SPECIAL EVENTS
Easy: Art and Life (2016)
Joe Swanberg · 30m · Digital
A Night Owls Screening with Professor Agnes Callard and filmmaker Joe Swanberg. Free for those with UCID.
A middle-aged graphic novelist who uses his personal life for material gets a taste of his own medicine when he meets a photography student.
Friday, April 19th 7:00PM
Reefer Madness (1936)
Louis J. Gasnier · 68m · 16mm
Originally financed by a church group, Reefer Madness is, on the surface, a film about the dangers of marajiuana consumption. But its long-standing appeal is less rooted in the "public good" of its message and more in the absurdly over-the-top performances and scenarios portrayed. Following a group of high school students lured into trying the drug who find themselves tangled in a web of crimes and hallucinations, this 1936 film has gained a new life as a satire: perfect to watch on 4/20!
Saturday, April 20th 9:30PM
Murderball (2005)
Henry-Alex Rubin and Dana Adam Shapiro · 88m · Digital
Sponsored by Students for Disability Justice.
Following their training for the 2004 Paralympic Games in Athens, Murderball documents the fierce rivalry between the US U.S. and Canadian wheelchair rugby teams. The presentation of this high-octane sport is fierce and gritty, and the film earned 4 stars from Ebert and an Academy Award nomination. Be sure and follow it up with the TV movie Jackass Presents: Murderball for another perspective on the subject.
Saturday, Apil 27th 1:00PM
The Hunt (2002)
Sean Daily · 108m · Digital
Sponsored by Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections' current exhibit, Scav Hunt at UChicago.
As Scav nears its 40th birthday, journey back to 2002 with this alumni-made documentary about everyone's favorite UChicago tradition. While to most audiences footage of students going to lecture in full elf LARP or skipping class to build Dutch windmills on the Midway might gloss as Gen Z antics, The Hunt is sure to find a sympathetic crowd in Ida Noyes.
Sunday, April 28th 1:00PM
I Saw the TV Glow (2024)
Jane Schoenbrun · 100m · DCP
This is a free screening only open to UCID holders.
The screening will be followed by a Q&A with director Jane Schoenbrun. Presented with A24.
Teenager Owen is just trying to make it through life in the suburbs when his classmate introduces him to a mysterious late-night TV show - a vision of a supernatural world beneath their own. In the pale glow of the television, Owen's view of reality begins to crack.
Monday, May 6th 9:00PM
Speaking Freely (2023)
Floyd Abrams · 83m · Digital
This is a free screening. Please use the link below to reserve seats.After the screening, Floyd Abrams -- often considered the embodiment of the First Amendment -- will join a panel discussion on challenges to the First Amendment created by rapidly changing technological developments. Mr. Abrams will be joined by Yael Melamede, director and producer of the film, and Nick Feamster, UChicago professor and founder and director of the Internet Equity Initiative. The panel discussion will be moderated by UChicago First Amendment Savant Geof Stone.
Lead support for the Chicago Forum’s Zell Speaker and Event Series comes from the Zell Family Foundation.
Join the Chicago Forum and DocFilms for a special screening of Speaking Freely, a powerful new documentary on the life and times of Floyd Abrams.
Sunday, May 8th 4:00PM
Q (2023)
Jude Chehab · 91m · Digital
This is a free screening.
Film screening and Q/A with the Director.
Where do we draw the line between love and devotion?
Monday, May 13th 4:00PM
Black Chariot (1971)
Robert Goodwin · 93m · 35mm
Tickets available at the door.
Print courtesy of the National Museum of African American History and Culture.
We’re all in for a surprise with this one. Black Chariot, the long-lost Black power indie powerhouse has arrived, never before screened at Doc Films (and playing on a brand-new 35mm print)! Billed as the first major Black motion picture, financed by local Angelenos, and “X-Rated Because The Man Thinks It’s Poison!” This is a one-in-a-million revenge thriller at the beating heart of a new revolutionary generation.
