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[CMP @wearecmp]

🎬 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!

[Chicago Public Library @chipublib]

Celebrate #PrideMonth at your local library! This month, CPL will host events, movies, resource fairs and more, all celebrating the LGBTQIA+ community.

To kick off the month, enjoy these photos from the 90s taken at a Pride Parade.

https://t.co/CC8DaMGCh1

[Music Box Films @musicboxfilms]

When a Hollywood producer approaches Ross McElwee about remaking his classic documentary SHERMAN'S MARCH, he looks back on a lifetime of what his camera has captured and what remained out of frame.

REMAKE opens in New York on July 10.

[Steal This Story, Please! @stealthisstory]

Wow, Chicago! STEAL THIS STORY, PLEASE! had the BEST opening weekend of any documentary in the past 25 years at the Music Box!

We’re filled with gratitude for the passionate organizers, engaged audiences, and the broader community that gathered around the film.

[Steal This Story, Please! @stealthisstory]

“We need to be able to lift up what’s happening in our neighborhoods.” Thanks Jesse Hoyt of @ONENorthside for reminding us the power of community.

STEAL THIS STORY, PLEASE! is screening nationwide. It's never been more urgent to amplify stories of neighbors supporting neighbors.

[Kino Lorber @KinoLorber]

Thrilled to announce that we'll be bringing J.M. Harper's moving and essential documentary SOUL PATROL to theaters this Fall. This Sundance award winner, based on the bestselling memoir by Ed Emanuel, reveals a hidden chapter of American history as the Vietnam War’s first Black special ops team reunites to tell their story.

[Alex Gibney @alexgibneyfilm]

"Knife" will play in festivals this summer and then be released in US and around the world in the fall.

[CMP @wearecmp]

Doc10 2026 may be over — but we’re got more programming ahead!

Stay tuned for more screenings of inspiring docs, and impactful conversations on key issues, in the months ahead!

Want to be the first to hear about upcoming events? Sign up for our newsletter at https://t.co/KNimCIUY94!

[Nancy French @NancyAFrench]

@dkrishock @DavidAFrench @wearecmp This is a film by @alexgibneyfilm who showed the horrible truth of this attack very well -- he even included footage of the attack on the Chautauqua stage. I'm not sure it is viewable yet -- I don't see it on the streaming services, but I saw it at Chicago film festival Doc10!

[Nancy French @NancyAFrench]

Words are not violence. Violence is violence. The story of the attempted murder of Salman Rushdie should remind of this… and encourage us to try to have one ounce of the courage he’s shown over the past few decades. @wearecmp

[CMP @wearecmp]

Another highlight from Doc10 2026:

An inspiring panel discussing THE BADDEST SPEECHWRITER OF ALL, with dir. @bgproudfoot, Daniel Ash of The @FieldFoundation, Grammy-winning artist @J_Ivy, political strategist @cornellbelcher, and speechwriter @davidlitt, moderated by @StrautMike of the @ObamaFoundation 🎞️

[Music Box Theatre @musicboxtheatre]

Chicago!

STEAL THIS STORY, PLEASE! opens this weekend at the Music Box, featuring in-person Q&As on Friday & Saturday!

Get Tickets Now: https://t.co/BJuipZJ0kC

[Block Club Chicago @BlockClubCHI]

Help Block Club raise $20,000 for high-impact investigations that hold Chicago's institutions and leaders accountable.

If our work matters to you, consider supporting Block Club: https://t.co/pzCXapUyg7

[Music Box Theatre @musicboxtheatre]

"It will entertain, inform, and might even change your views about the world" -- Film Threat

AMY GOODMAN comes to the Music Box with her new doc STEAL THIS STORY, PLEASE!

Opens Friday - Opening weekend Q&As with Amy Goodman in person!

Get Tickets Now: https://t.co/BJuipZJ0kC

[CMP @wearecmp]

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 @davistheater and @filmcenter — plus all the filmmakers, partner organizations, sponsors, volunteers, team members, and everyone who makes Doc10 possible!

Onward to more impactful documentary films!

[Bethany McLean @bethanymac12]

Fun to be on stage with you again @alexgibneyfilm! Congrats on a wonderful movie.

[CMP @wearecmp]

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.

[Chicago Breaking News @ChicagoBreaking]

Chicago filmmakers spotlight ICE raids’ human toll at Doc10 Film Festival https://t.co/pBYHI6VL5O

[CMP @wearecmp]

Thanks to everyone who joined us for our powerful screening of "ICE Under Watch" — seeing first-hand accounts that bring humanity and context to the injustices, hearing from filmmakers and activists, and connecting with local organizations about ways to fight back.

That's what Doc10 is all about: inspiring action, community, and change through nonfiction film.

[🏳️‍🌈 Ms. Marya E. Gates 🦩 @oldfilmsflicker]

Dawn Porter in conversation with @812filmreviews tonight at @musicboxtheatre!! I'll also be introducing Sara Dosa's brilliant new documentary TIME AND WATER!