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Banner: the 59th Chicago International Film Festival

Genre: Biopic


In-Person
An older woman treads water a few yards beyond a boat. Smiling, she wears a swim cap and goggles.

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Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, Jimmy Chin  |   United States
English  
Biopic, Drama, Sports, Women Centered

Three decades after giving up marathon swimming in exchange for a prominent career as a sports journalist, at the age of 60, Diana (four-time Academy Award nominee Annette Bening) becomes obsessed with completing an epic swim that always eluded her: the 110 mile trek from Cuba to Florida, often referred to as the “Mount Everest” of swims.

In-Person
An older man with white hair leans back in his armchair. The room is blue, and on the table before him is 6 eggs.

The Pigeon Tunnel

Errol Morris  |   United Kingdom
English  
Biopic, Documentary, Political

Academy Award-winning documentarian Errol Morris (The Fog of War) pulls back the curtain on the storied life and career of former British spy David Cornwell, better known as John le Carré, author of the most classic espionage novels of all time.

In-Person
A close up of actor Mads Mikkelsen.

The Promised Land (Bastarden)

Nikolaj Arcel  |   Denmark, Germany, Sweden
Danish  
Biopic, Drama, Historical, Thriller

A retired soldier (Mads Mikkelsen) embarks on a quest to tame the unforgiving Danish Jutland, where he violently clashes with a local landowner.

In-Person
A civil rights march. People standing arm in arm and walk in unity.

Rustin

George C. Wolfe  |   United States
English  
Biopic, Historical, LGBTQ, Political
The architect of 1963’s momentous March on Washington, Bayard Rustin was one of the greatest activists and organizers the world has ever known. He challenged authority, never apologized for who [...]