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Festivals/Programs: Chicago Intl Film Festival
September 17, 2026
Head to Head
Traditional gender roles are turned on their head in this razor-sharp comedy from debut director Ghasideh Golmakani. Bahar, an acclaimed Iranian filmmaker, returns to her home country to shoot a new project intended to prod the patriarchal authorities and provoke a conversation surrounding gender...
September 17, 2026
The Girl with the Leica
Seeking refuge in Paris to avoid Nazi persecution, Gerda Taro (born Gerta Pohorylle) connects with a group of like-minded artists and left-leaning radicals and, most importantly, with a camera. Merging her activism with her artistry, she joins up with André Friedmann (soon to be Robert Capa) and ...
September 17, 2026
Gentle Monster
From director and writer Marie Kreutzer (Corsage), Gentle Monster tells the story of concert pianist Lucy (Léa Seydoux), who has just relocated her family to a country house hoping to ease her husband Philip’s (Laurence Rupp) severe burnout. Before they have a chance to set up their new home, an ...
September 17, 2026
Forever Your Maternal Animal
Elsa returns home to Costa Rica from studying in Europe to find her family unmoored and teetering on the edge. Her younger sister lives like a recluse in the crumbling family home, surrounded by a shady older crowd and slipping into esoteric paranoia. Her father dates increasingly younger women, ...
September 17, 2026
Far From the Trees
Adela, a Mexican sound artist, ventures across Peru from the Amazon to the Andes recording the lush and intricate sounds of the varied landscapes. Accompanied by a generous local guide, she listens to and learns of the endangered Indigenous languages that reverberate through the trees and mountai...
