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BLACK HARVEST OPENING NIGHT<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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2026, dir. Various
USA, Switzerland, France, Senegal, 71 min.
In English, French, and Wolof with English subtitles | Format: Digital<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

November 6<\/strong> | Black Harvest opens with four standout short films, presentation of the Richard and Ellen Sandor Family Prize, and a post-screening reception celebrating the filmmakers and the future of Black cinema.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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PROGRAM<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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NOTES OF REST<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

2026, dirs. Sulyiman Stokes, Julian Davis Reid, USA, 11 min.<\/em>
<\/em>A deeply resonant exploration of Black masculinity, music, and the necessity of rest as a tool for radical healing and spiritual restoration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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CAF\u00c9 ?<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

2025, dir. Bamar Kane, France, Senegal, 25 min.<\/em><\/em>
A vibrant and observational portrait set within a bustling neighborhood gathering place, capturing the rhythms, conversations, and intersections of everyday diasporic life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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KANSAS<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

2026, dir. Leah Deeray, USA, 16 min.<\/em>
<\/em>An ex-patient plunges into an underground conspiracy while searching for quick cash in this tense psychological thriller.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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D\u00cbMM<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

2025, dir. Aida Captijn, Switzerland, Senegal, 19 min.
<\/em>A grieving teenager is drawn into a mysterious community of soul-eating women undergoing a haunting transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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EVENING HOSTS: EVROD CASSIMY AND LEANN TROTTER<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Evrod Cassimy<\/strong> is a Morning News anchor for NBC Chicago, a singer\/songwriter, a seven-time Emmy-nominated journalist, and a philanthropist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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LeeAnn Trotter<\/strong> is a longtime Chicago arts and culture reporter known for her coverage of celebrities, entertainment, and happenings around the city, as well as for her contributions to NBC Chicago\u2019s Making a Difference<\/em> series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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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<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 7:00 P.M.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

$25 – Gene Siskel Film Center Members and SAIC students, staff, and faculty
$35 – Students
$40 – General Audiences<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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ORDER TICKETS<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 7:00 P.M. | Black Harvest opens with four standout short films, presentation of the Richard and Ellen Sandor Family Prize, and a post-screening reception celebrating the filmmakers and the future of Black cinema. […]<\/p>\n

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