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BLACK HARVEST OPENING NIGHT<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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.
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HOUSE OF AAMA: THREADS OF LEGACY
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2024, dir. Jamal Ademola, USA, 15 min.<\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\n

After the loss of her father, Akua Shabaka and her mother, Rebecca Henry\u2014the visionary duo behind the fashion label House of Aama\u2014find solace and inspiration in their creative bond.<\/span><\/p>\n

BAILEY\u2019S BLUES<\/span><\/i><\/h2>\n
2024, dir. Shiloh Tumo Washington, USA, 11 min.<\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\n

In 1960s France, an outspoken jazz musician confronts a film crew in Antibes.<\/span><\/p>\n

BABA<\/h2>\n

2024, dir. Fitzgerald Junior, USA, 13 min.<\/span><\/h5>\n

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.<\/span><\/p>\n

VIS-\u00c0-VIS<\/h2>\n

2024, dir. Mamadou Yattassaye, France, 15 min.<\/span><\/h5>\n

First generation painter Moussa internally grapples with his father\u2019s ailing condition and fleshes out a memory of rare intimacy with his father.<\/span><\/p>\n

EVERYTHING IS EVERYTHING<\/h2>\n

2024, dir. Kin Marie, USA, 6 min.<\/span><\/h5>\n

Chicagoans celebrate and reflect on their history and identity during Juneteenth 2024.<\/span><\/p>\n

HAINT<\/h2>\n

2024, dir. Jahmil Eady, USA, 15 min.<\/span><\/h5>\n

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.<\/span><\/p>\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\u00a0filmcenter@saic.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 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<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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ORDER TICKETS<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

EVENING HOST: LeeAnn Trotter<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

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LeeAnn Trotter<\/strong> is NBC5’s arts and culture feature reporter, covering everything from celebrities to what’s happening around town. She\u2019s also a regular contributor to NBC5\u2019s “Making a Difference” segments.
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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 7:00 PM | Special Event | 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. […]<\/p>\n

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