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Festivals/Programs: Chicago Intl Film Festival
September 18, 2025
Sun Ra: Do the Impossible
Sonic experimentation, radical community-building, and an imagination that is far beyond this world are pieces of the impossible whole of Afrofuturist pioneer Sun Ra. This documentary explores the mind of one of the most visionary figures of the 20th century—layering rare archival footage, pulsin...
September 18, 2025
The Tale of Silyan
Inspired by a folktale about a young boy who is turned into a stork by his father, the new film from the Oscar-nominated director of Honeyland tells a heartwarming story of family, farming and sustainability in North Macedonia. Set in a region with one of the densest stork populations, the film p...
September 18, 2025
This Island
Bebo, a wayward teenager from a coastal Puerto Rican town, lives with his brother in a public housing complex. They struggle to make ends meet as fishermen, but the promise of easy money from an illegal side hustle has them running up against the local drug dealer. When violence suddenly comes fo...
September 18, 2025
Three Goodbyes
After what seemed like a trivial argument, Marta (Alba Rohrwacher) and Antonio (Elio Germano) break up. Reeling from heartache, gym teacher Marta withdraws into herself, completely losing her appetite and enthusiasm for life and finding solace in a lifesize K-pop idol cardboard standee. Antonio, ...
September 18, 2025
Train Dreams
Based on the beloved novella by Denis Johnson, Train Dreams is the moving portrait of Robert Grainier (Golden Globe nominee Joel Edgerton), whose life unfolds during an era of unprecedented change in early 20th century America. Orphaned at a young age, Robert grows into adulthood among the toweri...
