Once again, Chicago Film Archives and the Chicago Film Society join forces to present CHICAGO HOME MOVIE DAY at the Chicago History Museum — featuring live accompaniment by pianist Dave Drazin! 

The First Degree (1923) — the formerly-lost silent film rediscovered in CFA’s collections in 2020 — will air on Turner Classic Movies on Wednesday, September 28th at 9pm Central as part of TCM’s 24 hours of programming for National Silent Movie Day.

CFA is excited to bring recently rediscovered silent film The First Degree (1923) to the Michigan Theater in Ann Arbor, Michigan on September 17 at 7:30. This special screening will feature a live performance of a newly commissioned score by Chicago experimental indie rock group Quasar Wut-Wut.

  On June 30th, 2022, CFA will be celebrating the 10th anniversary of its annual Media Mixer event with the premiere of three new Media Mixer pieces at Constellation.  

  CFA is excited to bring The First Degree (1923) to the Cinematheque at the Cleveland Institute of Art on June 4 at 7:00 pm! Chicago experimental indie rock band Quasar Wut-Wut will appear in person to perform their original score.

On January 17 starting at 7PM CT, Turner Classic Movies will broadcast eight films from CFA’s Film Group Collection, including feature films American Revolution 2 (1969) and The Murder of Fred Hampton (1971), to mark the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.