Student Life
Doc Films
Web: docfilms.uchicago.edu
Screenings: Ida Noyes, Max Palevsky Cinema
Office: Ida Noyes
Phone: 2-8574
Doc presents films every night of each quarter in Max Palevsky Cinema. All tickets are $5; quarterly passes cost $26 for unlimited admission.
For information on screenings and more:
- Call the 24-hour hotline number (2-8575) for a recorded announcement of current offerings.
- Check out the Doc Films Web site. You can subscribe to Doc's e-mail listserv from the site.
If you're interested in working behind the scenes at Doc Films, attend one of the volunteer meetings or call the office at 2-8574.
Fire Escape Films
Web: fireescapefilms.com
The University's student filmmaking group, Fire Escape provides the training, equipment, and support that students need to make their own films. It produces films in various styles, screens its films regularly on and off campus, and hosts film-related events throughout the year. In addition to providing equipment and funding to student filmmakers, Fire Escape strives to educate through student-led projects, workshops with film industry guests, and faculty critiques.
Fire Escape has produced countless short films, as well as several feature length films, including Haunting Pierrot's Ghost (2002), Out of My Head (2003), The Pursuit of Happiness (2004), and Crime Fiction (2005). Many alumni have taken jobs in the film industry.
For more information and to join the mailing list, visit the Web site.
More films on campus
Be sure to check out the other campus groups that show films—including the Experimental Film Club, the Japanese Animation Society, the Mass Culture Workshop, and the Race/Film Study Group.
Film Studies Center
Web: filmstudiescenter.uchicago.edu
Screenings: Cobb Hall, Room 306, 2-8596
Many campus groups hold their meetings and screenings at the Film Studies Center, which shows more than 800 titles each year and houses more than 8,000 film, video, and disc titles that are available for individual viewing.
For a calendar of screenings and other events at the Film Studies Center, visit the Web site.
Movies off campus
For theaters near campus and around Chicago, see City Life, Chicago Attractions and City Life, Film in Chicago.
