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Come see the World 

For two weeks, the Chicago International Film Festival audiences 

see the world in different ways through the 175 films we present, 

the countries our films represent and the filmmakers we bring 

to Chicago. For those of you coming to the Festival for the first 

time, welcome – we’ve been waiting for you! For those who are 

gearing up for your second, fifteenth, or forty-eighth Festival, 

welcome back – it’s great to see your familiar faces. 

To all of our guests, we hope you enjoy our Festival and invite 

you to complete your trip to Chicago, one of the most culturally 

and artistically rich cities in the United States, with special 

discounts from American Airlines – our proud Official Airline – 

and from our hotel partners. See page 44 for details. 

We founded the Festival 48 years ago to introduce audiences to 

the daring work of new filmmakers and to share that electrifying 

sense of discovery you get when you know you are seeing 

something ground-breaking and breathtaking. This year we will 

continue to present films from new voices, as well as work from 

iconic masters and conversations with the leaders of the film 

industry, making the Chicago International Film Festival a place 

where artists and the public can experience the magic of the 

movies – together. Come see the world… 

When 

OctOber 11–25, 2012 

…and be a part of it. 

Michael Kutza, Founder and Artistic Director What 

In this complete schedule, you will find descriptions of the 

more than 175 films from over 50 countries we are presenting 

this year; information on Opening and Closing Nights, special 

presentations, tributes, and free festival panels; ticket price 

information, and more. 

Connect With Us 

Where 

The AMC River East 21, 322 E. Illinois St. Easy access via public 

transportation (CTA) and parking discounts available at River 

East Center Self Park (300 E. Illinois St., 312.494.9770, $18 up to 

8 hours). Please pick up the discounted parking voucher at the 

Festival Information Table on the Theater Level. 

How Much? 

We offer a variety of ticketing options, starting with our moneysaving 

passes and continuing with our lowest priced matinees. 

See page 47 for details. 

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Opening night gala 

stand up guys • World premiere 

Director: Fisher Stevens 

Stand Up Guys stars Academy Award ® winners Al Pacino, Christopher Walken and Alan 

Arkin in a tough but touching action comedy as retired gangsters who reunite for one epic 

last night. Val (Pacino) is released from prison after serving twenty-eight years for refusing 

to give up one of his close criminal associates. His best friend Doc (Walken) is there to 

pick him up, and the two soon reteam with another old pal, Hirsch (Arkin). Their bond is 

as strong as ever, and the three reflect on freedom lost and gained, loyalties ebbed and 

flowed, and days of glory gone by. And despite their age, their capacity for mayhem is still 

very much alive and well; bullets fly as they make a hilariously valiant effort to compensate 

for the decades of crime, drugs and sex they’ve missed. But one of the friends is keeping 

a dangerous secret; he’s been put in an impossible quandary by a former mob boss, and 

his time to find an acceptable alternative is running out. As the sun rises on the guys’ 

legendary reunion, their position becomes more and more desperate and they finally 

confront their past once and for all. 94 min. See page 47 for ticket info. 

thUrSDAy, OctOber 11 

The Harris Theater (205 E. Randolph St.) 

6:00 pM Red Carpet Arrivals 

7:00 pM Guest presentation with host, 

award-winning journalist Bill Kurtis, and 

screening of Stand Up Guys 

Lead partner OffiCiaL airLine HeadqUarters HOteL 

recePtIOn 

9:30 pM – 11:30 pM Cocktail reception with 

hors d’oeuvres. Business attire & 

wristband required for entry. 

Sidney Yates Gallery, The Chicago Cultrual 

Center (77 E. Randolph St., 4th Floor) 

PHOTO: Christopher Walken (left, as Doc), Alan Arkin (center, as Hirsch) and Al Pacino (right, as Val) 

star in stand Up guys. PHOTOGRAPHER: Saeed Adyani. 

evening 

partners 

*** SPecIAL GUeStS *** 

Scheduled to attend. 

Al Pacino 

christopher Walken 

Alan Arkin 

Julianna Margulies 

Vanessa Ferlito 

Addison timlin 

director Fisher Stevens 

producer tom rosenberg 

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festival Centerpiece Closing night 

wednesday, Oct. 17 • 7:00 PM 

Cloud AtlAs 

Directors: Lana Wachowski, Tom Tykwer, Andy Wachowski 

From acclaimed filmmakers Lana Wachowski, Tom Tykwer and 

Andy Wachowski, the powerful and inspiring epic Cloud Atlas 

explores how the actions and consequences of individual lives 

impact one another throughout the past, present and future. 

Drama, mystery, action and enduring love thread through a 

story that unfolds in multiple lifetimes as one soul is shaped 

from a killer into a hero, and a single act of kindness ripples 

across centuries to inspire a revolution. Cloud Atlas stars Tom 

Hanks, Susan Sarandon, Halle Berry, Hugh Grant, and Jim 

Broadbent, among others. 164 min. 

See page 47 for ticket info. 

*** SPecIAL GUeStS *** 


director Lana Wachowski, 

director tom tykwer 

director Andy Wachowski 

PHOTOS: (Top) Susan Sarandon as Older Ursula and Jim Broadbent as 

Cavendish. PHOTOGRAPHER: Reiner Bajo. (Bottom) Tom Hanks as Zachry 

and Halle Berry as Meronym. PHOTOGRAPHER: Jay Maidment. (Right) 

Denzel Washington as Whip Whitaker. 

thursday, Oct. 25 • 7:00 PM 

Flight 

Director: Robert Zemeckis 

In this action-packed mystery thriller, Academy Award ® -winner 

Denzel Washington stars as Whip Whitaker, a seasoned airline 

pilot, who miraculously crash lands his plane after a mid-air 

catastrophe, saving nearly every soul on board. After the 

crash, Whip is hailed as a hero, but as more is learned, more 

questions than answers arise as to who or what was really 

at fault and what really happened on that plane. Flight stars 

Denzel Washington, Don Cheadle, Melissa Leo, and John 

Goodman, among others. 138 min. 

See page 47 for ticket info. 

*** SPecIAL GUeSt *** 


director robert Zemeckis 

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film guide 

Main COMpetitiOn 

Representing a wide variety of styles 

and genres, these works compete for 

the Festival’s top honor, the Gold Hugo, 

in North America’s longest-running 

competitive film festival. 

neW direCtOrs COMpetitiOn 

This selection of first and second feature 

films receiving their U.S. premiere in 

Chicago celebrates the spirit of discovery 

and innovation upon which the Festival was 

founded, introducing the next generation of 

the world’s great filmmakers. 

after dark COMpetitiOn 

Blood, terror, and dark, twisted senses of 

humor run rampant throughout this selection 

of the most chilling films from around the 

world. Get a first look at tomorrow’s cult 

classics and midnight favorites! 

films a-Z 

Don’t be overwhelmed by the sheer number 

of fantastic films we have in store! Here’s a 

helpful guide to navigate our Film Schedule 

and to build your Festival film list. And, 

don’t forget to visit chicagofilmfestival. 

com for new additions and a listing of 

visiting filmmakers! 

country 

title & director 

summary, 

language & runtime 

screening dates, 

showtimes & ticket codes 

programs 

COMpetitiOn partner 



the AbCs oF deAth 

Director: Various 

8 All programs subject to change. Films are unrated. Viewer discretion advised. 

bLaCk perspeCtives 

Celebrating its 16th anniversary, Black 

Perspectives showcases films that 

celebrate the richness and diversity of 

black cultures around the world and the 

filmmakers behind them. 

CineMa Of tHe aMeriCas 

From Cuba and Panama to Brazil, Chile, 

and Argentina, this program spotlights the 

fresh and vibrant work of emerging and 

established filmmakers from South and 

Central America, Mexico, and the Caribbean. 

City & state 

This eclectic encyclopedia of terror and 

bloodshed features 26 alphabetized 

segments, each helmed by a different 

prominent horror movie director. Spanning 

15 countries, the offerings range from 

chilling and gruesome to irreverent and 

hilarious, as the directors explore the theme 

of death in many guises. Essential viewing 

for horror aficionados, The ABCs of Death 

is an original, provocative work from a 

who’s who of modern horror filmmakers. 

english and various languages with 

subtitles. 123 min. For mature audiences. 

thu 10/18 • 11:00 PM • efaBC1 

sat 10/20 • 11:30 PM • efaBC2 

Join the Festival in celebrating 

Illinois’ rich filmmaking tradition. This 

program showcases the best features, 

documentaries, and short films with their 

roots right here in Illinois. 

VARiouS 

AFTeR DARk coMPeTiTion 

prOgraM partner 



RobeRT & 

PeneLoPe 

STeineR 

MexiCo • franCe 

AFter luCiA DeSpUéS De LUCíA 

Director: Michel Franco 

Teenager Alé (short for “Alejandra”) is 

mourning her mother and lonely in a 

new school. When a video emerges of 

her drunkenly having sex in a bathroom, 

she immediately becomes a target for 

the popular kids. Their torments grow in 

intensity and cruelty, wearing down the 

weary Alé’s resistance. After Lucia’s intense, 

shocking exploration of the violent effects of 

bullying earned it the prestigious Un Certain 

Regard prize at this year’s Cannes Film 

Festival. Spanish with subtitles. 102 min. 

For mature audiences. 

sat 10/13 • 9:00 PM • efaft1 

Mon 10/15 • 5:30 PM • efaft2 

MAin coMPeTiTion 

cineMA oF The AMeRicAS

dOCUMentaries 

Real stories, real people, real emotions. These documentaries 

from around the world go beyond the headlines in telling those 

true stories that surprise, entertain, and challenge us. 

OUtrageOUs 

From the edgy to the tender, these bold 

LGBT-themed films fearlessly exhibit new 

artistic perspectives on sexuality and 

identity. 

reeLWOMen 

Spotlighting the contribution that female 

directors continue to make to film around 

the world, this program features films as 

diverse as the women who made them. 

sHOrt fiLMs 

The runtimes may be short, but the ideas are big. This exciting 

collection of short films – encompassing narrative, documentary, 

experimental, animation, and student productions – proves that a 

few minutes can speak volumes (p. 32). 

Agon 

Director: Robert budina 

alBania • GreeCe 

A powerful drama about cultural conflict 

and the strength of familial bonds, Agon 

explores the relationship between Albanian 

brothers who must deal with prejudice 

treatment and bigotry in a new country. 

Saimir is well-established and thriving with a 

stable job and a fiancé in Greece, while Vini, 

newly emigrated, is involved with dangerous 

criminals. Family is incredibly important to 

both brothers, but their differences open a 

rift between them that they must confront. 

Albanian and Greek with subtitles. 110 min. 

thu 10/18 • 8:45 PM • efGon1 

fri 10/19 • 6:15 PM • efGon2 

Mon 10/22 • 2:45 PM • efGon3 

neW DiRecToRS coMPeTiTion 



JeAnne RAnDALL 

MALkin FAMiLY 

FounDATion 

AlAskAlAnd 

Director: chinonye chukwu 

speCiaL presentatiOn 

From rollicking action films to searing, emotional dramas featuring 

bravura performances, some of the year’s most anticipated films 

from Hollywood and abroad are featured in this section, made 

even more exciting with appearances by their creators or stars. 

spOtLigHt MiddLe east 

This year, the Festival highlights one of the 

world’s richest, most diverse filmmaking 

regions with exciting new films from 

Afghanistan, Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, 

Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, and the UAE. 

WOrLd CineMa 

alaskaLand tells the story of Chukwuma, an 

Alaska-raised Nigerian struggling to balance 

his cultural heritage with the pressures of 

the larger world around him. After a family 

tragedy forces a two-year estrangement from 

his younger sister Chidinma, the siblings 

reconnect in their hometown. Although 

their time apart has created new frictions, 

they find their reconciliation bringing them 

closer to each other and to their roots in this 

gorgeous, knowing debut film. 75 min. 

sat 10/13 • 6:15 PM • efala1 

sun 10/14 • 5:30 PM • efala2 

wed 10/17 • 4:00 PM • efala3 

WoRLD cineMA 

ReeLWoMen 

bLAck PeRSPecTiVeS 

A mix of classical narratives and innovative 

forms, this program offers a snapshot of 

the contemporary cinematic landscape. 

Serving up the sights, sounds and stories 

from cultures around the globe, these 

films represent the latest from established 

masters, festival award winners, box-office 

hits, and hidden gems. 

uSA 

AntivirAl 

Director: brandon cronenberg 



An audacious sci-fi thriller, Antiviral tells the 

gripping story of Syd March, an employee 

at a clinic catering to celebrity fetishists by 

selling them diseases extracted from their 

heroes’ bodies. Syd, who smuggles them 

onto the black market through his own 

body, infects himself with the mysterious 

virus that killed superstar Hannah Geist. 

Chased on all sides by those who want the 

disease, Syd realizes he must uncover an 

antidote before he succumbs. 110 min. 

fri 10/19 • 7:15 PM • efant1 

sat 10/20 • 10:30 PM • efant2 

Canada • usa 


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Any dAy now 

Director: Travis Fine 

In the late 1970s, when a mentally 

handicapped teenager is abandoned, 

a gay couple – a drag performer (Alan 

Cumming) and a closeted attorney (Garret 

Diallahunt) - takes him in and becomes 

the family he’s never had. But, once the 

unconventional living arrangement is 

discovered by authorities, the men must 

fight a biased legal system to adopt the 

child they have come to care for as their 

own in this gripping testament to love and 

family. 97 min. 

Mon 10/15 • 6:15 PM • efanY1 

wed 10/17 • 9:15 PM • efanY2 

thu 10/18 • 3:15 PM • efanY3 

WoRLD cineMA 

outraGeous 

uSA 

luxeMBourG • BelGiuM 

bAd seeds COMMe Un HOMMe 

Director: Safy nebbou 

A tight, atmospheric thriller starring real-life 

father and son Charles (Summer Hours) and 

Émile Berling (A Christmas Tale) as a high 

school principal and his troubled son, Bad 

Seeds follows teenager Louis as he and his 

friend Greg kidnap their English teacher. 

Much to Louis’ horror, this act of naïve 

rebellion deteriorates into horrible violence 

as Greg’s cruel sadism manifests itself. 

As the crime progresses, Louis’ troubled 

family history comes to light. French with 

subtitles. 95 min. 

fri 10/12 • 8:00 PM • efBad1 

sat 10/13 • 12:45 PM • efBad2 

Mon 10/15 • 3:30 PM • efBad3 


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Art oF ConFliCt: 

the MurAls oF 

northern irelAnd 

Director: Valeri Vaughn 

Out of the heart of a violently divided region 

rose a unique form of expression that has 

given voice to two groups of people on 

opposing sides of a centuries-old conflict. 

Narrated by Vince Vaughn, this eye-opening 

documentary examines how the street art of 

murals tells the story of Northern Ireland’s 

history and the violent Troubles through 

interviews with muralists, political figures, 

art historians, and people who live and work 

in the region. 73 min. 

fri 10/12 • 7:00 PM • efart1 

sun 10/14 • 1:00 PM • efart2 

DocuFeST coMPeTiTion 

ReeLWoMen 

uSA 

the believers 

Directors: clayton brown, 

Monica Long Ross 

In 1989, the future of energy production 

seemed at hand, when Martin Fleischmann 

and Stanley Pons announced to the world 

the discovery of “cold fusion.” Garnering 

sensational media attention, their fast-rising 

reputation quickly faded when nobody 

could reproduce their claimed results. The 

Believers is not only the story of a quirk in 

the history of science, but a personal tale 

of belief, integrity, disappointment, and 

acceptance. 80 min. 

tue 10/16 • 8:00 PM • efBeli1 

sat 10/20 • 2:00 PM • efBeli2 


ciTY & STATe 

ReeLWoMen 

As goes JAnesville 

Director: brad Lichtenstein 

The aftermath of the American financial 

crisis is perfectly distilled in Janesville, WI, 

where the shutdown of a GM plant suddenly 

leaves thousands of workers without jobs. 

Following both laid-off employees struggling 

to make ends meet and local business 

owners trying to lure investment back to 

town in alliance with Governor Scott Walker, 

As Goes Janesville gives refreshing insight 

into the very real effects of the recession 

that are so often diluted as rhetorical 

abstractions. 88 min. 

sat 10/13 • 2:30 PM • efasG1 

DocuFeST 

ciTY & STATe 

uSA 

uSA uruGuaY • GerManY 

the bellA vistA eL BeLLA VISTA 

Director: Alicia cano 

The Bella Vista tells the story of a onetime 

soccer team’s clubhouse in Uruguay. Left 

abandoned for years, the house is revived 

as a brothel for the town’s transvestite 

prostitutes, raising the ire of residents who 

seek to reclaim the building for a Catholic 

chapel. In capturing the opposing sides of 

this conflict over a rather small, mundane 

building, director Alicia Cano creates a 

lyrical, intimate portrait of a provincial city. 

Spanish with subtitles. 73 min. 

tue 10/16 • 4:00 PM • efBell1 

sun 10/21 • 4:30 PM • efBell2 


cineMA oF The AMeRicAS 

outraGeous 

ReeLWoMen

enJi 

Directors: coodie & chike 

In 1984, all eyes were on Ben Wilson, a 

high school senior on the verge of leading 

Chicago’s Simeon High to its second 

straight state basketball championship and 

seemingly destined for NBA greatness. But 

Benji’s story was cut tragically short when 

he was shot and killed in broad daylight on 

his way to school. Interviews with family 

and friends give fresh insight into Benji’s life 

and untimely end, illuminating one of sport’s 

most tragic “what if”s. 79 min. 

sun 10/14 • 11:00 aM • efBen1 

wed 10/17 • 6:00 PM • efBen2 

thu 10/18 • 8:30 PM • efBen3 

DocuFeST 

ciTY & STATe 


uSA 

blACk’s gAMe SVArTUr á LeIk 

Director: Óskar Thór Axelsson 

A nitro-fueled narco-thriller from director 

Oskar Thor Axelsson and executive producer 

Nicolas Winding Refn (Drive), Black’s 

Game chronicles the evolution of Iceland’s 

homegrown drug industry from boutique 

trade to deadly big business. Stebbi sets 

out to take over the Reykjavik drug trade by 

any means necessary. Axelsson captures 

the drug-induced rhythm of Stebbi and 

his cohorts in this stylish, thrilling tale of 

Reykjavik’s criminal underground. Icelandic 

with subtitles. 104 min. 

Mon 10/15 • 3:15 PM • efBlaG1 

fri 10/19 • 6:30 PM • efBlaG2 

sat 10/20 • 2:00 PM • efBlaG3 

WoRLD cineMA 

iceLAnD 

beyond the hills DUpA DeALUrI 

Director: cristian Mungiu 

Mungiu, who took Cannes’ top prize in 

2007 with 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days, 

returns to feature filmmaking with another 

gripping existential drama. Inspired by the 

real-life horror of a modern-day exorcismgone-wrong, 

Mungiu follows two friends, 

Voichita and Alina, whose lives have taken 

them down drastically different paths. 

When the pair reconnects, Voichita’s 

stern, oppressive monastery proves to 

be a harsh, claustrophobic and ultimately 

tragic environment for Alina. romanian with 


fri 10/12 • 8:15 PM • efBeY1 

Mon 10/15 • 8:30 PM • efBeY2 


boys Are us 

Director: Peter Luisi 

A playfully inventive jigsaw puzzle of a movie, 

Boys Are Us follows heartbroken teenager 

Mia, whose older sister Laura persuades her 

to take revenge on the male sex. Their plan 

involves Mia seducing a boy and making him 

fall in love with her before cruelly discarding 

him, although the predatory Laura can’t help 

but complicate matters by toying with the 

boys herself. Can Mia follow through on their 

plan? Does she want to? Swiss-German with 


wed 10/17 • 6:15 PM • efBoY1 

thu 10/18 • 8:30 PM • efBoY2 

fri 10/19 • 3:45 PM • efBoY3 


RoMAniA uk 

SWiTZeRLAnD 

blACk Pond 

Directors: Tom kingsley, Will Sharpe 

The Thompsons, a seemingly ordinary (if 

somewhat pathetic) family unit, are accused 

of murder when Blake, a mysterious, 

gloomy stranger they’ve invited over, 

turns up dead. The family’s struggle with 

their newfound notoriety plays out in a 

tragicomic disintegration of their already 

somewhat dysfunctional relationships in this 

offbeat, absurdist and laugh-out-loud funny 

mockumentary. 86 min. 

fri 10/12 • 8:45 PM • efBlaP1 

sat 10/13 • 3:10 PM • efBlaP2 

fri 10/19 • 2:45 PM • efBlaP3 

WoRLD cineMA 

CAesAr Must die 

CeSAre DeVe MOrIre 

Directors: Paolo and Vittorio Taviani 

Winner of the Golden Bear at this year’s 

Berlin Film Festival, this docudrama from 

the Taviani brothers (padre padrone) 

captures the preparations for a staging of 

Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar in Rome’s 

Rebibbia Prison. The performers – inmates, 

some of whom have been jailed for murder 

and other violent crimes – bring powerful 

new layers of meaning and emotion to 

the canonical play. Caesar Must Die is a 

memorable, emotional meditation on the 

transformative power of artistic production. 

Italian with subtitles. 76 min. 

sat 10/20 • 5:00 PM • efCae1 

Mon 10/22 • 6:15 PM • efCae2 

WoRLD cineMA 

iTALY 


A CAretAker’s tAle VICeVærTen 

Director: katrine Wiedemann 

Harsh and bitter, apartment caretaker Per 

despises everyone and everything around 

him until he comes across a mysterious 

naked girl in an empty apartment. She 

doesn’t know how to talk, walk, or even 

eat – she just smiles broadly. Per soon 

discovers that she has miraculous sexual 

powers. Perhaps just as startling, he finds 

himself caring deeply for this beautiful cypher 

in a perverse, unexpected fairy tale about 

love, possession, and generosity. Danish with 


sat 10/13 • 7:30 PM • efCar1 

Mon 10/15 • 6:15 PM • efCar2 

tue 10/16 • 3:15 PM • efCar3 


ReeLWoMen 

the CleAner eL LIMpIADOr 

Director: Adrián Saba 

In the midst of a mysterious epidemic that 

has decimated Lima’s population and shows 

no signs of abating, Eusebio – a forensic 

cleaner whose job is to remove corpses 

and sterilize the apartments of the dead – 

discovers an eight-year-old boy hiding in an 

uninhabited house. A grizzled loner who’s 

never been able to relate to people, Eusebio 

suddenly finds that he must care for the 

boy as civilization crumbles around them 

in this quietly compelling dystopian drama. 


Mon 10/15 • 8:30 PM • efCle1 

tue 10/16 • 5:45 PM • efCle2 

fri 10/19 • 4:00 PM • efCle3 

DenMARk uSA 

PeRu 



the CentrAl PArk Five 

Director: ken burns, Sarah burns, 

David McMahon 

In 1989, five black and Latino teenagers 

were arrested and later convicted of raping 

a white woman in New York City’s Central 

Park. Each spent between 6 and 13 years 

in prison before the actual criminal’s 

confession led to their exonerations. This 

powerful documentary from the great Ken 

Burns (The Civil War) explores this horrific 

crime and the appalling, racially-fraught 

miscarriage of justice that followed in its 

wake. 119 min. 

sun 10/14 • 5:00 PM • efCen 

DocuFeST 

SPeciAL PReSenTATion 

ReeLWoMen 

CliP kLIp 

Director: Maja Miloš 

A brutally honest, unflinching portrait of the 

intensely sexualized cell-phone generation, 

Clip follows the beautiful teenage Jasna 

as she and her friends attempt to use their 

bodies to gain attention and affection 

from their mostly indifferent, violent male 

counterparts. Featuring remarkably open 

and assured performances from its young 

cast, director Maja Miloš’ feature debut 

announces the arrival of a major cinematic 

talent. Serbian with subtitles. 102 min. 


sat 10/13 • 9:45 PM • efCli1 

sun 10/14 • 7:45 PM • efCli2 

SeRbiA 


ReeLWoMen 

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CitAdel 

Director: ciaran Foy 

A vicious attack on his wife leaves Tommy 

Cowley a nervous, paranoid wreck, terrified 

of leaving his house. When he finally 

dares to venture outside, he finds that the 

responsible gang is still at large. Convinced 

that these feral youths want to kidnap 

his baby daughter, he joins forces with a 

renegade priest for protection. A gothic, 

malevolent atmosphere pervades this dark, 

suspenseful tale, drawing us deeper into the 

protagonist’s tortured mind and increasing 

psychosis. 84 min. 

fri 10/12 • 11:00 PM • efCit1 

sat 10/13 • 10:30 PM • efCit2 

Mon 10/15 • 10:30 PM • efCit3 

ireland • uK 


Color oF sky AkASHATHInTe nIrAM 

Director: Dr. biju 

When a petty thief attempts to rob an old 

man, he not only fails but finds himself on 

a boat heading towards the lonely island 

where the man lives. A de facto prisoner 

on the island, the thief spends his days 

looking for escape, even as he can’t help 

but become more entangled in the lives of 

the few island misfits. Filled with beautiful 

images and light humor, Color of Sky is 

a thoroughly likeable modern-day fable. 

Malayalam with subtitles. 117 min. 

sat 10/20 • 3:00 PM • efCol1 

Mon 10/22 • 5:30 PM • efCol2 

tue 10/23 • 1:00 PM • efCol3 

WoRLD cineMA 

inDiA

CoMing oF Age AnFAnG 80 

directors: sabine hiebler, Gerhart ertl 

In their 80s, Rosa and Bruno meet and 

are suddenly reminded what it means to 

love and live fully. The two – knowing that 

their time together is limited – discover 

a new lust for life and run off together, 

leaving much and many in their wake. This 

unconventional romantic drama paints a 

powerful portrait of love and loss by turns 

stark, passion-filled, and heartbreaking. 

German with subtitles. 90 min. 

sun 10/21 • 12:30 PM • efCoM1 

Mon 10/22 • 2:00 PM • efCoM2 

tue 10/23 • 8:30 PM • efCoM3 

WoRLD cineMA 

ReeLWoMen 

AuSTRiA 

uruGuaY • MexiCo 

lA deMorA 

Director: Rodrigo Plá 

Agustin, plagued by the physical and mental 

ailments of age, lives with his daughter 

Maria, a single mother who must now 

care for her father in addition to her three 

children. When Maria, overworked and 

overwhelmed, fails in her attempts to find 

another home for Agustin, she rashly acts 

out of desperation and must immediately 

face the consequences. Directed with flair 

and exquisitely photographed, La Demora is 

an intimate, touching family drama. Spanish 


fri 10/12 • 3:00 PM • efdel1 

sat 10/13 • 8:15 PM • efdel2 

sun 10/14 • 12:30 PM • efdel3 

WoRLD cineMA 


ConsuMing sPirits 

Director: chris Sullivan 

A melancholic, mesmerizing vision of 

backwoods gothic Americana, Consuming 

Spirits weaves together a spell-binding 

blend of cut-out, pencil-drawn and stop 

motion animation techniques, a painstaking 

artistic process which took Chicago-based 

director Chris Sullivan nearly 15 years 

to complete. Folksy storytelling tinged 

with the dark surrealism of David Lynch, 

this atmospheric, multi-layered tale of 

outcasts and misfits is haunting, funny and 

occasionally heartbreaking. 130 min. 

tue 10/16 • 7:00 PM • efCon1 

fri 10/19 • 9:30 PM • efCon2 

Mon 10/22 • 3:00 PM • efCon3 

WoRLD cineMA 

ciTY & STATe 

diAz: don’t CleAn 

uP this blood 

Director: Daniele Vicari 

uSA 

The 2001 G8 summit in Genoa, drawing an 

estimated 200,000 protestors from around 

the world, became a disaster site when the 

local police violently stormed the Diaz school, 

a temporary shelter for many of the activists. 

An exhilarating yet tragic tale of students, 

journalists, and police on the front lines, Diaz 

follows the journeys of several characters 

involved, shrewdly examining the causes and 

consequences of the fateful events. Various 

languages with subtitles. 120 min. 

fri 10/12 • 5:15 PM • efdia1 

sat 10/13 • 3:15 PM • efdia2 

italY • roMania 

WoRLD cineMA 

dAy oF the Crows 

Le JOUr DeS COrneILLeS 

Director: Jean-christophe Dessaint 

The gruff, ogre-like Pumpkin and his young 

son live by themselves in the forest, but 

their comfortable isolation is disturbed 

when Pumpkin takes a near-fatal fall from 

a great height. His son, with the help of the 

benevolent spirits that inhabit the forest, 

must venture out into civilization for the first 

time in search of help. Filled with charming, 

gorgeous animation, Day of the Crows is 

an utterly delightful family film. French with 


sun 10/14 • 4:45 PM • efdaY1 

fri 10/19 • 1:00 PM • efdaY2 

sat 10/20 • 12:15 PM • efdaY3 

WoRLD cineMA 

don’t CliCk 

Director: kim Tae-kyeong 

FRAnce 

When cyber junkie Jung-mi learns of a 

sinister new “forbidden” internet video, 

she’ll stop at nothing to find it. However, 

the morbid video has strange effects on its 

viewers, and soon Jung-mi and her sister 

seem to be under a bizarre and terrifying 

curse. Playing on 21st century obsessions 

with technology, surveillance and internet 

fame, Don’t Click plays like an updated 

version of cult Japanese horror film ringu 

for the dot-com generation. korean with 


fri 10/12 • 10:30 PM • efdon1 

sun 10/14 • 9:15 PM • efdon2 

fri 10/19 • 11:00 PM • efdon3 

SouTh koReA 


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drAgon WU XIA 

Director: Peter chan 

Liu Jin-xi (Donnie Yen) is a village craftsman 

whose quiet life is irrevocably shattered by 

the arrival of two notorious gangsters in 

the local general store. When Liu singlehandedly 

saves the shopkeeper’s life, he 

comes under investigation by detective 

Xu Bai-jiu (Takeshi Kaneshiro). Convinced 

that Liu’s martial arts mastery belies a 

hidden history of training by one of the 

region’s vicious clans, Xu doggedly pursues 

the shy hero—and draws the attention of 

China’s criminal underworld in the process. 

Mandarin with subtitles. 114 min. 

sat 10/13 • 6:30 PM • efdra1 

WoRLD cineMA 

the drudgery trAin 

kUekI reSSHA 

Director: nobuhiro Yamashita 

honG KonG 

In this offbeat coming-of-age tale, a 

charming, rebellious high school dropout 

named Kanta befriends the kind, provincial 

Shoji. The two bring out the best in each 

other, each gaining confidence from their 

friendship – especially regarding pursuit 

of the opposite sex. The working class 

Kanta becomes a sort of unruly anti-hero, 

maintaining his pride, defiance, and selfassurance 

even as his prospects seem 

increasingly grim. Japanese with subtitles. 

113 min. 

wed 10/17 • 3:15 PM • efdru1 

sat 10/20 • 5:45 PM • efdru2 

sun 10/21 • 12:00 PM • efdru3 

WoRLD cineMA 

JAPAn 

dreAMs For sAle 

YUMe UrU FUTArI 

Director: Miwa nishikawa 

The lives of married couple Kanya and 

Satoko are turned upside down when they 

lose their restaurant in a fire. Depressed 

and desperate, the couple concocts an 

unlikely confidence scheme to pay the 

bills: Kanya marries and swindles lonely 

spinsters. Successful as they are, the 

fraud wears on the couple, driving an even 

greater wedge between them. Japanese 


fri 10/19 • 3:15 PM • efdre1 

Mon 10/22 • 8:00 PM • efdre2 

tue 10/23 • 8:45 PM • efdre3 

WoRLD cineMA 

ReeLWoMen 

eMPire builder 

Director: kris Swanberg 


JAPAn 

When new mom Jenny inherits a cabin in 

Montana, she sees an opportunity to leave 

behind the drab routine of her stay-at-home 

life in Chicago. Baby in tow, she embraces 

a life of independence while she waits 

for her husband to join her. Her idyllic life 

takes an unsettling turn when she begins a 

relationship with a local handyman in this 

subtle, beautiful film from actor-filmmaker 

Kris Swanberg. 70 min. 

sat 10/13 • 4:00 PM • efeMP1 

tue 10/16 • 5:00 PM • efeMP2 

tue 10/23 • 5:30 PM • efeMP3 

WoRLD cineMA 

ciTY & STATe 

ReeLWoMen 

drought CUATeS De AUSTrALIA 

director: everardo González 

In the arid plains of northeastern Mexico, 

a group of communal ranchers confronts 

the annual drought, eking out survival as 

conditions force them to search far and 

wide for any signs of water. Following the 

residents of the community throughout 

their daily lives, the filmmakers create an 

inspiring portrait of human perseverance 

in the face of a natural environment that 

defies domestication in this much-praised, 

award-winning documentary. Spanish with 


sat 10/20 • 4:30 PM • efdro1 

sun 10/21 • 6:00 PM • efdro2 

Mexico 

DocuFeST 


uSA Mexico 

everybody’s got 

soMebody…not Me 

TODO eL MUnDO TIene A ALGUIen MenOS YO 

Director: Raúl Fuentes 

Alejandra and Maria make an unlikely couple, 

to say the least. Alejandra is a painfully shy 

middle-aged intellectual, while Maria is a 

loud, outgoing teenager attending a private 

high school. This stylish film explores the 

joys, complexities, and limitations of love 

between two very different people. Spanish 


sun 10/21 • 1:00 PM • efeVe1 

Mon 10/22 • 8:00 PM • efeVe2 

tue 10/23 • 2:00 PM • efeVe3 

WoRLD cineMA 


outraGeous

the exAM A VIzSGA 

Director: Peter bergendy 

In late 1950’s Hungary, Andras supervises 

a network of civilians spying on their 

neighbors and coworkers. But little does 

he know that the government is monitoring 

him as well. His superiors have chosen 

Christmas Eve to implement “the exam”, 

an obscure procedure designed to 

challenge an agent’s loyalty without his or 

her knowledge. Nothing can be taken for 

granted in this world of intense secrecy 

and perpetual surveillance. Hungarian with 


sat 10/13 • 2:00 PM • efexa1 

Mon 10/15 • 8:00 PM • efexa2 

Mon 10/22 • 3:45 PM • efexa3 

hunGarY 


cZech RePubLic 

Flowerbuds pOUpATA 

Director: Zdenek Jirasky 

Garnering four top Czech Lions (the Czech 

Oscars ® ) Flowerbuds presents an incisive 

snapshot of family life in a small Czech town. 

Jarda works as a train signal operator but 

also nurses a petty gambling addiction. His 

wife, Kamila dreams of her lost youth while 

their teenage children are without work, 

money or illusions about life. Over the course 

of a long winter, a series of small tragedies 

unfold and collide, bringing the family to the 

brink. Czech with subtitles. 91 min. 

sat 10/13 • 6:00 PM • efflow1 

sun 10/14 • 2:30 PM • efflow2 

tue 10/16 • 1:00 PM • efflow3 


FAble FABULA 

Director: Lester hamlet 

In a diverse and cosmopolitan contemporary 

Havana, young Arthur meets and falls in 

love with Cecilia, a beautiful prostitute. Their 

idyllic aspirations for love and happiness 

quickly meet with complications. Fable is 

ultimately a moving, sincere exploration of 

the possibilities for love in a city defined by 

economic and social adversity. Spanish with 


fri 10/19 • 8:45 PM • effaB1 

sat 10/20 • 8:45 PM • effaB2 

tue 10/23 • 4:15 PM • effaB3 

WoRLD cineMA 


F*CkloAd oF sCotChtAPe 

director: Julian Grant 

From Chicago filmmaker Julian Grant 

comes this “neo-noir musical crime drama.” 

Benji is set up to take the fall for an ill-fated 

kidnapping, but still finds time to sing when 

he isn’t hastily bandaging injuries or trying 

to determine the motivations of a stripper 

with questionable loyalties. Mixing visual 

styles and utterly defying any attempt at 

clear categorization, this catchy, gritty film 

is not to be missed. 84 min. 

thu 10/18 • 8:00 PM • effloa1 

sat 10/20 • 9:30 PM • effloa2 

tue 10/23 • 1:00 PM • effloa3 

WoRLD cineMA 

ciTY & STATe 

cubA cAnADA 

uSA 

the FinAl MeMber 

Directors: Zach Math, Jonah bekhor 

Everyone has a dream, and for Sigurdur 

Hjartarson, it is the Icelandic Phallological 

Museum. Having established the preeminent 

shrine to the penises of the world’s 

diverse species, his collection is only missing 

one vital piece: that of a human being. 

Chronicling his bizarre but sincere quest, The 

Final Member reveals the lecherous elderly 

Icelandic man and eccentric American who 

are vying to claim a very unique “world’s 

first.” Icelandic and english with subtitles. 

75 min. For mature audiences. 

fri 10/12 • 9:15 PM • effin1 

sun 10/14 • 3:15 PM • effin2 

DocuFeST 

Full CirCle FeI YUe LAO ren YUAn 

Director: Zhang Yang 

A sense of vitality and excitement fills the 

lives of a nursing home’s inhabitants when 

they decide to compete in a television variety 

show competition. Although members of 

this newly-energized group are battling 

the effects of various illnesses or familial 

estrangement and neglect, they all come 

together in common enthusiasm to realize 

their dream, no matter who or what stands in 

their way in this heart-warming, rousing film. 

Mandarin with subtitles. 105 min. 

sat 10/13 • 5:30 PM • efful1 

sun 10/14 • 1:00 PM • efful2 

fri 10/19 • 5:00 PM • efful3 

WoRLD cineMA 

chinA 


gerMAniA 

Director: Maximiliano Schönfeld 

This gorgeously shot debut feature follows 

an Argentine family as they prepare to leave 

their tightly-knit German-speaking village 

for good. After a plague decimates their 

farm, they have no choice but to leave their 

home behind. As they say goodbye to old 

friends, the family attempts to reconcile 

the past and all their memories, good and 

bad, with their uncertain future in a town 

far away. Spanish and German Dialect with 


sun 10/21 • 4:15 PM • efGer1 

Mon 10/22 • 7:45 PM • efGer2 

tue 10/23 • 2:00 PM • efGer3 

WoRLD cineMA 


holy Motors 

Director: Leos carax 

arGentina 


giMMe the loot 

Director: Adam Leon 

Malcolm and Sofia, two determined teens 

from the Bronx, are skilled and ambitious 

graffiti-writers. When a rival gang destroys 

their latest masterpiece, the pair hatches 

a plan to get revenge by tagging an iconic 

NYC landmark. Their spectacular scheme, 

however, comes with a $500 price tag. The 

capers – heists, petty thefts, swindles – they 

devise to raise money bring more setbacks 

than they do dollars, but their enthusiasm 

and energy never wane in this prize-winning 

debut from director Adam Leon. 81 min. 

wed 10/17 • 8:10 PM • efGiM1 

thu 10/18 • 6:30 PM • efGiM2 


uSA 

franCe • GerManY TAiWAn 

Several lifetimes pass in the span of a 

few hours for Monsieur Oscar, a shadowy 

character who effortlessly transitions from 

one realm to the next. He is, in turn, captain 

of industry, assassin, beggar, monster, 

family man. This mysterious, hallucinatory 

epic has ignited passions around the 

world for its bold, exuberant style and the 

euphoric virtuosity with which it presents 

its surreal, impressionistic narrative. French 


fri 10/12 • 9:00 PM • efhol1 

sun 10/14 • 7:45 PM • efhol2 


hoMetown boy GIn CHen XIAO ze 

Director: hung-i Yao 

Produced by Hou Hsiao-Hsien and bearing 

a touch of the master’s ability to craft 

moments of quiet, contemplative beauty 

and revelation, Hometown Boy follows artist 

Liu Xiao-Dong on his first visit back to his 

hometown of Jincheng in decades. The film 

captures Liu as he works on a project to repaint 

friends who had posed for him more 

than 30 years earlier, creating a compelling 

portrait of a major artist at work, and of 

Jincheng. Mandarin with subtitles. 72 min. 

sun 10/14 • 2:30 PM • efhoM1 

wed 10/17 • 6:15 PM • efhoM2 


heMel 

Director: Sacha Polak 

Since the death of her mother, Hemel has 

been very close with her father Gijs, her only 

other consolation being an endless series 

of men. Gijs has gone through a number 

of romances with beautiful women, and, 

similarly, none of them were serious enough 

to threaten the father-daughter relationship. 

When Gijs meets Sophie, however, Hemel 

feels like her close bond with her father is 

in serious danger in this powerful, erotic 

melodrama. Dutch with subtitles. 80 min. 


Mon 10/22 • 5:45 PM • efheM1 

tue 10/23 • 8:30 PM • efheM2 

WoRLD cineMA 

ReeLWoMen 

neTheRLAnDS 

the iMPossible 

Director: Juan Antonio bayona 

Maria (Naomi Watts), Henry (Ewan 

McGregor), and their three sons begin 

their winter vacation in Thailand, looking 

forward to a few days in tropical paradise. 

But on the morning of December 26th, as 

the family relaxes around the pool after 

their Christmas festivities the night before, 

a terrifying roar rises up from the center of 

the earth. As Maria freezes in fear, a huge 

wall of black water races across the hotel 

grounds toward her. In english. 114 min. 

fri 10/19 • 7:00 PM • efiMP1 


SPAin

in their skin 

Director: Jeremy Power Regimbal 

A relaxing trip to the country for a family of 

stylish urbanites takes a dark and disturbing 

turn when they are visited by their seemingly 

harmless neighbors. As their unsophisticated 

guests’ behavior becomes increasingly 

strange and menacing, the family realizes 

that they are trapped in a terrifying and 

potentially deadly situation. Skillfully 

building the claustrophobic atmosphere with 

masterful control over mood and pacing, In 

Their Skin is a chilling, sophisticated slice of 

terror. 96 min. 

wed 10/17 • 10:30 PM • efint1 

sat 10/20 • 11:00 PM • efint2 

cAnADA 


John dies At the end 

Director: Don coscarelli 

After being introduced to a paranormal street 

drug known as “soy sauce,” underachieving 

slackers John and David decide that an 

otherworldly invasion is about to hit, and only 

they can save the human race. Meanwhile, 

an enigmatic journalist (Paul Giamatti) is 

investigating the drug, which has bizarre, 

dehumanizing effects on some users. This 

mind-bending blend of sci-fi and deadpan 

stoner humor is destined to become a late 

night cult classic. 100 min. 

wed 10/17 • 11:00 PM • efJoh1 

Mon 10/22 • 10:00 PM • efJoh2 


uSA 

JAi bhiM CoMrAde 

Director: Anand Patwardhan 

14 years in the making, activist and 

filmmaker Andand Patwardhan’s chronicle 

of the plight of the Dalits (known under the 

caste system as “untouchables”) provides a 

singular document of oppression and those 

who fight against it. Starting with an incident 

in which 10 protesting Dalits were gunned 

down by police, the film details both the 

history of their struggle and the music and 

poetry that has helped sustain the vitality of 

the culture. Hindi, english, and Marathi with 


sun 10/14 • 2:15 PM • efJai1 


keeP the lights on 

Director: ira Sachs 

inDiA 

A one-night stand between Erik and 

Paul quickly grows into something more. 

However, the two men’s drastically different 

attitudes towards work, life, and intimacy, 

along with Paul’s struggles with addiction, 

soon chip away at their chances of 

happiness. This sensitive, subtle account 

of an intense, nine-year on-off relationship 

tenderly reminds us that love is not always 

enough. 102 min. 

fri 10/12 • 8:30 PM • efKee1 

sat 10/13 • 2:00 PM • efKee2 

WoRLD cineMA 

outraGeous 

the JeFFrey dAhMer Files 

Director: chris James Thompson 

By the time he was arrested, Jeffrey Dahmer 

had killed and dismembered 17 victims, 

mostly in his nondescript Milwaukee 

apartment. Through interviews with 

neighbors and police, this documentary 

offers new insights even for those who 

know Dahmer’s story well, and a mixture 

of archival footage and recreations brings 

fresh detail and surprising humanity to the 

life of one of America’s most notorious serial 

killers. 75 min. 

sat 10/20 • 3:30 PM • efJef1 

Mon 10/22 • 6:00 PM • efJef2 

DocuFeST 

uSA 

uSA AuSTRiA 

kern 

directors: Veronika franz, severin fiala 

Outrageous, funny, contentious, and 

talented, prolific Austrian actor and 

filmmaker Peter Kern is a sheer force of 

personality. Though Franz and Fiala set out 

to create a straightforward portrait of the 

aging artist, the mercurial Kern berates the 

filmmakers (and anyone else within earshot) 

every step of the way, and can’t help but 

assert his own sensibilities onto a film in 

which he is ostensibly the subject. German 


fri 10/12 • 6:00 PM • efKer1 

sun 10/21 • 3:45 PM • efKer2 


ReeLWoMen 


king Curling kOnG CUrLInG 

Director: ole endresen 

king Curling is a rollicking, boisterous 

comedy about the high-stakes world of 

curling, that most glorious of broom-based 

ice sports. After breaking under the intense 

pressure of championship competition, 

former star Truls Paulsen has fallen far from 

his former exalted station, battling OCD 

and a reliance on pills. When he learns that 

his former coach is in the hospital and in 

desperate need of an expensive operation, 

Truls gets himself together for one more, 

potentially lucrative competition. norwegian 


tue 10/16 • 2:00 PM • efKin1 

thu 10/18 • 1:00 PM • efKin2 

tue 10/23 • 9:00 PM • efKin3 

WoRLD cineMA 

noRWAY 

the lAnd oF hoPe kIBô nO kUnI 

Director: Sion Sono 

In the fictional Nagashima prefecture, 

a cataclysmic earthquake and the 

subsequent explosion of a nuclear power 

plant devastates the region. With the 

Fukushima disaster and the resulting 

permanent evacuations at the front of 

their minds, Yoichi, his wife Izumi, and 

his parents must make a difficult choice. 

Staying means that their lives may be in 

danger, but leaving means they could lose 

– possibly forever – the home that has been 

in their family for generations. Japanese 


sat 10/13 • 4:30 PM • eflan1 

sun 10/14 • 4:30 PM • eflan2 


JaPan • uK 

kuMA 

Director: umut Dag 

Under the auspices of a more ageappropriate 

marriage to his handsome son, 

a stately Viennese patriarch brings Ayse, 

a pretty teenaged girl from the Turkish 

countryside, to live with him as a second 

wife. A special friendship develops between 

Ayse and Fatma, the first wife who is 

suffering from cancer and appreciates both 

the help and the companionship. Soon, 

however, an unexpected twist of fate puts 

this relationship to the test. Turkish and 


tue 10/16 • 2:45 PM • efKuM1 

sat 10/20 • 7:00 PM • efKuM2 

sun 10/21 • 5:15 PM • efKuM3 

WoRLD cineMA 

the lAst FridAy AL JUMA AL kHeIrA 

Director: Yahya Al Abdallah 

A slow-burning absurdist comedy, The Last 

Friday follows Youssef, a down-on-hisluck 

taxi driver whose lonely life changes 

suddenly when he learns he must have 

a testicular operation immediately. His 

son, meanwhile, must be sent to a private 

school. The money for both tuition and the 

operation is due by Friday. Youssef finds 

himself reaching out to estranged family 

members and friends, both for the money 

and to salvage what’s left of his life. Arabic 


fri 10/19 • 7:15 PM • eflaf1 

sat 10/20 • 2:30 PM • eflaf2 

Mon 10/22 • 1:00 PM • eflaf3 

WoRLD cineMA 

sPotliGht Middle east 


AuSTRiA usa • Marshall islands 

the lAnd oF eb 

Director: Andrew Williamson 

In the stark volcanic landscape of a remote 

Hawaiian community, Marshallese patriarch 

Jacob struggles to provide for his large 

family. When diagnosed with cancer, he 

eschews treatment in favor of earning 

as much as possible for his children and 

grandchildren. As his illness worsens, Jacob 

turns a small video camera on himself and 

begins to tell his own story and the tragic 

history of the Marshallese people in this 

hauntingly beautiful affirmation of family. 

Marshallese with subtitles. 87 min. 

thu 10/18 • 5:45 PM • eflane1 

sat 10/20 • 4:45 PM • eflane2 

Mon 10/22 • 5:00 PM • eflane3 


JoRDAn SWeDen 

the lAst sentenCe 

DOM öVer DöD MAn 

Director: Jan Troell 

Based on a true story, The Last Sentence 

follows celebrated Swedish journalist 

Torgny Segerstedt, who conducted his 

own campaign against the Nazis while 

navigating a fraught personal life. Officially 

neutral, Sweden’s leaders did their best to 

silence Segerstedt, fearing German reprisal, 

especially as the journalist began inciting 

the ire of top Nazi officials. Illustrious 

director Jan Troell (The emigrants) brings a 

Swedish hero to life in this gripping, lyrical 

epic. Swedish with subtitles. 120 min. 

tue 10/16 • 5:00 PM • eflas1 

fri 10/19 • 6:00 PM • eflas2 

sat 10/20 • 4:30 PM • eflas3 

MAin coMPeTiTion

leviAthAn 

Director: Lucien castaing-Taylor, 

Véréna Paravel 

Set aboard a fishing vessel, Leviathan 

documents a story of treacherous waters 

and working conditions through the 

stunning imagery of waves, machinery, 

and animal life. Directors Castaing-Taylor 

(Sweetgrass) and Paravel offer a thrilling 

first-hand view of roughnecked oceanic 

exploration. Not to be missed on the 

big screen, this film is a visceral, purely 

cinematic experience. 87 min. 

thu 10/18 • 4:00 PM • efleV1 

sat 10/20 • 6:30 PM • efleV2 

DocuFeST 

MArie krøyer 

Director: bille August 

uSA 

Married to one of Denmark’s most 

celebrated 19th century painters, Marie 

Krøyer’s life is both privileged and fraught. 

With artistic aspirations of her own, Marie 

struggles to discover her identity while 

managing her husband’s increasingly erratic 

behavior and begins to look outside of her 

marriage for affirmation and autonomy. But 

at what cost? This beautifully crafted period 

drama presents a compelling portrait of 

a woman ahead of her time. Danish with 


Mon 10/15 • 5:45 PM • efMar1 

tue 10/23 • 8:00 PM • efMar2 

wed 10/24 • 6:00 PM • efMar3 


DenMARk 

like soMeone in love 

Director: Abbas kiarostami 

Iran’s greatest living filmmaker travels 

to Tokyo for this understated, enigmatic 

romantic drama. Unbeknownst to her 

boyfriend, the enchanting university student 

Akiko secretly moonlights as an escort. 

An encounter with a client – a shy, elderly 

academic – leads to an unconventional, 

unexpectedly intimate relationship in which 

nothing is quite as it seems. Japanese with 


sat 10/13 • 5:00 PM • efliK1 

tue 10/16 • 8:30 PM • efliK2 

franCe • JaPan 


MeA MAxiMA CulPA: silenCe 

in the house oF god 

director: alex Gibney 

From Oscar ® and Gold Hugo winner Alex 

Gibney comes this searing documentary 

about the response to sexual abuse scandals 

within the Catholic Church. Starting with a 

string of allegations at a Milwaukee school 

for deaf boys in the late 70s and early 80s, 

the film charts a decades-long, systematic 

cover-up that reaches all the way to Vatican. 

Mea Maxima Culpa provides an impassioned 

and detailed look at one of contemporary 

society’s enduring controversies. english and 

Italian with subtitles. 106 min. 

sat 10/13 • 1:30 PM • efMea1 

sun 10/14 • 8:00 PM • efMea2 

DocuFeST 

uSA 

MAniAC 

Director: Franck khalfoun 

Elijah Wood stars as a psychotic loner with a 

tendency to scalp women and a penchant for 

mannequins in this bold re-imagining of the 

1980 cult classic. Daringly shot entirely from 

the first-person perspective of its lead antihero, 

this deeply disturbing horror film from 

director Khalfoun and co-writer Alexandre 

Aja (High Tension) paints a nightmarish 

portrait of a deranged mind overwhelmed by 

violence and obsession. 90 min. 

fri 10/12 • 11:15 PM • efMaC1 

tue 10/16 • 10:15 PM • efMaC2 

franCe • usa 


Meeting leilA ASHnAee BA LeILA 

Director: Adel Yaraghi 

Featuring a brilliant performance from A 

Separation star Leila Hatami, Meeting Leila 

follows a young woman who demands that 

her chain-smoking fiancé quits smoking 

before their marriage. This poses a problem 

for this advertising agency idea man for 

whom smoking is an integral part of his 

creative process in this gently comic, 

insightful look at the compromises and 

negotiations required in any relationship. 

Farsi with subtitles. 88 min. 

tue 10/16 • 8:30 PM • efMee1 

wed 10/17 • 8:30 PM • efMee2 

sat 10/20 • 12:00 PM • efMee3 

iRAn 




Mekong hotel 

Director: Apichatpong Weerasethakul 

From Apichaptong “Joe” Weerasethakul 

(Uncle Boonmee…), whose gorgeous, 

thoughtful films are counted among the 

most acclaimed masterpieces of the new 

century, Mekong Hotel is a portrait of a 

hotel near the Mekong River on Thailand’s 

border with Laos. Blending fantasy and 

reality, fiction and documentary, the present 

and the future, this exquisite poem of a film 

strikingly expresses the bonds of love and 

family between people, and the looming 

presence of the river in their lives. Thai with 


fri 10/12 • 6:15 PM • efMeK1 

sun 10/21 • 7:30 PM • efMeK2 

DocuFeST 

Mr. soPhistiCAtion 

director: danny Green 

thailand • uK 

In the 90s, Ron Waters (Harry Lennix) was 

the hottest comic in Hollywood. Richard 

Pryor-like in his trenchant social and 

political commentary, Ron ultimately was 

driven away by controversy that increased 

as he grew more successful. Now settled 

in Chicago doing regular standup routines 

at his wife’s (Tatum O’Neill) club, he is given 

a second shot at the big time. But, as he 

learns once again, fame and fortune come 

at a price. 97 min. 

sat 10/20 • 7:15 PM • efMrs1 

sun 10/21 • 12:15 PM • efMrs2 

WoRLD cineMA 


ciTY & STATe 

uSA 

Modest reCePtion 

pAzIrAIe SADeH 

Director: Mani haghighi 

Tasked with giving away huge sums of 

money by whatever means possible, Kaveh 

and Layla drive through the remote, war-torn 

mountains of Iran with a trunkful of cash. 

What begins as a seemingly harmless game 

soon reveals itself to be a twisted bout of 

charity as the power, humiliation, and shame 

inherent in their act plays out between the 

privileged couple and the impoverished 

villagers. Farsi with subtitles. 100 min. 

Modest reception is co-presented by the Global Film Initiative 

and is part of the Global Lens 2013 film series. For more 

information, visit www.globalfilm.org. 

wed 10/17 • 6:00 PM • efMod1 

thu 10/18 • 6:00 PM • efMod2 

sun 10/21 • 4:00 PM • efMod3 




iRAn 

night ACross the street 

LA nOCHe De enFrenTe 

director: raúl ruiz 

The final completed film from Raúl Ruiz 

(Time regained), one of world cinema’s most 

inventive, iconoclastic filmmakers, night 

Across the Street follows the ruminations of 

Don Celso, an elderly office worker, as he 

relives memories – both real and imagined – 

from his life. Stories hide within stories and 

the thin line between imagination and reality 

steadily erodes, opening up a marvelous 

new world of personal remembrance and 

fantastic melodrama. Spanish and French 


fri 10/19 • 9:00 PM • efniG1 

Mon 10/22 • 8:30 PM • efniG2 

Chile • franCe 

WoRLD cineMA 


franCe • arGentina 

A Monkey on My shoulder 

À COeUr OUVerT 

Director: Marion Laine 

Mila (Juliette Binoche) and Javier are brilliant 

heart surgeons and passionately in love. 

While their professional lives are clinical 

and require precision and perfection, their 

married life is entirely opposite – they 

drink, eat and make love to excess. When 

Mila discovers she is pregnant, she and 

Javier continue to deny what everyone else 

recognizes: that Javier is an alcoholic. As 

her pregnancy develops, their impulsive and 

unpredictable relationship is derailed - and 

held together by ego, addiction and hope. 

French with subtitles. 91 min. 

thu 10/18 • 8:40 PM • efMon1 

fri 10/19 • 6:00 PM • efMon2 

WoRLD cineMA 

not FAde AwAy 

Director: David chase 

It’s 1964, the Rolling Stones appear on 

television and three best friends from the 

suburbs of New Jersey decide to form a rock 

band. Starring James Gandolfini. 117 min. 

tue 10/16 • 7:30 PM • efnot1 


uSA

nuMbered 

Director: Dana Doron, uriel Sinai 

An estimated 400,000 people were tattooed 

with serial numbers at Auschwitz, of whom 

only a few thousand survive today. This 

intimate and visually rapturous documentary 

details the current lives of some of these 

survivors, their memories of the camps, 

and their relationships with the numbers. 

numbered is an emotionally affecting 

portrait of memory and history, and their 

enduring presence in individual lives. 

Hebrew with subtitles. 60 min. 

sun 10/14 • 6:15 PM • efnuM1 

sun 10/21 • 6:30 PM • efnuM2 



iSRAeL 

onCe uPon A tiMe wAs i, 

veroniCA erA UMA Vez eU, VerônICA 

director: Marcelo Gomes 

Just out of medical school, Veronica takes 

a challenging position at a local public 

hospital. Full of doubts and insecurity and 

reluctant to give up her sense of freedom, 

she finds herself questioning her career, 

personal, and romantic choices. When her 

beloved father is diagnosed with a lifethreatening 

illness, she must face her adult 

responsibilities head on. portuguese with 


Mon 10/15 • 6:00 PM • efonC1 

tue 10/16 • 8:45 PM • efonC2 

tue 10/23 • 3:45 PM • efonC3 

bRAZiL 

WoRLD cineMA 


oFF white lies OrHIM Le-reGA 

Director: Maya kenig 

In this bittersweet family comedy, shy 

teenager Libby moves back to Israel to live 

with her hapless father Shaul, unexpectedly 

finding herself without a home as war 

breaks out around them. Shaul devises 

a creative solution: posing as refugees, 

they are taken in by a wealthy family in 

Jerusalem. Finally in a “normal” household, 

Shaul and Libby begin to build their 

father-daughter relationship, but their false 

identities can’t last forever. Hebrew with 


Mon 10/15 • 8:15 PM • efoff1 

tue 10/16 • 6:15 PM • efoff2 

WoRLD cineMA 


ReeLWoMen 

otelo burning 

Director: Sara blecher 

iSRAeL 

In the tumultuous South Africa of the late 

1980s, young Otelo looks for freedom 

wherever he can find it. When he and his 

friends are introduced to surfing, they 

swiftly take to the sport, a welcome reprieve 

from pressures both societal and parental. 

As the group rises in skill and fame, tensions 

and egos inevitably develop, further flamed 

by Otelo’s romantic interest in his friend’s 

sister and the escalating political conflicts 

around them. zulu with subtitles. 95 min. 

fri 10/12 • 6:15 PM • efote1 

sun 10/14 • 1:00 PM • efote2 

thu 10/18 • 3:00 PM • efote3 

SouTh AFRicA 

WoRLD cineMA 


ReeLWoMen 

roMania • franCe 

oF snAils And Men 

DeSpre OAMenI SI MeLCI 

director: tudor Giurgiu 

An absurdist drama tinged with dark humor, 

Of Snails and Men takes place in the small 

Romanian town of Muscel, where a French 

company plans to convert the town’s failed 

factory into a snail cannery. Knowing 

that thousands will be left unemployed, 

the union leader concocts an outlandish 

scheme to buy back the factory: the workers 

will, en masse, travel to Bucharest to earn 

money at a sperm bank. romanian, French, 

and Spanish with subtitles. 93 min. 

sat 10/13 • 8:50 PM • efofs1 

sun 10/14 • 3:30 PM • efofs2 

WoRLD cineMA 

BelGiuM • luxeMBourG 

our Children À perDre LA rAISOn 

Director: Joachim Lafosse 

Inspired by real-life events, Our Children 

unfolds the riveting story of Murielle, a 

mother caught in a claustrophobic domestic 

nightmare. Struggling financially, she and 

her family are forced to move in with her 

husbands’s authoritarian mentor Dr. Pinget. 

The oppressive atmosphere of Pinget’s 

home overwhelms Murielle, making her 

increasingly desperate and irrational in 

this taut psychological drama. French with 


sun 10/21 • 8:30 PM • efour1 

tue 10/23 • 5:30 PM • efour2 

WoRLD cineMA 


out in the dArk ALATA 

Director: Michael Mayer 

Nimer, a Palestinian student, dreams 

of a better life abroad. One fateful night 

he meets Roy, an Israeli lawyer. As their 

relationship deepens into love, Nimer is 

confronted with the harsh realities of a 

Palestinian society that refuses to accept 

him for his sexual identity, and an Israeli 

society that rejects him for his nationality. 

Nimer soon must choose between love and 

the life he thought he wanted. Hebrew and 

Arabic with subtitles. 96 min. 

sat 10/13 • 8:00 PM • efout1 

sun 10/14 • 6:00 PM • efout2 

sun 10/21 • 6:15 PM • efout3 

israel • usa 



outraGeous 


An oversiMPliFiCAtion 

oF her beAuty 

Director: Terence nance 

Starring director Terence Nance as a 

version of himself, a young man attempts 

to make a female friend something more. A 

single event motivates an abstract and witty 

introspection into the origins of his feelings 

toward her. Brazenly mixing live action with 

animation and eschewing classical narrative 

structure, An Oversimplfication of Her 

Beauty is a stylish, exhilarating American 

debut. 90 min. 

sun 10/21 • 6:15 PM • efoVe1 

Mon 10/22 • 8:30 PM • efoVe2 

tue 10/23 • 3:15 PM • efoVe3 

WoRLD cineMA 


the PAtsy 

Director: king Vidor 

uSA 

A delightful late-silent era masterpiece from 

the great King Vidor (The Crowd), The patsy 

follows Pat (a thoroughly charming Marion 

Davies), the overlooked, put-upon member 

of her family. Glamorous and popular, her 

sister Grace gets all attention. When the two 

sisters find themselves in competition over 

a boy, Pat must employ all her wiles to win 

him over. This beloved classic is presented 

with live musical accompaniment. 78 min. 

sun 10/21 • 3:00 PM • efPts 

WoRLD cineMA 

uSA 

austria • GerManY 

PArAdise: love pArADIeS: LIeBe 

Director: ulrich Seidl 

Teresa, a middle-aged mother, vacations 

alone on the picturesque beaches of Kenya, 

one of many “Sugar Mamas” looking for 

love, sex, and companionship among the 

local gigolos, known as “Beach Boys.” 

Teresa goes from one disappointing 

relationship to the next until she is forced to 

confront the limitations of her attempts to 

purchase love. The first film of a projected 

trilogy, paradise: Love is a controversial, 

provocative work from acclaimed filmmaker 

Ulrich Seidl (Dog Days). German, english, 

and Swahili with subtitles. 120 min. 


sat 10/13 • 7:45 PM • efPar1 

sun 10/14 • 8:15 PM • efPar2 


lA PlAyA dC 

Director: Juan Andres Arango 

Tomás, an Afro-Colombian teenager driven 

from his home by war, settles with his 

brothers in the section of Bogota known 

(ironically) as “La Playa.” Working as a 

barber’s apprentice, Tomás is just beginning 

to find a place for himself when his younger 

brother Jairo disappears. Tomás must make 

a risk-filled journey in search of Jairo, a 

rite of passage that forces him to find, and 

earn, his own identity in this impressive, 

wonderfully energetic debut film. Spanish 


sun 10/14 • 8:30 PM • efPdC1 

Mon 10/15 • 8:15 PM • efPdC2 

wed 10/17 • 3:30 PM • efPdC3 

coLoMbiA 


cineMA oF The AMeRicAS

MexiCo • franCe 

Post tenebrAs lux 

Director: carlos Reygadas 

An astonishing visual tour de force from 

Mexican filmaker Reygadas (whose previous 

film, 2007’s Silent Light, won the Gold 

Hugo), this enigmatic, elusive film presents 

the occurrences around a family of four. 

Mundane domestic events are punctuated 

with tableaux of overwhelming beauty, while 

some sinister force lurks outside. Filled with 

arresting images from one of world cinema’s 

most innovative visual masters, post 

Tenebras Lux is a truly sui generis work. 


fri 10/19 • 8:15 PM • efPos1 

sun 10/21 • 8:00 PM • efPos2 

tue 10/23 • 3:30 PM • efPos3 

WoRLD cineMA 


rAt Fever FeBre DO rATO 

Director: cláudio Assis 

Zizo, a true rebel, is content to spend his 

days spewing subversive poetry to an 

audience consisting mostly of his fellow 

outsider friends. That is, until the arrival of 

the beautiful Eneida injects a love story into 

this carefree romp through the stoned and 

casually promiscuous world of Brazilian 

bohemian life. Gorgeous black and white 

cinematography and a dryly comedic, 

stylized tone perfectly convey the idealism 

of the youthful characters. portuguese with 


tue 10/16 • 8:15 PM • efrat1 

wed 10/17 • 8:30 PM • efrat2 

Mon 10/22 • 12:30 PM • efrat3 

WoRLD cineMA 


PostCArds FroM the zoo 

keBUn BInATAnG 

Director: edwin 

Ever since she was abandoned as a toddler 

in the Jakarta Haven for Animals and 

adopted by their giraffe trainer, the zoo has 

been the only world Lana knows. When she 

encounters and falls in love with a charming 

magician, she decides to make her journey 

into the unfamiliar outside world in this 

delightful, romantic fable. Indonesian with 


fri 10/19 • 5:00 PM • efPosZ1 

sat 10/20 • 5:30 PM • efPosZ2 

WoRLD cineMA 

inDoneSiA 

QuArtet 

Director: Dustin hoffman 

Beecham House is abuzz: the home for 

retired musicians is soon to welcome a 

new, possibly famous, resident. Reginald 

(Tom Courtenay), Wilfred (Billy Connolly) 

and Cecily (Pauline Collins) receive a 

special shock when the new arrival turns 

out to be their estranged former singing 

partner, Jean Horton (Maggie Smith). Can 

the passage of time heal old wounds? And 

will the famous quartet be able to patch 

up their differences in time for Beecham 

House’s gala concert? 97 min. 

sun 10/21 • 6:00 PM • efQua1 


uSA 

bRAZiL iTALY alGeria • franCe 

reAlity 

director: Matteo Garrone 

A sharp, crowd-pleasing satire on reality 

television, reality playfully explores the 

pervasiveness of an all-consuming lust for 

fame. Luciano, a cheeky fish merchant, 

agrees to audition for the Italian version 

of Big Brother. When the producers show 

a slight interest, Luciano immediately 

lets what he assumes to be his inevitably 

massive fame and glory go to his head, 

doing everything he can to impress them 

and win himself a spot on the show. Italian 


fri 10/12 • 8:45 PM • efrea1 

sat 10/13 • 6:15 PM • efrea2 

WoRLD cineMA 

the rePentAnt eL TAAIB 

director: Merzak allouache 

Repentant terrorist Rashid uses the 

declaration of national amnesty as an 

opportunity to reform and re-enter 

productive civilian life. Settling back into 

his hometown, however, proves dangerous 

as he is menaced by angry neighbors 

whose families have been torn apart by 

terrorist attacks. Rashid must navigate 

these treacherous waters while trying to 

start a new life in this thriller that confronts 

the moral and practical complications of 

reconciliation. Arabic with subtitles. 87 min. 

Mon 10/15 • 8:00 PM • efreP1 

wed 10/17 • 6:45 PM • efreP2 

thu 10/18 • 2:45 PM • efreP3 



iraQi Kurdistan • turKeY 

rhino seAson FASLe kArGADAn 

director: Bahman Ghobadi 

Based on a true story, rhino Season follows 

Sahel, a poet who was unjustly incarcerated 

during Iran’s Islamic Revolution (and a friend 

of director Ghobadi). After being released into 

a world that is, three decades later, greatly 

changed, Sahel searches for the wife and 

children he left behind. rhino Season is, at 

base, a tragic romance, strikingly told with an 

impressionistic, dreamlike blending of past 

and present. Farsi with subtitles. 103 min. 

wed 10/17 • 3:30 PM • efrhi1 

sat 10/20 • 2:15 PM • efrhi2 

sun 10/21 • 7:45 PM • efrhi3 



the sAPPhires 

Director: Wayne blair 

Inspired by a true story, The Sapphires 

follows four vivacious, young and talented 

Australian Aboriginal sisters who form a 

dazzling girl group. After The Sapphires are 

discovered by Dave (Chris O’Dowd), a goodhumored 

talent scout with a kind heart and 

very little rhythm, but a great knowledge 

of soul music, the sisters get their first true 

gig and their first taste of stardom before 

Dave brings them to Vietnam to sing for the 

American troops. 103 min. 

fri 10/12 • 6:30 PM • efsaP1 

sun 10/14 • 2:30 PM • efsaP2 


AuSTRALiA 

rooM 237 

Director: Rodney Ascher 

A “subjective documentary” exploring the 

numerous theories about the secret, hidden 

meanings of Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining, 

room 237 is a guided tour through the 

most compelling attempts to decode this 

endlessly fascinating film. Director Rodney 

Ascher introduces us to the passionate 

amateur critics who devote themselves 

to Kubrick’s gothic horror masterpiece, 

following their dizzyingly complex, brilliant, 

and inventive analyses wherever they lead, 

creating a compulsively watchable tribute 

to obsessive cinephilia, and to a remarkable 

film. 102 min. 

fri 10/19 • 9:45 PM • efroo1 

sat 10/20 • 1:00 PM • efroo2 

DocuFeST 

the sCAPegoAt 

Director: charles Sturridge 

uSA 

Set in 1952 as England prepares for a 

coronation, The Scapegoat tells the story of 

two very different men with the exact same 

face. Almost identical replicas of each other, 

they meet by chance in a station bar. Each 

is at a crossroads in his life: one setting out 

on a walking tour after losing his job as a 

teacher; the other avoiding home after a 

disastrous business venture. 108 min. 

wed 10/17 • 5:45 PM • efsCa1 

thu 10/18 • 8:15 PM • efsCa2 

sun 10/21 • 1:15 PM • efsCa3 



uk 

A royAl AFFAir en kOnGeLIG AFFære 

Director: nikolaj Arcel 

In this epic historical romance, Queen 

Caroline falls passionately in love with an 

idealistic German doctor while her husband, 

King Christian VII, grows increasingly 

deranged. Directed and co-written by 

Nikolaj Arcel (co-screenwriter of the original 

Girl with the Dragon Tattoo), A royal Affair 

is a powerful story about brave idealists 

who risk everything for love and for their 

commitment to the freedom of the Danish 

people. Danish with subtitles. 131 min. 

sat 10/20 • 8:30 PM • efroY1 

sun 10/21 • 2:30 PM • efroY2 

WoRLD cineMA 

seA shAdow 

Director: nawaf Al-Janahi 

DenMARk 

uniTeD ARAb eMiRATeS 

When he develops a crush on the lovely 

young Kaltham, 16-year-old Mansoor finds 

himself unequipped for wooing her – an 

especially tricky problem in a society that 

regulates interaction between boys and 

girls. His best friend concocts the seemingly 

perfect solution of declaring his love with a 

gift, but that brings its own complications 

and deceits. Sea Shadow’s touching 

coming-of-age story brings out a tender, 

personal side of its Dubai setting. Arabic 


sun 10/21 • 1:45 PM • efsea1 

Mon 10/22 • 6:00 PM • efsea2 

tue 10/23 • 8:00 PM • efsea3 

WoRLD cineMA 

sPotliGht Middle east

A seCret world 

Un MUnDO SeCreTO 

director: Gabriel Mariño 

A poetic, tender road movie, A Secret World 

follows tormented teenager Maria as she 

makes her way through Mexico seeking 

her place in life. The film focuses on the 

pleasant beauty of the landscape and the 

eccentric, endearing personality of Maria as 

she comes into her own. Gorgeously filmed, 

this lyrical coming-of-age story doubles as 

a wistful hymn to a young woman’s selfdiscovery. 


thu 10/18 • 6:15 PM • efseC1 

sat 10/20 • 9:45 PM • efseC2 

tue 10/23 • 1:15 PM • efseC3 

Mexico 

WoRLD cineMA 


shAMeless Bez WSTYDU 

director: filip Marczewski 

In an incendiary story of love, desire, and 

betrayal between siblings, the rebellious 

young Tadek returns to sister Anka’s home 

in search of solace and affection. Bound 

together by a painful shared family history, 

brother and sister must find a way to break 

free in order to survive. This formidable 

debut fearlessly yet tenderly explores 

one of society’s last taboos. polish with 


sun 10/14 • 7:00 PM • efshaM1 

Mon 10/15 • 6:00 PM • efshaM2 

wed 10/17 • 1:00 PM • efshaM3 

PoLAnD 


the sessions 

Director: ben Lewin 

Based on the poignantly optimistic 

autobiographical writings of Californiabased 

journalist and poet Mark O’Brien, 

The Sessions tells the story of a man 

confined to an iron lung who is determined 

- at age 38 – to lose his virginity. With the 

help of his therapists and the guidance of 

his priest, he sets out to make his dream 

a reality. Starring Helen Hunt and John 

Hawkes. 95 min. 

sat 10/20 • 7:00 PM 

presented by the 

Cinema/Chicago Junior board. 

Film only: eFSeS1 

Film and Junior board After-Party: eFSeSP 


uSA 

shArQiyA 

Director: Ami Livne 

Kamel, a shy, good-natured security 

guard, is torn between two worlds: the 

Israeli society that treats him and his 

fellow Bedouins with suspicion and his 

own family, who are struggling to maintain 

their ever-threatened way of life. When 

the shacks where he and his family live on 

their ancestral lands are threatened with 

demolition, Kamel goes to extreme lengths 

to save his family home, in this starkly 

beautiful portrait of life on the margins. 

Hebrew and Arabic with subtitles. 82 min. 

sun 10/14 • 4:00 PM • efshar1 

wed 10/17 • 8:15 PM • efshar2 

thu 10/18 • 6:30 PM • efshar3 

WoRLD cineMA 


shAdow dAnCer 

Director: James Marsh 

A gritty political thriller, Shadow Dancer 

follows IRA agent Collette McVeigh as she’s 

caught by the police and forced to inform 

on her family. Collette’s handler, Mac (Clive 

Owen), is surprised and frustrated to find 

himself shut out of certain aspects of his 

own operation, while Collette is sure that 

her family and colleagues suspect her. An 

increasingly complex network of secrets 

and betrayals is uncovered in this stark, 

beautifully acted drama. 100 min. 

sun 10/21 • 8:15 PM • efshad1 

tue 10/23 • 6:30 PM • efshad2 

WoRLD cineMA 

uK • ireland 

iSRAeL iTALY 

shun li And the Poet IO SOnO LI 

Director: Andrea Segre 

When Shun Li is moved from Rome to 

Venice to pay off her “debt” working 

in a bar, she does whatever it takes to 

bring her young son over from China. 

Feeling isolated, Shun Li forms an unlikely 

friendship with café regular Bepi, an older 

Slavic fisherman. The two souls find solace 

in each other in spite of their cultural 

differences in this poignant celebration of 

the beauty of human connection. Italian 


sun 10/21 • 5:30 PM • efshu1 

tue 10/23 • 6:15 PM • efshu2 

WoRLD cineMA 


siMon killer 

Director: Antonio campos 

Desperately needing a change after a 

painful break-up, Simon relocates to Paris 

to find solace and affection in the “city 

of love” in this unsettling chronicle of a 

young man’s descent into madness. As 

he becomes involved with both a young 

prostitute and a sweet, perky college 

student, Simon’s fundamental mental 

instability becomes increasingly apparent, 

and it appears he may have an ominous 

potential for violence. 105 min. 

sat 10/20 • 8:30 PM • efsiM1 

sun 10/21 • 9:15 PM • efsiM2 

WoRLD cineMA 

uSA 

soMething in the Air AprèS MAI 

Director: olivier Assayas 

The latest film from celebrated French 

master Olivier Assayas (Summer Hours, 

Demonlover), Something in the Air is a 

sweeping, evocative coming-of-age story 

that beautifully captures the passionate 

political and social climate of Paris in the 

1970s. Young Gilles is swept up in the era’s 

political fever, but he dreams of painting 

and making films, much to the dismay of 

his uncomprehending friends – activists 

and aspiring revolutionaries – and even his 

girlfriend. French with subtitles. 122 min. 

sun 10/14 • 3:30 PM • efsoM1 

wed 10/17 • 8:20 PM • efsoM2 


FRAnce 

sister L’enFAnT D’en HAUT 

Director: ursula Meier 

Twelve-year-old Simon lives with his jobless, 

aimless sister in the industrial valley below 

a luxury ski resort. A small-time thief who 

preys on the rich tourists up above, Simon 

longs to escape from the drab poverty of 

his home life. As his schemes grow more 

grandiose, they also become more complex 

and risky, complicating his already fraught 

relationship with his sister in this bleak but 

tender coming-of-age story. French with 


sun 10/21 • 3:30 PM • efsis1 

tue 10/23 • 8:15 PM • efsis2 

WoRLD cineMA 

ReeLWoMen 

stArlet 

Director: Sean baker 

SWiTZeRLAnD 

21-year-old “actress” Jane spends her 

time getting high with her dysfunctional 

roommates and taking care of her 

Chihuahua, Starlet. Sadie, an 85-year-old 

widow, passes her days alone tending to 

her flower garden. An unlikely friendship 

forms between the two after Jane makes 

an intriguing discovery at Sadie’s yard sale. 

Jane attempts to befriend the caustic older 

woman in an effort to satisfy her curiosity, 

and secrets emerge as their relationship 

grows. 103 min. 

sat 10/13 • 4:15 PM • efsCa1 

sat 10/20 • 9:30 PM • efsCa2 

WoRLD cineMA 


uSA 

sleeP tight MIenTrAS DUerMeS 

Director: Jaume balagueró 

The latest chiller from acclaimed horror 

maestro Balagueró, co-director of 

the worldwide sensation [reC], Sleep 

Tight follows the drab, uneventful 

life of the chronically overlooked and 

underappreciated doorman César. On 

the surface, César seems pleasant – and 

harmless – enough, but little by little the 

film reveals more sinister aspects of his 

personality. The tension builds slowly and 

surely until reaching unbearable heights in 

this beautifully crafted thriller with a black, 

absurdist sense of humor. Spanish with 


sat 10/13 • 11:00 PM • efsle1 

tue 10/16 • 3:30 PM • efsle2 

SPAin 


stringCAesAr 

Director: Paul Schoolman 

With a cast featuring both renowned actors 

(including legendary thespian Derek Jacobi) 

and hundreds of prisoners, StringCaesar 

tells the story of the early, underdocumented 

life of emperor Julius Caesar. 

Set in three working prisons across the 

world (in South Africa, Wales and Canada), 

this remarkable ensemble collaborates to 

bring to life the thrilling, tumultuous story 

of one of the most powerful, enduring 

personalities in Western history. 88 min. 

fri 10/19 • 8:45 PM • efstr1 

sun 10/21 • 3:00 PM • efstr2 

Mon 10/22 • 2:00 PM • efstr3 

WoRLD cineMA 

uk

surPrise FilM 

Director: ??? 

Every year, we love to surprise our 

audience with a top-secret film that 

will keep them talking for days. Will 

it be a hotly anticipated Hollywood 

blockbuster? Maybe the first look at 

a Best Picture contender? How about 

a big-budget 3-D musical about the 

zombie apocalypse? You won’t know 

what you’ll see until the lights go down. 

Here’s the best part: it’s free! the 

only catch is that you have to wear 

our festival t-shirt or sweatshirt 

(p. 43) to get in. 90–120 min. 

Mon 10/22 • 8:00 PM • efsur1 

Tickets available at 7:00 PM from the popup 

Festival merchandise table located on 

the box office level. 

the three disAPPeArAnCes 

oF soAd hosni IkHTIFAAT SOAD 

HOSnI ATH-THALATHAT 

Director: Rania Stephan 

One of the most revered actresses in Middle 

Eastern cinema, Soad Hosni was a staple of 

the Egyptian screen in the 1960s and 1970s. 

This unconventional, lovingly crafted tribute 

recreates Hosni’s life story exclusively 

through her fictional performances, mined 

from VHS tapes that preserve this rich 

period of Egyptian film history. Arabic with 


sun 10/21 • 2:30 PM • efthr1 

tue 10/23 • 4:00 PM • efthr2 

LebAnon 

DocuFeST 


ReeLWoMen 

tChouPitoulAs 

Directors: bill Ross, Turner Ross 

Produced by members of the film collective 

behind the acclaimed Beasts of the 

Southern Wild, Tchoupitoulas provides a 

very different evocation of New Orleans life. 

The Ross brothers’ cameras follow three 

young boys and their dog as they cheerfully 

wander the French Quarter from sunset to 

sunrise. The result is a lyrical city symphony, 

capturing New Orleans, childhood, and the 

spirit of exploration with quiet observation 

and deft imagery. 80 min. 

sun 10/21 • 8:15 PM • eftCh1 

tue 10/23 • 6:30 PM • eftCh2 

DocuFeST 


uSA 

vAlley oF sAints 

Director: Musa Syeed 

Gulzar, a boatman on Kashmir’s gorgeous, 

peaceful Dal Lake, plans on leaving his 

home for the city alongside his best friend 

Afzal. A military curfew puts their plans 

on hold, however. Forced to remain in his 

hometown, Gulzar meets Asifa, a pretty 

Kashmiri-American researcher studying 

the lake. A sweet and tender romance soon 

develops against a backdrop of jealousy, 

competition, and ongoing political turmoil. 

kashmiri with subtitles. 82 min. 

sat 10/20 • 6:30 PM • efVal1 

sun 10/21 • 8:30 PM • efVal2 

Mon 10/22 • 1:15 PM • efVal3 

WoRLD cineMA 

india • usa 

tey AUJOUrD’HUI 

director: alain Gomis 

What would you do if you knew today 

was your last day on earth? A joyous, 

impressionistic celebration of life and 

death, Tey follows Satché (played by 

musician Saül Williams) from the moment 

he wakes, with full knowledge of his 

imminent passing. Wandering through 

the streets of his hometown, Satché 

reminisces about his friends and family, 

reflecting on the choices he has made and 

their consequences. French, Wolof, and 

Mandinka with subtitles. 89 min. 

fri 10/12 • 6:30 PM • efteY1 

sat 10/13 • 1:00 PM • efteY2 

tue 10/16 • 2:30 PM • efteY3 



wAr witCh reBeLLe 

Director: kim nguyen 

seneGal 

A remarkable, inspiring story of human 

resilience, War Witch tells the story of 

Komona, a 14-year-old girl whose life 

took a drastic, tragic turn when armed 

rebels stormed her village. Forced to join 

the rebel army and endure brutal training, 

Komona learns to survive, and even falls 

in love. Although she wishes to forget, the 

now-pregnant Komona realizes she must 

reconcile herself with her painful past. 

French and Lingala with subtitles. 90 min. 

sat 10/13 • 1:45 PM • efwar1 

Mon 10/15 • 5:45 PM • efwar2 

wed 10/17 • 3:00 PM • efwar3 

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cAnADA 


the weekend DAS WOCHenenDe 

director: nina Grosse 

Based on a novel by Bernard Schlink (The 

reader), The Weekend follows Jens as he 

leaves prison 18 years after being arrested 

as an RAF terrorist in Germany. Back with his 

family, friends, and ex-comrades, including 

his former lover Inga, Jens’ unexpected 

arrival disrupts their lives, forcing them to reexamine 

the violent idealism of their youth, 

especially as he insists on learning who had 

betrayed him to the police years before in 

this intense, gripping drama. German with 


wed 10/17 • 8:45 PM • efwee1 

thu 10/18 • 5:45 PM • efwee2 


ReeLWoMen 

GerManY 

the world is Funny 

HAOLAM MATSHIk 

Director: Shemi Zarhin 

The World Is Funny follows the wanderings 

of a loose network of characters. Told with 

meticulous precision, the connections 

between the characters and the profound 

implications of their stories grow in richness 

and complexity as the film progresses. A 

sharp, ironic sense of humor enriches a 

melancholy yet inspiring film that has been a 

gigantic hit in Israel, earning a record-setting 

15 Ophir nominations (the Israeli Academy 

Awards ® ). Hebrew with subtitles. 122 min. 

thu 10/18 • 8:45 PM • efwor1 

sat 10/20 • 7:45 PM • efwor2 

Mon 10/22 • 3:15 PM • efwor3 




westerlAnd 

Director: Tim Staffel 

In the midst of a freezing winter on 

the island of Sylt, Cem comes across 

Jesús, who is on the verge of committing 

suicide. The two young men become fast 

friends, with their friendship unexpectedly 

threatening to develop into something 

more. Cem and Jesús – laconic, alienated 

loners – find their previously uneventful lives 

starting to spin out of control now that each 

has someone who means something to him. 


sat 10/13 • 8:30 PM • efwes1 

sun 10/14 • 7:30 PM • efwes2 

sat 10/20 • 12:30 PM • efwes3 

GerManY 


outraGeous 

iSRAeL bRAZiL 

xingu 

Director: cao hamburger 

This sweeping epic chronicles an important, 

still-relevant struggle in Brazilian history. 

Seeking adventure, the Villa Boas brothers 

set off from modern civilization into the 

jungles of Brazil, where they befriend an 

isolated Xingu village. Working with the 

Xingu, they help modernize the village. 

However, progress brings its own set of 

devastating problems and the brothers 

begin a decades-long fight to help the Xingu 

people. Stylish, energetic, and inspiring, 

Xingu vividly brings their struggle to life. 

portuguese with subtitles. 103 min. 

wed 10/17 • 5:45 PM • efxin1 

thu 10/18 • 6:00 PM • efxin2 

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winter oF disContent 

eL SHeITA eLLI FAT 

Director: ibrahim el-batout 

Set in the midst of the Tahrir Square 

demonstrations that, in early 2011, changed 

Egypt forever, Winter of Discontent explores 

the uncertainty, anxiety, and euphoria that 

filled the days and nights leading up to the 

resignation of President Hosni Mubarak. 

As seen through the eyes of activist Amr, 

journalist Farah, and State Security officer 

Adel, momentous, world-changing events 

unfold on the ground in urgent, intimate 

detail. Arabic with subtitles. 94 min. 

sat 10/13 • 4:00 PM • efwin1 

sun 10/14 • 5:45 PM • efwin2 

tue 10/16 • 3:45 PM • efwin3 

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Poland • CZeCh rePuBliC 

yuMA 

Director: Piotr Mularuk 

On the Polish-German border just after the 

fall of the Berlin Wall, a group of friends 

wants to take charge of their lives and 

make their mark. Bored and lacking any 

direction, they lead the lives of outlaws, 

living hard and fast and not worrying about 

the consequences. Delightfully mixing a 

Scorsese-inflected gangster film with a 

modern-day Western, Yuma (based on 

actual events) makes for surreal, hugely 

enjoyable viewing. polish and German with 


sun 10/21 • 5:15 PM • efYuM1 

Mon 10/22 • 7:00 PM • efYuM2 

tue 10/23 • 3:30 PM • efYuM3 

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Conversations & encounters 

Join us for a series of special conversations with some of the most inspirational directors, 

actors, and screenwriters working in film today. Don’t miss these unique opportunities to 

hear these talented artists discussing their craft and sharing stories from their illustrious 

careers. all events take place at aMC river east 21. 

An evening with violA dAvis – 

A blACk PersPeCtives tribute 

A powerhouse talent of stage, television, and film, Viola Davis 

has deservedly been recognized as one of the most versatile and 

commanding actresses of our generation. From her Academy 

Award ® -nominated performances in Doubt and The Help to her 

acclaimed work in Solaris, Antwone Fisher, Far From Heaven and 

this year’s raise Your Voice, Viola Davis has provided audiences 

with rich characters and nuanced performances. We are proud 

to present her with our Career Achievement Award, placing her 

alongside fellow recipients Morgan Freeman, Halle Berry, and 

Sidney Poitier. Join us for this conversation with Viola Davis as we 

celebrate her talent and career. 90 min. 


Mon 10/22 • 7:00 PM 

eFDAV1 (tribute only) • eFDAV1P (Tribute and Reception) 

6:30 pM Red Carpet 

7:00 pM Tribute and Award Presentation 

9:00 pM – 11:00 pM Reception 

visit CHiCagOfiLMfestivaL.COM for details. 

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Photo: Art Streiber/August 

A ConversAtion with 

JosePh CedAr 

With four feature films to his name, Joseph 

Cedar has become one of Israel’s most 

celebrated filmmakers: his films have won 

an astonishing 24 Israeli Academy Awards, 

have twice been nominated for Best Foreign 

Language Oscars ® , and have won prestigious 

prizes at the Berlin and Cannes film festivals. 

Join us for a discussion with Cedar about his 

films, followed by a screening of last year’s 

Footnote, a charming satire called “genius” 

by the new York Times. 90 min. 

Mon 10/22 • 4:30 PM • efCed 


dAvid robinson: 

silent surPrises 

As a follow-up to last year’s popular event, 

David Robinson, director of the famed 

Pordenone Silent Film Festival, presents 

another program of rediscovered rarities 

– quaint, comic or astonishing – that have 

emerged in his year-round search for the 

lost treasures of film history. Robinson is 

the author of many books, including the 

definitive biography, Chaplin: His Life and 

Art. 90 min. 

tue 10/23 • 6:00 PM • efroB 

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tHe CHiCagOans 

Producer Tom Rosenberg, director Fisher Stevens, the Wachowski siblings, and Robert 

Zemeckis are but five examples from this year’s Festival. Chicago has been home to some 

of cinema’s best talents. In this series, native Chicagoans who have left a mark on the film 

industry share their expertise and experience with Festival audiences through a series of 

master classes and screenings. 

An evening with JoAn Allen 

A founding member of Chicago’s celebrated Steppenwolf Theatre 

Company, Joan Allen has been dazzling audiences on both stage 

and screen throughout her remarkable career. She has shone equally 

in art house dramas such as Ang Lee’s The Ice Storm and Gary 

Ross’s pleasantville as well as in blockbusters like the Bourne series 

and John Woo’s Face/Off. Her accolades include a Tony for her 

performance in Burn This and an Obie for her role in The Marriage of 

Bette & Boo as well as three Oscar ® nominations for her unforgettable 

portrayal of Pat Nixon in Oliver Stone’s nixon, her role as Elizabeth 

Proctor in The Crucible, and her stunning performance of wily vice 

presidential candidate Laine Hansen in The Contender. Join us for a 

discussion of her craft, her career and her Illinois roots. 90 min. 

the ChiCaGoans 

ReeLWoMen 

sun 10/14 • 6:30 PM 

eFALL1 (tribute only) • eFALL1P (Tribute and Reception) 

6:00 pM Red Carpet 

6:30 pM Tribute and Award Presentation 

8:30 pM – 10:30 pM Reception 

PUBLIC Chicago (1301 N. State Pkwy) 

visit CHiCagOfiLMfestivaL.COM for details. 

An evening with 

steve JAMes 

Hailing from Chicago, Steve James is one 

of America’s most acclaimed documentary 

filmmakers. From the classic Hoop Dreams 

to the recent spectacular success of The 

Interrupters, James’s films illuminate their 

subjects with an intimate, observational 

style that is rarely matched. James will 

discuss his films, Chicago, and the state of 

documentary film in general. 90 min. 

tue 10/23 • 6:00 PM • efJaM 


A ConversAtion with 

PhiliP kAuFMAn 

One of the most celebrated (and 

versatile) directors working today, Philip 

Kaufman’s work includes such wideranging 

masterpieces as Invasion of the 

Body Snatchers, The right Stuff, and The 

Unbearable Lightness of Being (as well as 

an original story credit for raiders of the 

Lost Ark). Following a screening of his 1974 

tale of Arctic survival The White Dawn, 

Annette Insdorf, Director of Film Studies at 

Columbia University and author of philip 

kaufman, will lead a Q+A with Kaufman 

followed by a book-signing. 170 min. 

tue 10/16 • 5:00 PM • efKau 


ken nordine Presents 

Agenbite oF inwit 

Voice-over and radio legend Ken Nordine 

(Word Jazz) has recorded hundreds of 

radio and TV spots and movie trailers over 

the past seven decades and has been the 

voice of our Festival for 47 years. From 

his far-out mind comes Agenbite of Inwit, 

which he describes simply: “The title 

comes from a phrase purported to be from 

a Benedictine monk who lived in the 14th 

century, and dealt with the inner workings 

of the bite on conscience. Take a look, 

hope you like it.” 57 min. 

wed 10/24 • 6:30 PM • efaGe1 


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short films 

A rich and varied array of superb new short films, including a 

line-up of quirky, character-driven documentaries, a collection of 

stunning, award-winning short films from across the Middle East, 

a panorama of breathtaking new animation, a program celebrating 

Illinois’ remarkable filmmaking community, a midnight feast of scary 

shorts, and a salacious selection of films exploring the light and dark 

shorts 1: City & stAte 

our exciting annual showcase of the best new shorts by talented local filmmakers 

includes narrative, documentary, and animated works. 

Three Chicago window cleaners wax lyrical as they work on a high rise in paradise. A 

corpse wakes up to say a last goodbye to his wife in Cadaver, featuring the voice talents 

of Christopher Lloyd and Kathy Bates. An epic romance is reimagined in a queer light in 

tHe qUeen Of My dreaMs. Brad spends his final night in the suburbs alongside his 

older brother in WHere tHe bUffaLO rOaM. A human trafficker becomes stranded In 

the lush Serbian countryside in tHe rUnner. Cole is home for the holidays… and now 

they’re over in after CHristMas. 80 min. 

tue 10/16 • 6:00 PM • efsCs1 | fri 10/19 • 1:00 PM • efsCs2 | sun 10/21 • 12:00 PM • efsCs3 

shorts 2: AniMAtion – blurring the lines 

A gorgeous array of animation styles and techniques are put to work 

illustrating these strikingly original tales from around the world. 

A birthmark forms a bond between father and son in an old public bathhouse in 

38 – 39 Cº (USA/South Korea). Life is a constant struggle for a quirky married couple in 

bite Of tHe taiL (USA). A man and woman are carried to strange, inhospitable shores 

in tHe COnqUerOrs (Canada/France). Charles Manson communicates with the outside 

world for the first time in 20 years in OLd Man (USA). When Edmond’s co-workers give 

him a new set of ears, his life begins to change in edMOnd Was a dOnkey (Canada/ 

France). Willy is forced to return to his naturist roots in OH WiLLy… (Belgium/France). 

bOdy MeMOry (Estonia) explores how far back in our ancestry it is possible to go. Lines 

blur between patron and bartender in the visually striking tHe pUb (UK). A prank takes an 

unexpected turn in neXt dOOr Letters (Sweden). 98 min. 

thu 10/18 • 3:00 PM • efsan1 | fri 10/19 • 6:00 PM • efsan2 

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shorts 3: Midnight MAyheM 

A late night helping of thrillers and chillers, from the supernatural to 

the bloody to the downright bizarre. 

in HanfOrd (USA) is an animated depiction of a little-known environmental catastrophe. 

A young girl who lives in a remote wrecking yard takes on the local bullies using special 

powers in yardbird (Australia). A serial killer is prowling in a small town in MUrderer 

aLias X (Switzerland). tHe CHair (USA) is the story of one boy’s reaction to a mysterious 

outbreak of poisonous mold in his small rural town. paUL (Israel) is still in the aftermath of 

a tough break-up when a mindless burglary forces him to push through the underworld of 

Tel Aviv. A girl’s talent for archery hides violent instincts in My bOW breatHing (Italy). 

When Stefan senses an intruder in his home, panic quickly turns to grim determination in 

COMe tO HarM (Iceland). 96 min. 

sides of our love and sex lives. 50 films from 30 countries provide a 

spectacular showcase of filmmaking talent and imagination. 

nOn-StOP ShOrtS. Join us Friday, October 19 for a Short Film 

Marathon featuring five back-to-back programs in one theater. 

Come with an open mind and expect the unexpected! 

SeLect StILLS 

1 paradise, 2 Cadaver, 3 edmond was a 

Donkey, 4 The pub, 5 The Chair, 6 Yardbird. 

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shorts 4: not ok, CuPid! 

A stimulating program that encompasses sweet, saucy, sad, and subversive elements 

of our romantic and sexual relationships. caution advised for those on first dates! 

A man with a cardboard box pulls into a motel and rushes into rOOM 69 (Switzerland). 

A girl visits her ex-boyfriend in search of their lost intimacy in CHiLL (Croatia). Delightful 

comedy friend reqUest pending (UK), featuring Judi Dench, observes the mature 

generation dating in our modern social networking world. MarLa (Australia) may just be 

the strangest love story you’ve ever seen. Milos worships his family tradition of hunting 

and takes matters into his own hands when he is told he is too young to tag along in dear 

HUnters (Czech Republic). On the eve of departing overseas, Ellen gives her boyfriend a 

questionable gift in eLLen is Leaving (New Zealand). 66 min. 

fri 10/19 • 8:30 PM • efsxx 

shorts 5: sPotlight Middle eAst: shAdows And light 

A gorgeous and compelling selection of narrative, documentary and 

experimental shorts from across the Middle east. 

tstL/ king LOst His tOOtH (Lebanon) is an experimental diptych that plays with 

haphazard assemblage of words and phrases cut from a given paragraph. In a café in 

Cairo, a relationship goes through its first big test in CafÉ regULar, CairO (Egypt). 

Two young filmmakers struggle to raise the budget for their next film in Waiting fOr 

p.O. bOX (Syria). A soldiers’ tale begins when a female garment appears in the barracks 

in Under tHe COLOrs (Iran). A couple are on a mission to send the perfect photograph 

to their son in tHis is LOndOn (Bahrain/UAE). A father struggles to decide whether to 

stay in his humble home in the deserts of Petra or move to the city in faCes (Jordan). 

After a psychotic breakdown, Shay must readjust to life with his family in retUrn (Israel). 

Set in 1988, the conflict between Iraq and Iran is reaching its final stage in Land Of tHe 

HerOes (Belgium/Iraq). 126 min. 

sat 10/20 • 3:45 PM • efsMe 

shorts 6: truth be told 

These absorbing documentary character studies lovingly explore a handful of unique 

characters and their relationships with the objects and the places that define them. 

Stunningly artistic photos are captured on a tiny camera worn by Mr. Lee, a roving feline in 

CatCaM (USA). Burly men take pride in their work creating ballet shoes in tHe perfeCt 

fit (UK). Written in ink (Poland) is the compelling story of a man trying to get back in 

touch with his sister after 14 years. An offbeat, touching portrait of Bruce Metz reveals how 

he became Mr. CHristMas (USA). dinOsaUr eggs in tHe Living rOOM (Brazil) 

creates an idiosyncratic portrait of an eccentric widow who looks after an impressive 

collection of fossils and documents. tHe Last iCe MerCHant (Ecuador) has made a 

living harvesting glacial ice from the tallest mountain in Ecuador for fifty years, but now 

change has come to his community. 78 min. 

fri 10/19 • 3:45 PM • efsdC 

shorts 7: ChAos theory 

in life, things aren’t always what they seem, which can be good, 

bad, or disastrous in this fascinating selection of shorts in which the 

outcome is never quite what we expected. 

astrid (Sweden) follows an 11-year old rebelling against her mother and getting an 

unexpected problem to solve. With 43,000 feet (New Zealand) to fall, John calculates 

he has exactly 3 minutes and 48 seconds before he hits the ground. In a factory farm, a 

chicken has a vision in tastes Like CHiCken? (Brazil). Set in 1980’s Athens, a young girl 

loses touch with her workaholic communist father in dad, Lenin and freddy (Greece). 

In the fading echoes of a relationship, character is revealed in anOtHer bULLet 

dOdged (USA). Confused about the story he is telling, a French narrator jumps from story 

to story in vOiCe Over (Spain). Michael Fassbender stars as a professional safe cracker 

who encounters a hitch in pitCH bLaCk Heist (UK). 95 min. 

sat 10/20 • 1:15 PM • efsin 

SeLect StILLS 

1 room 69, 2 Friend request pending, 3 This Is London, 4 Under the Colors, 

5 CatCam, 6 Tastes Like Chicken? 

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panels & free events 

Filmmakers, industry members, film 

scholars and more join us for a program 

of exciting free panels designed to 

complement the Festival program. 

sPotlight Middle eAst: 

the PolitiCs oF CreAtivity 

Join Festival filmmakers for a discussion 

about the intersection of art and politics in 

Middle Eastern cinema. How do the political 

situations in different Middle Eastern 

countries affect a filmmaker’s access to 

funding and resources? Do filmmakers 

in the Middle East feel a responsibility to 

challenge the prevailing ideologies of their 

leaders, and what are the repercussions 

when they do? In the politically charged 

climate of many Middle Eastern countries, 

can art exist without politics? 60 min. 

ThiS iS A FRee eVenT! 

Tickets must be obtained from box office. 

thu 10/18 • 2:00 PM • efPan4 

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blACk PersPeCtives: 

voiCe And AuthentiCity 

in blACk CineMA 

How do we define Black or African- 

American Cinema? Who are the filmmakers 

and audiences? How can filmmakers ensure 

that the Black experience is accurately 

and creatively expressed? A group of 

filmmakers, scholars and community 

activists consider questions of race, voice, 

representation and authenticity in Black 

independent filmmaking. 60 min. 



sun 10/14 • 12:00 PM • efPan1 


new direCtors: 

the Art oF CollAborAtion 

We all know it takes a whole team of 

talented people to make a successful 

movie, but how do you decide who to work 

with? How do you ensure your producer, 

DP, editor and more are the best possible 

fit for your project? First time feature 

filmmakers discuss their experiences of 

finding the right people to share their vision 

and bring it alive on screen. 60 min. 


no ticket required. 

thu 10/18 • 4:30 PM 

ColuMBia ColleGe ChiCaGo 

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sCreen AdAPtAtions: 

novel APProAChes 

Some of the greatest movies started 

out as novels or short stories. Join 

filmmakers whose screenplays came from 

literary adaptations to discuss how they 

approached their source material and the 

delicate creative process of successfully 

reworking the written word into film. 60 min. 



tue 10/16 • 1:30 PM • efPan2 


Cineyouth BeST OF THe FeST 

Director: Multiple 

Cinema/Chicago’s yearly CineYouth Festival 

celebrates the work of youths 21 years old 

and younger, highlighting the creativity of 

the next generation of filmmakers. Best of 

the Fest showcases the winning films from 

the 2012 CineYouth Festival; categories 

include Documentary, Drama, Comedy and 

more. This screening will include a Q+A 

with select winning CineYouth filmmakers. 

Various languages with subtitles. 95 min. 



sat 10/20 • 11:00 aM • efCnY1 

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industry PAnels 

A series of three film industry-focused panels will offer advice and insight on the progression from fundraising to festival circuit to distribution. 

industry PAnel 1: 

FundrAising ForuMs 

A panel of filmmakers who have funded their 

projects in a range of creative ways share 

their knowledge and experience. A must 

for anyone interested in using web-based 

funding platforms, the discussion will cover 

all types of innovative film financing. 60 min. 



wed 10/17 • 3:00PM • efPan3 


industry PAnel 2: Meet the 

FestivAl ProgrAMMers 

An exciting and unique opportunity to 

hear from festival programmers and gain 

insight into what goes into programming a 

festival, what programmers look for when 

choosing films, and some do’s and don’t’s 

to consider when submitting your film. 

Featuring programmers from RiverRun 

International Film Festival, Traverse City 

Film Festival, Ann Arbor Film Festival and 

many more. 60 min. 



fri 10/19 • 1:00 PM • efPan5 


the best oF interCoM 2012 

The 48th International Communications Media competition (INTERCOM), a competition 

run by the Festival’s presenting organization, Cinema/Chicago, recognizes the incredible 

creativity found in corporate, industrial, and educational filmmaking. This screening 

will showcase some of this year’s winning work, presenting an hour of non-theatrical 

filmmaking whose level of cinematic achievement truly deserves to be seen on the big 

screen. 60 min. 

ThiS iS A FRee eVenT! Tickets must be obtained from box office. 

wed 10/24 • 6:15 PM • efinC1 • aMC riVer east 21 

industry PAnel 3: 

distribution And 

MArketing 

You’ve secured funding, made your film, 

and navigated the festival circuit. Now 

what? Opportunities for distribution are 

more varied than ever before. Join a group 

of distributors, filmmakers and other experts 

to discuss distribution platforms, successful 

marketing strategies, and more. 60 min. 



sat 10/20 • 12:00 PM • efPan6 


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Cinema/Chicago 

Our people 

Cinema/Chicago is powered by a dedicated group of 

individuals who share a common love of film and belief in 

the power of cinema. 

governing board 

eXeCUtive bOard 

Jeanne Randall Malkin, Chair 

Robert Scarpelli, 

Executive Vice Chairman 

Michael Kutza, Vice President 

Randy Crumpton, Secretary 

direCtOrs 

Spencer Atkins 

Jacolyn Bucksbaum 

Richard Doermer 

Charles Droege 

Paul Gignilliat 

Holly Hayes 

Ross Miller 

Joe Perillo 

Byron Pollock 

Rich Varnes 

LegaL COUnseL 

Phil Azar 


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emeritus board 

Phil Azar 

Charles Benton* 

Daniel P. Coffey* 

Martin Gapshisº 

Judy Gaynor** 

Ellis Goodman* 

Joel Hochberg 

Chuck Johnsen 

Mary Ann Josh 

Burton Kanter º 

James Klutznick 

Linda Leemasterº 

Suzanne McCormick** 

Colleen Moore Hargrave*º 

Ken Nordine 

Ray Nordstrand*º 

Ed Rabin 

Victor Skrebneski 

Colleen Sullivan** 

Yale Wexler*º 

Rev. Walter Wilczek° 

Dori Wilson 

* Past Chair 

** Past Excecutive Director 

º Deceased 

Our Mission 

Cinema/Chicago, the presenting organization of the Chicago 

International Film Festival, is a year-round non-profit cultural 

and educational organization dedicated to fostering better 

communication between people of diverse cultures through 

the art of film and the moving image. 

Our program 

Cinema/Chicago presents year-round public and educational 

programs including the Education Outreach Program, the 

Chicago International Television Competition (April), CineYouth 

(May), and International Screenings Program (May-September). 

Proceeds from the Chicago International Film Festival support 

these important and exciting programs. 

Cinema/Chicago staff 

Michael Kutza, 

Founder & Artistic Director 

Vivian Teng, 

Managing Director 

Mimi Plauché, 

Programming Director 

Donovan Foote, Cover and Poster Design. 

Our partners 

Rebecca Fons, 

Education Program Manager 

Erin Payton, 

Development Manager 

Alex Kopecky, 

Competitions Coordinator/ 

Programmer 

Support from individuals, private foundations, and cultural 

partners, as well as from government and private sector 

partners make the work of Cinema/Chicago possible. Your 

contributions provide the resources necessary for us to 

continue as one of Chicago’s leading cultural institutions. 

get involved: ChiCAgoFilMFestivAl.CoM 


How We educate 

students teachers 

Cinema/Chicago and the 48th Chicago International Film Festival bring more 

than 5,000 Chicago Public School students into theaters for Education Outreach 

Screenings during the Festival and throughout the school year. 

These screenings cover a wide variety of genres, including foreign cinema, 

documentaries, local productions, and international new releases. Films are chosen 

that relate to the CPS curriculum, exposing students to films from other cultures, 

other languages, and complex and engaging subjects. 

Prior to each screening, Cinema/Chicago provides study guides to prepare 

teachers and students for the content and concepts of the film, ensuring that the 

discussion regarding the film can take place long after the students have left the 

theater. Following each screening, students meet special guests—directors, actors, 

producers, critics, documentary subjects—and are able to ask questions pertaining 

to the screening. These discussions elevate students from passive audience 

members to engaged participants. Students are asked to write essays on the film, 

bringing their critical-thinking skills into play as they begin to look at film narratives, 

construction and visuals. 

The goal of the Education Outreach Screenings is to give students from across 

the city and of diverse backgrounds the opportunity to view one-of-a-kind films 

from around the world. Because Chicago Public Schools have limited financial 

resources to provide students with field trip experiences, Cinema/Chicago 

provides buses, theaters, films, speakers, study guides, and teacher support 

entirely free of charge. 

CineMaCHiCagO.Org/edUCatiOn 


Media technology is advancing at an 

ever-increasing pace, and the rate at 

which students are bombarded with 

images, sounds, and information can 

be daunting. Media literacy is the 

ability to access, analyze, evaluate, and 

communicate information gathered from 

these sources. 

Cinema/Chicago’s Teachers Institute 

Media Literacy Training Program, with the 

support of the Polk Brothers Foundation, 

is a series of workshops designed to 

aid CPS educators in bringing new 

perspectives to curriculum development 

and classroom study through the use 

of film and other media. The Teachers 

Institute is led by renowned film and 

media professionals and professors. 

Through interactive workshops, the 

Teachers Institute gives educators the 

opportunity to increase their awareness 

of the impact of media on the lives of 

their students and to connect media 

literacy concepts and art education to 

Illinois learning standards.

young filmmakers support 

The CineYouth Festival celebrates the work of filmmakers 21 years old and younger, 

highlighting the creativity of the next generation of filmmakers. 

The two-day CineYouth Festival features public screenings of officially selected films, 

hands-on production workshops, and networking opportunities for participating 

filmmakers. Winning CineYouth films are shown during the Chicago International Film 

Festival at the CineYouth “Best of the Fest” screening (p. 34). 

For eight years, Cinema/Chicago has showcased the talent of young filmmakers with 

the nationally recognized CineYouth Festival. Cinema/Chicago is proud to host a 

youth film festival that not only honors the hard work and creativity of 

young filmmakers but also provides a positive educational 

environment for participants. 

Entries for the 2013 CineYouth Festival are accepted 

from December 1, 2012 – March 15, 2013. 

CineMaCHiCagO.Org/CineyOUtH 

CineYouth 2012 Best experimental Film 

winner Sean Budde and mother. 

At Cinema/Chicago, we believe film is 

a powerful tool that promotes media 

literacy, multicultural understanding and 

critical thinking skills. 

If you would like to support our Education 

Outreach Program, please contact our 

Development Manager erin payton at 

epayton@chicagofilmfestival.com or 

312.683.0121 x108. 

The 2012-2013 Education Outreach 

Program is made possible with the 

generous support of: 

Lead edUCatiOn partner 

sUppOrting edUCatiOn partners 

sUppOrting dOnOrs 

John & Jacolyn Bucksbaum 

Byron & Judy Pollock 

Bob & Janice Scarpelli 

Joe & Pat Perillo 

Charles Droege & 

Julie Wroblewski 

Ross Miller 

Diane Levin 

Arlene Weissman 

Susan Johnson 

Joyce Grayson 

Frank Kern 

Aurelia Pinger 

Adam Grinde 

Jeanette Larson Goldman 

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Tickets purchased by phone need to be reserved 

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special events 

OPenInG nIGht GALA p. 5 

Thursday, October 11 

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trIbUte hOnOrInG 

VIOLA DAVIS p. 30 

Monday, October 22 

Tribute only, EFDAV1: $35 tickets 

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Thursday, October 25 

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JUnIOr bOArD nIGht 

Saturday, October 20 

The Sessions, p. 25. 

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$16 fOr MeMbers 

$20 for non-member 

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SPOtLIGht MIDDLe eASt 

cOMMUnIty ScreenInGS 

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6746 N. Sheridan Rd. 

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2646 N. Milwaukee Ave. 

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Audience discretion is advised. 

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Saturday-Sunday, CLOSED 

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reGULAr FILMS 

$11 fOr MeMbers, 

students, and seniors 


5 X 5 

$5 matinees (Films only, not valid for 

Conversation events) 

Mon. – Fri. through 5 pm 

10 AFter 10 

$10 tickets, every day after 10 pm 

SPecIAL PreSentAtIOnS 



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$10 tickets for regular screenings 

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opening night Gala stand Up guys (p.5) 


7:00 pM Guest presentation with host, award-winning journalist Bill Kurtis, and screening 

9:30 pM – 11:30 pM Cocktail reception with hors d’oeuvres. 

FrIDAy, OctOber 12 • AMC River East 21 (322 E. Illinois St.) 

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11:00 PM • 84 min. 

P.12 • efCit1 

Art OF cOnFLIct 

7:00 PM • 73 min. 

P.10 • efart1 

SAtUrDAy, OctOber 13 • AMC River East 21 (322 E. Illinois St.) 


sCreen 21 

keeP the 

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4:30 PM • 133 min. 

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7:30 PM • 87 min. 

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9:45 PM • 102 min. 

P.12 • efCli1 

the FInAL 

MeMber 

9:15 PM • 75 min. 

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1:45 PM • 90 min. 

P.27 • efwar1 

eMPIre bUILDer 

4:00 PM • 70 min. 

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6:15 PM • 75 min. 

P.9 • efala1 

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8:30 PM • 90 min. 

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3:00 PM • 84 min. 

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5:15 PM • 120 min. 

P.13 • efdia1 

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8:00 PM • 95 min. 

P.10 • efBad1 

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10:30 PM • 91 min. 

P.13 • efdon1 

bAD SeeDS 

12:45 PM • 95 min. 


dIaz: dOn’t clean 

UP thIS bLOOD 

3:15 PM • 120 min. 

P.13 • efdia2 

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6:00 PM • 91 min. 

P.15 • efflow1 

LA DeMOrA 

8:15 PM • 84 min. 


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11:00 PM • 100 min. 

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tey 

6:30 PM • 89 min. 

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bLAck POnD 

8:45 PM • 86 min. 

P.11 • efBlaP1 

tey 

1:00 PM • 89 min. 


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3:10 PM • 86 min. 


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5:30 PM • 105 min. 

P.15 • efful1 

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8:00 PM • 96 min. 

P.22 • efout1 

MekOnG hOteL 

6:15 PM • 61 min. 

P.20 • efMeK1 

beyOnD 

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8:15 PM • 150 min. 

P.11 • efBeY1 

MAnIAc 

11:15 PM • 90 min. 

P.19 • efMaC1 

AS GOeS 

JAneSVILLe 

2:30 PM • 88 min. 

P.10 • efasG1 

LIke SOMeOne 

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5:00 PM • 109 min. 

P.19 • efliK1 

ParadIse: lOve 

7:45 PM • 120 min. 

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cItADeL 

10:30 PM • 84 min. 


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6:30 PM • 103 min. 

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9:00 PM • 115 min. 

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2:00 PM • 89 min. 

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StArLet 

4:15 PM • 103 min. 

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DrAGOn 

6:30 PM • 114 min. 

P.14 • efdra1 

AFter LUcIA 

9:00 PM • 114 min. 

P.8 • efaft1 

OteLO bUrnInG 

6:15 PM • 95 min. 

P.21 • efote1 

reALIty 

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1:30 PM • 106 min. 

P.19 • efMea1 

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4:00 PM • 94 min. 

P.28 • efwin1 

reALIty 

6:15 PM • 115 min. 

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2:30 PM • 72 min. 

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MOnDAy, OctOber 15 • AMC River East 21 (322 E. Illinois St.) 


sCreen 21 


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8:30 PM • 95 min. 

P.12 • efCle1 

tUeSDAy, OctOber 16 • AMC River East 21 (322 E. Illinois St.) 


sCreen 21 

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5:45 PM • 95 min. 


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8:00 PM • 80 min. 

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1:00 PM • 73 min. 

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3:15 PM • 75 min. 

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5:30 PM • 75 min. 


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7:30 PM • 90 min. 


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5:45 PM • 90 min. 


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8:00 PM • 87 min. 

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10:30 PM • 84 min. 


kUMA 

2:45 PM • 93 min. 

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7:00 PM • 130 min. 

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10:15 PM • 90 min. 

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12:30 PM • 84 min. 


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2:30 PM • 91 min. 


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4:45 PM • 94 min. 

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7:00 PM • 80 min. 

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9:15 PM • 91 min. 


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1:00 PM • 105 min. 


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3:30 PM • 122 min. 

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6:00 PM • 96 min. 

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8:30 PM • 90 min. 

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3:30 PM • 95 min. 


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6:00 PM • 80 min. 


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1:00 PM • 91 min. 


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3:30 PM • 100 min. 

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6:00 PM • 90 min. 

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8:15 PM • 90 min. 


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6:30 PM • 90 min. 

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4:00 PM • 73 min. 

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8:30 PM • 109 min. 

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2:30 PM • 103 min. 

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5:00 PM • 119 min. 

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7:45 PM • 115 min. 

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1:00 PM • 95 min. 


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3:30 PM • 93 min. 

P.21 • efofs2 

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5:45 PM • 94 min. 


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8:00 PM • 106 min. 

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3:15 PM • 104 min. 

P.11 • efBlaG1 

AFter LUcIA 

5:30 PM • 102 min. 

P.8 • efaft2 

the eXAM 

8:00 PM • 89 min. 


the LASt 

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5:00 PM • 120 min. 

P.18 • eflas1 

nOt FADe AWAy 

7:30 PM • 117 min. 

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the new 400 

theAter 

6746 n. sheridan rd. 

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4:00 PM • 82 min. 

P.25 • efshar1 

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5:45 PM • 103 min. 

P.19 • efMar1 

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8:15 PM • 86 min. 

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3:45 PM • 94 min. 


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6:15 PM • 86 min. 

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sCreen 21 

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InDUStry 1 

3:00 PM • 60 min. 


hOMetOWn bOy 

6:15 PM • 72 min. 

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ShArqIyA 

8:15 PM • 82 min. 


festival Centerpiece Cloud atlas (p.7) 


7:00 pM Guest presentation and screening 

thUrSDAy, OctOber 18 • AMC River East 21 (322 E. Illinois St.) 

sCreen 2 

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MIDDLe eASt 

2:00 PM • 60 min. 


LeVIAthAn 

4:00 PM • 87 min. 

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6:30 PM • 82 min. 


AGOn 

8:45 PM • 110 min. 

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FrIDAy, OctOber 19 • AMC River East 21 (322 E. Illinois St.) 


sCreen 21 

Panel: Industry 2 

1:00 PM • 60 min. 


the cLeAner 

4:00 PM • 95 min. 


AGOn 

6:15 PM • 110 min. 


FAbLe 

8:45 PM • 92 min. 

P.15 • effaB1 

sCreen 3 

ALASkALAnD 

4:00 PM • 75 min. 


the rePentAnt 

6:45 PM • 87 min. 


Any DAy nOW 

9:15 PM • 97 min. 


Any DAy nOW 

3:15 PM • 97 min. 


the LAnD 

OF eb 

5:45 PM • 120 min. 

P.18 • eflane1 

F*ckLOAD OF 

ScOtchtAPe 

8:00 PM • 84 min. 

P.15 • effloa1 

bLAck POnD 

2:45 PM • 86 min. 


FULL cIrcLe 

5:00 PM • 105 min. 


the LASt FrIDAy 

7:15 PM • 88 min. 

P.18 • eflaf1 

cOnSUMInG 

SPIrItS 

9:30 PM • 130 min. 


sCreen 4 

ShAMeLeSS 

1:00 PM • 80 min. 


the DrUDGery 

trAIn 

3:15 PM • 113 min. 

P.14 • efdru1 

XInGU 

5:45 PM • 103 min. 

P.28 • efxin1 

rAt FeVer 

8:30 PM • 110 min. 


XInGU 

6:00 PM • 103 min. 

P.28 • efxin2 

A MOnkey On 

My ShOULDer 

8:40 PM • 87 min. 

P.20 • efMon1 

DAy OF 

the crOWS 

1:00 PM • 94 min. 


sCreen 5 

DreAMS 

FOr SALe 

3:15 PM • 134 min. 

P.14 • efdre1 

A MOnkey On 

My ShOULDer 

6:00 PM • 87 min. 

P.20 • efMon2 

POSt 

tenebrAS LUX 

8:15 PM • 120 min. 

P.23 • efPos1 

DOn’t cLIck 

11:00 PM • 91 min. 


the 

rePentAnt 

2:45 PM • 87 min. 


MODeSt 

recePtIOn 

6:00 PM • 100 min. 

P.20 • efMod2 

benJI 

8:30 PM • 79 min. 


the AbcS 

OF DeAth 

11:00 PM • 123 min. 

P.8 • efaBC1 

LA PLAyA Dc 

3:30 PM • 90 min. 


MODeSt 

recePtIOn 

6:00 PM • 100 min. 


SOMethInG 

In the AIr 

8:20 PM • 122 min. 

P.26 • efsoM2 

JOhn DIeS 

At the enD 

11:00 PM • 100 min. 

P.17 • efJoh1 

sCreen 7 

kInG cUrLInG 

1:00 PM • 75 min. 


ShOrtS 1 

1:00 PM • 80 min. 


ShOrtS 6 

3:45 PM • 78 min. 

P.33 • efsdC 

ShOrtS 2 

6:00 PM • 98 min. 

P.32 • efsan2 

ShOrtS 4 

8:30 PM • 66 min. 

P.33 • efsxx 

ShOrtS 3 

10:30 PM • 96 min. 

P.32 • efsMM 

ShOrtS 2 

3:00 PM • 98 min. 

P.32 • efsan1 

GIMMe 

the LOOt 

6:30 PM • 81 min. 

P.16 • efGiM2 

the WOrLD 

IS FUnny 

8:45 PM • 122 min. 

P.28 • efwor1 

WAr WItch 

3:00 PM • 90 min. 


benJI 

6:00 PM • 79 min. 


GIMMe the LOOt 

8:10 PM • 81 min. 

P.16 • efGiM1 

In theIr SkIn 

10:30 PM • 96 min. 

P.17 • efint1 

sCreen 9 

the 

IMPOSSIbLe 

7:00 PM • 114 min. 

P.16 • efiMP1 

POStcArDS FrOM 

the ZOO 

5:00 PM • 96 min. 

P.23 • efPosZ1 

AntIVIrAL 

7:15 PM • 110 min. 

P.9 • efant1 

rOOM 237 

9:45 PM • 102 min. 

P.24 • efroo1 

the ScAPeGOAt 

5:45 PM • 108 min. 


the WeekenD 

8:45 PM • 97 min. 

P.28 • efwee1 

sCreen 11 

the WeekenD 

5:45 PM • 97 min. 

P.28 • efwee2 

the 

ScAPeGOAt 

8:15 PM • 108 min. 



6:30 PM • 104 min. 


nIGht AcrOSS 

the Street 

9:00 PM • 110 min. 

P.20 • efniG1 

rhInO SeASOn 

3:30 PM • 103 min. 

P.24 • efrhi1 

bOyS Are US 

6:15 PM • 73 min. 

P.11 • efBoY1 

MeetInG LeILA 

8:30 PM • 88 min. 

P.19 • efMee2 

sCreen 21 

OteLO 

bUrnInG 

3:00 PM • 95 min. 


A Secret 

WOrLD 

6:15 PM • 87 min. 

P.25 • efseC1 

bOyS Are US 

8:30 PM • 73 min. 


bOyS Are US 

3:45 PM • 73 min. 


the LASt 

Sentence 

6:00 PM • 120 min. 


StrInGcAeSAr 

8:45 PM • 88 min. 

P.26 • efstr1 

51

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SAtUrDAy, OctOber 20 • AMC River East 21 (322 E. Illinois St.) 

sCreen 2 

Panel: Industry 3 

12:00 PM • 60 min. 


the beLIeVerS 

2:00 PM • 80 min. 

P.10 • efBeli2 

DrOUGht 

4:30 PM • 90 min. 

P.14 • efdro1 

LeVIAthAn 

6:30 PM • 87 min. 

P.19 • efleV2 

SUnDAy, OctOber 21 • AMC River East 21 (322 E. Illinois St.) 

sCreen 2 

sCreen 3 

FAbLe 

8:45 PM • 92 min. 

P.15 • effaB2 F*ckLOAD OF 

ScOtchtAPe 

9:30 PM • 84 min. 


eVerybODy’S 

GOt SOMebODy... 

nOt Me 

1:00 PM • 100 min. 

P.14 • efeVe1 

kern 

3:45 PM • 98 min. 

P.17 • efKer2 

DrOUGht 

6:00 PM • 90 min. 

P.14 • efdro2 

tchOUPItOULAS 

8:15 PM • 80 min. 

P.27 • eftCh1 

sCreen 3 

WeSterLAnD 

12:30 PM • 90 min. 


the LASt FrIDAy 

2:30 PM • 88 min. 


the LAnD OF eb 

4:45 PM • 87 min. 


kUMA 

7:00 PM • 93 min. 


the AbcS 

OF DeAth 

11:30 PM • 123 min. 

P.8 • efaBC2 

SeA ShADOW 

1:45 PM • 98 min. 

P.24 • efsea1 

GerMAnIA 

4:15 PM • 75 min. 

P.16 • efGer1 

An 

OVerSIMPLIFIcAtIOn 

OF her beAUty 

6:15 PM • 90 min. 

P.22 • efoVe1 

VALLey OF 

SAIntS 

8:30 PM • 82 min. 

P.27 • efVal2 

sCreen 4 

sCreen 4 

DAy OF 

the crOWS 

12:15 PM • 94 min. 


cOLOr OF Sky 

3:00 PM • 117 min. 

P.12 • efCol1 

the DrUDGery 

trAIn 

5:45 PM • 113 min. 


A rOyAL AFFAIr 

8:30 PM • 131 min. 

P.24 • efroY1 

the DrUDGery 

trAIn 

12:00 PM • 113 min. 


A rOyAL AFFAIr 

2:30 PM • 131 min. 

P.24 • efroY2 

ShUn LI AnD 

the POet 

5:30 PM • 100 min. 

P.25 • efshu1 

POSt 

tenebrAS LUX 

8:00 PM • 120 min. 


sCreen 5 

sCreen 5 

cOMInG 

OF AGe 

12:30 PM • 90 min. 

P.13 • efCoM1 

cIneyOUth 

11:00 aM • 96 min. 

P.34 • efCnY1 

shOrts 7 

1:15 PM • 95 min. 

P.33 • efsin 

ShOrtS 5 

3:45 PM • 126 min. 

P.33 • efsMe 

VALLey OF SAIntS 

6:30 PM • 82 min. 


the PAtSy 

3:00 PM • 78 min. 

P.22 • efPts 

kUMA 

5:15 PM • 93 min. 


MekOnG hOteL 

7:30 PM • 61 min. 

P.20 • efMeK2 

SIMOn kILLer 

9:15 PM • 105 min. 

P.26 • efsiM2 

SIMOn kILLer 

8:30 PM • 105 min. 

P.26 • efsiM1 

In theIr SkIn 

11:00 PM • 96 min. 

P.17 • efint2 

sCreen 7 

sCreen 7 

ShOrtS 1 

12:00 PM • 80 min. 


the three 

DISAPPeAnceS OF 

SOAD hOSnI 

2:30 PM • 70 min. 

P.27 • efthr1 

the beLLA 

VIStA 

4:30 PM • 73 min. 

P.10 • efBell2 

nUMbereD 

6:30 PM • 60 min. 

P.21 • efnuM2 

ShADOW 

DAncer 

8:15 PM • 100 min. 

P.25 • efshad1 

rOOM 237 

1:00 PM • 102 min. 

P.24 • efroo2 

the JeFFrey 

DAhMer FILeS 

3:30 PM • 75 min. 

P.17 • efJef1 

POStcArDS 

FrOM the ZOO 

5:30 PM • 96 min. 

P.23 • efPosZ2 

the WOrLD 

IS FUnny 

7:45 PM • 122 min. 


AntIVIrAL 

10:30 PM • 110 min. 

P.9 • efant2 

sCreen 11 

the 

ScAPeGOAt 

1:15 PM • 108 min. 


SISter 

3:30 PM • 97 min. 

P.26 • efsis1 

qUArtet 

6:00 PM • 97 min. 

P.23 • efQua1 

OUr chILDren 

8:30 PM • 111 min. 

P.21 • efour1 

sCreen 11 


2:00 PM • 104 min. 


cAeSAr 

MUSt DIe 

5:00 PM • 76 min. 

P.11 • efCae1 

the SeSSIOnS 

7:00 PM • 95 min. 

P.25 • efses1 

Jr. board event: eFSeSP 

StArLet 

9:30 PM • 103 min. 


sCreen 21 

Mr. 

SOPhIStIcAtIOn 

12:15 PM • 97 min. 

P.20 • efMrs2 

StrInGcAeSAr 

3:00 PM • 88 min. 


yUMA 

5:15 PM • 113 min. 

P.28 • efYuM1 

rhInO SeASOn 

7:45 PM • 103 min. 


sCreen 21 

MeetInG LeILA 

12:00 PM • 88 min. 

P.19 • efMee3 

rhInO SeASOn 

2:15 PM • 103 min. 


the LASt 

Sentence 

4:30 PM • 120 min. 


Mr. 

SOPhIStIcAtIOn 

7:15 PM • 97 min. 

P.20 • efMrs1 

A Secret WOrLD 

9:45 PM • 87 min. 


the LOGAn 

theAter 

2646 n. Milwaukee ave. 

MODeSt 

recePtIOn 

4:00 PM • 100 min. 


OUt In 

the DArk 

6:15 PM • 96 min. 

P.22 • efout3

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9 

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MOnDAy, OctOber 22 • AMC River East 21 (322 E. Illinois St.) 

sCreen 2 sCreen 3 sCreen 4 sCreen 5 sCreen 7 sCreen 11 sCreen 12 

sCreen 21 

AGOn 

2:45 PM • 110 min. 


heMeL 

5:45 PM • 80 min. 

P.16 • efheM1 

eVerybODy’S GOt 

SOMebODy... nOt Me 

8:00 PM • 100 min. 


WeDneSDAy, OctOber 24 • AMC River East 21 (322 E. Illinois St.) 

best Of the fest 

Did you miss that amazing must-see documentary that everyone has been 

talking about? What about that new movie by your favorite director that 

sold out before you could get a ticket? 

tO be 

AnnOUnceD 

retUrnInG 

AttrActIOnS 

the LASt 

FrIDAy 

1:00 PM • 88 min. 


cOnSUMInG 

SPIrItS 

3:00 PM • 130 min. 


SeA ShADOW 

6:00 PM • 98 min. 


An 

OVerSIMPLIFIcAtIOn 

OF her beAUty 

8:30 PM • 90 min. 


cOMInG SOOn 

tAke A chAnce 

thUrSDAy, OctOber 25 • AMC River East 21 (322 E. Illinois St.) 

Closing night flight (p.7) 


7:00 pM Guest presentation and screening 

rAt FeVer 

12:30 PM • 110 min. 


cOLOr OF Sky 

5:30 PM • 117 min. 


DreAMS 

FOr SALe 

8:00 PM • 134 min. 


yOUr VOte 

cOUnteD 

PLAy It AGAIn, 

SAM 

cOMInG 

OF AGe 

2:00 PM • 90 min. 


the LAnD 

OF eb 

5:00 PM • 120 min. 


GerMAnIA 

7:45 PM • 75 min. 


JOhn DIeS At 

the enD 

10:00 PM • 110 min. 

P.17 • efJoh2 

Guess what, here’s your chance to catch them again at Best of the Fest, 

when we bring back many of the award-winners, audience pleasers, and 

sell-outs for a final festival screening. 


sCreen 21 

beSt OF 

IntercOM 

6:15 PM • 60 min. 

P.35 • efinC1 

bAck by 

POPULAr 

DeMAnD 

VALLey OF 

SAIntS 

1:15 PM • 82 min. 


the WOrLD 

IS FUnny 

3:15 PM • 122 min. 


the JeFFrey 

DAhMer FILeS 

6:00 PM • 75 min. 

P.17 • efJef2 

SUrPrISe FILM 

8:00 PM • ?? min. 

P.27 • efsur1 

the eXAM 

3:45 PM • 89 min. 


cAeSAr 

MUSt DIe 

6:15 PM • 76 min. 

P.11 • efCae1 

nIGht AcrOSS 

the Street 

8:30 PM • 110 min. 

P.20 • efniG2 

nOt GOne WIth 

the WInD 

ken nOrdIne: 

AGenbIte OF InWIt 

6:30 PM • 57 min. 

P.31 • efaGe1 

VIOLA DAVIS 

7:00 PM • 90 min. 

P.30 • efdaV1 

tUeSDAy, OctOber 23 • AMC River East 21 (322 E. Illinois St.) 


sCreen 21 

eVerybODy’S GOt 

SOMebODy... nOt Me 

2:00 PM • 100 min. 


FAbLe 

4:15 PM • 92 min. 

P.15 • effaB3 

tchOUPItOULAS 

6:30 PM • 80 min. 

P.27 • eftCh2 

heMeL 

8:30 PM • 80 min. 

P.16 • efheM2 

F*ckLOAD OF 

ScOtchtAPe 

1:00 PM • 84 min. 


An OVerSIMPLIFIcAtIOn 

OF her beAUty 

3:15 PM • 90 min. 



5:30 PM • 70 min. 


SeA ShADOW 

8:00 PM • 98 min. 


cOLOr 

OF Sky 

1:00 PM • 117 min. 


POSt tenebrAS 

LUX 

3:30 PM • 120 min. 


ShUn LI AnD 

the POet 

6:15 PM • 100 min. 

P.25 • efshu2 

DreAMS 

FOr SALe 

8:45 PM • 134 min. 




3:45 PM • 90 min. 


SteVe JAMeS 

6:00 PM • 90 min. 

P.31 • efJaM 

cOMInG 

OF AGe 

8:30 PM • 90 min. 


GerMAnIA 

2:00 PM • 75 min. 


the three 

DISAPPeAnceS OF 

SOAD hOSnI 

4:00 PM • 70 min. 

P.27 • efthr2 

ShADOW DAncer 

6:30 PM • 100 min. 

P.25 • efshad2 

kInG cUrLInG 

9:00 PM • 75 min. 


OUr chILDren 

5:30 PM • 111 min. 

P.21 • efour2 

SISter 

8:15 PM • 97 min. 

P.26 • efsis2 

FAn FAVOrIte 

tbD 

StrInGcAeSAr 

2:00 PM • 88 min. 


JOSePh ceDAr 

4:30 PM • 90 min. 

P.30 • efCed 

yUMA 

7:00 PM • 113 min. 


A Secret WOrLD 

1:15 PM • 87 min. 


yUMA 

3:30 PM • 113 min. 


DAVID rObInSOn 

6:00 PM • 90 min. 

P.30 • efroB 

MArIe krøyer 

8:00 PM • 103 min. 


MArIe krøyer 

6:00 PM • 103 min. 


there AnD 

bAck AGAIn 

5 3

indeX by COUntry 

aLbania 

Agon .............................9 

aLgeria 

Repentant, The ...........23 

argentina 

Germania ....................16 

Monkey on 

My Shoulder, A ...........20 

aUstraLia 

Sapphires, The ...........24 

aUstria 

Coming of Age............13 

Kern ............................17 

Kuma ..........................18 

Paradise: Love ............22 

beLgiUM 

Bad Seeds ..................10 

Our Children ...............21 

braZiL 

Once Upon a Time 

Was I, Veronica ...........21 

Rat Fever ....................23 

Xingu ..........................28 

Canada 

Antiviral.........................9 

Final Member, The ......15 

In Their Skin ................17 

War Witch ...................27 

CHiLe 

Night Across the 

Street ..........................20 

CHina 

Dragon ........................14 

Full Circle ....................15 

COLOMbia 

Playa DC, La ...............22 

CUba 

Fable ...........................15 

CZeCH repUbLiC 

Flowerbuds .................15 

denMark 

Caretaker’s Tale, A ......12 

Marie Krøyer ...............19 

Royal Affair, A .............24 

egypt 

Winter of Discontent ...28 

franCe 

After Lucia ....................8 

Day of the Crows ........13 

Holy Motors ................16 

Like Someone 

in Love ........................19 

Maniac ........................19 

Monkey on 

My Shoulder, A ...........20 


Street ..........................20 

Of Snails and Men ......21 



Something in the Air ...26 

Tey ..............................27 

gerMany 

Cloud Atlas ...................7 

Holy Motors ................16 


Westerland ..................28 

Weekend, The .............28 

greeCe 

Agon .............................9 

HUngary 

Exam, The ..................15 

indeX by tOpiC/genre 

aCtiOn 

Dragon ........................14 

Impossible, The ..........16 

aniMated 

Consuming Spirits ......13 

Day of the Crows, The 13 

Shorts 2: Animation.....32 

biO 

Hometown Boy ...........16 

Jeffrey Dahmer Files, 

The ..............................17 

Last Sentence, The.....18 

Marie Krøyer ...............19 

StringCaesar ...............26 

Three Disappearances of 

Soad Hosni .................27 

Kern ............................17 

bLaCk perspeCtives 

alaskaLand ...................9 

Benji ............................11 

Mr. Sophistication .......20 

Otelo Burning .............21 

Oversimplification of 

Her Beauty, An............22 

Playa DC, La ...............22 

Tchoupitalous .............27 

Tey ..............................27 

War Witch ...................27 

City & state 

Agenbite of Inwit.........31 

As Goes Janesville .....10 

Believers, The .............10 

Benji ............................11 


Empire Builder ............14 

F*ckload of 

Scotchtape .................15 

Shorts 1: 

City & State ................32 

CineMa Of tHe 

aMeriCas 

After Lucia ....................8 

Bella Vista, The ...........10 

Cleaner, The ...............12 

Demora, La .................13 

Drought .......................14 

Everybody’s Got 

Somebody… Not Me ..14 

Fable ...........................15 

Germania ....................16 


Street .........................20 

Once Upon a Time 

Was I, Veronica ...........21 

Playa DC, La ...............22 

Post Tenebras Lux ......23 

Rat Fever ....................23 

Secret World, A...........25 

Xingu ..........................28 

COMedy 

Black Pond .................11 

Full Circle ....................15 

King Curling ................18 

Of Snails and Men ......21 

Reality .........................23 

Stand Up Guys .............5 

COMing Of age 

Bad Seeds ..................10 

Boys Are Us ................11 

Drudgery Train, The ....14 

Off White Lies .............21 


Playa DC, La ...............22 

Sea Shadow ...............24 


Yuma ..........................28 

CriMe 

alaskaLand ...................9 

Black’s Game .............11 

HOng kOng 

Dragon ........................14 

iCeLand 

Black’s Game .............11 

india 

Color of Sky ................12 

Jai Bhim Comrade ......17 

Valley of Saints ...........27 

indOnesia 

Postcards from 

the Zoo .......................23 

iran 

Meeting Leila ..............19 

Modest Reception ......20 

iraqi kUrdistan 

Rhino Season .............24 

ireLand 

Citadel ........................12 

Shadow Dancer ..........25 

israeL 

Off White Lies .............21 

Numbered ...................21 

World Is Funny, The ....28 

Sharqiya .....................25 

Out in the Dark ...........22 

itaLy 

Caesar Must Die .........11 

Diaz: Don’t Clean 

Up this Blood ..............13 

Reality .........................23 

Shun Li and the Poet ..25 

Japan 

Dreams for Sale ..........14 

Drudgery Train, The ....14 

Land of Hope, The ......18 

Like Someone 

in Love ........................19 


F*ckload of 

Scotchtape .................15 

Sister ..........................26 

Stand Up Guys .............5 

dOCUMentary 

Art of Conflict .............10 


Believers, The .............10 


Benji ............................11 

Central Park Five, The 12 

Drought .......................14 





The ..............................17 

Kern ............................17 

Leviathan ....................19 

Mea Maxima Culpa ....19 

Mekong Hotel .............20 

Numbered ...................21 

Room 237 ...................24 

Shorts 6: 

Truth Be Told ..............33 

Tchoupitoulas .............27 

Three Disappearances of 

Soad Hosni, The .........27 

faMiLy-friendLy 

Color of Sky ................12 

Day of the Crows ........13 

gOLden years 

Full Circle, The ............15 

Coming of Age............13 

Quartet .......................23 

Stand Up Guys .............5 

HistOriCaL 

Dragon ........................14 

JOrdan 

Last Friday, The ..........18 

LebanOn 

Three Disappearances 

of Soad Hosni, The .....27 

LUXeMbOUrg 

Bad Seeds ..................10 

Our Children ...............21 

MarsHaLL isLands 

Land of Eb, The ..........18 

MeXiCO 

After Lucia ....................8 

Drought .......................14 



Post Tenebras Lux ......23 


netHerLands 

Hemel .........................16 

nOrWay 

King Curling ................18 

paLestine 


perU 

Cleaner, The ...............12 

pOLand 

Shameless ..................25 

Yuma ..........................28 

rOMania 

Beyond the Hills ............. 

Of Snails and Men .......... 

senegaL 

Tey ..............................27 


Marie Krøyer ...............19 

Royal Affair, A .............24 

HOrrOr/eXtreMe 

ABCs of Death, The ......8 

Citadel ........................12 

Don’t Click ..................13 

In Their Skin ................17 

John Dies at the End ..17 

Maniac ........................19 

Shorts 3: 

Midnight Mayhem .......33 

Sleep Tight .................26 

Lgbt 

Any Day Now ..............10 




Keep the Lights On .....17 

Kern ............................17 


Westerland ..................28 

MiddLe east 

Last Friday, The ..........18 

Meeting Leila ..............19 

Modest Reception ......20 

Numbered ...................21 

Off White Lies .............21 


Rhino Season .............24 

Sea Shadow ...............24 

Sharqiya .....................25 

Shorts 5: Spotlight 

Middle East .................15 




World Is Funny, The ....28 


serbia 

Clip .............................12 

sOUtH afriCa 


sOUtH kOrea 

Don’t Click ..................13 

spain 

Impossible, The ..........16 

Sleep Tight .................26 

sWeden 


sWitZerLand 

Boys Are Us ................11 

Sister ..........................26 

taiWan 


tHaiLand 

Mekong Hotel .............20 

tUrkey 

Rhino Season .............24 

Uk 

Black Pond .................11 

Citadel ........................12 

Land of Hope, The ......18 

Scapegoat, The ..........24 

Shadow Dancer ..........25 

String Caesar ..............26 

United arab 

eMirates 

Sea Shadow ...............24 

UrUgUay 


Demora, La .................13 

MUsiC/MUsiCaL 

F*ckload of 

Scotchtape .................15 


Not Fade Away ...........20 

Sapphires, The ...........24 

pOLitiCaL 

Any Day Now ..............10 




Diaz: Don’t Clean 

Up This Blood .............13 




Rhino Season .............24 

Sharqiya .....................25 

Something in the Air ...26 

War Witch ...................27 

Weekend, The .............28 


Xingu ..........................28 

reeLWOMen 

alaskaLand ...................9 


Believers, The .............10 


Caretaker’s Tale ..........12 


Clip .............................12 

Coming of Age............13 



Hemel .........................16 

Kern ............................17 

Leviathan ....................19 

Off White Lies .............21 


Sister ..........................26 

Usa 

Agenbite of Inwit.........31 

alaskaLand ...................9 

An Oversimplification 

of Her Beauty .............22 

Antiviral .........................9 

Any Day Now ..............10 



Believers, The .............10 

Benji ............................11 


Cloud Atlas ...................6 



Flight..............................7 

F*ckload of 

Scotchtape .................15 

Gimme the Loot ..........16 


The ..............................17 

John Dies at the End ..17 

Keep the Lights On .....17 

Land of Eb, The ..........18 

Leviathan ....................19 

Maniac ........................19 


Mr. Sophistication .......20 

Not Fade Away ...........20 


Quartet .......................23 

Room 237 ...................24 

Sessions, The .............25 

Simon Killer ................26 

Stand Up Guys .............5 

Tchoupitoulas .............27 

Valley of Saints ...........27 

variOUs 

The ABCs of Death .......8 



Weekend, The .............28 

rOManCe 

Fable ...........................15 

Like Someone in 

Love ............................19 

Oversimplification of 

Her Beauty, An............22 


Scapegoat, The ..........24 

Sea Shadow ...............24 

Sessions, The .............25 

sCienCe fiCtiOn 

Antiviral .........................9 

Cloud Atlas....................7 

Holy Motors ................16 

Mekong Hotel .............20 

seX/seXUaLity 

Boys Are Us ................11 

Caretaker’s Tale, A ......12 

Clip .............................12 


Hemel .........................16 


Rat Fever ....................23 

Sessions, The .............25 

Shorts 4: 

Not OK, Cupid ............15 

Simon Killer ................26 

Starlet .........................26 

tHriLLer 

Bad Seeds ..................10 

Black’s Game .............11 

Exam, The ..................15 

Shadow Dancer ..........25

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