Wednesday, February 12, 6:00 p.m. | Join us for a program of cinematic excellence as we celebrate the BEST OF BLACK HARVEST, a diverse selection of short films that all took home accolades at the 30th Black Harvest Film Festival, presented by the Gene Siskel Film Center in November 2024. These intimate, bold, and evocative stories showcase the beauty and brilliance of the Black diaspora and set the standard for our cornerstone festival. Program: DREAMS LIKE PAPER BOATS (Best Short, Richard and Ellen Sandor Family Foundation Prize: dir. Samuel Frantz Suffren, 19 min.), HAIR CARE (Honorable Mention, dir. Fatima Wardy, 12 min.), EBONY (Honorable Mention, dir. Sean-Josahi Brown, 20 min., pictured), DYING LAUGHING (Audience Favorite, Dirty 30s Program, dir. Tyler Young, 15 min.), LIFE IN MY EYES (Sergio Mims Prize for Excellence in Black Filmmaking, dir. Marshall Gibson, 16 min.) 

Free for School of the Art Institute (SAIC) students on a first-come, first-served basis (IDs required at the box office for entry), who are also invited to join us for a post-screening, catered reception courtesy SAIC's Office of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion!

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