Chicago Intl Film Festival

Emi

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At 18, the warm and curious Emi is starting to spread his wings as he sets out in search of his biological parents and puzzle together the pieces of his own story.
A man and a woman stand face to face, both excited to see each other. Another man stands between them, shocked.

Eternity

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In an afterlife where souls have one week to decide where to spend eternity, Joan is faced with the impossible choice between her husband and her first love.
An elderly person holds a strip of film up to a light, inspecting its contents.

The Eyes of Ghana

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This inspirational story of reclamation follows a 90-year-old film pioneer on a mission to restore his images of Ghana’s journey to independence.
Two women stand in a room together, looking at a book. Another woman looks on from the doorway.

Father Mother Sister Brother

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A feature film in the form of a triptych. The three stories all concern the relationships between adult children, their somewhat distant parent (or parents), and each other.
A man stands in the woods, leading a brown cow. Another figure is in the background, out of focus.

First Cow

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Oregon Territory circa 1820. A taciturn loner and a Chinese immigrant seek their fortunes via a landowner’s prized cow in this brilliant interrogation of Americana.
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