Sabbath Queen set the tone for Doc10 2026 beautifully. In times of darkness, we are reminded though we walk many paths we are but one flame. 🕯️ Many thanks to @sandidubowski @jewishstorypartners @brownlinechurch @davistheater for bringing us togeth
The marquee is set — Doc10 2026 kicks off tomorrow! See the lineup & get tickets at Doc10.org 🎞️
There's something for everyone at Doc10! Here are some recs for this year's Festival based on previous Doc10 selections & other movies you’ve loved: If you loved DA 5 BLOODS or IN WAVES AND WAR, then you’ll love SOUL PATROL, the &ld
THE LIBRARIANS plays Doc10 this Sat. April 25 at the @davistheater, featuring a Q&A with director Kim A. Snyder, librarian Martha Hickson, Commissioner of the Chicago Public Library Chris Brown, and special guest Henry Winkler, moderated by State
Doc10 is in the @chicagotribune! Rick Kogan writes that "there are, as usual, treasures lurking in the gathering of films being offered" in our lineup this year. "If you need an example of the festival’s eclecticism, I ask you,
We’re proud to present ICE Under Watch — a collection of short films chronicling the impact of “Operation Midway Blitz” — plus a post-screening discussion on how to fight back, alongside tabling opportunities with commun
Don't miss our special Speak Truth screening of THE LAST REPUBLICAN — Evanston native Steve Pink's "riveting" documentary following former IL Rep. Adam Kinzinger's unwavering fight to hold Donald Trump accountable for the January 6 in
Doc10 2026 kicks off 2 weeks from tomorrow! Spot a Doc10 poster around town? Post it and tag us for your chance to win 2 free tickets to a film!
“A richly rewarding experience – emotionally, narratively and philosophically." Winner of 2 prizes at Venice, REMAKE is a masterpiece of personal documentary by legendary filmmaker Ross McElwee, as he grapples with the death of his
Winner of the top award at the Thessaloniki Documentary Film Festival and "one of the best documentaries of Sundance 2026," CLOSURE is a “spellbinding” and “singularly stunning experience” about a Polish father obses
From 2-time Oscar nominee Maite Alberdi comes A CHILD OF MY OWN, an “undeniably fascinating” stranger-than-fiction story about a woman, desperate to be a mother, who faked her own pregnancy and attempted to have a baby. See this unique h
“You’ll laugh! You’ll cry! And you’ll walk away with a hard-won appreciation for everything Maria Bamford is and hopes to be.” Doc10 is thrilled to present the Chicago Premiere of PARALYZED BY HOPE: THE MARIA BAMFORD ST
Winner of the U.S. Documentary Directing Directing Award at Sundance, SOUL PATROL is a “moving and captivating” look into the first unit of Black special ops fighters in the Vietnam War, following the platoon as they wrestle with their pa
See the “vital,” “illuminating” doc THE LIBRARIANS — a look into the front lines of librarians emerging as first responders in the fight for democracy and free speech — Sat. April 25 at The Davis Theater as part of
“Emotionally rich, terrifically paced and handsomely framed” COOKIE QUEENS — an Audience Award winner at SXSW — is a Doc10 Official Selection, screening Sat. May 2 at the Davis Theater at 5:30pm, with director Alysa Nahmias j
A “staggeringly intimate” look into a literary icon and the vicious attack that nearly took his life, KNIFE: THE ATTEMPTED MURDER OF SALMAN RUSHDIE is Doc10’s Closing Night Selection, screening at the @davistheater on Sun. May 3 at