A GOOD MAN

Showtimes

Fri, Sep 23rd at 6:15pm
Fri, Sep 23rd at 8:15pm
Sat, Sep 24th at 3:15pm
Sat, Sep 24th at 5:00pm
Sat, Sep 24th at 8:30pm
Sun, Sep 25th at 3:15pm
Sun, Sep 25th at 5:15pm
Mon, Sep 26th at 6:00pm
Mon, Sep 26th at 7:45pm
Tue, Sep 27th at 6:00pm
Tue, Sep 27th at 7:45pm
Wed, Sep 28th at 6:15pm
Wed, Sep 28th at 8:00pm
Thu, Sep 29th at 6:15pm
Thu, Sep 29th at 8:15pm

Tickets

Average: 5 (12 votes)

Chicago premiere!

  1. A GOOD MAN
  1. 2011, Bob Hercules and Gordon Quinn, USA, 86 min.

“A remarkable testament to the creative process…a film about artistic vision and how it’s communicated.”
—Jesse Paddock, Slant Magazine

This soaring, no-holds-barred documentary follows the two-year artistic journey of acclaimed choreographer Bill T. Jones (Last Supper at Uncle Tom’s Cabin, FELA!) as he struggles to incorporate his own evolving and conflicting impressions of Abraham Lincoln’s legacy into the creation of “Fondly Do We Hope…Fervently Do We Pray,” a piece commissioned by the Ravinia Festival to commemorate the Lincoln bicentennial. Jones’s tough-love relationship with his dancers is at the heart of the story as the daily tug-of-war between his vision and the physical possibilities of realization culminates in a provocative artistic experience that explores what it means to be free in a most singular manner. HDCAM video. (BS)

Directors Bob Hercules and Gordon Quinn and cinematographer Keith Walker and editor David E. Simpson will be present for audience discussion at the 8:15 pm screening on Friday.

Dancers Paul Matteson, Shayla-Vie Jenkins, and LaMichael Leonard of the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company will participate in a panel discussion moderated by Welz Kauffman, President and CEO of Ravinia Festival, following the 7:45 pm screening on Tuesday.

On Friday, September 23, the audience is invited to attend a 7:00 pm reception sponsored by Kartemquin Films and Media Process Group in the Gene Siskel Film Center gallery/café following the 6:15 pm screening and prior to the 8:15 pm screening. Valid ticket stub required for admission to the reception.

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