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Festivals/Programs: Chicago Intl Film Festival

A man stands in front of an audience, holding a cylindrical object with a wild expression on his face.

September 18, 2025

Frankenstein

Victor Frankenstein, a brilliant but egotistical scientist, brings a creature to life in a monstrous experiment that ultimately leads to the undoing of both the creator and his tragic creation. A retelling of the classic novel about what it means to be human, to crave love, and seek understanding.

A young man in a dark gray suit sits at a table, his face tight with subtle anger.

September 18, 2025

Franz

A promising lawyer working in insurance, young Franz Kafka is newly engaged yet nearly bowed by the weight of his familial and professional obligations. Finding refuge in his passion for literature, Franz begins creating the surreal masterpieces that will ultimately win him artistic immortality, ...

A man stands in the storage closet of a kitchen, hands clasped. There is a hopeful look on his face.

September 18, 2025

Gazelle

In this tense, timely, and poignant drama, Yakup, a beloved music teacher and Turkish dissident, has fled his country for fear of political persecution and is seeking asylum in the U.S. While working in the kitchen of a New York City restaurant, he struggles desperately to find a way to bring his...

A young woman stands on a snowy hillside, looking off into the distance nervously.

September 18, 2025

The Girl in the Snow

In a remote hamlet nestled in the Alps at the turn of the 20th century, idealistic schoolteacher Aimée arrives determined to educate her promising charges and rid the community of its superstitious beliefs. Met with wariness by the village elders, Aimée perseveres, doing her best to adapt to loca...

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September 18, 2025

Hamnet

From Oscar winner Chloé Zhao, Hamnet tells the powerful story of love and loss that inspired the creation of Shakespeare’s masterpiece, Hamlet.

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