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•EST. 2012• Emmy award-winning production company.
🎬🎥 Documentaries. Branded Content. Digital Series.
2025 National Doc Premiere: @bikevessel

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Since Fall 2022, our team has had the honor of partnering with the Obama Presidential Center and other collaborators to develop and produce several films in the museum, shape the look of original interviews, and coordinate productions across the country.

We're proud to be one of only two Chicago-based production companies that contributed to this historic project. After years of work, it’s been incredibly rewarding to see early visitors experience these stories firsthand, and we can’t wait for the world to take it all in.

More behind-the-scenes reflections to come.

Learn more about our work with @obamafoundation at: obama.org/presidential-center/

📸 Cred: @timothymschmidt by @digife

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We did it!!

Our team at Digifé just won its first @chi_natas Chicago/Midwest Emmy® Award for our series “You Don’t Know CHI.”
Outstanding Achievement for Magazine Program – Single Program/Series.

No grant.
No studio.
No network.
No outside funding.

Just belief.
Belief in the story, the mission, and the craft.

We poured our savings, time, and heart into this project because we knew it mattered, and now that belief has brought home our first Emmy.

This one’s for every independent storyteller proving you don’t need permission to create something meaningful.

#YouDontKnowCHI #EmmyAwards #Digife #Filmmaking #IndependentFilm #Storytelling #Chicago #ChicagoCreators #DocumentaryFilm

@6figga_dilla @_dseals @ericdseals @msblacknesseverdean @cath_hoffman @belle_papillon85 @musbenyce @j_boulware @fropaux @zionaliofficial taken in Chicago, Illinois by @digife

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3 Emmy nominations for You Don’t Know Chi!

This year we’re nominated for:

Outstanding Achievement for Magazine Program – Single Program/Series
Chinatown

Outstanding Achievement for Public Affairs Program – Single Program
Greektown

Outstanding Achievement for Human Interest Content
Auburn Gresham

Really proud of our Digifé team, Dilla, and everyone who helped bring these stories to life.

Digifé is a Chicago-based, production company focused on documentary, branded, and unscripted storytelling. We create character-driven stories that highlight people, culture, and communities with depth and intention.

Chicago has so many stories worth telling, and we’re grateful to see this work recognized.

We’re just getting started.

#YouDontKnowChi #Digife #ChicagoEmmys #Chicago #Emmys Documentary by @digife

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Filmmaking: How do you take in raw footage? Donnie talks about his first steps.

#filmeditor #filmmakers #documentary #filmmaking #storytelling #chicagofilmmakers by @digife

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This week I had the opportunity to bring Bike Vessel back to the Chicago International Film Festival for a special community screening.

The Chicago International Film Festival was always the dream festival for this film. From the beginning, I hoped Bike Vessel would be part of its lineup. To have our world premiere there in 2023 and return this week for another screening was a meaningful full circle moment.

It also took me back to July 10, 2023, when I got to share the news with my dad that our film had been accepted into the festival. After spending years making this documentary together, it's great to have the opportunity to celebrate it.

Thank you to everyone who came out, asked thoughtful questions, and shared your own stories after the screening. Those conversations are one of my favorite parts of documentary filmmaking.

I’m incredibly grateful to @yes_itsnatasha, @viviantang, the team at @chifilmfest , @chicagodcase , @independentlens , @kartemquin and PBS for believing in Bike Vessel and continuing to support independent documentary storytelling.

If you haven’t had a chance to watch Bike Vessel, it’s currently streaming nationwide for free on PBS through Independent Lens.

📸 Photo credit: @purplephotoco taken in Chicago Cultural Center by @digife

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Episodes from our Emmy award-winning show, "You Don't Know Chi," are still available on YouTube. What's your favorite episode so far? by @digife

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We’re still taking this one in.

In the weeks leading up to the opening of the Obama Presidential Center, we had the chance to reconnect with partners and collaborators, celebrate the work that brought this museum to life, and watch visitors engage with the stories inside it for the very first time. Receiving an in-person thank you from President and Mrs. Obama made the moment even more meaningful.

We’re honored to have contributed to a project that will live on as a space for storytelling, reflection, and community. 🥂 by @digife

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Documentary Filmmaking: When is the ideal time to bring on an editor?

A lot sooner than most people would expect....and it can make a significant difference.

#filmmakers #documentary #filmeditor #filmmaking #storytelling #chicagofilmmakers by @digife

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MAKING DOUGLASS: It was such a fitting moment to have a graduation ceremony end our production for the documentary about Douglass Highschool. We thank you for following our behind the scenes journey. But it doesn't end here. Stay tuned as we show you how this film will get put together in post-production. taken in Douglass Community Center by @digife

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MAKING DOUGLASS: Day 22

What happens when you bring six Douglass High School alumni together to talk about their lives in Leesburg? A panel discussion full of history, strong opinions and lots of laughter. by @digife

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MAKING DOUGLASS: Day 21

We're back. More behind the scenes on our documentary film on Douglass High School in Leesburg, Virginia. Today we're with one of our historical experts Professor José Anderson from the University Of Baltimore. We also braved some frigid temperatures to get a moment with Douglass alum Sterling Cook. taken in Leesburg, Virginia by @digife

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