Best of Fest showcases 10 winning shorts from CineYouth 2022 and includes passionate documentaries, surreal comedies, and deeply personal stories by young filmmakers from around the globe.
Sat, Oct 15 @ 11:00am CDT
at AMC River East, Screen 20
Two master warriors (Chow Yun Fat and Michelle Yeoh) are faced with their greatest challenge when the treasured Green Destiny sword is stolen. A young aristocrat (Zhang Ziyi) prepares for an arranged marriage, but soon reveals her superior fighting talents and her deeply romantic past. As each warrior battles for justice, they come face to face with their worst enemy—and the inescapable, enduring power of love. Set against 19th-century China’s breathtaking landscape, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is the action-packed, box office smash from acclaimed director Ang Lee (Sense and Sensibility, The Ice Storm) featuring stunning martial arts choreography by Yuen Wo Ping (The Matrix).
Sony Pictures Classics 30th Anniversary screening
Sat, Oct 15 @ 2:30pm CDT
at AMC River East, Screen 11
Set in the early 1960s, a budding soul music label brings in a savvy group of local teenage musicians to offer feedback and inspiration to its early signees.
This film screens as part of Shorts 7: Sudden Waves (Black Perspectives)
An archive of pareidolia, a condition in which someone sees a pattern or image of something that does not exist, is narrated by a descendant of exodusters.
This film screens as part of Shorts 8: Whirlwinds (Experimental)
A coming-of-age story about not conforming to gender norms, and the champions whose support makes all the difference.
This film screens as part of Shorts 9: Outside the Lines (Family Friendly Animation)
212 W Van Buren St., Suite 400
