Chicago Filmmakers and Chicago Film Archives join forces in the presentation of Donna Rosebud, a feature-length live action film made by animator JP Somersaulter in 1986.

Chicago Film Archives is excited to present an all-film program at this year’s Wisconsin Film Festival. Titled “Tap Dancing Teens & Screaming Sandwichmen: Gems from Chicago Film Archives,” the program presents an eclectic mix of humorous, surreal, and enlightening films, all united by their uniquely Midwestern sensibilities. Drawn from our preservation projects, the screening is a […]

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.

In collaboration with Experimental Sound Studio, CFA is proud to highlight a few of our past Media Mixer pieces as part of their Quarantine Concerts series.

Chicago Film Archives is proud to support the Gene Siskel Film Center’s Gordon Parks Retrospective as part of the 27th annual Black Harvest Film Festival.

How can we begin to imagine Chicago’s future? Sometimes, turning to the past can provide a clue to the way forward. In collaboration with the Chicago Film Archives, visual artist zakkiyyah najeebah dumas o’neal, and composer Ayana Contreras, Chicago Humanities Festival presents a new film meditating on what’s to come for our city.

CFA is excited to bring The First Degree (1923) to the University of Wisconsin Cinematheque on October 24th at 2:00 PM.

Once again, Chicago Film Archives and the Chicago Film Society join forces to present CHICAGO HOME MOVIE DAY at the Chicago History Museum.

The Nightingale is thrilled to re-open its doors with an exciting screening of reels from the Chicago Film Archives. Each member of the Nightingale Cinema Programming Collective has selected a film from CFA to screen at this event. Both an exciting collaboration with our beloved local film archive, as well as a celebration of our […]