After a screening in Chicago and over a year of work, local documentary “Shouldering Sanctuary” remains unfinished. The documentary tells the story of the Trump administration’s impact on immigrants ...

By hosting screenings, discussions and other social events, the group is building community while amplifying art by filmmakers across the diaspora.

It’s a typical Monday in Chicago Immigration Court, and filmmakers Fatima Omar and Ian Resnick look on as immigrants seeking asylum or residency clutch their documents and exchange worried looks.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Once upon a time in America, Schwinn and bicycles were synonymous, and Chicago was the center of the two-wheeled, pedal-powered ...

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' ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Documentaries teach us about the people, places, and social issues we may otherwise never come face-to-face with. And right now, the Gene Siskel Film Center is celebrating the art of ...

A Chicago filmmaker decided to create a classroom in Africa, where he shares his knowledge and insight with wildlife conservationists in Rwanda and Uganda. The images they've captured are wonderful; ...

Have you ever thought, “I’m so angry I could scream?” It’s almost a wish. Because most of us do not scream. That would signal a loss of control. Children scream because they’re still learning to ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A local man trying to learn more about his family's heritage has turned the experience into a documentary. It is called GAMAN, A Japanese American Family's Journey to Reclaim Their ...