DOC10

08/30/2024

CMP-supported film and Doc10 2023 selection "GOING VARSITY IN MARIACHI" recently released on Netflix. Congratulations to the entire team! We're incredibly proud to be a part of such an important and inspiring film.

In the competitive world of high school mariachi, South Texas’s border towns offer the best and the brightest. But who is the best of the best? In this vibrant and affecting underdog story, co-directors Alexandra Vasquez and Sam Osborn track the students of Edinburg North High School as they go for the gold, singing, strumming, and trumpeting their hearts out. While the team has won plenty of trophies in the past under the guidance of dedicated Coach Abel Acuña, this year’s varsity group is a bit shaky, what with new recruits and pandemic-related rustiness. Can they become State mariachi champions? As with films such as Mad Hot Ballroom and Spellbound, this lively documentary charmer is “nail-biting and heart-wrenching” (Indiewire), “well-crafted and intimate” (POV Magazine), and yet, so much more: a rich celebration of and moving tribute to Mexican American music, culture, and identity.

08/30/2024

Our 2024 Social Impact Film Festival will be screening "War Game" 🎞️

Happening September 7th, at SVA Theatre, NYC! 🎬

Tickets are now available: http://socialimpactfilmfestival.org 🎬

Vet Voice Foundation

06/28/2024

🗓 Doc10 will be presenting the Chicago premiere of ELIZABETH TAYLOR: THE LOST TAPES as a part of the Gene Siskel Film Center's Festival Showcase on Sunday, June 30th at 3pm. The Showcase will run today though Sunday, highlighting some of the best film festivals in Chicago. Grab your tickets while you still can, and use code 'FESTFRIEND' for a discount: https://www.siskelfilmcenter.org/elizabeth-taylor

06/13/2024

We are thrilled to announce that Doc10 will be a part of the Gene Siskel Film Center's Chicago Film Festival Showcase! Held June 28-30, Doc10, along with other prestigious Chicago-based festivals, will be presenting a film that showcases the depth and breadth of our festival.

Doc10's selection for the Chicago Film Festival Showcase is the Chicago premiere of ELIZABETH TAYLOR: THE LOST TAPES, which will screen on Sunday, June 30th at 3pm. Get tickets here: https://www.siskelfilmcenter.org/festivalshowcase. Use code 'FESTFRIEND' for a discount.

Elizabeth Taylor was famous for her iconic performances on screen—from CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF to WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?—as well as her personal challenges behind-the-scenes. Now, crafted from 70 hours of newly discovered interviews and unprecedented access to the movie star’s archives, this beautifully crafted portrait reveals the complexities and vulnerabilities that lay beneath her glossy persona. From this year’s Cannes Film Festival and directed by Oscar-nominated director Nanette Burstein (THE KID STAYS IN THE PICTURE), this “intriguing … elegantly constructed” (The Hollywood Reporter ) documentary is a “satisfying journey through one of Hollywood’s most memorable careers” (Deadline). Chicago premiere!

05/01/2024

Doc10 kicks off tomorrow! Last Sunday, WGN’s Rick Kogan spoke with our co-founder and CEO Paula Froehle about the upcoming festival. You can listen to the full interview here: https://wgnradio.com/after-hours-with-rick-kogan/all-about-the-upcoming-doc10-film-festival/ and grab last-minute tickets here: doc10.org/tickets

04/30/2024

04/23/2024

🗓️ Our 9th annual Doc10 Film Fest 💎 is just nine days away! To close out an incredible weekend of documentary film, WAR GAME, directed by Jesse Moss and Tony Ge**er, will have its Chicago premiere on Sunday, May 5 at 7pm at the Davis Theater. This event is highly exclusive, and may be your only chance to catch the film in theaters, so grab your tickets now: doc10.org/tickets 🎟️

The screening will be followed by a Q&A with directors Jesse Moss and Tony Ge**er, former Governor of Montana Steve Bullock, former Senator of North Dakota Heidi Heitkamp, retired Major General Linda Singh, National Security expert Elizabeth Neumann, and CEO of VetVoice Foundation Janessa Goldbeck.

04/19/2024

Our 2024 Shorts Program features 9 riveting films, ranging from resonant human portraits to experimental memoirs. As an audience member, you’ll also be able to participate in a live vote for an Audience Award! The Shorts Program will be on Sunday, May 5 at 11:45 am at the Gene Siskel Film Center. Grab your tickets now! doc10.org/tickets

Films include (in alphabetical order): BOX CUTTERS (Naomi van Niekerk, France, Netherlands, South Africa); HEADSHOT (Dominic Yarabe); HOLD THE LINE (Daniel Lombroso); PIÑATAS OF EARTHLY DELIGHTS (Tom Maroney); SANDCASTLES (Carin Jin-Yi Leong); THE SCHOOL OF CANINE MASSAGE (Emma Miller); STRONG GRANDMA (Cecilia Brown, Winslow Crane-Murdoch); TWO SUN (Blair Barnes); WEEKEND VISITS (Pete Quandt).

04/12/2024

🎶 Whip it, whip it good! 🎶 Doc10 Film Fest is just three weeks away! What better way to open the festival than with an electric music doc about everyone's favorite Ohio-based new wave band? DEVO will have its Chicago premiere on Thursday, May 2 at 7pm at the Davis Theater. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with DEVO producer and musician Chris Holmes and a virtual Q&A with DEVO themselves! The Q&A will be moderated by WXRT Radio Host Marty Lennartz. Grab your tickets now: https://www.doc10.org/tickets 🎟️

04/05/2024

Your Doc10 💎 2024 lineup is here! Running from May 2-5, Doc10 is Chicago's premier all-doc festival. Read our exclusive announcement in Variety here: https://variety.com/2024/film/news/doc10-lineup-chris-smith-devo-documentary-1235957894/
And check out tickets here: https://www.doc10.org/films-2024

The lineup: DEVO, COPA 71, SUPER/MAN: THE CHRISTOPHER REEVE STORY, PORCELAIN WAR, APOLONIA APOLONIA, UNION, LOOK INTO MY EYES, SOUNDTRACK TO A COUP D'ETAT, DAUGHTERS, WAR GAME

03/26/2024

🗓️ TOMORROW: GIRLS STATE kicks off our 9th annual Doc10 Film Fest! It's not too late to get tickets at doc10.org/tickets 🎟️

03/20/2024

🗓️ One week away! GIRLS STATE, Doc10's first official 2024 selection, will screen at the Gene Siskel Film Center next Wednesday, March 27th at 7pm. Tickets can be purchased here: doc10.org/tickets 🎟️🇺🇸🎥

03/15/2024

🎞️ Check out the new trailer from GIRLS STATE! Kicking off Doc10, GIRLS STATE is screening at the Gene Siskel Film Center on March 27th at 7pm, just 12 days away! Tickets can be purchased here: https://www.doc10.org/tickets 🎟️

02/21/2024

Doc10 2024 kicks off with Sundance favorite GIRLS STATE on March 27 at the Gene Siskel Film Center! Tickets can be purchased here: http://doc10.org/tickets 🎞📽

🎬 Exciting news! Doc10 Film Fest returns with a special preview screening of GIRLS STATE! Join us on March 27th at Gene Siskel Film Center for a captivating political journey. Tickets can be purchased here: http://doc10.org/tickets! 🎥

06/08/2023

"We need to be bold and tell and support the stories that speak to this moment and make the under-represented represented and the under-seen parts of our lives our priorities." Check out 2023 Vanguard winner Shane Boris' full remarks via :

After conferring the inaugural Vanguard Award to Jessica Devaney in 2022, Doc10 selected Oscar-nominated producer Shane Boris as this year's recipient for "documentary producers and filmmakers who are at the forefront of creating and cultivating innovative and important documentary filmmaking." Earl...

06/05/2023

Congrats to alumni Diane Becker and Kellen Quinn! So well deserved.

Each producer will receive an unrestricted grant of $50,000 from the digital platform founded by Rebecca Green.

05/18/2023

Save your spot at wearecmp.org/10-year !

SAVE THE DATE! CMP is turning 10 this year, and we're ready to celebrate a Decade of Docs on October 28, 2023 at Chicago's . Sign up at wearecmp.org/10-year (link in bio) to be the first to know about tix, tables, and sponsorship opportunities. See you there!

05/16/2023

Award-winning remarks in the caption below -- congrats again to these doc heroes!

05/11/2023

See you again next year, folks! Make sure you're following Chicago Media Project to stay up to date on our year-round programming.

05/08/2023

And Doc10 2023 wraps up with some Mexican pride....