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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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The Umesh Chronicles
Synopsis
Rahda, 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
Synopsis
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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Kangaroo Island
Synopsis
Struggling Hollywood actress Lou (Rebecca Breeds) accepts a ticket from her estranged father and returns home to the ruggedly beautiful Kangaroo Island. Their reconciliation is complicated by the revelation of family secrets and the resurgent fallout of a love triangle. Emotional depth and humor meld to form a stirring portrait of the power and fragility of family.
Screenings & Events
Wed, Jul 2 @ 6:30pm CDT
at Chicago History Museum
Tickets will be available starting June 23 @ 10:00am.
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Rye Lane
Synopsis
In this visually vibrant, exhilarating modern romance, a chance meeting between Yas and Dom, two twenty-somethings both reeling from bad breakups, sparks an electrifying day of soul searching in South London. The two form an unlikely connection as they help one another nurse their heartbreak, hoping to restore their faith in love.
Screenings & Events
Mon, Jun 2 @ 6:30pm CDT
at Chicago Cultural Center
Tickets will be available starting May 19 @ 10:00am.
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