The Nightingale

03/18/2024

Coming up on April 7th at Chicago Filmmakers, we are excited to screen Tom Rubnitz: Community Drag Theater! This program will screen as closing night of the Onion City Experimental Film Festival. Rubnitz's work has long been an inspiration to us at the Nightingale, and we are thrilled to be able to share his work with the Chicago film community. This screening is presented in partnership with Video Data Bank, and will be followed by a Q&A with programmer Emily Eddy and Rubnitz scholar George William Price. Find more info and get tickets today:

Sunday, April 7 at 7pm at Chicago Filmmakers 1326 W. Hollywood Ave, Chicago IL Order tickets on the Chicago Filmmakers website The work of Tom Rubnitz can be described by an array of adjectives including sexy, glamorous, campy, hallucinogenic, hedonistic, joyful, and romantic, but the heart

12/11/2023

Tonight! We’ll see you at 6pm at the Gene Siskle Film Center!

11/29/2023

Don't miss the last Nightingale Projects Screening of the year! Catch us at AS, IS December 11 at 6pm at the Gene Siskel Film Center of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. This screening is organized by our beloved Jesse Malmed. Get tickets now!

The Nightingale is thrilled to announce that it will host six screenings in 2023 at the Gene Siskel Film Center under the title Nightingale Projects. February 13 April 10 June 12 August 21 October 23 December 11 All screening dates fall on Mondays and all screenings are at 6pm.

10/16/2023

In one week we are thrilled to host Saif Alseagh for an evening of experimental films at the Gene Siskel Film Center of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Get your tickets today!

Monday, October 23, 6:00 p.m. | Join Nightingale Projects for an evening of short experimental films by Saif Alsaegh. Alsaegh is a United States–based filmmaker from Baghdad. Much of his work deals with the contrast between the landscape of his youth in Baghdad growing up as part of the Indigenous...

10/02/2023

Monday, October 23rd at 6pm, join Nightingale Projects for an evening of short experimental films by Saif Alsaegh, with Saif in person! Alsaegh is a United States–based filmmaker from Baghdad. Much of his work deals with the contrast between the landscape of his youth in Baghdad growing up as part of the Indigenous Chaldean minority in the 90s and early 2000s, and the US landscape where he currently lives. Mark your calendars and we'll see you there! nightingalecinema.org/events/nightingale-projects-an-evening-with-saif-alsaegh

09/28/2023

Hi Facebook, it's been a while! How helpful is it for you to see film screenings and events on here? We felt like it wasn't working super well, so we've been mostly on Instagram, but we're interested to know what you think! Like this if you want us to keep posting on here 😘 and check out our upcoming screenings: https://www.nightingalecinema.org/ sharing this classic pic of our 10th anniversary to jog your memory!