Almost 7 hours long, Ken Jacobs' magnum opus is a social critique of the USA, as poignant and relevant today as in the 1950s.

One of the American avant-garde's most prolific figures, Ken Jacobs (1933-2025) eagerly embraced digital filmmaking in the late 1990s.

From the monumental Tom, Tom, the Piper's Son to his Nervous Magic Lantern performances and more recent digital and 3D explorations, Jacobs's work is an uncompromised declaration of love for cinema.

Chicago Filmmakers, the presenting organization of the Onion City Experimental Film Festival, is pleased to announce a dynamic lineup of eight competition screenings and five special event programs for its 36th edition. Recognized by Moviemaker Magazine as one of the top five "coolest" experimental and underground film festivals in the world, Onion City recognizes excellence in experimental film and expanded cinema. Onion City runs from April 9 – 12, 2026, at four venues.

Beyond Resolution is a touring program of short films by Sabine Gruffat. This series of films favors ambiguity and resists resolution. The nearer the gaze, the more obscure the view. Illegibility here is not an escape from politics, but a way of inhabiting it differently: as a site of tension, friction, and possibility. These films draw from a range of genres and layered techniques. Images are processed to draw attention to the hidden logics in software, hardware, and materiality.

Introduction by guest programmer, writer, and independent filmmaker Chris Kennedy.