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Festivals/Programs: Chicago Intl Film Festival
September 17, 2026
Ãshegetham
In this singular vision of queer fantasy under oppressive regimes, a young couple’s blissful moments together are interrupted by the arrival of evil beings who they must fight to survive. Real scenes of life and war in Tehran are brought together with computer-animated scenes of euphoric queertop...
September 17, 2026
Into the cracks
When middle-aged, sexually repressed Germán hears the strange whistling sound of a mysterious creature, he begins to crave his greatest aversion: penetration. Formally inventive and subversively queer, this film reimagines the Colombian legend of “El Silbón” as a delightfully handmade fantasy abo...
September 17, 2026
Hag
In Hag, the idea that single women in their 30s are lonely hags is literalized to hilarious extremes. Portrayed through raucous, expressive animation, a woman goes on a hero’s journey to rediscover her true self despite the obstacles she’s faced: patriarchy, waning fertility, and dating apps. Th...
September 17, 2026
City & State Shorts: Homegrown Talent
In this program featuring a selection of shorts from the 62nd Chicago International Film Festival’s City & State shorts program, anxieties, both real and imagined, take center stage in the face of unknown family lineage, romantic longings, career disappointments, and bloody satires. With a va...
September 8, 2026
Mouse
2002, North Little Rock, Arkansas. Besties Minnie and Callie are getting ready for their high school senior year. Charismatic Callie, a singer and performer, is the town’s golden child, while the more awkward Minnie has grown up in her protective shadow. When their friendship is suddenly upended ...
