| BLACK HARVEST OPENING NIGHT |
2024, USA, France, 75 min.
In English and multiple languages with English subtitles | Format: Digital
Welcome to the 31st Black Harvest Film Festival! Join us for this presentation of select Black Harvest Film Festival short films and the announcement of the winners of The Richard and Ellen Sandor Family Black Harvest Film Festival Prize, followed by a lively reception.
HOUSE OF AAMA: THREADS OF LEGACY
2024, dir. Jamal Ademola, USA, 15 min.
After the loss of her father, Akua Shabaka and her mother, Rebecca Henry—the visionary duo behind the fashion label House of Aama—find solace and inspiration in their creative bond.
BAILEY’S BLUES
2024, dir. Shiloh Tumo Washington, USA, 11 min.
In 1960s France, an outspoken jazz musician confronts a film crew in Antibes.
BABA
2024, dir. Fitzgerald Junior, USA, 13 min.
BABA is an examination of Black fatherhood that blends personal archive with a budding coming-of-age and stands as a reminder of the sanctity of childhood.
VIS-À-VIS
2024, dir. Mamadou Yattassaye, France, 15 min.
First generation painter Moussa internally grapples with his father’s ailing condition and fleshes out a memory of rare intimacy with his father.
EVERYTHING IS EVERYTHING
2024, dir. Kin Marie, USA, 6 min.
Chicagoans celebrate and reflect on their history and identity during Juneteenth 2024.
HAINT
2024, dir. Jahmil Eady, USA, 15 min.
When gentrifiers begin to mysteriously die, a Gullah Geechee handywoman who recently lost her home, must decide whether to help them or leave the newcomers to their fate.
The Film Center is ADA accessible. This presentation will be projected without open captions. The theater is hearing-loop equipped. For accessibility requests, please email filmcenter@saic.edu
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 7:00 P.M.
$25 – Gene Siskel Film Center Members and SAIC students, staff, and faculty
$35 – Students
$40 – General Audiences
EVENING HOST: LeeAnn Trotter
LeeAnn Trotter is NBC5’s arts and culture feature reporter, covering everything from celebrities to what’s happening around town. She’s also a regular contributor to NBC5’s “Making a Difference” segments.
