News Archive
Author: Kasey Martin
September 30, 2022
Director Spotlight: Sinead O’Shea on Pray For Our Sinners
Festival News
We are delighted to host Irish filmmaker and journalist Sinead O’Shea along with her film Pray For Our Sinners. The documentary mixes personal storytelling with political exposé, where O’Shea returns to her small hometown to confront historical abuse and neglect in the Catholic Church. More speci...
September 30, 2022
Inferno 1911: Italy’s First Feature Film and Other Early Literary Interpretations
Festival News
Preceding the 58th Chicago International Film Festival, which begins on October 12th, Cinema/Chicago is hosting a CineConcert screening of L’Inferno to celebrate the centenary. The 1911 Italian silent film was directed by Francesco Bertolini, Adolfo Padovan, and Giuseppe De Liguoro. More info...
April 18, 2022
CineYouth Programmer Picks
Festival News
After exploring over 350 submissions from 30 countries, the 71 official selections in this year's CineYouth festival stood out due to their vitality, personality, and innovation. Here, our CineYouth programmers highlight a few selections from the festival that particularly moved them du...
October 18, 2021
Director Spotlight: Franziska Stünkel on THE LAST EXECUTION
Festival News
German filmmaker and photo artist Franziska Stünkel’s film The Last Execution (Nahschuss) is a historical drama telling the story of Werner Teske, a scientist-turned Stasi spy who became the last person executed in East Germany. Stünkel is in Chicago for the international premiere of her grip...
October 18, 2021
Director Spotlight: Isidore Bethel on ACTS OF LOVE
Festival News
Filmmaker magazine named Isidore Bethel one of the “25 New Faces of Independent Film” last year. We’re honored to host him in Chicago this week for a special screening of his new film Acts of Love, a docu-fiction hybrid story about make sexuality he co-directed with Francis Leplay. The Hollyw...
