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Festivals/Programs: Chicago Intl Film Festival
September 18, 2025
Shorts 7: Documentary
These films showcase the richness of the documentary form. Through observation, testimony, and poetic reimagining, six different complex corners of the world come into view. In Dooni, preacher Walter Hawkins delivers the moving eulogy for legendary singer Sylvester, who died of AIDS in 1988. I...
September 18, 2025
Dooni
Preacher Walter Hawkins eulogizes legendary singer Sylvester, who died of AIDS in 1988. “AIDS is not God’s punishment,” says Hawkins in this deeply moving film on faith, love, and triumph in the face of death. This film screens as part of Shorts Program 7: Documentary.
September 18, 2025
Visiting Hours
During his daily visits to his ailing mother Rose, Tony helps her remember the past in this quietly beautiful portrait of aging, loss, and shared tenderness between mother and son. This film screens as part of Shorts Program 7: Documentary.
September 18, 2025
Koki, Ciao
This deeply singular short film is a humorous autobiography of sorts about a parrot named Koki, who rubbed shoulders with some of the most famous people of the 20th century. Developed by having Koki verbally react to archival footage presented to him, this film is a fascinating portrait of pets, ...
September 18, 2025
Lanawaru
As a community grapples with the disappearance of one of their own, a young boy receives spiritual guidance from his grandfather. Hypnotic and profound, Lanawaru depicts one community’s bond with nature and their sacred spiritual practices. This film screens as part of Shorts Program 7: Docume...
