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Personal snapshots and historical footage provide a glimpse of a less complicated time as Chicagoans share humorous and touching stories from the 1920's, '30s and '40s in Chicago. Segments recall Riverview Park, Maxwell Street, the Aragon Ballroom and other local landmarks.
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On Chicago's south side, an average day finds kids prepping for school as their parents head off to work, and the elders keeping an eye on things from their front porches. But in this tough neighborhood, real dangers threaten daily to squelch dreams, and the simplest decisions can have life or death consequences. It is a timely coming-of-age drama series centered on a group of residents who become linked by coincidence but bonded by the need for connection...
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For twenty years, Tom Palazzolo has been the purveyor of funny, darkly satirical musings on Chicago's blighted landscapes, creating low-budget Fellini-esque experimental films on the strange, hypnotic and diverse ethnography of Chicago. This collection of 4 films is a survey of his best work.
7) Stony Island
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"The story of Richie Bloom, the only white kid on the block, as he forms an R&B band with his best friend, Kevin. WIth the help of their mentor, aging sax legend Percy, they pull together a funky super-group, stealing practice time at night in the local funeral home. Despite few resources and heavy losses, this resilient group of dedicated musicians, armed only with wit, sleight of hand and outrageous Chicago bravado, must come together to make their...
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Shout select volume 38
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It is the story of Sami Malik, a young Indian who travels to 1970s America to become an engineer in order to impress his childhood crush and live up to the legacy of his father, a legendary tiger hunter back home. When Sami's job falls through, he takes a low-end job and joins with a gang of oddball friends in hopes of convincing his childhood sweetheart that he's far more successful than he truly is, or perhaps ever could be.
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A collection of four films exploring significant events in Chicago using documentary technique with a satirical tone. Subjects include the 1967 unveiling of the large Picasso sculpture in the Civic Center Plaza, violence associated with the 1968 Democratic National Convention, the abandonment of a Chicago amusement park, and scenes of the Maxwell Street market from the 1940s, 50s, and 80s.
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"Travel through Chicago's past and present with Geoffrey Baer and his amazing time machine! Providing a deeper look at some of the incredible moments that changed history, witness the events that make the everyday in our city, truly extraordinary. Explore a former World War II bomber engine factory that's now a shopping mall, a Negro League ballpark where the Dan Ryan Expressway stands today, the resting place of a giant prehistoric creature under...
14) I am the queen
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In Chicago's Humboldt Park neighborhood, the Vida/Sida Cacica Pageant brings together members of the Puerto Rican community to celebrate its transgender participants. The film follows Bianca, Julissa and Jolizza as they prepare for the pageant under the guidance of Ginger Valdez, an experienced transgender from the neighborhood. These trans women share stories of their transition, their family's varying reactions, and how they find support from within...
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WTTW tells the dramatic story of a defining and prescient moment in Chicago history -- the Great Fire of 1871 -- when Chicagoans faced destruction, rebuilt, and prepared the city for a thriving future. The story unfolds through the eyes of people who lived through the fire, including Chicago Tribune publisher William Bross, Mayor Roswell B. Mason, a heroic Board of Trade custodian (and former slave) Joseph Hudlin, and a successful businesswoman named...