Out of the Vault

Out of the Vault is a monthly series that highlights rare films from the collections of the Chicago Film Archives.

FEB – MAY 2018Michelle PuetzFebruary 1, 2018Film Screening, Chicago Film Archives, Chicago Filmmakers, Tom Palazzolo, Robert Siegler

The Reflection in the Puddle is Mine

In collaboration with Corbett vs. Dempsey gallery, CFA will be presenting nine films at Art Basel Miami Beach on Saturday, December 9. The screening is free and will be projected outside on the wall of the New World Center (designed by Frank Gehry). More information can be found here. Curated by Michelle Puetz (CFA) and Jim Dempsey (CvD).

DEC 2017Michelle PuetzDecember 9, 2017Art Basel Miami, Jim Dempsey, New World Center, Corbett vs. Dempsey, CFA, Chicago Film Archives, Helen Morrison, Sybil Shearer, Robert Stiegler, Samantha Hill, Haptic, Morton & Millie Goldsholl, Ruth Page, Larry Janiak, Jeff Parker, Latham Zearfoss, Joel Midden

Big Picture: A New Take on Film in Chicago

Flanked by the Hollywood storytelling machine to the West, and the legacy of art cinema and cinéma-vérité documentary to the East, film production in the Chicago metropolis has historically been relegated to the realm of the industrial, commercial, and educational film.