Community Cinema
Community Cinema presents free indoor screenings of Chicago International Film Festival films in the Englewood and Pilsen neighborhoods. Featuring a diverse range of genres and styles, these events also include engaging post-screening discussions with filmmakers and special guests.
Free Tickets
All Community Cinema screenings are free and open to the public. No advance registration is required.
Venue doors will open 30 minutes prior to screening time.
Accessibility
All Community Cinema venues are fully wheelchair accessible. Wheelchair and companion seating reservations, interpreter requests, and other accommodation requests can be made through our accommodation request form. Learn more and request accommodations…
Free Screenings at Hamilton Park Cultural Center
Located in the Englewood community, Hamilton Park Cultural Center totals 28.88 acres and features two gymnasiums, an auditorium, dance studio, archery range, and a multi-purpose room. Outside, the park offers a swimming pool, baseball/softball diamonds, basketball, handball, and tennis courts, playground.
Hamilton Park Cultural Center
513 W 72nd St, Chicago, IL 60621
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Public Transit, Parking & Accessibility
The #75 CTA bus stop is less than 0.25 miles from the park. The 79th Street Red Line Station is 1 mile away, and is an accessible station with an elevator between street level and the platform. A parking lot is located just outside the main entrance to the building, with specific spots designated for people using mobility devices.
There is a ramp leading up to the main entrance to the field house. The Hamilton Park field house is equipped with accessible restrooms.
Fri, Sept 27 @ 6:00pm
United Skates
A rousing tribute to roller skating’s role in African-American culture, United Skates careens around the country offering an intimate look at a subculture under threat. Facing discriminatory policies and rink closures, committed skaters from around the country—including Chicago’s own Buddy Love—fight to preserve a space for the community to come together and express themselves in sliding, bouncing, snapping style. 89 min
Fri, Oct 18 @ 6:30pm
The Knife
After an African-American father confronts an intruder in his home, his actions spark a tense and confrontational investigation with far-reaching consequences. 82 min
Fri, Nov 15 @ 6:30pm
The Light of Truth: Richard Hunt’s Monument to Ida B. Wells
Following artist Richard Hunt as he sculpts a monument to civil rights icon Ida B. Wells, this inspiring film weaves the stories of these two Black pioneers. 66 min
Free Screenings at the National Museum of Mexican Art
The National Museum of Mexican Art is the most prominent first-voice institutions for Mexican art and culture in the United States, housing the country’s largest Mexican art collections, including more than 22,000 seminal pieces from ancient Mexico to the present. It’s current location, opened in 2001, is a 48,000 square-foot, state-of-the-art facility in the heart of Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood.
National Museum of Mexican Art
1852 W 19th St,
Chicago, IL 60608
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Public Transit, Parking & Accessibility
The Damen Pink Line Station is 0.2 miles from the museum, it is an accessible station with an elevator between street level and the platform. The #9, #18, #21, and #50 CTA buses are within 0.4 miles of the venue. Parking is available in the Ray Castro Parking Lot and Plaza, located on the east side of the Museum. The lot is open daily from 8:00 am – 11:00 pm at a rate of $3 per hour.
NMMA also offers sensory bags, they include fidgets, ear defenders, sunglasses, and an activity sheet to assist while exploring the Museum. Please visit the front desk to check out a sensory bag.
Wed, Sept 25 @ 6:30pm
Chicuarotes
In this audacious crime drama from the celebrated Mexican actor-turned-director Gael García Bernal, lifelong friends Cagalera and Moloteco turn to violence and lawlessness to buy their way out of their hard-scrabble Mexico City neighborhood. Hoping to scrape together enough cash to join a union that holds the promise of steady work, the amateur criminals graduate from petty theft to hostage-taking. But their escapades land the teens in desperate circumstances, both darkly humorous and fraught with danger. Spanish with subtitles. 95 min
Mon, Oct 21 @ 6:30pm
La Cocina
An impassioned line cook stirs up chaos that threatens to collapse a frenzied Times Square kitchen in this kaleidoscopic portrait of the American Dream. 139 minutes
Sun, Nov 17 @ 2:00pm
TBA
Save the date! Details of this screening will be released soon.
212 W Van Buren St., Suite 400
