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Swoon Eld & lågor
Synopsis
A timeless tale of bitter family rivalries and forbidden love takes new form in this wondrous musical fantasy. 1940 Stockholm. John and Ninni—both heirs to their families’ competing amusement parks—fall hard for each other amidst the whirling world they inhabit. Can their love survive generations of animosity, nasty pranks, and an encroaching war?
Screenings & Events
Wed, Aug 20 @ 6:30pm CDT
at Chicago History Museum
Tickets will be available starting August 11 @ 10:00am.
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Olympia
Synopsis
Chicago’s own McKenzie Chinn stars as a struggling artist, navigating work and romance in the Windy City. When her boyfriend asks her to drop everything and move cross-country, she soon discovers that she might be the biggest obstacle to her own happiness. Featuring a revelatory central performance, Olympia is a sensitive look at the challenges of embracing adulthood.
Screenings & Events
Mon, Aug 18 @ 6:30pm CDT
at Chicago Cultural Center
Tickets will be available starting August 11 @ 10:00am.
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Last Dance
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Recently widowed at 75, Germain is struggling with solitude and overwhelmed by his anxious, overbearing children’s constant worry. Craving escape and determined to honor a long-kept promise to his late wife, he secretly takes her place in a contemporary dance troupe. Last Dance is a deeply-felt, tenderhearted portrait of enduring love.
Screenings & Events
Wed, Aug 13 @ 6:30pm CDT
at Chicago History Museum
Tickets will be available starting August 4 @ 10:00am.
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The Umesh Chronicles
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Radha, a 12-year-old girl growing up in a privileged, middle class home in the 1980s, is surrounded by family, books, and music. She has limited contact with Sundar, a boy who works for her family but whose presence opens her eyes. At once intimate and epic, this coming-of-age drama is a tender portrait of familial love and personal growth in a changing society.
Screenings & Events
Mon, Aug 11 @ 6:30pm CDT
at Chicago Cultural Center
Tickets will be available starting August 4 @ 10:00am.
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A Date For Mad Mary
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Released after a short stint in prison, Mary finds everything and everyone around her changed. Her best friend Charlene is engaged, but, convinced she’ll never find a date, refuses Mary a “plus one” at the wedding. Incensed, Mary sets out to prove Charlene wrong… but is she? A tough and tender comedy about friendship, first love, and finding your true self.
Screenings & Events
Wed, Aug 6 @ 6:30pm CDT
at Chicago History Museum
Tickets will be available starting July 28 @ 10:00am.
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