CineYouth Program
Friday Night Frights
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Virtual Screening
Available to stream globally April 22 @ 12:00pm CT through April 28 @ 11:59pm CT for a 48-hour watch window.
Synopsis
An array of frights await in this assortment of horror films. These shorts from around the world tap into our most primal fears and darkest secrets in unique, uncanny, and inventive ways.
Please note: Films in this program contain themes, images, and language that may not be suitable for all ages.
Films
Artist on the Go! (DS Advanced Unreleased Gameplay)
A surreal, nightmarish game in which the player (or the viewer) is confronted with abstract and frightening tasks to complete.
The Body
An abstract tone poem, which uses the human body as a landscape for a variety of sensations and processes.
Rat King
A young boy’s affinity for a dead rat brings dire consequences to himself and his local community.
The Veiling of a Heart
Devout Catholic Miriam is forced to choose between forbidden romance and religious obligation.
AMPM
An obsessive workaholic pits his wits against a loud drummer in a battle for peace and quiet.
CineYouth Program
Odd, Very Odd
Screenings & Events
Virtual Screening
Available to stream globally April 22 @ 12:00pm CT through April 28 @ 11:59pm CT for a 48-hour watch window.
Synopsis
Expect the unexpected in these colorful, wildly offbeat shorts. In this utterly unique showcase, a cast of eccentric characters (both on camera and behind it) will dash every expectation of tone, performance, and good taste– and you’ll be all the better for it.
Please note: Films in this program contain themes, images, and language that may not be suitable for all ages.
Films
Picnic in the Clouds
After decades of marriage, Connie is ready to be rid of her husband George. She plans a special anniversary picnic accordingly.
The Pilot
A man enters a vaguely familiar sitcom apartment… with extremely unfamiliar results.
A Little Strange
Increasingly unsettling changes disrupt Ernest’s idyllic, repetitive life.
Academy
A disgraced dancer returns to her former academy to set the record straight…and settle a score.
The Hive Wedding
Socialite Mizzy summons a host of eccentric friends and strangers to her family’s dilapidated nightclub for her wedding.
Poor Things
Synopsis
From filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos and producer Emma Stone comes the incredible tale and fantastical evolution of Bella Baxter (Stone), a young woman brought back to life by the brilliant and unorthodox scientist Dr. Godwin Baxter (Willem Dafoe). Under Baxter’s protection, Bella is eager to learn. Hungry for the worldliness she is lacking, Bella runs off with Duncan Wedderburn (Mark Ruffalo), a slick and debauched lawyer, on a whirlwind adventure across the continents. Free from the prejudices of her times, Bella grows steadfast in her purpose to stand for equality and liberation.
Tribute to Holly Waddington
Tribute to Holly WaddingtonThis screening includes an in-person tribute to costume designer Holly Waddington and presentation of the Chicago International Film Festival’s Tour de Force Award.
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Film Credits
- Ed Guiney p.g.a., Andrew Lowe p.g.a., Yorgos Lanthimos p.g.a., Emma Stone p.g.a.
- Tony McNamara
- Yorgos Mavropsaridis, ACE
- Robbie Ryan, BSC, ISC
- Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo, Willem Dafoe, Ramy Youssef, Christopher Abbot, Suzy Bemba, Jerrod Charmichael, Kathryn Hunter, Vicki Pepperdine, Margaret Qualley, Hanna Schygulla
- Jerskin Fendrix
- Element Pictures
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Cumar: A Galway Rhapsody
Synopsis
Nestled along Ireland’s Western coast, Galway holds a magnetic attraction for artists of all stripes. Through a series of interviews with writers, musicians, poets, and painters, Cumar ( Irish for “confluence”) crafts a portrait of the metropolis as seen through the eyes of its artists. This visually sumptuous, reflective ode to the city itself explores Galway’s rich history of artistic excellence and its enduring influence on its residents.
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Shelter Foscadh
Synopsis
Stricken with grief after his parents’ death, the reclusive, extremely shy 28-year-old John Cunliffe is attacked on the street. As he recovers in the hospital, both physically and mentally, he begins to fall for his nurse Siobhán. Upon his release from the ward, he begins to abandon his hermit-like ways and open his heart to the world. Featuring stunning, mist-covered landscapes and a magnetic lead performance, this adaptation of Donal Ryan’s The Thing about December is an emotional character study of one man’s journey to embrace life.
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