jaye underwent plastic surgery and other body transformations to look alike, hoping to become a single androgynous being - physically consuming two lovers into one aesthetically beautiful entity. A unique, untraditional and unconventional story about true love, deep companionship, artistic muse and evolution of identity, Ballad is a fascinating and intimate portrait of redesigning self against the status quo.
Studio-be.org // BYOB venue // Adjacent to Belmont Red/Brown Line Stop
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MOVIE PARTY!Friday, May 24, 2013 - 7:00pmChicago Filmmakers- 5243 N. Clark St in Andersonville
Suggested Donation: $5 // BYOB
For almost a decade, DimeStore Films has lit up Chicago with some of the finest absurd short comedies available! From mysterious elixirs to deluded “Space Campers” to the gritty Dungeons & Dragons sub-culture, filmmakers Christian Gridelli & Hunter Norris keep their work fun and charming - with a bite. And now, the time has come for their very first feature. Naturally, we're throwing a party!DimeStore Films cordially invites you to a one-of-a-kind BYOB movie event. Help the fellas raise some funds to complete their upcoming debut feature, The Origins of Wit & Humor. Swing by on Friday, May 24th from 7-9:30pm at Chicago Filmmakers Screening Space and schmooze with Christian and Hunter, personally showcasing some of their choice selections from the DimeStore archive. Enjoy an exclusive sneak peek of Origins of Wit & Humor, a premiere live scene reading and a teaser trailer.
All proceeds (100%!) support DimeStore Film's Kickstarter campaign to finish Origins of Wit & Humor (originsofwitandhumor.com).
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Chicago PremiereREdesign SeriesSaturday, May 25, 2013 - 7:30pmChicago Filmmakers - 5243 N. Clark St in Andersonville
Suggested Donation $8
Travelling along the Pacific North West coastline from LA to Vancouver, Coast Modern showcases the pioneers of West Coast Modernist Architecture and the homes that have become their legacies. Stepping inside the most inspired dwellings on the west coast, we investigate first hand how the transformative modern architects have chosen to work in collaboration with nature, redesigning conceptions of living in accordance with nature. New use of light, space and the natural environment evoke the mantra that the way to live is to have 'the comfort of being inside, yet you have the feeling of being outside.” This relaxed journey takes us across three generations of Modernist architecture, all finding beauty in their own times, and all taking us back to the basics of true living – a sense of place, light, and a deep connection to the earth. Interviewed in Coast Modern are some of the most respected names in architecture, including James Steele, Barbara Lamprecht, Ray Kappe, Hernik Bull, Pierluigi Serraino, Michael Folonis, Dion Neutra, Douglas Coupland, John Cava, Barbara Bestor and legendary photographer Julius Shulman.
Directed by Mike Bernard and Gavin Froome. USA, 2012, 56 min
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Chicago PremiereREdesign SeriesMonday, May 27, 2013 - 7:30pmStudio Be- 3110 N. Sheffield Avenue Admission: $8
Travelling along the Pacific North West coastline from LA to Vancouver, Coast Modern showcases the pioneers of West Coast Modernist Architecture and the homes that have become their legacies. Stepping inside the most inspired dwellings on the west coast, we investigate first hand how the transformative modern architects have chosen to work in collaboration with nature, redesigning conceptions of living in accordance with nature. New use of light, space and the natural environment evoke the mantra that the way to live is to have 'the comfort of being inside, yet you have the feeling of being outside.” This relaxed journey takes us across three generations of Modernist architecture, all finding beauty in their own times, and all taking us back to the basics of true living – a sense of place, light, and a deep connection to the earth. Interviewed in Coast Modern are some of the most respected names in architecture, including James Steele, Barbara Lamprecht, Ray Kappe, Hernik Bull, Pierluigi Serraino, Michael Folonis, Dion Neutra, Douglas Coupland, John Cava, Barbara Bestor and legendary photographer Julius Shulman.
Directed by Mike Bernard and Gavin Froome. USA, 2012, 56 min
Studio-be.org // BYOB venue // Adjacent to Belmont Red/Brown Line Stop
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Chicago's Own SeriesSaturday, June 1, 2013 - 7:30pmChicago Filmmakers- 5243 N Clark Street
This is your time to shine! Bring your work - insane comedies, touching dramas, high-energy music videos, odd animation, hot topic documentaries, neighborhood portraits, and any mind-expanding experimental visions. Maximum length per person is 20 minutes, and we will screen at least one work from everyone who brings something up to that time length. Accepted formats: DVD only. Nothing X-rated—sorry! Enjoy with friends and community! FREE Admission
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Chicago PremiereDyke Delicious SeriesSaturday, June 8, 2013 - 7:00pmChicago Filmmakers- 5243 N Clark Street
Dyke Delicious Series: Join us for special events, guests and incredible film as Dyke Delicious celebrates its 10thanniversary series at Chicago Filmmakers, bringing the years most inspiring and groundbreaking lesbian-themed films to Chicago.
7:00 PM Social Hour // 8:00 PM Screening Start
Suggested Donation: $5
In the 1980’s, lesbian culture was budding in many cities and small towns across Canada, the United States, Europe as well as in Israel and Japan. Telling the story of this movement through interviews with the key players of that time – activists, writers, philosophers, teachers, carpenters, nurses – Lesbiana paints an intricate and intimate portrait of the voices behind the movement to invent a life centered on women. At the root of it all was the liberating feeling that women-loving-women was the source of their strength, that together these revolutionaries could live differently. By taking themselves and each other seriously, they could change themselves - and ultimately change the world. Directed by Myriam Fougere. Canada, 2011, 63 min
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Chicago PremiereDyke DeliciousMonday, June 10, 2013 - 7:30pmStudio Be- 3110 N Sheffield Admission: $8
Dyke Delicious Series: Join us for special events, guests and incredible film as Dyke Delicious celebrates its 10thanniversary series at Chicago Filmmakers, bringing the years most inspiring and groundbreaking lesbian-themed films to Chicago.
In the 1980’s, lesbian culture was budding in many cities and small towns across Canada, the United States, Europe as well as in Israel and Japan. Telling the story of this movement through interviews with the key players of that time – activists, writers, philosophers, teachers, carpenters, nurses – Lesbiana paints an intricate and intimate portrait of the voices behind the movement to invent a life centered on women. At the root of it all was the liberating feeling that women-loving-women was the source of their strength, that together these revolutionaries could live differently. By taking themselves and each other seriously, they could change themselves - and ultimately change the world. Directed by Myriam Fougere. Canada, 2011, 63 min
Studio-be.org // BYOB venue // Adjacent to Belmont Red/Brown Line Stop
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Chicago PremiereREdesign SeriesSaturday, June 15, 2013 - 7:30pmChicago Filmmakers - 5243 N Clark
Suggested Donation: $8Zhou “Zola” Shuguang and Zhang “Tiger Temple” are two of China’s first renegade citizen reporters. Armed with laptops, cell phones, and digital cameras they develop skills as independent one-man news stations while learning to navigate China’s evolving censorship regulations and avoiding the risk of political persecution.
From the perspective of vastly different generations, Zola and Tiger Temple must both reconcile an evolving sense of individualism, social responsibility and personal sacrifice. Restructuring their place in society as they travel the country chronicling underreported news and social issues stories, High Tech, Low Life explores ways story-telling has transformed in the digital age and consequently how people have transformed their life and the lives of those around them. Directed by Stephen Maing. USA/China, 2012 87 min -
Chicago PremiereREdesign SeriesMonday, June 17, 2013 - 7:30pmStudio Be- 3110 N. Sheffield Ave. Admission: $8
Zhou “Zola” Shuguang and Zhang “Tiger Temple” are two of China’s first renegade citizen reporters. Armed with laptops, cell phones, and digital cameras they develop skills as independent one-man news stations while learning to navigate China’s evolving censorship regulations and avoiding the risk of political persecution. From the perspective of vastly different generations, Zola and Tiger Temple must both reconcile an evolving sense of individualism, social responsibility and personal sacrifice. Restructuring their place in society as they travel the country chronicling underreported news and social issues stories, High Tech, Low Life explores ways story-telling has transformed in the digital age and consequently how people have transformed their life and the lives of those around them. Directed by Stephen Main. USA/China, 2012, 87 min
Admission:$8
Studio-be.org // BYOB venue // Adjacent to Belmont Red/Brown Line Stop
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Directed by Various Chicago artists. USA. 2012.CHICAGO PREMIERE. Chicago's Own SeriesSaturday, June 22, 2013 - 7:30pmChicago Filmmakers- 5243 N. Clark St
In its inaugural year, The Chicago Digital Media Production Fund presented by Vogal and Chicago Filmmakers awarded a total of $50,000 in grants to eight outstanding Chicago digital media productions. The goal of the fund is to support media arts projects intended for online distribution and is intended to support artists with varying levels of experience; both to recognize accomplished individuals, as well as to provide opportunities for emerging and younger artists.
This screening will present selections from the completed 2012 projects including The Grid by Brian Ashby, Preserves by Anuradha Rana, The Year I Broke My Voice by Madsen Minax, Embodies by Hillary Bachelder, Gettin' Grown TV by Aaron Greer, Barbershop by Janelle Vaughn Dowell, Rainbow Roots by Luiz Magana, and Bullet by Brittany Douglas. Directors will be in attendance to discuss their work and ongoing project initiatives.
