Chicago Media Project Movies

  • 2020
    Athlete A

    Athlete A

    Athlete A

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    Follow the Indianapolis Star reporters that broke the story about USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar's abuse and hear from gymnasts.

    Athlete A
  • 2017
    Voyeur

    Voyeur

    Voyeur

    5.92017HD

    Journalism icon Gay Talese reports on Gerald Foos, the Colorado motel owner who allegedly secretly watched his guests with the aid of specially...

    Voyeur
  • 2017
    Trophy

    Trophy

    Trophy

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    This in-depth look into the powerhouse industries of big-game hunting, breeding and wildlife conservation in the U.S. and Africa unravels the complex...

    Trophy
  • 2024
    Fly

    Fly

    Fly

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    Over seven years, three couples involved in the extreme sport of BASE jumping test the limits of love and life itself. Risking everything for the...

    Fly
  • 2015
    Henry Gamble's Birthday Party

    Henry Gamble's Birthday Party

    Henry Gamble's Birthday Party

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    Unfolding over the course of one very eventful day in his life, at 17-year-old preacher’s kid Henry's afternoon birthday pool party, the guests...

    Henry Gamble's Birthday Party
  • 2022
    Tantura

    Tantura

    Tantura

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    The tape-recorded words “erase it” take on new weight in the context of history and war. When the state of Israel was established in...

    Tantura
  • 2020
    A Concerto Is a Conversation

    A Concerto Is a Conversation

    A Concerto Is a Conversation

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    A virtuoso jazz pianist and film composer tracks his family's lineage through his 91-year-old grandfather from Jim Crow Florida to the Walt Disney...

    A Concerto Is a Conversation
  • 2023
    Going Varsity in Mariachi

    Going Varsity in Mariachi

    Going Varsity in Mariachi

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    A year in the life of an underdog competitive high school mariachi band in the Texas borderlands.

    Going Varsity in Mariachi
  • 2024
    Billy Preston: That's The Way God Planned It

    Billy Preston: That's The Way God Planned It

    Billy Preston: That's The Way God Planned It

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    With his signature gospel sound on the Hammond B3, Billy Preston doublehandedly elevated the greatest artists of his time – from the Beatles to...

    Billy Preston: That's The Way God Planned It
  • 2018
    Bathtubs Over Broadway

    Bathtubs Over Broadway

    Bathtubs Over Broadway

    8.22018HD

    When he started as a comedy writer for the Late Show with David Letterman, Steve Young had few interests and not many friends outside of his day job....

    Bathtubs Over Broadway
  • 2019
    The Apollo

    The Apollo

    The Apollo

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    The history of New York City's Apollo Theater in Harlem is given the full treatment.

    The Apollo
  • 2017
    The Blood Is at the Doorstep

    The Blood Is at the Doorstep

    The Blood Is at the Doorstep

    6.52017HD

    After Dontre Hamilton, a black, unarmed man diagnosed with schizophrenia, was shot 14 times and killed by police in Milwaukee, his family embarks on...

    The Blood Is at the Doorstep
  • 1970
    The Empire of Ebony

    The Empire of Ebony

    The Empire of Ebony

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    A documentary film following the rise of Ebony and Jet and their growth into a brand with a readership base in the millions which has had an...

    The Empire of Ebony
  • 2017
    32 Pills: My Sister's Suicide

    32 Pills: My Sister's Suicide

    32 Pills: My Sister's Suicide

    8.62017HD

    Traces the life and mental illness of New York artist and photographer Ruth Litoff, and her sister's struggle to come to terms with her tragic...

    32 Pills: My Sister's Suicide
  • 2017
    Step

    Step

    Step

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    The senior year of a girls’ high school step team in inner-city Baltimore is documented, as they try to become the first in their families to...

    Step
  • 2018
    16 Shots

    16 Shots

    16 Shots

    62018HD

    Documentary examining the 2014 shooting of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald by Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke and the cover-up that ensued.

    16 Shots
  • 1970
    Lilith Fair

    Lilith Fair

    Lilith Fair

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    The documentary is inspired by the 2019 Vanity Fair article Building a Mystery: An Oral History of Lilith Fair, by writers Jessica Hopper, Sasha...

    Lilith Fair
  • 2024
    Mistress Dispeller

    Mistress Dispeller

    Mistress Dispeller

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    Teacher Wang works as a 'mistress dispeller' in China, hired to break up affairs by any means necessary. Through one of her cases, we explore the...

    Mistress Dispeller
  • 2021
    Paper & Glue

    Paper & Glue

    Paper & Glue

    8.52021HD

    A documentary following JR's artwork giving a global voice to everyday people.

    Paper & Glue
  • 2022
    The Dark Side of a Hollywood Icon

    The Dark Side of a Hollywood Icon

    The Dark Side of a Hollywood Icon

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    Jerry Lewis’s patented form of slapstick made him a 20th-century comedic icon. But former co-stars directors say he was a bully who sexually...

    The Dark Side of a Hollywood Icon