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Festivals/Programs: Chicago Intl Film Festival
September 17, 2026
I Rarely Wake Up Dreaming
In this bold, empathic drama, a struggling couple is pushed to the brink when Russia’s invasion of Ukraine upends their lives and throws their partnership into confusion. Olya and Oleh are struggling to define their relationship as Olya (who identifies as a lesbian) is coming to terms with her bo...
September 17, 2026
I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning
Patrick, Shiv, Rian, Oli, and Conor have been an inseparable friend group since their childhood days growing up in the same public housing unit in working class Birmingham. Now adults on the cusp of their thirties, they’re forced to reckon with the realization that the lives they dreamt for thems...
September 17, 2026
I Play Rocky
The film is an electrifying true story about an unknown actor with an unshakable belief that he wasn’t just meant to write Rocky—he was meant to be Rocky Balboa. Told “no” at every turn, aspiring actor Sylvester Stallone bets everything on himself, holding the line on playing the lead in his movi...
September 17, 2026
HotSpring SharkAttack: Great Kyushu Showdown
As legend has it, the Kyushu region was once the site of an epic battle between hot spring-dwelling sharks and the muscle-bound hero, Macho. Today, that claim to fame has been cheapened by an outbreak of onsen sharks elsewhere, and local tourism has come to a near-halt. Enter Tenma: a girl whose ...
September 17, 2026
A Good Little Soldier
In this tense drama, HR manager Carla is given an impossible directive: create a supportive, human-centered workplace while casting off the slough.
