About Chicago Filmmakers
Chicago Filmmakers is part of the small-but-vital network of American independent cinemas — venues that program outside the multiplex norm, often relying on members, festivals, and dedicated audiences to keep the projector running. With 5 screens in operation in Chicago, IL, the venue typically rotates between week-long art-house runs, single-night repertory presentations, and partner programming with local film organizations.
The cinema sits at 5243 North Clark Street, 60640. Pre-purchase ticketing options — most independents now run their own e-commerce. For accessibility information, member benefits, food and drink policies, and group rates, contact the venue directly through their official channels.
Programming style
Across the next seven days the slate at Chicago Filmmakers leans toward drama, mystery, comedy, thriller. That is roughly the median profile for an independent cinema of this size — a programmer with one foot in the festival circuit and one in the back catalog, willing to sacrifice an evening of new-release box office for a print of something obscure on a Tuesday.
How to use this listing
This page lists showtimes that Chicago Filmmakers currently has on the calendar. Click into any film for a full plot summary, runtime, director and cast, and the list of every other independent cinema in our directory currently booked to play it. The seven date tabs above the schedule let you scan a full week at a glance — useful when you're trying to fit a specific film into a specific evening.
Cinemas nearby
Other independent cinemas operating in Chicago include Max Palevsky Cinema, Gene Siskel Film Center, Logan Theater, Black Cinema House, The New 400 Movie Theaters, The Music Box Theatre. A weekend in town can reasonably take in two of these rooms back-to-back; programmers in Chicago tend to coordinate informally so that competing films don't overlap on a Saturday night. A short list of the city's working film critics will tell you which room is paying attention to which film any given week.