Special event
Palestinian Revolution Cinema
1969-1981, Various directors, Palestine/Syria, 114 min.
Presented in cooperation with the Chicago Palestine Film Festival, this program represents a rare group of surviving and rediscovered films from the long lost Palestinian film archive, which disappeared in 1982 with the Israeli invasion of Lebanon. The program includes: AWAY FROM HOME (1969, 11 min.), and THE VISIT (1970, 10 min.), both by Qais il Zobaidi; CHILDREN NONETHELESS by Khadija Abu Ali (1980, 25 min.); THEY DON’T EXIST by Mustafa Abu Ali (1974, 25 min.); KOFR SHOBA by Samir Nimr (1972, 34 min.); and BORN OUT OF DEATH by Monica Maurer (1981, 9 min.) In Arabic with English subtitles. Mini-DV and 16mm. (BS)
Note: The preservation copies screening on this program are not in the original formats. Program curated by Emily Jacir. Special thanks to the New York Arab and South Asian Film Festival, Alwan for the Arts, and the filmmakers.
Saturday, May 12, 8:15 pm
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Undergraduate and Graduate
Film, Video, and Audio Presentations
Join us for two days of presentations by graduating BFA and MFA students from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, highlighting the best and brightest emerging talents working in film, video, and audio. Productions in hand-drawn computer animation, 16mm film, and digital video plus a range of genres provide an exciting and provocative look into the hearts and minds of this year’s graduates. Program details and full schedule will be available at the Box Office.
Admission is free. Tickets may only be obtained through the box office during regular box office hours.
Friday, May 11, 2:30 pm-6:00 pm; 8:00-10:00 pm
Saturday, May 12, 10:00 am-2:00 pm
Special event
Free admission!
Oscar Shorts
2006, Various directors and nationalities, ca. 180 min.
Get in the spirit of Looptopia, tonight’s dazzling celebration of downtown Chicago, with this free program of Oscar-nominated and Oscar-qualifying shorts, each one a dazzler in its own right. Live action shorts: THE SAVIOUR (Australia); HELMER & SON (Denmark); ONE TOO MANY (Spain); Oscar winner WEST BANK STORY (USA); and BINTA AND THE GREAT IDEA (Spain). Animated shorts: Oscar winner THE DANISH POET (Norway/Canada); LIFTED (USA); MAESTRO (Hungary); THE LITTLE MATCHGIRL (USA); and NO TIME FOR NUTS (USA); ONE RAT SHORT (USA); THE PASSENGER (Australia); THE WRAITH OF COBBLE HILL (USA); GUIDE DOG (USA); and A GENTLEMEN’S DUEL (USA). DigiBeta video.
Friday, May 11, 6:00-8:00 pm and 10:00-1:00 pm
Special event
Patrick Cazals in person!
SERGEI PARADJANOV, THE REBEL
2004, Patrick Cazals, France, 52 min.
ROUBEN MAMOULIAN: THE GOLDEN AGE OF BROADWAY AND HOLLYWOOD
2006, Patrick Cazals, France, 63 min.
Veteran documentarian Patrick Cazals presents portraits of two directors who were both born in Tbilisi, Georgia, but took very different career paths. Paradjanov’s rhapsodic celebrations of ethnic cultures, SHADOWS OF OUR FORGOTTEN ANCESTORS (1964) and SAYAT NOVA (1968), were hailed as masterpieces; his persecution by Soviet authorities aroused the outrage of the international arts community. Moving to Paris, London, and finally America, Mamoulian became famous as a stylish innovator in both theater (Porgy and Bess, Oklahoma!) and movies (APPLAUSE, LOVE ME TONIGHT, BECKY SHARP). Presented in association with Cultural Services of the French Embassy. In English, French, and Armenian with English subtitles. Beta SP video. (MR)
Director Patrick Cazals will be present for audience discussion.
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Wednesday, May 16, 6:30 pm
Gene Siskel Film Center Annual Gala
Saturday, June 2, 6:00-10:00 p.m.
Guest host and actor John Mahoney will lead an engaging discussion with Academy Award¨-nominated actors and dynamic husband-and-wife team William H. Macy and Felicity Huffman when they’re honored with the Gene Siskel Film Center Dual Renaissance Award at the our Annual Gala. Macy was a Film Center guest in July 2006 at the Chicago premiere of Edmond. Huffman plays Lynette Scavo on the hit television show “Desperate Housewives” and was nominated for an Oscar¨ for her role in Transamerica. Join hundreds of guests at The Four Seasons Hotel as we celebrate excellence in cinema. Ticket prices start at $400. For more information, please call 312-846-2072.