Reborn from the ashes of the collapse of Midway and Wideload, Chicago's "Indie City" is forged from the crucible of AAA studios and the game design programs at DuPaul. They are young and hopeful, but also polished and poised. Oddly practical. Totally Midwestern.

We spent a month with Chicago's indies. Our film is about their passions, their drive, and their lives. Why making games is the only thing they can imagine doing, even in the face of failure.

Featuring Young Horses (Octodad), The Men Who Wear Many Hats (Organ Trail), William Chyr (Manifold Garden), Culture Shock Games (We Are Chicago), Trinket Studios (Battle Chef Brigade), Greg Wohlwend (Tumbleseed), Chris Wade (Sausage Sports Club), and more.

Produced and directed by Russ Pitts, the creator of polygon.com's "Human Angle" webseries, and the author of "How Video Games Are Made"; "Eagle Semen"; and "Sex, Drugs & Cartoon Violence."