Upcoming Shows
Venues and Admissions
Please see listings for screening location information and admission prices.
Upcoming Screenings
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THE BALLAD OF GENESIS AND LADY JAYE
REdesign SeriesSaturday, May 18, 2013 - 7:30pmLocation:Chicago Filmmakers - 5243 N. Clark St in AndersonvilleSuggested Donation $8
Genesis P-Orridge is infamous for his outstanding impact on the music industry as a founding member of the influential bands Throbbing Gristle and Psychic TV. P-Orridge was also a provocative performance artist, and this playful experimental documentary chronicles the most extreme performative project he undertook: the “Pandrogyne Project,” in which P-Orridge and Lady Jaye underwent plastic surgery and other body transformations to look alike, hoping to become a single androgynous being - physically consuming two lovers into one aesthetically beautiful entity. A unique, untraditional and unconventional story about true love, deep companionship, artistic muse and evolution of identity, Ballad is a fascinating and intimate portrait of redesigning self against the status quo.
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THE BALLAD OF GENESIS AND LADY JAYE
REdesign SeriesMonday, May 20, 2013 - 7:30pmLocation:Studio Be - 3110 N. Sheffield Ave. in Lakeview
Admission: $8Genesis P-Orridge is infamous for his outstanding impact on the music industry as a founding member of the influential bands Throbbing Gristle and Psychic TV. P-Orridge was also a provocative performance artist, and this playful experimental documentary chronicles the most extreme performative project he undertook: the “Pandrogyne Project,” in which P-Orridge and Lady Jaye underwent plastic surgery and other body transformations to look alike, hoping to become a single androgynous being - physically consuming two lovers into one aesthetically beautiful entity. A unique, untraditional and unconventional story about true love, deep companionship, artistic muse and evolution of identity, Ballad is a fascinating and intimate portrait of redesigning self against the status quo.
Studio-be.org // BYOB venue // Adjacent to Belmont Red/Brown Line Stop
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THE LONE FUNMEN: An Evening with DimeStore Films
MOVIE PARTY!Friday, May 24, 2013 - 7:00pmLocation:Chicago Filmmakers- 5243 N. Clark St in AndersonvilleSuggested Donation: $5 // BYOB
For almost a decade, DimeStore Films has lit up Chicago with some of the finest absurd short comedies available! From mysterious elixirs to deluded “Space Campers” to the gritty Dungeons & Dragons sub-culture, filmmakers Christian Gridelli & Hunter Norris keep their work fun and charming - with a bite. And now, the time has come for their very first feature. Naturally, we're throwing a party!DimeStore Films cordially invites you to a one-of-a-kind BYOB movie event. Help the fellas raise some funds to complete their upcoming debut feature, The Origins of Wit & Humor. Swing by on Friday, May 24th from 7-9:30pm at Chicago Filmmakers Screening Space and schmooze with Christian and Hunter, personally showcasing some of their choice selections from the DimeStore archive. Enjoy an exclusive sneak peek of Origins of Wit & Humor, a premiere live scene reading and a teaser trailer.
All proceeds (100%!) support DimeStore Film's Kickstarter campaign to finish Origins of Wit & Humor (originsofwitandhumor.com).
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Coast Modern
Chicago PremiereREdesign SeriesSaturday, May 25, 2013 - 7:30pmLocation:Chicago Filmmakers - 5243 N. Clark St in AndersonvilleSuggested Donation $8
Travelling along the Pacific North West coastline from LA to Vancouver, Coast Modern showcases the pioneers of West Coast Modernist Architecture and the homes that have become their legacies. Stepping inside the most inspired dwellings on the west coast, we investigate first hand how the transformative modern architects have chosen to work in collaboration with nature, redesigning conceptions of living in accordance with nature. New use of light, space and the natural environment evoke the mantra that the way to live is to have 'the comfort of being inside, yet you have the feeling of being outside.” This relaxed journey takes us across three generations of Modernist architecture, all finding beauty in their own times, and all taking us back to the basics of true living – a sense of place, light, and a deep connection to the earth. Interviewed in Coast Modern are some of the most respected names in architecture, including James Steele, Barbara Lamprecht, Ray Kappe, Hernik Bull, Pierluigi Serraino, Michael Folonis, Dion Neutra, Douglas Coupland, John Cava, Barbara Bestor and legendary photographer Julius Shulman.
Directed by Mike Bernard and Gavin Froome. USA, 2012, 56 min
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Coast Modern
Chicago PremiereREdesign SeriesMonday, May 27, 2013 - 7:30pmLocation:Studio Be- 3110 N. Sheffield Avenue Admission: $8Travelling along the Pacific North West coastline from LA to Vancouver, Coast Modern showcases the pioneers of West Coast Modernist Architecture and the homes that have become their legacies. Stepping inside the most inspired dwellings on the west coast, we investigate first hand how the transformative modern architects have chosen to work in collaboration with nature, redesigning conceptions of living in accordance with nature. New use of light, space and the natural environment evoke the mantra that the way to live is to have 'the comfort of being inside, yet you have the feeling of being outside.” This relaxed journey takes us across three generations of Modernist architecture, all finding beauty in their own times, and all taking us back to the basics of true living – a sense of place, light, and a deep connection to the earth. Interviewed in Coast Modern are some of the most respected names in architecture, including James Steele, Barbara Lamprecht, Ray Kappe, Hernik Bull, Pierluigi Serraino, Michael Folonis, Dion Neutra, Douglas Coupland, John Cava, Barbara Bestor and legendary photographer Julius Shulman.
Directed by Mike Bernard and Gavin Froome. USA, 2012, 56 min
Studio-be.org // BYOB venue // Adjacent to Belmont Red/Brown Line Stop
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Open Screening!
Chicago's Own SeriesSaturday, June 1, 2013 - 7:30pmLocation:Chicago Filmmakers- 5243 N Clark Street
This is your time to shine! Bring your work - insane comedies, touching dramas, high-energy music videos, odd animation, hot topic documentaries, neighborhood portraits, and any mind-expanding experimental visions. Maximum length per person is 20 minutes, and we will screen at least one work from everyone who brings something up to that time length. Accepted formats: DVD only. Nothing X-rated—sorry! Enjoy with friends and community! FREE Admission
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Lesbiana: A Parallel Revolution
Chicago PremiereDyke Delicious SeriesSaturday, June 8, 2013 - 7:00pmLocation:Chicago Filmmakers- 5243 N Clark Street
Dyke Delicious Series: Join us for special events, guests and incredible film as Dyke Delicious celebrates its 10thanniversary series at Chicago Filmmakers, bringing the years most inspiring and groundbreaking lesbian-themed films to Chicago.
7:00 PM Social Hour // 8:00 PM Screening Start
Suggested Donation: $5
In the 1980’s, lesbian culture was budding in many cities and small towns across Canada, the United States, Europe as well as in Israel and Japan. Telling the story of this movement through interviews with the key players of that time – activists, writers, philosophers, teachers, carpenters, nurses – Lesbiana paints an intricate and intimate portrait of the voices behind the movement to invent a life centered on women. At the root of it all was the liberating feeling that women-loving-women was the source of their strength, that together these revolutionaries could live differently. By taking themselves and each other seriously, they could change themselves - and ultimately change the world. Directed by Myriam Fougere. Canada, 2011, 63 min
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Lesbiana: A Parallel Revolution
Chicago PremiereDyke DeliciousMonday, June 10, 2013 - 7:30pmLocation:Studio Be- 3110 N Sheffield Admission: $8
Dyke Delicious Series: Join us for special events, guests and incredible film as Dyke Delicious celebrates its 10thanniversary series at Chicago Filmmakers, bringing the years most inspiring and groundbreaking lesbian-themed films to Chicago.
In the 1980’s, lesbian culture was budding in many cities and small towns across Canada, the United States, Europe as well as in Israel and Japan. Telling the story of this movement through interviews with the key players of that time – activists, writers, philosophers, teachers, carpenters, nurses – Lesbiana paints an intricate and intimate portrait of the voices behind the movement to invent a life centered on women. At the root of it all was the liberating feeling that women-loving-women was the source of their strength, that together these revolutionaries could live differently. By taking themselves and each other seriously, they could change themselves - and ultimately change the world. Directed by Myriam Fougere. Canada, 2011, 63 min
Studio-be.org // BYOB venue // Adjacent to Belmont Red/Brown Line Stop
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High Tech, Low Life
Chicago PremiereREdesign SeriesSaturday, June 15, 2013 - 7:30pmLocation:Chicago Filmmakers - 5243 N Clark
Suggested Donation: $8Zhou “Zola” Shuguang and Zhang “Tiger Temple” are two of China’s first renegade citizen reporters. Armed with laptops, cell phones, and digital cameras they develop skills as independent one-man news stations while learning to navigate China’s evolving censorship regulations and avoiding the risk of political persecution.
From the perspective of vastly different generations, Zola and Tiger Temple must both reconcile an evolving sense of individualism, social responsibility and personal sacrifice. Restructuring their place in society as they travel the country chronicling underreported news and social issues stories, High Tech, Low Life explores ways story-telling has transformed in the digital age and consequently how people have transformed their life and the lives of those around them. Directed by Stephen Maing. USA/China, 2012 87 min -
High Tech, Low Life
Chicago PremiereREdesign SeriesMonday, June 17, 2013 - 7:30pmLocation:Studio Be- 3110 N. Sheffield Ave. Admission: $8
Zhou “Zola” Shuguang and Zhang “Tiger Temple” are two of China’s first renegade citizen reporters. Armed with laptops, cell phones, and digital cameras they develop skills as independent one-man news stations while learning to navigate China’s evolving censorship regulations and avoiding the risk of political persecution. From the perspective of vastly different generations, Zola and Tiger Temple must both reconcile an evolving sense of individualism, social responsibility and personal sacrifice. Restructuring their place in society as they travel the country chronicling underreported news and social issues stories, High Tech, Low Life explores ways story-telling has transformed in the digital age and consequently how people have transformed their life and the lives of those around them. Directed by Stephen Main. USA/China, 2012, 87 min
Admission:$8
Studio-be.org // BYOB venue // Adjacent to Belmont Red/Brown Line Stop
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