“Eliminate the need for permission.” - Troy Pryor, FOUNDER & CHAIRMAN MEET TROY MEET TROY AN ERA OF ELEVATION AN ERA OF ELEVATION AN ERA OF ELEVATION WELCOME CINDY BEASLEY WELCOME CINDY BEASLEY WELCOME CINDY BEASLEY CREATIVE CYPHER'S NEW PRESIDENT CREATIVE CYPHER'S NEW PRESIDENT CREATIVE CYPHER'S NEW PRESIDENT READ MORE READ MORE NEWS NEWS Whoopi Goldberg Joins Animated Feature “Captain Zero: The Movie” as Executive Producer CAPTAIN ZERO LANDS NAACP IMAGE AWARD NOMINATION AN ERA OF ELEVATION, CREATIVE CYPHER’S NEXT CHAPTER Robert Townsend’s Pop-Up Film Festival XL Fest’s Year 3 Exceeds Expectations with nearly 4000 attendees What attendees can expect at this year's festival Creative Cypher Brings on Kickstarter as Sponsor for XL Lab XL FEST Chicago’s new cultural crown jewel Ironheart Forges It’s Own Path – With Chicago At Its Core Whoopi Goldberg Selects Cypher-backed Captain Zero at Tribeca Film Festival XL Film Festival empowers rising storytellers To Live and Die and Live Is a Love Letter to the Layers We Carry Cottage Grove wins two Gold Telly Awards Keeping Up With Kelley Kali Ryan Coogler, Ludwig Göransson unpack Sinners and Chicago ties In Conversation With Cinematic Powerhouse Emmai Alaquiva Ryan Coogler made a special trip to Chicago Writer / Director George Ellzey Jr. talks about Cottage Grove Meet Playwright Richard Gallion: From The Court To The Stage Interview with LaTariyon (LT) Perry, producer of The Come Up Chat with Opus director Mark Anthony Green XL Fest and AMC+ Spotlight Rising Filmmakers The Power of Story: How the film Kemba freed Michelle West XL Film Fest: "The Family Business" With Larenz Tate, Larron Tate, Lahmard Tate, and Portia King VIEW ALL VIEW ALL