MCC to Screen at Slow Food Fest in Illinois

Mad City Chickens will play at the Slow Food Film Festival on January 25th in Springfield, Illinois. The public screening is being sponsored by Slow Food Springfield and the University of Illinois Extension. Film starts 6:30 pm at Benedictine University, 1500 N. 5th Street.

Chicagoland Public Screening of MCC

February 8th in Palatine, Illinois. Public screening of Mad City Chickens presented by the Village Homesteaders of Palatine. Starts at 7:00 pm at CCUU, 1025 N. Smith St.

Mad City Chickens Returns to Chicago-Area

December 1, Mundelein, Illinois - Public Screening sponsored by Village Homesteading Mundelein - 5:00 pm at Maverick's Bar & Grill, 2061 W. Maple Ave.

Outdoor Screening of 'Chickens' in Carbondale, IL

Mad City Chickens will be showing at a special outdoor screening on this Sunday, May 6 in Carbondale, Illinois. Sponsored by Farmer Tom, it will be held at Mulberry Hill Farm, 5370 Springer Ridge Rd.

Guests are encouraged to arrive by 7:30 pm, film starts at sundown. Rain or shine. Bring a lawn chair or blanket to sit on.

Mad City Chickens to Screen in Sycamore, Illinois

The Sycamore Citizens for Backyard Chickens are making a statement in their municipality. They want to change the laws so it's legal to keep urban hens. As part of their efforts to raise awareness within the community, they are sponsoring a public screening of Mad City Chickens on November 9th.

The film starts at 6:30 pm and will be shown at the Sycamore Public Library, 103 East State Street, Sycamore, IL

"Chickens" to Show in Chillicothe, IL

On the 21st of July, Mad City Chickens will screen in Chillicothe, Illinois which is about 16 miles from Peoria and 140 from Chicago. The documentary is playing at and being sponsored by the Chillicothe Public Library - 6:30 pm, 430 N. Bradley Ave.

Mad City Chickens Heading Back to Chicago Area

Public Screening June, 28th, Crystal Lake, Illinois. Co-sponsored by McHenry County Transition, Enviromental Defenders, and Lou Marchi Total Recycling Institute - 7:00 pm McHenry County College, Conference Center, 8900 US Hwy 14.

"Chickens" Screens in Bloomington, Illinois

~April 9th Bloomington, Illinois - The Illinois Sustainable Living and Wellness Screening presented by the Ecology Action Center - 3:00pm Illinois Wesleyan University Shirk Center, 302 E. Emerson Street.

Two Sceenings of Mad City Chickens Tonight!

 Mad City Chickens screens in two cities tonight:

~ Cambridge, New York, Public Screening sponsored by Hubbard Hall Projects - 7:00pm Hubbard Hall, Beacon Feed Studio, 25 East Main Street (about an hour NE of Albany).

~ Lockport, Illinois - Public Screening sponsored by Lockport CLUCK - 7:00pm Central Square Building, 222 E. 9th Street, 3rd Floor (about 40 minutes SW of downtown Chicago).

Mad City Chickens featured on PBS news program Chicago Tonight

Yesterday, we were featured with several other urban chicken keepers on Chicago Tonight, a news program on PBS affiliate WTTW! Host Rich Samuels interviewed a number of legal poultry owners in the Windy City and one not-so-legal (in Evanston). Rich also included the piece he did with us here in Madison as well as some key clips from the film.

Interviewed by WTTW's Rich Samuels

We had the pleasure of meeting and being interviewed today by Rich Samuels, long-time host of the PBS program Chicago Tonight on WTTW. Rich came to Madison to ask us a few questions on tape about our chicken film and the whole backyard poultry movement.

The interview was shot in the WYOU Studio in downtown Madison.

Evanston Screening Gets Some Press

Reporter Ali Elkin attended our recent screening of Mad City Chickens in Evanston, Illinois where she got to experience firsthand the enthusiasm of a crowd of people who really want their chickens. Evanston currently prohibits the keeping of backyard poultry, but the tide is turning. View the Daily Northwestern article.

Mad City Chickens Screens to Packed Evanston Audience

Chickens are not (yet) legal in Evanston, IL, but from the size and enthusiasm of last night's crowd, this city is ready to take the poultry plunge! Nearly 125 people filled the library screening room, and the gears are now in motion to bring chickens back within city limits where they've been banned since the 1970's.

Screening in Chicago's Logan Square

At last night's screening of Mad City Chickens in Chicago's Logan Square, we had a wonderful Q&A session. People from the neighborhood were able to network and talk urban sustainability. We're seeing more and more people coming together to form egg co-ops--one homeowner houses the hens, but a number of others assist in the upkeep and all share in the bounty. This is especially helpful for apartment dwellers with anti-poultry landlords.

Chicken Talk at Hull House Museum

First stop on the Chicago tour: Hull House Museum on the campus of the University of Illinois. We talked chicken and showed 10 minutes of film clips to about 60 people who packed the room during their weekly "Rethinking Soup" gathering.

Martha Boyd (Angelics Organics), Shawnecee Schneider (chicken keeper), Robert, Tashai, Drew Salapatek (chicken keeper)

Two Chicken Screenings in Chicago: Sept 22-23!

Mad City Chickens is playing in the Chicago-area on this coming Tuesday and Wednesday. 

-September 22nd, 7:00pm, Armitage Baptisit Church, 2541 N. Kedzie in Chicago (enter on Albany St.).

-September 23rd, 7:30pm, Evanston Public Library, 1703 Orrington Ave in Evanston.

Filmmakers are scheduled to attend both screenings plus a special lunchtime chicken discussion at the University of Illinois (Chicago), September, 22, noon-1:00pm, UIC Hull House Museum, 800 S Halsted St.

Sponsors include Angelic Organics Learning Center, Evanston Public Library, Evanston Food Policy Council, Reeltime Film and Video Forum, Armitage Baptist Church, Earth First Farms, and Hull-House Museum at UIC.

Mad City Chickens screens in Chicago today!

Sponsored by Chicago Chicken Enthusiasts and First Slice, Mad City Chickens will screen in Chicago today during an Urban Farm Breakfast at First Slice Pie Café at Lillstreet Art Center 4401 N. Ravenswood Ave.

Get information about responsibly raising chickens in the city and meet other Chicago Chicken Enthusiasts who will be sharing stories and exhibiting their chickens outside the art center and restaurant.

The screening of Mad City Chickens will take place on the first floor at 12:30pm. Free will admission.
Saturday, May 16, 2009 10:00a – 2:00p