Chicago Cultural Center — Claudia Cassidy Theater

78 E. Washington St., 2nd Floor North

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Following a year-long construction period, the 200-seat multi-purpose theater has been transformed with all new theater seats and major technology upgrades, including a state-of-the-art movie projector, screen, and speaker system. The finishing touches include major improvements to the stage lighting, upgraded acoustic panels, and a new curtain system for the stage.

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The Whole World is Watching: Stories from the Front LineThe Whole World is Watching: Stories from the Front Line

Presented by Chicago Film Archives

Wednesday, May 8, 6:30pm

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Chicago Film Archives is pleased to present four archival films documenting events from the 1968 Democratic National Convention from The Film Group, a Chicago production company whose cinema verité films pose questions about the society we lived in then – questions that resonate in our world now. Along with the short films, a panel of Chicagoans who were there – journalists, filmmakers, and activists – will share their own stories of the 1968 convention.

The Films (all presented on 16mm film)

  • The Right to Dissent: A Press Conference, 1969 (9min. 20 sec)
  • Social Confrontation: The Battle of Michigan Ave., 1969 (11min. 30 sec)
  • Law and Order vs Dissent, 1969 (11min. 40 sec)
  • Police Power and Freedom of Assembly: The Gregory March, 1969 (7min. 35 sec)

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