The Chicago Film Society strives to keep the experience of seeing films on film exciting, viable, and accessible. We have been lucky to work with many studio and archival partners in realizing this vision. However, we recognize that it is also our responsibility to directly support and encourage film preservation and circulation.
Prints of these films are available for screening to any venue with an archival-quality projection booth. Please write to info@chicagofilmsociety.org with screening inquiries.
PRESERVATION PROJECTS
Corn’s-A-Poppin’ (1955) – Preserved 2013 in 35mm at FotoKem. Preservation funded by the National Film Preservation Foundation.
- Welcome to Come (1968) – Preserved 2015 in 16mm at FotoKem and DJ Audio, Inc. Preservation funded by the NFPF/Film Foundation/George Lucas Family Foundation – Avant-Garde Masters.
- Dan Potter (1968) – Preserved 2016 in 16mm at Colorlab. Preservation funded by the National Film Preservation Foundation.
- A Sense of the Past (1967) – Preserved 2017 in 16mm at Colorlab. Preservation funded by the NFPF/Film Foundation/George Lucas Family Foundation – Avant-Garde Masters.
- Joan Goes to Misery (1967) – Preserved 2018 in 16mm at Colorlab and DJ Audio, Inc. Preservation funded by the Chicago Film Society.
- Bathroom (1969) – Preserved in 2019 in 16mm at Colorlab. Preservation funded by the National Film Preservation Foundation.
The Editor’s Notebook (1950) – Preserved 2017 in 35mm at FotoKem and DJ Audio, Inc. Preservation funded by the National Film Preservation Foundation.
The Spider and the Fly (1938) – Preserved 2018 in 16mm at Colorlab. Preservation funded by the National Film Preservation Foundation.
Doll Messengers of Friendship (1927) – Preserved 2019 in 35mm at Colorlab. Preservation funded by the National Film Preservation Foundation.
Here’s Chicago! The City of Dreams (1983) – Preserved in 2020 in 70mm at FotoKem. Preservation funded by the National Film Preservation Foundation.
Films by Edward Owens – Preserved in 2022 in 16mm. Restored by Chicago Film Society, The New American Cinema Group, Inc./The Film-Makers’ Cooperative, and the John M. Flaxman Library at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago with the support of the National Film Preservation Foundation’s Avant-Garde Masters Grant Program and the Film Foundation. Funding provided by the Hobson/Lucas Family Foundation. Restoration: BB Optics.
- Autre Fois J’ai Aimé Une Femme (1966)
- Tomorrow’s Promise (1967)
- Remembrance: A Portrait Study (1967)
- Private Imaginings and Narrative Facts (1968-70)
Films by Heather McAdams – Preserved in 2021 in 16mm at Colorlab. Preserved with the support of the National Film Preservation Foundation, unless noted.
- The Scratchman (1980)
- Scratchman II (1982)
- All Fucked Up (1983)
- You (1983)
- Holiday Magic (1985)
- Meet … Bradley Harrison Pickelsimer (1987) Preserved in 2022 through the National Film Preservation Foundation’s Avant-Garde Masters Grant Program and the Film Foundation. Funded by the Hobson/Lucas Family Foundation
- Fetal Pig Anatomy (1990)
- The Lester Film (Lestushka) (1993) Co-directed by Chris Ligon
- Comes to a Point Like An Ice-Cream Cone (1997) Co-directed by Chris Ligon
NEW PRINTS
Trust (1990) – New 35mm print created in 2019 at FotoKem.
Computer Chess (2013) – New 35mm print created in 2018 at CPC London.
Medium Cool (1969) – New print created in 2024 at FotoKem
