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FEATURED PROJECTS

HOUSING HISTORY

A documentary following housing activists battling city hall

LONG LOST OPERA

When I discovered an ancestor’s long lost music, I resurrected it

LUNAR LITTER

A short silly documentary about the things we left on the moon

ABOUT ARLEN

Arlen Parsa is a filmmaker known for his award-winning documentaries broadcast on Chicago PBS and screened at film festivals across the country.

When he’s not working on his own films, he directs, produces, edits, and provides archival research services for other filmmakers and private clients. From time to time he also consults for nonprofit organizations, builds websites that attract millions of hits, and occasionally causes a splash online with his analysis of current events.

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