Chicago fall film guide 2025: Local stories — and emerging filmmakers — dominate must-see movie list

Chicago fall film guide 2025: Local stories — and emerging filmmakers — dominate must-see movie list

Chicago stories have the ability to capture not only the hearts and minds of people across the city, but throughout the U.S. and, in some cases, the world.That influence shapes a slate of exciting films coming this fall. Some of the stories may sound vaguely familiar to Chicagoans: from the highs and lows of the Jackie Robinson West Little League team, revisited in Kevin Shaw’s documentary “One Golden Summer,” to the power of house music, celebr…