Chicago Fire Department Runs

This 1978 documentary classic is an inside look at the old-style Chicago Machine politics of the Richard J. Daley era, where Alderman Vito Marzullo ran his West Side 25th Ward virtually unchallenged from 1953-1985.

When two parties get in a head-on collision, it's up to emergency services to free them from the wreckage. What follows is a demonstration of what their job and duties entail.

A love letter to the first three months of the Coronavirus pandemic.

A small American town provides the setting for a look at the antics of a group of volunteers who comprise the area's only fire department.

Firefighters Chuck Ford and Larry Valentine are guy's guys, loyal to the core—which is why when widower Larry asks Chuck to pose as his lover so that he can get domestic partner benefits for his kids, his buddy agrees. However, things get dicey when a bureaucrat comes calling, and the boys are forced to present a picture of domestic bliss.

Comedy about the members of an early 1900s fire company.

Gala is preparing for the firefighter exam when she gets her period accompanied by severe menstrual pain. Together with her father Alfonso, they must figure out how to manage the situation.

Walter Schmitt, a once-prominent Chicago hotel developer, fights to revive his stalled legacy through an ambitious international expansion. When the pressure mounts, a chance encounter with a mysterious, powerful investor sparks a high-stakes new chapter that tests the limits of his ambition.

A desperate actor's callback spirals when an embarrassing mishap with the group's intimidating captain forces them into a secret pact.

Three queer friends launch a half-witted heist to steal back a beloved sweater from one of their exes. But recovering from heartbreak isn't quite the slick-lit, neon-noir adventure one of them imagines.

Documentary on Jewish Canadian poet A.M. Klein and his influence on Canadian poetry.

A drinking play with cannons and fireworks.

Humans belong to a group called anthropoids. Gibbons have the most human-like traits among the anthropoids. Gibbons are the only apes capable to sing like humans and communicate through their songs. This film documents an unprecedented attempt to investigate the musicality of multiple species of wild gibbons - siamang, the white-handed gibbon and the javan gibbon - surviving in the South-East Asians habitats. The story of endangered Asian Ape unfolds in this documentary with their songs in various situations.

While preparing for a sold-out stadium show, Polish pop star sanah shares her journey to stardom through archival footage and intimate interviews.

Charting key moments that shaped the history of Britain's black queer community, this film reveals how the largely undocumented struggles of activists created the platforms black LGBTQIA+ people enjoy today.

La Bussola - Il collezionista di stelle

Using obscure archival footage, animated illustrations and interviews, this film tells the story of the Vietnam War from the perspective of five Vietcong veterans: a soldier, an officer, an informant, a guerilla, a My Lai survivor, and the leader of the Long Hair army.

This documentary invites you on a historical-poetic journey through this legendary little square which, for over a century, was a meeting place for bohemians and outsiders, artists from elsewhere and the most fervent independence supporters.

A performance held in Chuncheon celebrates the 50th anniversary of the debut of the mime artist Yu Jin-gyu. The film breathlessly follows what happens before and after the performance – from rehearsals to the after party, interviews and filming. some point out that jin-gyu’s art has changed, while others try and surmise where his desires are directed. jin-gyu reflects on ‘the poetic expression of desire’ through mime and prepares to move forward.

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