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Doc10 is Chicago's premier documentary showcase, running May 2-5, 2024. More info at doc10.org doc10.org

DOC10 is a documentary film festival in Chicago, IL, running April 24 - May 3, 2026.

10/27/2026

"A refreshing, joyous gem of a documentary that also doesn’t shy away from the pain of loss"

Join us on Sunday 11/1 at the Davis Theater for a special Day of the Dead presentation: the Chicago premiere of the moving & hopeful doc THE LIFE WE LEAVE.

10 complimentary tickets available for the first 10 people to share this post!

10/20/2026

It's true, everyone’s going to die. Some of us could also become excellent garden soil.

This November 1st, in honor of the Day of the Dead, we’re excited to present the Chicago premiere of the moving and hopeful doc THE LIFE WE LEAVE as a Speak Truth screening on 11/1 at 7pm at the Davis Theater: https://davistheater.com/movies/the-life-we-leave/

Join us for an evening discussing life, death, and the things that really matter. Before the film, visit our ofrenda in front of the theater, write a note to someone you’ve lost and place it on the altar.

See you at the Davis for a fascinating portrait of an entrepreneur working to build the world’s first large-scale terramation facility and re-discovering human connection, ritual, and legacy. With a Speak Truth panel discussion following the film with director JJ Ge**er, IL State Senator Celina Villanueva, bill sponsor for legalizing human composting in Illinois, and Brooke Benjamin, Inclusive Care Funeral Home Director.

09/21/2026

After broke the cultural silence on gender violence, international human rights lawyer Jennifer Robinson fights against the weaponization of defamation laws to silence survivors.

Don't miss our special screening of Sundance hit SILENCED tomorrow, Tues. 9/22, at the Davis Theater — a moving documentary from Emmy winning director Selina Miles.

Get tickets now: https://davistheater.com/movies/silenced/

07/24/2026

"The takeaway is not a blueprint for a protest—opposition tactics will always adapt—but to never lose trust in each other’s potential for resistance and desire for community." - Daniella Mazzio, Chicago Reader

The critical, inspiring Doc10 selection EVERYBODY TO KENMURE STREET opens today at the Siskel Film Center!

Felipe Bustos Sierra’s Everybody to Kenmure Street documents a 2021 protest in Scotland, contextualizing a history of resistance and community.

05/11/2026

🎬 Doc10 2026 was a record-setting and inspiring 10 days of cinema, conversations, and community — with our new Speak Truth series and special guests from Billie Jean King to Salman Rushdie. ✨

Take a look at some highlights from this year’s festival — and stay tuned for more exciting screenings and events in the months to come!

05/06/2026

That’s officially a wrap on Doc10 2026!

Thanks to the amazing audiences who joined us for 10 days of inspiring documentary films at the Davis Theater and Siskel Film Center — plus all the filmmakers, partner organizations, sponsors, volunteers, team members, and everyone who makes Doc10 possible!

Onward to more impactful documentary films!

05/05/2026

Celebrated novelist Salman Rushdie and Oscar-winning director Alex Gibney helped us close Doc10 2026 in style, screening their captivating new film KNIFE: THE ATTEMPTED MURDER OF SALMAN RUSHDIE and discussing it in Q&A, alongside Rachel Eliza Griffiths and Bethany McLean.

05/04/2026

Don't miss more amazing docs this week at The Chicago Critics Film Festival at the Music Box Theatre:

🎬 WHEN A WITNESS RECOUNTS, with dir. Dawn Porter in-person - tonight at 6:30pm

🎬 TIME AND WATER, from Doc10 alum Sara Dose (FIRE OF LOVE) - tonight at 9:30pm

🎬 BROKEN ENGLISH, a bold portrait of iconic singer-songwriter Marianne Faithfull - Thursday at 5pm

Get tickets: https://www.chicagocriticsfilmfestival.com/films

05/04/2026

Our powerful "ICE Under Watch" screening made the Chicago Tribune!

Read more about the inspiring shorts and how we "made a deliberate shift toward local storytelling and civic engagement."

Documentary film festival premiered six films that chronicled stories of Chicagoans affected by last fall’s Operation Midway Blitz immigration raids.

05/03/2026

It was a moving Saturday night at Doc10, with packed houses for 2 hilarious, insightful films:

🍪 COOKIE QUEENS, featuring director Alysa Nahmias alongside real life Cookie Queens in-person, including Englewood's Girl Scout Troop 26286

🎤 PARALYZED BY HOPE: THE MARIA BAMFORD STORY, with Maria Bamford and director Neil Berkley discussing the film with fellow comedian Kristen Toomey

See you today for the final day of the festival — with films at the Davis Theater & Siskel Film Center!

📸: Vee Sanders

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