This fall, Chicago Film Archives will present Inside/Out: Stories of Origin and Dis/Placement, a series of four extraordinary films made by four Chicago-based women who by nature are adventurous, deeply curious, and brave. The concept of “displacement” is securely embedded in each of their stories, whether it resides within the communities they film or within their own lived experience. Although each filmmaker offers a narrative distinctly different from the others, efforts to survive and adapt to displacement surface throughout all of their films.
All screenings will take place at the Epiphany Center for the Arts (201 S Ashland Ave).
Admission is free.
Wednesday, September 16, 2026 at 6:30pm
A NICE PLACE TO LIVE
1974, Maria Moraites, 55 min
Presented by journalist Natalie Y. Moore and followed by a post-screening conversation with Deondré Rutues and Pastor Marshall Hatch, Jr.
Wednesday, September 23, 2026 at 6:30 pm
MI RAZA: PORTRAIT OF A FAMILY
1972, Susan Stechnij, 30 min
Presented by journalist Alexandra Salomon and followed by a post-screening conversation with director Susan Stechnij, Carlos Arango, former director of Casa Aztlan, and Norma Seledon, Director of Leadership, Development & Capacity Building at Equality Illinois.
Wednesday, October 7, 2026 at 6:30pm
STREET SIGNS: MURALS IN CHICAGO
1990, Susan Dobinsky & Julia Kurtz, 30 min
Presented by journalist Alexandra Salomon and followed by a post-screening conversation with director Susan Dobinsky, artist Sandra Antongiorgi, and photographer Ivan Justiniano.
Wednesday, October 14, 2026 at 6:30pm
BURNT ORANGES
2005, Silvia Malagrino, 90 min
Presented by Nissa Rhee, journalist and cofounder of Borderless Magazine, and followed by a post-screening conversation with director Silvia Malagrino and writer Monica Flores Correa.
