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Past Events

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CFA at the Wisconsin Film Festival
April 16, 2023 at 6:30pm
UW Cinematheque
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“we love” at the CTA Cicero Green Line
March 16, 2023 - March 1, 2026
in the lobby of the CTA Cicero Green Line Station, 4800 W Lake St, Chicago, IL
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Chicago Home Movie Day 2022
October 8, 2022 from 11am-3pm
Chicago History Museum
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THE FIRST DEGREE debuts on TCM
September 28, 2022 at 9pm
Turner Classic Movies
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THE FIRST DEGREE in Ann Arbor
September 17, 2022 at 7:30pm
Michigan Theater
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2022 CFA Media Mixer!
June 30, 2022 at 8:30pm
Constellation
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THE FIRST DEGREE in Cleveland
June 4, 2022 at 7pm
Cinematheque at the Cleveland Institute of Art, Peter B Lewis Theater
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TCM Celebrates Martin Luther King Jr. Day With the Film Group
January 17, 2022 from 7pm-3am
Turner Classic Movies
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A Look Back: Chicago Film Archives’ Media Mixer
November 27, 2021 at 8pm
Experimental Sound Studio
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Gordon Parks Retrospective at the Black Harvest Film Festival
November 8 - December 1, 2021
Gene Siskel Film Center
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“to render the infinite”: Film Screening and Conversation with zakkiyyah najeebah dumas o’neal and Ayana Contreras
November 6, 2021 from 1:30-2:30pm
Columbia College Chicago Student Center
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The First Degree at UW Cinematheque
October 24, 2021 at 2pm
UW Cinematheque
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Chicago Home Movie Day 2021
October 16, 2021 from 11am-3pm
Guild Room
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From the Reels of the Chicago Film Archives @ Nightingale Cinema
October 8, 2021 at 7pm
Nightingale Cinema
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The First Degree at the Gene Siskel Film Center
September 29, 2021 at 7pm
Gene Siskel Film Center
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The World of Gordon Parks: Early Short Films
July 7 - July 20, 2021
Streaming on Vimeo
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CFA + The Hideout: CALIGARI’S CURE
May 12, 2021 from 8-9:15pm
The Hideout
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CFA + The Hideout: RINGSIDE WRESTLING WITH RUSS DAVIS
April 28, 2021 from 8-9pm
The Hideout
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CFA + The Hideout: AMATEUR HOUR
April 14, 2021 from 8-9pm
The Hideout
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Chicago Home Movie Day 2020
October 24 at 7pm - October 31, 2020 at 9pm
Streaming online
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The Murder of Fred Hampton
September 24, 2020 at 7pm
UCLA Film & Television Archive Virtual Screening Room
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2020 Media Mixer – Experimental Sound Studios’ Quarantine Series
September 16, 2020 at 7pm
Streaming online
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The Reflection in the Puddle is Mine: Sequesterfest Vol. 4
July 4, 2020 at 7pm
To Watch: Visit the Experimental Sound Studio Quarantine Concert Series
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The Murder of Fred Hampton at the Berlin International Film Festival
February 21, 2020 at 8pm
Akademie der Künste
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Revulsion in the Grocery Aisle: Explorations of Consumer Culture
December 7, 2019 at 7pm
Chicago Filmmakers
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Light in Motion: The Influence of the New Bauhaus
October 23, 2019 at 6pm
Claudia Cassidy Theater at the Chicago Cultural Center
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Chicago Home Movie Day 2019
October 19, 2019 from 1:30-5pm
Chicago History Museum
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16mm Projection Workshop in Chicago
September 21 - September 22, 2019
Chicago Film Archives & other locations
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