Gene Siskel Film Center

Four people rest in the branches of a leafy tree in a meadow. A man lies stretched across one branch, two boys perch higher up, and an older man stands at the trunk, holding on gently. The scene feels quiet, natural, and intimate.

Wind, Talk to Me

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A filmmaker, enlisting the help of his winsome family, blends fiction and reality to create an intimate, tender monument to his late mother.

Shorts 2: Animation

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Some worlds can only truly be conjured outside of physical reality. These eight thrilling shorts unfold in an inventive array of visual and narrative styles that come together to form a vibrant snapshot of contemporary animation.
An elderly man sits at a desk littered with legal pads. He looks at the camera, holding a sheet of paper with unseen text.

Cover-Up

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From the Oscar-winning director of CitizenFour comes a film about Chicago journalist Seymour Hersh and the need to hold those in power to account.
A young boy sits in a barn in front of a donkey. He looks up at the animal, with a content expression on his face.

The Beauty of the Donkey

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Visiting Kosovo with her father, a filmmaker reenacts memories from his childhood to help him reconcile youthful traumas in this lyrical documentary.
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