COMPLETE SCHEDULE - Chicago International Film Festival

ThE ShORTER SIDE Of ThInGS
IllInOIS[E]MAkERS
ThE ShORTER SIDE Of ThInGS
AnIMATIOn nATIOnS
ThE ShORTER SIDE Of ThInGS
ThE ShORTER SIDE Of ThInGS
ThE ShORTER SIDE Of ThInGS
BlACk PERSPECTIVES
SHORTS 1: IllInOIS[E]MAkERS
It is quite literally always raining on one
young man in WET (USA). TEAM TAlIBAn
(USA) explores the impact of the War on
Terror in American culture through the
lens of professional wrestling. In nOnlOVE-SOnG
(USA), two best friends try to
connect on a deeper level for the first time
before they are separated indefinitely.
Amy tracks down leads and attempts to
prevent a catastrophe in GOOD PEOPlE
SHORTS 2: AnIMATIOn nATIOnS
Esso Girl and Big Boy try to escape the
wrath of Ronald McDonald in lOGORAMA
(fRAnCE). ATTAChED TO YOU (SWEDEn)
portrays a mother-son relationship
from conception through adulthood.
The misadventures of a plucky canine
are chronicled in hORn DOG (USA).
In RUnAWAY (CAnADA), happy train
passengers enjoy the revelry, oblivious to
the fate that awaits them. Disaffected
youth do special ops in RABBIT PUnCh
(Uk). RED REVEnGE (USA) is a woman’s
revenge story stemming from dreams
from childhood. In PhOTOGRAPh Of
SHORTS 3: REDISCOVERY
AlI ShAn (CAnADA) endeavors to answer
the question, “How do we dream?” A man
seizes one last opportunity for intimacy
with his ex-wife in ThE hAnDOVER (nEW
ZEAlAnD). A teacher helps a student learn
how to get off in ACTInG fOR ThE CAMERA
(USA). TEn fOR GRAnDPA (CAnADA)
tries to uncover whether Grandpa was a
manipulative antihero or simply a victim
of a McCarthy witch hunt. ShORT TERM 12
(USA) is a film about kids and the grownups
who hit them. A poetic exploration
SHORTS 4: ESCAPE AnD REBEllIOn
Almost everybody is going to die very soon in
ThE ATTACk Of ThE ROBOTS fROM nEBUlA-5
(SPAIn). Rasmus leaves his parents a special
present in GOOD ADVICE (SWEDEn). In
CIAO MAMA (CROATIA), a young daughter
tries to provoke her mother, forcing them
both to re-examine their relationship.
Ernesto Kely is going to create something
and it might just explode in ERnESTO kElY
TAkES Off (SPAIn). The picnic is over; the
SHORTS 5: BEST Of ThE AMERICAn
BlACk fIlM fESTIVAl
This program screens finalists from the
ABFF HBO © Short Film Competition.
A family faces up to the pain of the
past and the uncertainty of the future
in OSVAlDO’S (USA). In ThE ROE EffECT
(USA), Dawn must choose between
the girl she loves and an unwanted
pregnancy. Michael Taylor Jr. attempts
The Shorter Side Of Things
(USA). The leader of an exertion-harnessing
auxiliary of the municipal pedal power
plant is beckoned off course in CYClE
(USA). In PUBlIC SPEAkInG (USA), Ronald
Reagan helps a nervous youth conquer
his fear. In An EVEnInG WITh EMERY lOnG
(USA), Emery prepares for his first date with
“office hottie” Della. 79 min.
Sat 10/10 • 2:45 pm • EFSHI1
Sat 10/17 • 12:15 pm • EFSHI2
Tues 10/20 • 6:15 pm • EFSHI3
JESUS (Uk), real-life archives become the
stage where fact and fiction collide. In
ChERRY On ThE CAkE (Uk), the smaller
Cherry feels, the smaller she gets—will
she disappear completely? PlEASE SAY
SOMEThInG (IRElAnD) tells the tale of
the troubled relationship between a
very emotional cat and her husband, a
workaholic mouse. Having been struck by
a meteorite, Henry has to adapt to living
precisely 91 centimeters from himself in
SkhIZEIn (fRAnCE). 82 min.
Wed 10/14 • 8:45 pm • EFSHA1
Sun 10/18 • 1:45 pm • EFSHA2
Mon 10/19 • 5:45 pm • EFSHA3
of memory and loss, STEEl hOMES (Uk)
takes the viewer inside the world of a selfstorage
warehouse. hAPPY 95Th BIRThDAY
GRAnDPA (USA) presents a fleeting
memory of childhood quarrels at grandpa’s
birthday. CAREfUl WITh ThAT POWER TOOl
(nEW ZEAlAnD) shows the real reason why
little boys shouldn’t play with power tools.
In YOUnG lOVE (AUSTRAlIA), Erno is in
tortuous pain, but he must keep moving as
danger awaits him. 90 min.
Wed 10/14 • 4:00 pm • EFSHR1
Sun 10/18 • 4:00 pm • EFSHR2
upper middle-class party prepares to go
home, but who is missing in ThE hISTORY
Of AVIATIOn (hUnGARY)? lARS AnD PETER
(DEnMARk) captures the difficult emotions
of a young boy and his relationship to his
father in the face of great loss. ThE IllUSIOn
(CUBA) documents director Susana Barriga’s
journey from Cuba to London to visit her
exiled father. 101 min.
Thurs 10/15 • 8:40 pm • EFSHE1
Fri 10/16 • 3:30 pm • EFSHE2
to prove his manhood to his father in CUTS
(USA). In POPOUS PAnE AnD ThE kIDS hE
lOVES TO hATE (USA), a family’s lies bring
two long-lost brothers together. ChAInS
(CAnADA) captures one woman’s
attempt to spring life into a world
surrounded by darkness. Teenager Tisha
struggles with an unplanned pregnancy
in PREMATURE (USA). 91 min.
Sun 10/18 • 6:30 pm • EFSHB1
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