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Festivals/Programs: Chicago Intl Film Festival
September 17, 2026
Marie Madeleine
Following up her acclaimed debut Freda, Haitian filmmaker Gessica Généus directs and stars in Marie Madeleine, tracking the sensual interior life of a fiercely independent sex worker in Jacmel. When her path crosses with Joseph, a young man trapped under the thumb of his fanatical father and an a...
September 17, 2026
The Man I Love
Jimmy (Rami Malek) is a theater actor whose reputation precedes him: magnetic, capricious, selfish, but undeniably talented. In the care of his patient partner after a stay in the hospital due to AIDS, he begins to rehearse what he knows will be his final role in a play. With fatalistic joie de v...
September 17, 2026
Love is the monster
In the near future, a tropical dystopia is ruled by fear and rampant inequality. An ambiguous armed conflict is being fought elsewhere by the society’s men, and the wealthy live hyper-vigilant in gated enclaves protected by armed guards, fearing mysterious threats—and anyone less privileged—from ...
September 17, 2026
Look Back
Outgoing fourth-grader Fujino is determined to pursue her calling as a manga artist. As the sole comic strip contributor to her student paper, Fujino hesitates when her teacher encourages her to join forces with the reclusive Kyomoto, a talented illustrator who hasn’t left her room in years. When...
September 17, 2026
A Long Winter
1950s, Colorado: Mike lives and works with his brother and his parents high above an isolated mountain town. Recently returned from a stint away from home, Mike has a renewed appreciation for their provincial existence on the mountain. When his brother leaves for war, the veneer of peaceful famil...
