Saturday, May 6 at 2:30pm | A group of courageous young Syrian women come together to fight back against the pervasive misogyny in their war-ravaged country by staging a theatrical production. In creating one of the first plays written and directed entirely by women in Damascus, they face a series of psychological challenges that will push them, their relationships, and their project to the brink. From Oscar-nominated Syrian exile filmmaker Talal Derki (OF FATHERS AND SONS), working with his wife Heba Khaled and co-director Ali Wajeeh, comes this potent, tense, and masterfully crafted work of nonfiction that exposes the plight of women as they struggle to reclaim their power—both in their own society, and in a shocking narrative twist, the making of the documentary itself. “Impressive,” “essential,” and “immersive” (Screen International), the award-winning UNDER THE SKY OF DAMASCUS is “a harrowing but hopeful portrait of women under siege” (Variety).
Doc10 Film Festival: Doc10 is Chicago’s only all-documentary film festival and provides an engaging experience for its audiences, reaching thousands of local cinephiles over the last seven years. Now in its 8th year, Doc10 has firmly set its place in Chicago’s cultural scene. Each year over three days and evenings, the Festival screens the 10 best documentaries culled from Sundance, Tribeca, Hot Docs, DOC NYC and other top-tier festivals across the nation. This is the first, and often exclusive, opportunity for Chicagoans to see extraordinary films. Twenty of the 50+ films we’ve premiered have been shortlisted or nominated for Academy Awards. doc10.org
More Doc10 at the Film Center: SHORTS: THE ENDEARING EIGHT (Sat. May 6, 12:00pm), GOING TO MARS: THE NIKKI GIOVANNI PROJECT (Sat. May 6, 8:00pm), SUBJECT (Sun. May 7, 1:00pm).
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