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Festivals/Programs: Chicago Intl Film Festival
September 17, 2026
Fatherland
It's summer 1949, and after fleeing Europe for America 13 years prior, writer Thomas Mann is returning to the Allied-occupied city of Frankfurt to accept a prestigious award, with his actress, writer, and rally driver daughter Erika by his side. But their travels become fraught as Mann intends to...
September 17, 2026
Everytime
Nine-year-old Melli, her mother, and 17-year-old Lux find themselves tenuously united in grief in the wake of a sudden and incomprehensible tragedy. One year later, the unlikely trio sets out for an island vacation they had postponed following their loss. Over aimless days wandering the sunny sho...
September 17, 2026
Nowhere to Lay My Eyes
Experimental filmmaker Sanghee (Kim Min-hee) arrives from Seoul to a windswept Jeju Island to visit her mother and meet her new stepfather (Kwon Hae-hyo). The two have grown increasingly distant, so the presence of Sanghee’s responsible, matter-of-fact brother and fawning stepsister offer some re...
September 17, 2026
No Rest for the Wicked
Fisherman Baldur (newcomer Egor Venned) lives a simple life with his widowed mother in an insular Christian community on the Faroe Islands—until rugged Danish whaler Helge (Game of Thrones’s Pilou Asbæk) washes up on shore. Charming and worldly, Helge offers Baldur a chance at a more fulfilling e...
September 17, 2026
No Hands: The Wild Ride of the Schwinn Bicycle Company
Few brands have provided more childhood memories than Schwinn Bicycles. Founded in Chicago 1895, Schwinn provided kids and adults with a sense of freewheeling fun and liberation for nearly 100 years before its bankruptcy in 1992. This lively documentary explores Schwinn’s storied impact—from its ...
