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Festivals/Programs: Chicago Intl Film Festival
September 17, 2026
Ever After
After earning three Michelin stars four years in a row, Curtis Duffy’s restaurant Grace solidified the chef’s place as one of the world’s greatest culinary artists. But in a heartbreaking act of defiance, Duffy walked out after disputes with Grace’s owner in 2017. Never one to back down, Duffy ch...
September 17, 2026
Elephants in the Fog
Pirati is the matriarch of her village’s Kinnar community, a spiritual group of third-gender people whose blessings are historically considered sacred. Though the Kinnar must adhere to a strict vow of chastity and a commitment to protecting their own, Pirati secretly dreams of running away to Del...
September 17, 2026
Eight Bridges
An extended, observational examination of eight different bridges across the United States, landmark experimentalist James Benning offers a stunning entry into his “numbered” cycle of films—including Ten Skies (2004), 13 Lakes (2004), and Twenty Cigarettes (2011). Following a similar formula to t...
September 17, 2026
Edward Said: Between Worlds
Celebrated as a prophet and vilified as a terrorist, Edward Said was America’s most outspoken, charismatic, and eloquent supporter of Palestine for over 25 years. This fascinating documentary traces Said’s personal and professional life—born a Catholic in Jerusalem in 1935, he went on to teach at...
September 17, 2026
The Echo Chamber
When physical therapist Anne (Alicia Vikander) starts making house calls to treat successful music producer Leo’s (Luca Marinelli) chronic pain, the two are inexorably drawn into an unlikely affair. As the months pass, the lovers endure an endless cycle of longing and separation, intimacy and dis...
