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Festivals/Programs: Chicago Intl Film Festival
September 17, 2026
Chocolate Babies
Set against the height of the 1990s AIDS epidemic in New York City, Chocolate Babies centers on an underground cell of radical, HIV-positive Black and queer drag queens and community activists. Determined to expose government neglect and political corruption, the collective stages a series of bol...
September 17, 2026
Everything Else is Noise
Rosa, a composer, is nervous for an upcoming television interview, so she heads to her colleague Tere’s sun-drenched apartment in hopes that the idyllic surroundings will calm her nerves and show her in her best light. When the crew arrives, however, their awkward questions and bumbling aspect qu...
September 17, 2026
Finding Your Laughter
In this joyful and moving family portrait, aspiring Chicago comedian Arlieta lives on the South Side with her aging father Milton Hall, Sr., who has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. Embracing optimism in the face of his affliction and finding inspiration in his own creative work as a radi...
September 17, 2026
Sad Girlz
La Maestra and Paula are inseparable best friends. Their existence as 16-year-olds revolves around training for the chance to go to Brazil with their swim team and exploring their blossoming individuality together. At a party one night, Paula ends up alone with her long-time crush, something she ...
September 17, 2026
Documentary Shorts: Fault Lines
In A Woman’s Place is Everywhere, identical twin sisters battle an eviction suit threatening to displace them from the only home they’ve ever known. In The Revolution Against Death, Joshua Oppenheimer’s (The Act of Killing) critical eye is fixed on the hosts and attendees of a radical life extens...
