Sunday, November 12, 12:00 p.m. | Sci-fi, coming-of-age, social commentary, and cosmic romance coalesce in this ethereal program. With THE LOVE MACHINE (10 min.), director Jasmine Lynea combines intriguing sci-fi elements to challenge our understanding of love. Tari Warieb’s coming-of-age story WE WERE MEANT TO (28 min.) explores a society where Black men gain wings when they reach manhood. In BEFORE I LET GO (24 min.), director Cameron A. Granger reveals the recovery efforts in the town of Bad City after its destruction by monsters. Katrina Brook Flores’ ASSAMAN (15 min.) takes us on a mesmerizing journey into a cosmic love story. And, in Johnny Kirk’s THE FOURTH (12 min.), a group of young Black and Latino friends in California endure a police encounter on the 4th of July. Content consideration: this program contains themes of violence. Select filmmakers scheduled to attend. Low Ticket Alert.

Black Harvest Film Festival: Chicago’s annual showcase for films that celebrate, explore and share the Black, African American and African Diaspora experience. The Festival curates both short and feature length films, proudly presenting influential auteurs and emerging filmmakers of color side by side. View full festival lineup.

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 filmcenter@saic.edu