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Modern storytelling has many roots in Chicago — the city is the birthplace of slam poetry, an incubator for improv and stand-up comedy, and home to countless famed newsrooms, theaters, recording studios and universities across more than 75 distinct neighborhoods.

The alumni of Chicago nonfiction storytellers include oral historian Studs Terkel, poets Gwendolyn Brooks and Carl Sandberg, film critics Roger Ebert and Gene Siskel, broadcaster Oprah Winfrey, and more comedians than we can list.

The goal of the Chicago VC Hub is to carry on those legacies and strengthen today's networks of nonfiction storytellers, documentary filmmakers and video journalists.

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A hub acts as a touchstone for the community, fostering a sense of belonging while enabling personal connection and professional development.

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Ping Tom Memorial Park (Pagoda), 1700 S Wentworth Ave, Chicago, IL 60616, USA

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Kitchen + Kocktails, 339, North Dearborn Street, River North, Chicago, 60654, Cook County, Illinois, USA

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City Bureau, South State Street, Chicago, IL, USA

Our local nonfiction video hubs are made possible by Knight Foundation.

The Video Consortium ® is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that connects and supports today's nonfiction filmmakers and video journalists to tell bold stories that change the world. (EIN: 81-1686368)

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Our local nonfiction video hubs are made possible by Knight Foundation.