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Silent Sparks Ai Zuo Dai
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Recently released from prison, Pua returns to the criminal underworld in order to make ends meet. He also sets out in search of his former cellmate, Mi-ji. But life on the outside is more complicated. When their reunion doesn’t go as expected, the two men are forced to navigate a web of conflicting loyalties, obligations, and smoldering desires.
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Mon, Jun 9 @ 6:30pm CDT
at Chicago Cultural Center
Tickets will be available starting June 2 @ 10:00am.
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United Skates
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A rousing tribute to roller-skating’s pivotal role in the African-American community, United Skates careens around the country, offering an intimate look at a lively subculture that’s under threat. Facing discriminatory policies and rink closures, committed skaters from around the country—including Chicago’s own Buddy Love—fight to preserve a space for people to come together and express themselves in sliding, bouncing, snapping glory.
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Chicuarotes
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In this audacious crime drama from celebrated Mexican actor-turned-director Gael García Bernal (Déficit), lifelong friends Cagalera and Moloteco turn to violence and lawlessness to buy their way out of their hard-scrabble Mexico City neighborhood. Hoping to scrape together enough cash to join a union that holds the promise of steady work, the amateur criminals graduate from petty theft to hostage-taking. But their escapades land the teens in desperate circumstances, both darkly humorous and fraught with danger.
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