Gene Siskel Film Center

Two men stand in a forest next to a stream, wearing backpacks and looking off into the distance.

Old Joy

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Two old friends reunite for a quietly revelatory camping trip in Kelly Reichardt’s breakout, microbudget portrait of companionship and vanishing ideals.
A young boy stands in the street, next to a wooden wall with newspapers pasted on.

Orphan

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Budapest, 1957. The young Andor’s life is turned upside down when a menacing, brutish man appears in town claiming to be his father.
A group of soldiers ride horses on a dusty path, holding guns into the air.

Palestine 36

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This powerful and suspenseful epic charts a group of characters caught up in the tumultuous historic moment when Palestinians united against Britain’s colonial rule.
A young girl in a school uniform clutches a rooster tightly in her arms, her serious gaze turned to the side as she stands against a weathered blue wall, evoking both innocence and defiance.

The President’s Cake

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Unlucky nine-year-old Lamia is forced to get creative when she’s tasked with baking a cake in celebration of Saddam Hussein’s birthday.
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