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Past Events

Mimi Tuesday, December 9, 2014 ,  6-8PM CFA CRASHERS: Mimi Thi Nguyen

U of I’s Mimi Thi Nguyen presents CFA films over happy hour at the Hideout

ESS_Faces-of-Earth-2-1024x767 December 7, 2014 ,  4PM KINOSONIK #2

A pilot project of live music/sound performances with cinema featuring live sound scores by Olivia Block and Tomeka Reid
CFA_is_10 Thursday, December 4, 2014 ,  6-9:30PM CFA is 10: A Benefit (SOLD OUT)

You are cordially invited to join Chicago Film Archives as we celebrate 10 years of preserving Chicago’s rich history and culture on film.

ESS_Chicago-Loop-Crowds-1024x766 Sunday, November 16, 2014 ,  4pm KINOSONIK #1

A pilot project of live music/sound performances with cinema featuring live sound scores by Joseph Clayton Mills & Marvin Tate
chi-20120725-chicago-museums-quirky-pictures-007 Tuesday, November 11, 2014 ,  6-8PM CFA CRASHERS: Christen Carter

Busy Beaver Button Company founder, Christen Carter, presents CFA films over happy hour at the Hideout
LordThing_3Posing Sunday, November 2, 2014 ,  4PM LORD THING

Join us at the Black Cinema House for the South Side premiere of LORD THING
LordThing_1 Thursday, October 23, 2014 ,  8:15PM LORD THING (screening 2)

The second of two encore screenings of LORD THING at the Gene Siskel Film Center
familymovies Saturday, October 18, 2014 ,  11:00AM-3:00PM Chicago HOME MOVIE DAY

Local archivists inspect & project your celluloid home movies. Learn how to care for your films for years to come!

LordThing_1 Friday, October 17, 2014 ,  8PM LORD THING (screening 1)

The first of two encore screenings of LORD THING at the Gene Siskel Film Center
LeeBey_500 Tuesday, October 14, 2014 ,  6-8PM CFA CRASHERS: Lee Bey

From MidCentury Chicago, with Love (and Commercial Breaks). 2 short films with 2 commercials that, together, capture architectural, political and social ups and downs of Chicago at mid-century.
Screen Shot 2014-09-11 at 3.24.43 PM Wednesday, September 24, 2014 ,  6:30-9PM Starts/Speculations in Film: Expanding the Design Conversation

The Chicago Design Museum presents a selection of design-centric CFA films

avatars-000063203510-667des-t500x500 Tuesday, September 9, 2014 ,  6-8PM CFA CRASHERS: The-Drum

Chicago production duo The-Drum presents druggy/sci-fi/romance CFA films over happy hour at the Hideout
DancingProphet_01 Friday, August 29, 2014 ,  9-10:45PM Movies Under the Stars: POSSESSED

This final program of our summer series guides us into the otherworldliness of dance
jessicahopper-splsh-1 Tuesday, August 12, 2014 ,  6-8PM CFA CRASHERS: Jessica Hopper

Music critic and author, Jessica Hopper, presents two docs about women in the workplace
Screen Shot 2014-06-17 at 12.52.12 PM Thursday, August 7, 2014 ,  8PM LORD THING restoration premiere (SOLD OUT!)

the 16mm restoration premieres of LORD THING (1970) and THE CORNER (1963) at the 20th annual Black Harvest Film Festival