We are thrilled to present another edition of our local film series Chicago Seen (formerly known as Spirit of Chicago). Chicago Filmmakers invites free submissions all year round from Chicago-based filmmakers and/or films about Chicago. Volume 16 features work by Aidan Karstadt, Andrew Paul Davis, M. Woods, George Ellzey Jr., Jejoon Park, Jesse Rothenberg & Zo Zosak, Josh Weissbach, Juli Del Prete, and Nick Schoenbrodt.
Following the screening, the Chicago Seen programming team will moderate a conversation with the filmmakers in attendance.
Los Angeles to Seoul is 5973 miles, but the distance of a loved one lost is so much further. When my father was mentally and physically suffering while I was in California and he was across the ocean, I learned that the idea of “grief” is neither simple nor easily dismissed. The feelings of sadness, anger, and guilt – in the face of pressure to “move on,” – get imprinted in the body and in one’s interactions with the world.
Lovers of the unusual, NFU has returned! Experience this eighth screening of bizarre and experimental shorts carefully selected by Take Your Medicine and Smile from the local underground scene. You will see new surrealist, expressionist and cult films made by both NFU veterans and newcomers.
The Future is Memory | CALL FOR FILMS 10 July 2023 - 31 August 2023
The 16th edition of Archivio Aperto is dedicated to the future of memory: which forms narrate the past, redefine it, or even forget it? What images to remember together, to perform the collective act of (re)creating the world? The Future is Memory.
From 77 year-old Sandi, to formerly incarcerated Lori, to guinea pig lover Tracy, Long Haulers defies stereotypes and gives a platform to women who have often been marginalized and type-casted. Sharing their sorrows and triumphs, viewers learn who these women are, and what keeps them trucking.
House Of Reasoned Truths Recent Video Art from Africa Curated by Kisito Assangni September 16th to October 28th, 2023 Opening Reception: Saturday, Sept 16th, 3 - 6pm
Featuring works by: Halida Boughriet (Algeria), Cesar Schofield Cardoso (Cape Verde), Djibril Drame (Senegal), Victor Mutelekesha (Zambia), Nyancho NwaNri (Nigeria), Harold Offeh (Ghana),Minnette Vari (South Africa), and Haythem Zakaria (Tunisia).
Dates:
Saturday, September 16, 2023 (All day) to Saturday, October 28, 2023 (All day)
