Short Film Program | SHORTS FROM THE BLOCK celebrates Chicago as both place and practice, a city continually shaped by its artists, organizers, institutions, and neighborhoods.

Special Presentation | Presented in partnership with Jupiter Magazine, this special presentation celebrates the pioneering cinematic work of Burkinabè filmmaker Fanta Régina Nacro.

Special Presentation | Adapted from Solomon Northup's landmark 1853 autobiography Twelve Years a Slave, Gordon Parks' powerful historical drama follows Northup, a free Black musician from Saratoga, New York, who