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LOADING DOC: Harold Washington, Skateboarders Crashing Adulthood and Life Lessons

Documentary director and editor Joe Winston (WHATS THE MATTER WITH KANSAS) recently appeared on WTTW’s Chicago Tonight to discuss his feature doc work in progress ...
READ MORELoading Doc: Spurlock, Dinosaurs and the FBI

Documentary filmmakers in Chicago are known for speaking truth to power and giving voice to the voiceless. Now everyone with a smartphone could potentially make ...
READ MORELoading Doc: The Next AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH, A First for Participant, and A Trip to the Palace

Non-fiction media by Chicago makers is charting new ground in visual storytelling and engagement campaigns. Our creative community is showing others how to tell stories ...
READ MORELoading Doc: Tattoos, A Recluse and Sexual Revolution

I have seen three works-in-progress this summer that embody Chicago’s well deserved reputation for outstanding non-fiction filmmaking. All three call attention to distinct points of ...
READ MORELoading Doc: Manlife, Love and Lady Parts

"Sometimes you need the funniest person in the room to hit home what's really important," says Chicago-based director Ruth Leitman, about her new feature documentary ...
READ MORELoading Doc: Movie Palaces, Man-Aliens and Microcosms

Chicagoan April Wright is in post-production on her latest project about film exhibition, currently titled GOING ATTRACTIONS: THE STORY OF AMERICA’S MOVIE PALACES. After her ...
READ MORELoading Doc: Murder, Miracles and Maya

Cincinnati-based director and cinematographer Melissa Godoy is finishing production for the feature documentary WILL I BE NEXT, which follows several families dealing with Alzheimer’s issues ...
READ MORELoading Doc: Food, Love and Cocktails

After making two feature comedies set in trendy restaurants and coffee shops, it may have seemed inevitable for Chicago-based director Jack Newell to dive further ...
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