Ina Pinkney is a Chicago legend of the tastiest kind. Known around town as the “Breakfast Queen”, she has been feeding Chicagoans for the past 33 years – first, out of a small bakery and, most recently, from her beloved breakfast nook in the West Loop. Ina, who survived polio as an…
IN SUPPORT OF BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH, this October FREE SCREENING WITH THE CODE: BCAwareness24 The LuLu Sessions A film by S. Casper Wong 2011, 86 minutes, Color Unlike anyone you've ever met, LuLu is a hard-living, chain-smoking rebel with a tender heart; poet with a potty mouth;…
Her Sound, Her Story is an intimate conversation unveiling the personal experiences, histories and significant social impacts of women in the Australian music industry. Featuring more than 45 artists spanning six decades, its unique narrative brims with rage, strength, beauty and triumph: a moving and…
Cuando vuelva es un documental dedicado a los cristianos de Tierra Santa, a una minoría que vive con dificultades su fe en Israel, en Cisjordania y en la franja de Gaza. A través de diferentes historias personales refleja el reto de una creciente inmigración que amenaza con dejar…
THE SEARCH FOR EVANGELINE is an hommage to 100 years of feature filmmaking in Canada. Evangeline was the first feature film directed by E. Sullivan and P. Cavanaugh made in Canada in 1913 and shot in Nova Scotia based upon a Longfellow poem written in 1847 depicting the expulsion of the Acadian population…
Journalism and justice meet in the shocking story of Peter Frederiksen, the man whose depraved sex crimes shocked the world. When police discovered 21 pieces of frozen female genitalia in Frederiksen’s home, it sparked an investigation that uncovered a dark tale of assault, paedophilia and conspiracy…
This is the full version of Songs of the Colorado. The Yuman tribes along the Colorado River have continuously called the lands of the southwest home since creation. Over the thousands of years, the tribes of this region developed a complex set of spiritual beliefs that continues today. These beliefs…
FAT tells the far-fetched but completely true history of how our country became so unhealthy. In 1970, just over 1.5 million people had been diagnosed with Diabetes in the United States. Now over 30 million have Diabetes. What's even more alarming is that 100 million people, 1 in 3, have Diabetes…
After attending a local comic book convention, three filmmakers are so moved by the stories shared with them by cosplayers that they decide to investigate geek culture even further. Attending other conventions across the country and speaking with legendary creators such as Kevin Eastman, Stan Lee and…
Dramatic, moving and insightful, ARMSTRONG tells the definitive life story of Neil Armstrong: from his childhood in rural Ohio, through aerial combat in Korea, to his first steps on the Moon - and the unwanted celebrity status that ensued. It is the story of a quiet determined man who became an aviator,…
Though Azzedine is a Paralympic champion, at home in Morocco, he is an outcast. Denied a salary or social care, even the right to train in the city stadium, Azzedine and his friend Yousef prepare for the next Paralympic Games in Rio, where they will be going for glory in the seated shot put. Returning…
Chain of Life tells the inspirational story of Rick Boyle, a man who overcame extraordinary obstacles—learning disabilities, childhood abuse and neglect, obesity, and a four-pack-a-day cigarette habit—to become an avid long distance bicyclist, mentor of young people, and a teacher in his…
