< Back to Genre List

55th Chicago International Film Festival banner

GENRE: Music

The Apollo film still

The Apollo

Dir. Roger Ross Williams | United States
Genres Art/Film, Documentary, Music

Program Black Perspectives Documentary

Oct 25 @ 6:00 pm Oct 26 @ 12:15 pm

Cunningham film still

Cunningham

Dir. Alla Kovgan | France, Germany, United States
Genres Dance, Documentary, LGBTQ, Music

Program Documentary In Focus: Dance Out-Look Competition Women in Cinema

Oct 25 @ 5:45 pm Oct 26 @ 6:30 pm

The Great Green Wall film still

The Great Green Wall

Dir. Jared P. Scott | United Kingdom
Genres Documentary, Environmental, Music

Program Documentary

Oct 27 @ 5:00 pm

Lara

Dir. Jan Ole Gerster | Germany
Genres Drama, Family Affairs, Music

Program International Competition

Oct 17 @ 6:15 pm Oct 18 @ 8:30 pm Oct 21 @ 3:00 pm

The Song of Names

Dir. François Girard | Canada
Genres Historical, Jewish Interest, Music

Program Special Presentation

Oct 20 @ 4:45 pm

To Live To Sing film still

To Live To Sing Huo zhe chang zhe

Dir. Johnny Ma | China, France
Genres Art/Film, Drama, Music

Program Global Currents

Oct 26 @ 2:45 pm Oct 27 @ 5:00 pm

The Torch film still

The Torch

Dir. Jim Farrell | United States
Genres Art/Film, Documentary, Music

Program City & State Closing Night Documentary

Oct 27 @ 6:00 pm Oct 27 @ 6:00 pm

Our Mission

Cinema/Chicago, the presenting organization of the Chicago International Film Festival, is a year-round non-profit cultural and educational organization dedicated to fostering better communication between people of diverse cultures through the art of film and the moving image. We serve Chicago’s diverse and under-served citizenry by providing access to world-class cinema. We aim to enrich Chicago’s cultural environment by presenting film in contexts that encourage discussion and debate.