South Side Projections

Between 2011 and 2023, South Side Projections presented films at locations across Chicago’s south side to foster conversation about complex social and political issues. At many screenings, we enlisted scholars, activists, and filmmakers to lead discussions, while other screenings offered opportunities to present seldom-seen films of historical and artistic value to the communities of Chicago’s south side. In all cases we were a springboard to a deeper understanding of our communities and the broader world. We have ceased operation, but this site will remain as an archive of the conversations that occurred at our events.

AfriCOBRA: The Q&A

With Deva Newman, Gerald Williams, and D. Denenge Duyst-Akpem

Interview with anarchist filmmaker Nick Macdonald

Interview in advance of his December 2016 screening.

Liz White’s Othello: The Q&A

With Ron OJ Parson, James Vincent Meredith, and Honey Crawford

The Mural Movement and the Black Arts Movement: The Q&A

With Arlene Turner Crawford, Eugene Eda Wade, and Rebecca Zorach

I Be Done Been Was Is: The Q&A

With Debra Robinson and Kellye Howard

The Great Chicago Conspiracy Circus Interview

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Revolution on Film: Amaris Selah Q&A

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Art Worlds of the South Side: The Q&A

With Candace Ming and Rebecca Zorach

The Black Theater: The Q&A

The Black Theater: The Making of a Movement

The Chair: The Q&A

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The Cry of Jazz & Chicago Blues: The Q&A

With Ayana Contreras

Rats, Roaches, and Resistance: The Q&A

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Mako Idemitsu: The Q&A

with Wakae Nakane and Toby Wu

Japanese Surrealism: The Q&A

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Rea Tajiri: History and Memory: The Q&A

With Rea Tajiri, Vincent Schleitwiler, and Chelsea Foxwell