City & State
Ranging from comedy to horror to emotional documentaries, the year’s stories from the brightest local talents compete for the Chicago Award.
All Happy Families
In this delightful Chicago-set comedy, an aspiring actor grapples with the arrival of his more successful brother at his dysfunctional family’s crumbling two-flat.
Bike Vessel
A father and son embark on an epic bike ride from St. Louis to Chicago in this stirring documentary that takes a hard look at health disparities in the Black community.
Departing Seniors
In this Chicago-set update on the teen slasher, a gay Latinx high school student becomes an unlikely vigilante when he develops psychic powers.
Food Roots
This heartfelt tribute to food, family, and cultural identity charts Chicago restaurateur Billy Dec’s journey to reconnect with his Filipino heritage.
Shorts 1: City & State – Revelations
The six shorts in this program represent distinct modes of storytelling through film, while reflecting the diversity and creativity of our region.
We Grown Now
In this heartfelt story set in Chicago’s Cabrini-Green projects in the early 1990s, two boys come of age amid change in their community.
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