Peter Curtis Pardini is an award-winning director and producer.  His critically acclaimed documentary Now More Than Ever: The History of Chicago (which he also produced) won two film festivals and 4 awards on its way to 2 million viewers for its #1 rated premiere on CNN on New Year’s Day 2017.  David Wild of Rolling Stone magazine hailed the documentary as “artful and definitive.”

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In addition to Now More Than Ever: The History of Chicago, Pardini has written, produced and directed over 10 short films, 3 feature documentaries and three narrative features. His work has been featured on The Grammys, HBO, CNN, Parade Magazine, Deadline Hollywood and People Magazine.

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In 2018, he completed Rolling Thunder (story/director), a feature film shot in one day starring Wes Studi and Joe Mantegna. In 2019, Fat: A Documentary debuted as the #1 new Documentary on iTunes and was featured in the New York Times as the #8 of best-selling movie on iTunes in August 2019.

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His documentary The Last Band on Stage (about Chicago's struggle with COVID) is being released worldwide on VOD and limited theatrical on September 30, 2022.

 

He is currently in pre-production on the feature film American/Indian, a thriller about the early days of Indian casinos.

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He is directing the feature film Man Goes on Rant in June 2023. 

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