Here
Synopsis
Reuniting the director, writer, and stars of Forrest Gump, Here is an original film about multiple families and a special place they inhabit. The story travels through generations, capturing the most relatable of human experiences. Zemeckis (Forrest Gump, Castaway, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Contact, Back to the Future) directs from a screenplay co-written by Eric Roth (Forrest Gump, Killers of the Flower Moon, Dune, A Star Is Born). Told much in the style of Richard McGuire’s acclaimed graphic novel, upon which it is based, Tom Hanks and Robin Wright star in a tale of love, loss, laughter, and life, all of which happen right Here.
Special Event
At the Closing Night screening, director Robert Zemeckis is set to receive the Founder’s Legacy Award, presented by Chicago International Film Festival founder Michael Kutza. Here will mark Zemeckis’s third time closing the Festival. He received a Career Achievement Award for his Tom Hanks-starrer The Polar Express, which held its World Premiere as the Closing Night film in 2004. In 2012, Flight, starring Denzel Washington, closed the festival with Zemeckis receiving the Founder’s Award.
Screenings & Events
Closing Night Screening
Sun, Oct 27 @ 5:30pm CDT
at Music Box Theatre
ASL Interpreter and Open captions provided for intro and Q&A segments
Director Robert Zemeckis
Closed Captions
Open Captions
ASL Interpreter
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Media
Film Credits
- Robert Zemeckis, Jack Rapke, Derek Hogue, Bill Block
- Eric Roth, Robert Zemeckis
- Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Paul Bettany, Kelly Reilly, Michelle Dockery
- Jeremy Johns, Andrew Golov, Thom Zadra
Sponsors
Closing Night Sponsor
212 W Van Buren St., Suite 400
