Chicago Onscreen at Pottawattomie

Chicago Onscreen returns for its thirteenth season of local short films in neighborhood parks, screening seven works from Chicago-area directors at Pottawattomie Park on Wednesday, August 26, at 8 PM. The program runs about an hour and includes "The Protagonist Gene," "Taste of Community," "Draft Paper," "First Winter," "What I Am Today: Maa Maa Dei," and "Jacuzzi Man" — a lineup that typically spans documentary, narrative, and experimental approaches. A straightforward outdoor film night for anyone curious about what local filmmakers are making right now. Free.