Chicago Traction Combo

Documents electric railroad operations in the Chicagoland area from 1900 to 1990.

Chicago River Landscape

Scenes of the Chicago River

Pennsylvania/Chicago/Illinois

experimental film by Jim Davis

The Fabulous Bastard from Chicago

During the Prohibition era, Steve Desmond runs the biggest bootleg liquor distribution operation of Chicago's east side, while dealing with rival Fats Percelli and Temperance Union reformers raiding speakeasies, plus ple

Chicago Cubs: The Heart and Soul of Chicago

An entertaining and heartfelt look at the ties of hope, faith, and optimism that bind Cubs fans together. This exciting film also offers unique insight into what it means to be a true Cubs fan by exploring how deeply the

Chicago Detroit Split

Back in 2005, filmmaker Thomas Comerford was living in Chicago and I was living in Detroit. We decided to make a film together using unsplit Regular 8mm movie film. - BB

Pertaining to Chicago

1957 Jim Davis short

Survive N Chicago

A young man living in Chicago seeks revenge against the killer who shot down his mother in cold blood in this film based on a true story.

Czechs in Chicago

The story of the Czech immigrant experience in Chicago, past and present. Spanning nearly two centuries of turbulent times, it shows how the Bohemians helped build and shape the city, and what Chicago did in turn, to emp

Chicago of Today

An architectural survey featuring sweeping views of downtown Chicago, Garfield Park Conservatory, University of Chicago, and Lincoln Park Zoo.

Sheep Run, Chicago Stockyards

"Shows a large flock of sheep being driven from the cars to the slaughter house."

Resettlement: Chicago Story

Several years after the U.S. government’s forced incarceration of Japanese Americans during WWII, the Yamamoto family runs a struggling dry-cleaning business in Chicago. After getting into a physical altercation with ano

Camera on Chicago

A love letter to the city from Chicago native and filmmaker Warren E. Thompson. It is a continuing effort to record some of the events, characteristics, problems and glories of Chicago. Footage includes architecture, scu

Chicago: Old Days

1. Start 2. Medley: a) Hard Habit To Break, b) Mongonucleosis 3. Feelin' Stronger Every Day 4. Just You 'N Me 5. Medley: a) Call On Me, b) Alive Again 6. Now More Than Ever 7. Colour My World 8. If You Leave Me No

Chicago Steam Celebration

Big steam power, vintage diesels, classic interurbans, and Chicago's finest commuter railroads ... featuring the 1993 National Railway Historical Society's 1993 convention in the Windy City.

Jeff Buckley: Live in Chicago

Jeff Buckley runs through a number of tracks from his debut album 'Grace', as well as idiosyncratic cover versions, at the Cabaret Metro in May, 1995.

Four Days in Chicago

Oscar-winning filmmaker Haskell Wexler returns to his hometown of Chicago to document the Occupy Movement's demonstrations against the 2012 NATO Summit.

El otro Rey de Chicago

Night Life in Chicago

This short Traveltalk visit to Chicago looks at some hotels known for their evening entertainment and for the rich and famous people who come to their dining rooms. Featured are the Walnut Room of the Bismarck Hotel, the

CHICAGO'S North Shore

History of the suburbs and towns North of Chicago.