Click on a date below to see the guests scheduled to appear at the 52nd Chicago International Film Festival. Visit our full schedule to see all the films screening throughout the Festival.
WHERE YOU’RE MEANT TO BE –
12:00pm Get Tickets
Paul Fegan (director/writer)
STRIKE A POSE –
12:15pm Get Tickets
Carlton Wilborn (subject)
FOREVER PURE – 2:00pm Get Tickets
Maya Zinshtein (director/writer/producer)
MILES – 3:30pm Get Tickets
Nathan Adloff (director/co-writer)
THE HAPPIEST DAY IN THE LIFE OF OLLI MÄKI
5:45pm Get Tickets
Juho Kuosmanen (director/writer)
IN THE LAST DAYS OF THE CITY – 5:45pm Get Tickets
Tamer El Said (director/writer/producer)
BRIGHT LIGHTS: Starring Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher
6:00pm Get Tickets
Fisher Stevens (co-director/producer)
THE DAUGHTER – 6:00pm Get Tickets
Luis Sampieri (director/writer)
SANTA & ANDRES – 8:00pm Get Tickets
Carlos Lechuga (director)
ALBA – 8:15pm Get Tickets
Ana Cristina Barragán (director/writer)
RANDOM ACTS OF LEGACY – 8:15pm Get Tickets
Ali Kazimi (director/writer/producer)
1:54 – 8:30pm Get Tickets
Yan England (writer/director)
THE LAST LAUGH –
8:30pm Get Tickets
Ferne Pearlstein (director/writer/producer)
RANDOM ACTS OF LEGACY – 2:00pm Get Tickets
Ali Kazimi (director/writer/producer)
THE LAST LAUGH (pictured, bottom) –
3:30pm Get Tickets
Ferne Pearlstein (director/writer/producer)
THE DAUGHTER – 4:30pm Get Tickets
Luis Sampieri (director/writer)
THE MONEY IS HERE! – 4:30p Learn More
Ted Reilly – Chicago Media Angels
Paula Froehle – Chicago Media Project
Jonathan Bross – Periscope
Matthew Ellison – Maudit
Nicole Bernardi-Reis – IFP Chicago
Steven Cohen – Chicago Media Project
1:54 – 5:45pm Get Tickets
Yan England (writer/director)
KARL MARX CITY – 6:00pm Get Tickets
Petra Epperlein (director/producer)
SAMUEL IN THE CLOUDS – 6:15pm Get Tickets
Pieter Van Eecke (director)
93 DAYS – 8:15pm Get Tickets
Danny Glover (actor); Zara Udofia (actor); Karachi Maduforo (actor); Abimbola Akintola (actor); Steve Gukas (director/co-producer); Bolanle Austen-Peters (producer); Dotun Olakunri (producer); Pemon Rami (producer); Joseph Umoibom (line producer)
ALBA – 8:15pm Get Tickets
Ana Cristina Barragán (director/writer)
HEARTSTONE – 8:15pm Get Tickets
Gudmundur Arnar Gudmundsson (director/writer/producer)
THE HAPPIEST DAY IN THE LIFE OF OLLI MÄKI
8:30pm Get Tickets
Juho Kuosmanen (director/writer)
AMOK – 8:45pm Get Tickets
Vardan Tozija (director/writer)
THE VIEW FROM TALL – 8:45pm Get Tickets
Caitlin Parrish (co-director/writer); Erica Weiss (co-director); Mary Kay Cook (co-producer); Amanda Pflieger (producer)
1:54 – 12:00pm Get Tickets
Yan England (writer/director)
SAMUEL IN THE CLOUDS – 12:00pm Get Tickets
Pieter Van Eecke (director)
THE VIEW FROM TALL – 12:45pm Get Tickets
Caitlin Parrish (co-director/writer); Erica Weiss (co-director); Mary Kay Cook (co-producer); Amanda Pflieger (producer)
KARL MARX CITY – 3:00pm Get Tickets
Petra Epperlein (director/producer)
AMONG WOLVES – 3:30pm Get Tickets
Shawn Convey (director/producer); Kevin Ripp (writer/producer); Boško Krželj (subject)
93 DAYS – 5:45pm Get Tickets
Zara Udofia (actor); Karachi Maduforo (actor); Abimbola Akintola (actor); Steve Gukas (director/co-producer); Bolanle Austen-Peters (producer); Dotun Olakunri (producer); Pemon Rami (producer); Joseph Umoibom (line producer)
HEARTSTONE – 5:45pm Get Tickets
Gudmundur Arnar Gudmundsson (director/writer/producer)
NIGHT OF A 1000 HOURS – 6:00pm Get Tickets
Virgil Widrich (director/writer)
KÉKSZAKÁLLÚ – 6:15pm Get Tickets
Iván Eibuszyc (producer)
TWO TRAINS RUNNIN’ – 8:00 Get Tickets
Sam Pollard (director)
YOU’RE KILLING ME SUSANNA – 8:15pm Get Tickets
Roberto Sneider (director/writer/producer)
9 RIDES – 8:30pm Get Tickets
Matthew A. Cherry (director/writer)
KALEIDOSCOPE – 8:45pm Get Tickets
Rupert Jones (director/writer); Matthew James Wilkinson (producer)
MIDDLE MAN – 9:30pm Get Tickets
Ned Crowley (director/writer); Jim O’Heir (actor)
TWO TRAINS RUNNIN’ – 11:45am Get Tickets
Sam Pollard (director)
SHORTS 6: It’s All True – 12:00pm Get Tickets
Gustav Hugosson (co-director, HOME OF THE BRAVE); Andreas H. Nilsson (co-diretor, HOME OF THE BRAVE)
MIDDLE MAN – 12:30p Get Tickets
Ned Crawley (director/writer); Jim O’Heir (actor)
NIGHT OF A 1000 HOURS – 12:45pm Get Tickets
Virgil Widrich (director/writer)
BLACK CINEMA THEN AND NOW – 2:00pm Learn More
Qasim Basir (DESTINED); Sam Pollard (TWO TRAINS RUNNIN’); Julie Dash (DAUGHTERS OF THE DUST); Allison Nadia Field (Assoc. Professor, University of Chicago); Matthew A. Cherry (9 RIDES)
SHORTS 5: In a Lonely Place – 2:15pm Get Tickets
Alexandru Badea (director/writer, ALL RIVERS RUN TO THE SEA)
STRIKE A POSE – 2:15pm Get Tickets
Carlton Wilborn (subject)
DESTINED – 3:00pm Get Tickets
Qasim Basir (writer/director/producer); Tommy Oliver (producer); Cory Hardrict (actor)
KEKSZAKALLU – 3:45pm Get Tickets
Iván Eibuszyc (producer)
SHORTS 7: Another Country – 4:30pm Get Tickets
Julian Walker (director/writer, THIRD TIMOTHY); Jordan Duke (producer, THIRD TIMOTHY); Eugene Ramos (writer, THEY CHARGE FOR THE SUN); Timothy Fryett (director, OF A FEW DAYS)
WALK WITH ME – 4:30 Get Tickets
Lisa Ohlin (director)
URBAN FAMILY – 6:00pm Get Tickets
Oskari Sipola (director)
Black Perspectives Tribute: Steve McQueen – 6:30pm Get Tickets
Steve McQueen, honoree
SHORTS 4: They Can’t Go Home Again – 7:00pm Get Tickets
Dora Amorim (producer, DELUSION IS REDEMPTION TO THOSE IN DISTRESS); Jenni Toivoniemi (co-director/writer, THE COMMITTEE)
AMERIKA SQUARE – 8:15pm Get Tickets
Yannis Sakaridis (director/writer/producer)
AMOK – 8:15pm Get Tickets
Vardan Tozija (director/writer)
IMPERFECTIONS – 8:30pm Get Tickets
David Singer (director/writer/producer); Christina Varotsis (producer); Jonathan Singer (producer); Virginia Kull (actor); Marilu Henner (actor); Zach McGowan (actor); Chelcie Ross (actor); Jerry MacKinnon (actor)
PUSHING DEAD – 9:00pm Get Tickets
Tom E. Brown (director/writer); Richard LaGravenese (producer)
SHORTS 3: The Abyss Stares Back – 10:00pm Get Tickets
Sung-Hwan Kim (director/writer/producer, JANUS)
9 RIDES – 12:30pm Get Tickets
Matthew A. Cherry (director/writer)
IMPERFECTIONS – 12:30pm Get Tickets
David Singer (director/writer/producer); Christina Varotsis (producer); Jonathan Singer (producer)
KALEIDOSCOPE – 1:00pm Get Tickets
Rupert Jones (director/writer); Matthew James Wilkinson (producer)
WALK WITH ME – 1:00p Get Tickets
Lisa Ohlin (director)
SHORTS 1: Think Locally – 12:45pm Get Tickets
Aemilia Scott – director, SHOT; Nolan Downs – director, SHMEVOLUTION; Michael Paulucci – director/writer/producer, PRONOUNS; Filip Kojic – director/writer, HUH; Joel Benjamin -director/writer/producer, RECURSION; Carlos Cova, director/producer, FRAGMENTS; Anne Beal, director, POSITIONING; Brian Zahm, director/writer, THE NUDE
DAUGHTERS OF THE DUST – 3:00pm Get Tickets
Julie Dash (writer/director/producer)
YOU’RE KILLING ME SUSANA -3:00pm Get Tickets
Roberto Sneider (writer/director/producer)
RAISING BERTIE – 3:30pm Get Tickets
Margaret Byrne (director/writer); Ian Kibbe (producer)
OLYMPIC PRIDE, AMERICAN PREJUDICE – 5:45pm Get Tickets
Deborah Riley Draper (director/writer)
PUSHING DEAD – 5:45pm Get Tickets
Tom E. Brown (director/writer); Richard LaGravenese (producer)
STRIKE A POSE – 6:15pm Get Tickets
Carlton Wilborn (subject)
DESTINED – 8:15pm Get Tickets
Qasim Basir (writer/director/producer); Tommy Oliver (producer); Cory Hardrict (actor)
AMERIKA SQUARE – 8:15pm Get Tickets
Yannis Sakaridis (director/writer/producer)
A CONVERSATION WITH TARAJI P. HENSON – 8:30pm Get Tickets
Taraji P. Henson (actor, Hidden Figures)
THE VIEW FROM TALL – 2:30PM Get Tickets
Erica Weiss (co-director); Mary Kay Cook (co-producer)
URBAN FAMILY – 3:00pm Get Tickets
Oskari Sipola (director)
INSATIABLE: THE HOMARO CANTU STORY – 6:15pm Get Tickets
Brett A. Schwartz (director/producer) | Join us for the film and reception Learn More
DO NOT RESIST – 6:30pm Get Tickets
Craig Atkinson (director); Laura Hartrick (producer)
CROSSCURRENT – 8:45pm Get Tickets
Chao Yang (director/writer)
FUTURES PAST – 8:45pm Get Tickets
Jordan Melamed (director); Leo Melamed (subject)
MALARIA – 8:45pm Get Tickets
Parviz Shahbazi (director/writer); Azaraksh Faraha (actor)
CATHOLICS VS CONVICTS – 5:15pm Get Tickets
Patrick Creadon (director); Jerry Barca (writer); Pat Terrell (NFL football player); Mark Green (NFL football player); Pat Eilers (NFL football player); Chris Zorich (NFL football player); Tim Ryan (NFL football player); Tony Rice (Notre Dame ’88 Quarterback)
93 DAYS – 3:00pm Get Tickets
Pemon Rami (producer)
MALARIA – 6:pm Get Tickets
Parviz Shahbazi (director/writer); Azaraksh Faraha (actor)
SHORTS 2: FIGURES IN A LANDSCAPE – 6:00pm Get Tickets
Robin Joseph (director/writer/producer, FOX AND THE WHALE); Kim Leow (animator, FOX AND THE WHALE)
TROLLS – 6:30pm Get Tickets
Mike Mitchell (co-director); Walt Dohrn (co-director)
LION – 7:45pm Get Tickets
Iain Canning (producer)
RAUF – 8:15pm Get Tickets
Baris Kaya (co-director/producer)
AMOK – 3:45PM Get Tickets
Vardan Tozija (director/writer)
CROSSCURRENT – 5:30pm Get Tickets
Chao Yang (director/writer)
RAUF – 6:00pm Get Tickets
Baris Kaya (co-director/producer)
SHORTS 1: THINK LOCALLY – 8:15pm Get Tickets
Aemilia Scott (director, SHOT); Nolan Downs (director, SHMEVOLUTION); Michael Paulucci (director/writer/producer, PRONOUNS); Filip Kojic (director/writer, HUH); Joel Benjamin (director/writer/producer, RECURSION); Carlos Cova (director/producer, FRAGMENTS); Anne Beal (director, POSITIONING); Brian Zahm (director/writer, THE NUDE)
212 W Van Buren St., Suite 400
