Chicago Intl Film Festival

Four people rest in the branches of a leafy tree in a meadow. A man lies stretched across one branch, two boys perch higher up, and an older man stands at the trunk, holding on gently. The scene feels quiet, natural, and intimate.

Wind, Talk to Me

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A filmmaker, enlisting the help of his winsome family, blends fiction and reality to create an intimate, tender monument to his late mother.
A young woman holds a baby close to herself, resting her forehead on the baby's head.

Young Mothers

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Living together in a group home in Belgium, five teenage girls wrestle with the newfound responsibilities of parenthood in this warmly humanist social drama.

Shorts 1: After Dark

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Unfulfilled dreams, dark obsessions, and illicit desires take center stage in this program that transports viewers into the bold and blood-curdling world of genre film. From ventriloquist dummies to unrequited love, these shorts expose our darkest fears… and create new ones.
Distorted by a glitch effect, a blue-haired woman sits at a laptop with a messy desk and an open window in the background.

Blue Violet

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Blue’s devotion to her beloved Violet knows no bounds, as the video compilation she’s assembled for Violet’s birthday attempts to convey. When hours pass with still no response to her many birthday well-wishes, Blue’s love transforms into violent, self-destructive obsession.

This film screens as part of Shorts Program 1: After Dark.

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