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Author: Kasey Martin
April 21, 2020
Dinner and a (Streaming) Movie: Gibsons and The Blues Brothers (1980)
Dinner and a Movie
(L) Gibsons' ribs and fries; (R) Two Chicagoans ready for a good meal. Welcome to Dinner and a (Streaming) Movie! Each week for #TakeoutTuesday, we will collaborate with one of our Hot Spots restaurant partners to bring you delicious pickup and delivery food options along with a film se...
April 20, 2020
#56Films to Stream: JUAN OF THE DEAD (2011)
56 Films
Juan of the Dead (2011) Given the current recommendation to stay home and practice social distancing, we at the Chicago International Film Festival are looking at past selections from each year of the Festival that you can stream now from home. Stream our past selections as we look forwa...
April 19, 2020
Four Roles You Can Play
Festival News
Photo by Timothy M. Schmidt Dear Friends, Supporters and Fellow Movielovers: At the Chicago International Film Festival, we have long believed in the power of cinema to bring people together from across different cultures and walks of life, to transport us to distant places and states o...
April 17, 2020
#56Films to Stream: BOYS DON’T CRY (1999)
56 Films
Boys Don't Cry is streaming now on HBO. Given the current recommendation to stay home and practice social distancing, we at the Chicago International Film Festival are looking at past selections from each year of the Festival that you can stream now from home. Stream our past selections ...
April 15, 2020
#56Films to Stream: FACES PLACES (2017)
56 Films
Faces Places is streaming now on Kanopy and for digital rental. Given the current recommendation to stay home and practice social distancing, we at the Chicago International Film Festival are looking at past selections from each year of the Festival that you can stream now from home. Str...


