Festival Archives: Chicago Intl Film Festival

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A man in a blue shirt and glasses works on a multi-colored fashion piece being worn by a model next to him.

376 Days (Nick Cave: Keep it Movin’) [short film]

  Claude-Aline T Nazaire-Miller

  United States     37 minutes

Synopsis

Artist Nick Cave prepares for a career-spanning exhibition and a groundbreaking fashion performance celebrating gender identity.

This film screens as part of the Black Perspectives Special Program – Beyond the Frame program.

  

 English 

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People walk through a busy train station. Signs read "Calder-Miro" and "Sortie 1: Grande Arche"

The Great Arc [short film] La Grande Arch

  Camille Authouart

  France     12 minutes

Synopsis

An artist explores, observes, and draws scenes of La Défense, a neighborhood west of Paris whose large-scale public artworks constitute the largest open-air museum in Europe.

This film screens as part of the Shorts 8: Architecture – Versions of Home program.

 French with subtitles 

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The facade of a building is shown, three windows on each floor, partially in the sunlight and in the shade.

Three Windows on South West [short film]

  Mariia Ponomarova

  The Netherlands, Ukraine     8 minutes

Synopsis

Former residents remember happier times in a beloved apartment.

This film screens as part of the Shorts 8: Architecture – Versions of Home program.

 Russian, Ukrainian with subtitles 

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A young girl standing outside a tall building holds a cigarette in her hand in front of her face.

Closing Dynasty [short film]

  Lloyd Lee Choi

  United States     17 minutes

Synopsis

A day in the life of a streetwise kid named Queenie as she navigates her own path through New York City.

This film screens as part of the Shorts 8: Architecture – Versions of Home program.

  

 English, Mandarin with subtitles 

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Multicolored letters painted on a building read "IF YOU WERE HERE ID BE HOME" as a train passes by behind it.

Is My Living In Vain [short film]

  Ufuoma Essi

  United Kingdom, France, New Zealand     40 minutes

Synopsis

The Black church is explored as a site of personal and political belonging through portraits of communities across west Philadelphia and southeast London.

This film screens as part of the Shorts 8: Architecture – Versions of Home program.

 English