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Festivals/Programs: Chicago Intl Film Festival
September 18, 2025
Chiquita Piconera
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. This film screens as part of the Best of CineYouth 2025 shorts program.
September 18, 2025
Paper Love
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. Paper Love is brought to life through animated paper cut-outs and an entrancing score that together showcase the young filmmaker’s inventive imagination....
September 18, 2025
Hey Hugo
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. This film screens as part of the Best of CineYouth 2025 shorts program.
September 18, 2025
Seeds
Intimate, epic, and lyrical, Seeds chronicles the lives of a community of Black farmers who have toiled on their land for over a century in the American South. From cotton harvesters rolling across the fields to men pulling corn, wrangling cattle, or bringing burlap bags of pecans to the market, ...
September 2, 2025
One Golden Summer
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—their faces were splashed across magazine covers and majo...
