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Festivals/Programs: Chicago Intl Film Festival
September 17, 2026
Nagi Notes
Yuri, a recently separated architect, travels from Tokyo to visit her former sister-in-law turned friend Yoriko in the rural village of Nagi. Yoriko, an artist haunted by a distant love affair she privately mourns, welcomes the companionship and comfort in their rekindled connection. Their tranqu...
September 17, 2026
Musk
From Oscar-winning documentarian Alex Gibney (Taxi to the Dark Side) comes an unflinching examination of one of the wealthiest, most controversial, and unchecked figures of our time. Tracing Elon Musk’s rise during the dotcom bubble of the 1990s to his corporate ascent in the 2000s, when he found...
September 17, 2026
Mum, I’m Alien Pregnant
Mary is a depressed slacker living at home with a mother who lacks boundaries and spending her days under the covers with tentacular erotica. Her new neighbor, Boo, is her mirror image, an antisocial adult living with his mother and spending most of his time locked in his room. As luck would have...
September 17, 2026
Minotaur
Gleb, a middle-aged businessman, lives comfortably in modern-day Russia with his wife and teenage son. On the surface, the blissful family personifies success: he has a prestigious and powerful job, they own a luxurious home in the woods and enough money to indulge a penchant for fine dining. The...
September 17, 2026
Mariinka
Spanning a decade, this sprawling yet profoundly intimate war-time epic set in the embattled Donbas region of Eastern Ukraine follows several young lives as they adapt to their crushing reality. Natasha, a promising boxing talent, becomes a military paramedic. Angela, who lost her parents at a yo...
