A documentary profile of Elise Hill, who left an abusive home as a teenager and took up prostitution to survive on the streets. But, after completing rehab and taking art classes, she started supporting herself through her art.

Jack Sargeant takes over as festival director and programs some of the best underground films, including Craig Baldwin’s Mock Up on Mu and a retrospective of the work of Jeff Krulik.

Read an exclusive interview with Jack Sargeant, author of Deathtripping, as he begins his new job as the new Revelation Film festival director.

The Evil City Film Festival gave awards to filmmakers Leah Meyerhoff, Karen Gehres, Jeremy Carr, Sam Griffin, Billy Samoa Saleebey and more.

The Evil City Film Festival is screening Hank’s Auto Repair by Matthew Stawski, plus short films by Leah Meyerhoff, Vivian Wong, plus more shorts and features.

The 14th annual Chicago Underground Film Festival will be screening film Random Lunacy, plus films by Usama Alshaibi, Andrew Semans, James Fotopoulos and more.