CHICAGO (CBS) — Some Chicago kids are exploring the city's neighborhoods for the first time as part of a documentary film project that exposes kids from the South and West sides to different cultures.

How do films get overlooked? Many are increasingly bypassing theaters. Online platforms offer stand-alone films and episodic series. Only big-budget, star-studded Hollywood products get publicized.

Chicago filmmakers say the challenge is securing wider distribution in an industry that increasingly takes its cue from streaming-service algorithms. The movie chronicles her journey to know her ...

A book on the downfall of Schwinn Bicycle that grew out of a Crain’s Chicago Business project is, after three decades, moving to the screen.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A new movie is getting its Chicago premiere during a screening run February 17 - 23 at the Gene Siskel Film Center. "Unbroken Glass" is a documentary about the parents of filmmaker ...

Director Paige McKenna Grube, far right, celebrates with the cast of "GOLD" at the documentary's Appleton premiere in October. GREEN BAY - For director Paige McKenna Grube, one of the most rewarding ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- As ABC7 Chicago celebrates Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, a documentary was screened for Chicago audiences this week. It's called "New Wave." The film shines a ...

A new documentary about the culture and identity of Vietnamese Americans growing up in the eighties and their connection to the new wave music scene premiered to much fanfare in Chicago. Directed by ...

A short documentary about a police shooting that took the life of a Chicago man has been nominated for an Academy Award. Some ...

CHICAGO — If moviegoing habits have diminished in recent years thanks to streaming, with an extra wallop due to COVID-19, that hasn’t adversely affected the Chicago International Film Festival.

When Chicago documentary-maker Kenneth Yoder first began his fitness transformation on the cusp of his 40th birthday, he weighed 175 pounds with 24 percent body fat. "I was rocking a pretty solid 'S' ...