The 59th Chicago International Film Festival kicks off Wednesday, October 18
with a block party and two film premieres at The Music Box Theatre.
Both opening night films were shot in Chicago.
Let's start with the block party, which is free and starts at 5pm. The event will feature film screenings, live music and local vendors on Southport between Waveland and Grace.
with a block party and two film premieres at The Music Box Theatre.
Both opening night films were shot in Chicago.
Let's start with the block party, which is free and starts at 5pm. The event will feature film screenings, live music and local vendors on Southport between Waveland and Grace.
Let's get to the movies. Opening night film is We Grown Now that follows two 10-year-olds and their friendship along the backdrop of Chicago's Cabrini Green. The film address their imagination and what happens when violence invades their neighborhood, and what happens when one of their mothers decides whether to stay or move away. Rush tickets are available at the box office on Wednesday before the screening.
Opening Night's late night screening at The Music Box is Departing Seniors. This film puts a fresh spin on teen slasher movies, updating them by putting its queer protagonist and characters of color front and center. It’s a horror-comedy with a sarcastic, whip-smart edge and appealingly complex characters, shot right here in Chicago.
On Thursday, October 19, the new Barry Keoghan & Jacob Elordi film Saltburn makes its midwest premiere. The film follows scholarship student Oliver Quick (Barry Keoghan) who struggles to find his place as a new student at Oxford. On a chance meeting, he befriends Felix Catton (Jacob Elordi), the most popular, charming, and handsome student in school. When Oliver tells Felix that he has no home to return to for the summer, Felix invites him to his aristocratic family’s country estate, Saltburn.
As an outsider drawn into this eccentric world, Oliver's fascination starts to verge on obsession, buried truths are unearthed, and this summer will become one he will never forget.
Academy Award-winning filmmaker Emerald Fennell (Promising Young Woman) will be in town for the screening and a presentation of the Chicago International Film Festival’s Visionary Award will be presented to Fennell.
As an outsider drawn into this eccentric world, Oliver's fascination starts to verge on obsession, buried truths are unearthed, and this summer will become one he will never forget.
Academy Award-winning filmmaker Emerald Fennell (Promising Young Woman) will be in town for the screening and a presentation of the Chicago International Film Festival’s Visionary Award will be presented to Fennell.
Throughout the festival over 100 films and 60 shorts will be presented at theaters across Chicagoland before the festival ends on October 22nd. The Closing night film is The Bikeriders, is a furious drama following the rise of a fictional 1960s Midwestern motorcycle club through the lives of its members, starring Jodie Comer, Austin Butler, and Tom Hardy.
Chicago International Film Festival
Oct 11-22
Tickets at ChicagoFilmFestival.com
Oct 11-22
Tickets at ChicagoFilmFestival.com