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Festivals/Programs: Chicago Intl Film Festival
September 29, 2026
Going for Home
In the aftermath of last year’s Eaton Canyon fire, the racially and economically diverse community of Altadena faced devastation on every front: homes destroyed, families displaced, and a long, uncertain road to recovery. Amid the chaos, one institution refuses to fold—the Central Altadena Little...
September 17, 2026
32 Meters
Filled with humor and grit, this witty observational documentary unfolds in the remote Turkish village where Halime, like many women, works in the local rifle factory. Alongside her friend Gönül, the two set out to learn how to fire the weapons and join—for the first-time—the town’s annual sharp-...
September 17, 2026
14th
Written in the wreckage of the Civil War, the 14th Amendment was meant to close the door on the hierarchy of human worth. Instead, it has become a permanent argument. Ava DuVernay’s 14th pulls this constitutional fight out of the footnotes and into the present, chronicling the vicious battle over...
September 17, 2026
9 Temples to Heaven
When 63-year-old Sakol receives a disturbing prophecy from a fortune teller regarding his elderly mother, he conscripts his entire family into a daylong pilgrimage. Piling into a van and journeying to nine different Buddhist temples, he hopes to heal the ailing matriarch and reverse the negative ...
September 17, 2026
Elsinore
Set in 1980s London and based on a true story, this deeply emotional and inspiring drama follows the life of Ian Charleson, the British actor who broke out in the 1981 Oscar-winner Chariots of Fire. Powerfully portrayed by Irish star Andrew Scott (All of Us Strangers, Ripley), Charleson is now a ...
