Chicago Intl Film Festival

A group of mourning women cluster around the body of a young girl.

Chiquita Piconera

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A grieving mother uses vibrant Spanish dancing to cope with the loss of her youngest daughter, but the intensity of her grief threatens her relationship with her eldest child.
Paper cut-outs of various creatures crowd the frame, one holds a broken heart.

Paper Love

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When a princess decides to escape from a possessive ruler, she wonders if her desire for freedom will triumph over the king’s despotic visions.
A Latino man and an Black man in a light blue prison uniform smile at each other while sitting at a desk.

Hey Hugo

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Hugo, a well-loved family man, has spent nine years in prison for murder he insists he did not commit. As he waits for his case to be reopened and his conviction overturned, his family recounts fond memories with him.
Seen in black and white, a man holds a baby while standing in a small playground.

Seeds

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This lyrical portrait of legacy Black farmers in the American South celebrates their tenacity and resolve, presenting a timeless vision of a waning way of life.
A young baseball team walks out onto the field, excited expressions on their faces. Their jerseys read "Great Lakes Region"

One Golden Summer

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In 2014, Chicago’s Jackie Robinson West Little League became the first all-Black team to win the Little League U.S. Baseball Championship. Along the way, 13 twelve-year-old athletes from the South Side turned into media superstars.
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