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Festivals/Programs: Chicago Intl Film Festival
September 17, 2026
The Dreamed Adventure
A seemingly sleepy Bulgarian border town is expertly excavated when Said (a local worker reacclimating to an old life) and Veska (an archaeologist home to initiate a dig near the Turkish border) return home after extended time away. When Said mysteriously vanishes, Veska takes it upon herself to ...
September 17, 2026
The Difficult Bride
Zaineen, a young woman from an upper-class Dhaka family, prepares for her wedding by following the traditional bridal beauty rituals expected of the women in her family. Isolated in a bubble of wealth, Zaineen starts to lose her grip on her sanity, as the scrutiny over her body begins to elicit s...
September 17, 2026
The Diary of a Chambermaid
Gianina, a young Romanian woman, works as the live-in nanny and housekeeper for a bourgeois family in France. While she cares for their young son, garnering his affection with her fanciful yet terrifying Romanian folk tales, her own daughter is growing up—and growing resentful—in her absence back...
September 17, 2026
The Debut
When Mona Friedman (Julianne Moore) is cast in a small part in a community theater production of the musical Nosy Neighbors, she transforms from a shy, unassuming housewife into a zealous method actor willing to do anything to protect the artistic integrity of her marginal role—even if it means w...
September 17, 2026
Dear Future Self
A wayward filmmaker, Nico, returns to her hometown to work on a documentary and help lead a storytelling workshop with her childhood friend Lori. During one session, the students are prompted to write to their future selves. As they share their letters, the two educators begin to reexamine their ...
