CineYouth 2020 has been postponed for now due to Illinois’ shelter-in-place order. We will announce new dates once we can comfortably rescheduled CineYouth. In the meantime, we’re happy to share a selection of Chicago-made films from the 2019 CineYouth Festival that are free to watch online. Enjoy our most recent selection of the next generation of filmmakers!

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CineYouth 2019: Select Chicago Films

PILSEN NOT FOR SALE

Director: Natalie Braye, Liliana Bravo

The state of Chicago’s historic Pilsen neighborhood, undergoing a change in identity amidst gentrification, told through the eyes of Pilsen’s local artists and the historic murals that have defined the community.

HEAR HER VOICE: HIDDEN VICTIMS OF GUN VIOLENCE

Director: India Harris, Jaliyah Thompson, Gina Navarrete, Maya Thompson

An emotional exposé on female victims of gun violence in Chicago, Hear Her Voice is told with a powerful sense of urgency by the victims themselves as they reflect on the state of their community.

PANZóN

Director: Emilio Nieto

Formally ambitious and deeply vulnerable, PANZóN follows a Mexican-American teen in Chicago as he struggles with body image and self-acceptance.

SWING DREAMS

Director: Samuel Johnson

This magical pop music video delves into the anxieties and delusions of a hard breakup, following a pathetically dramatic boyfriend on the road to closure.

I AM AFRAID OF THE LIGHTS

Director: Kiernan Francis

A montage of the day in the life of a high school student, where over-stimulating classroom and social environments lead to feelings of dissociation.

GOOSE TOWN

Director: Nikki Milan Houston

Despondently driving around an industrial foreign town, a single mother posing as a customer service representative makes calls from different pay phones, attempting to reach the father of her child.