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Festivals/Programs: Chicago Intl Film Festival
September 17, 2026
Dëmm
Searching for direction following her mother’s death and in frequent conflict with her father, 17-year-old Mati finds herself pulled toward a group of glamorous soul-eating women. With stunning, blue-tinged cinematography, this atmospheric short depicts the powerful allure of belonging, no matter...
September 17, 2026
Embla
Embla is the picture of perfection, a wooden woman designed and brought to life by an artist who dotes on her. But when she burns her hand, her creator’s affection dims, and Embla is forced to seek revenge using the very element that marred her muse status. This film screens as part of the After...
September 17, 2026
Buckskin
In this introspective and poetic portrait, filmmaker Mars Verrone reflects on the life of their grandfather, Carroll B. Williams Jr., a trailblazing Black and Indigenous forester and entomologist. Using family archives and luminous 16mm imagery of the redwoods, Verrone meditates on the personal a...
September 17, 2026
A Woman’s Place is Everywhere
Twin sisters Ona and Emilija have lived their whole lives in the Williamsburg loft their mother built. After her passing, the sisters must fight an eviction that threatens to displace them from their irreplaceable home. With incredible proximity, director Fanny Texier crafts a tender reflection o...
September 17, 2026
The Revolution Against Death
At a summit for radical life extension, scores of Americans young and old desperately look for any method of stopping death’s inevitable onslaught. Through an observational lens, filmmaker Joshua Oppenheimer (The Act of Killing) takes a simultaneously profound and satirical look at this gathering...
