Now an annual staple, The Chicago Onscreen Local Film Showcase returns each summer with a new lineup of some of the most exciting work the Chicago filmmaking community has to offer. Take a look back at the Chicago films that we鈥檝e featured since the showcase began.
The idea for the Chicago Onscreen Local Film Showcase began to germinate in the summer of 2013, with an experiment. For the first time ever, Movies in the Parks patrons were treated to a locally-produced film telling stories from their own neighborhood. Building on the success and promise of that experiment, the festival came to life in 2014, growing from one film in one park to 15 exciting new local films in 6 parks throughout Chicago. In 2015, the program expanded slightly and the festival was fine-tuned to increase awareness, participation and promotion in the showcase鈥檚 second season.
Official Selections
- a film called black: King's Speech - directed by Cam Be
- Between Clouds and Glass - directed by Mykhailo Bogdanov
- Cat City - directed by Ben Kolak
- Color My World - directed by Georgina Cahill
- I Said, No - directed by Gabriella Wiltz
- Kedai Tapao: Love and a Malaysian Takeout Shop - directed by Ian Szetho
- Last Date - directed by Andrea Zile Bish
- No Matter How Much - directed by Dorian Weinzimmer
- No Permit Necessary - Bughouse Productions
- Photosynthesis - directed by Brian Zahm
- Sankofa Chicago: The Untold - directed by Vanessa Page Wright
- The Spaghetti Man - directed by Jerry S. Gonzalez
- This Train is Invisible Until it Crashes - directed by Oona Taper
- Treasure Haunt - directed by Carlos Lerna
- Twenty Five - directed by Lonnie Edwards
- Viewfinder Falling For You - directed by Grant I. Worden