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The Gene Siskel Film Center selects and presents significant world cinema in a non-commercial context that sets aesthetic, critical and entertainment standards. Can't find what you're looking for? Contact us.

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ANNUAL FESTIVAL
26th Annual Black Harvest Film Festival

From November 5 through 30, the Gene Siskel Film Center welcomes you to the 26th Annual Black Harvest Film Festival.

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VIRTUAL FILM CENTER
Film Center from Your Sofa

With our doors closed, you may be missing the Gene Siskel Film Center -- but we don't want you to miss out on the latest art house films

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Conversations at the Edge

Conversations at the Edge is a weekly series of screenings, performances, and talks by groundbreaking media artists.

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Virtual Filmmaker Discussions: Screen to Screen

Enjoy interactive, virtual Q&As with filmmakers, cast, and crew, as well as film critics and other community leaders...all from the comfort of your sofa (and sweatpants).

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F11
F11 AND BE THERE
Jethro Waters2020
Bamako
BAMAKO
Aderrahmane Sissoko2006
Still Life
STILL LIFE
Jia Zhang-ke2006
THE DISRUPTED
THE DISRUPTED
Sarah Colt, Josh Gleason2020
Myth of a colorblind France
MYTH OF A COLORBLIND FRANCE
Alan Govenar2020
Ursala Biermann
Ursula Biemann - Artist Talk and Conversation
Delinda
Delinda Collier on Media Primitivism: Technological Art in Africa
AMERICAN ARTIST
American Artist - Artist Talk and Conversation
ALISON ODANIEL
Alison O'Daniel - Artist Talk and Conversation
Alison ODaniel
The Tuba Thieves
Alison O’Daniel2013
BROOKLYN
BROOKLYN INSHALLAH
Ahmed Mansour2019
Imprisoning a Generation
IMPRISONING A GENERATION
Zelda Edmunds2019
GOLDEN HARVEST
THE GOLDEN HARVEST
Alia Yunis2019
Journey of the
THE JOURNEY OF THE OTHERS
Jaime Villarreal2019
Gaza Fights for Freedom
GAZA FIGHTS FOR FREEDOM
Abby Martin2019
GOD OF THE PIANO
GOD OF THE PIANO
Itay Tal2019
SAUL & RUBY'S HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR BAND
SAUL & RUBY'S HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR BAND
Tod Lending2020
A CHEF'S VOYAGE
A CHEF'S VOYAGE
Rémy Anfosso, Jason Matzner2020
THE ARTIST'S WIFE
THE ARTIST'S WIFE
Tom Dolby2019
BLACKBIRD
BLACKBIRD
Roger Michell2019
OUR TIME MACHINE
OUR TIME MACHINE
S. Leo Chiang, Yang Sun2019
John Lewis: Good Trouble
John Lewis: Good Trouble
Dawn Porter2020
SEASONS OF CHANGE ON HENRY'S FARM
SEASONS OF CHANGE ON HENRY'S FARM
Ines Sommer2019
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Festival Spotlight
Black Harvest Film Festival

Our Opening Night film(s) will premiere on Friday, November 6, and the festival will run through November 30. Shorts and features that celebrate the full range of the Black experience will premiere throughout the month and will remain available to watch through the end of the fest.

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BHFF Opening Night

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About the Film Center

The Film Center’s programming includes annual film festivals that celebrate diverse voices and international cultures, premieres of trailblazing work by today’s independent filmmakers, restorations and revivals of essential films from cinema history, and insightful, provocative discussions with filmmakers and media artists.

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