Urticaria, Soren Ngọc Hsu

SAIC FILM, VIDEO, NEW MEDIA, ANIMATION, AND SOUND FESTIVAL

Various directors 2026
TWO WOMEN, 2025, brunette woman in red sweater looking at blonde woman in grey sweater in room with tiled walls

TWO WOMEN

Chloé Robichaud 2025
ONE SINGS THE OTHER DOESN’T, 1977, group of several women in long white dresses performing outside with lots of festive balloons and decorations around

ONE SINGS, THE OTHER DOESN’T

Agnès Varda 1977
woman hitchhiking in countryside

VAGABOND

Agnès Varda 1985
SILENT FRIEND, 2025, man looking at three electronic devices strapped around a large tree trunk

SILENT FRIEND

Idikó Enyedi 2025
MAD BILLS TO PAY, 2025, man leaning over chainlink fence with seagulls flying above

MAD BILLS TO PAY

Joel Alfonso Vargas 2025
THE GLEANERS AND I, 2000, agnes varda holding bundle of plants and branches over her shoulder

THE GLEANERS AND I

Agnès Varda 2000
National Theatre Live: ALL MY SONS, 2026, four people seated on fallen branch on stage

NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE: ALL MY SONS

Ivo van Hove 2026
VARDA BY AGNES, 2019, agnes varda in magenta coat seated outside smiling in courtyard

VARDA BY AGNÈS

Agnès Varda 2019
OMAHA, 2025, family in car with dad driving, girl in front seat, son and golden retriever in backseat

OMAHA

Cole Webley 2026
KANGAROO, 2025, young girl sitting on porch holding a baby joey kangaroo

KANGAROO

Kate Woods 2025
FLY AWAY HOME, 1996, woman and young girl standing on grassy hillside looking off into the distance

Chicago Film Society Presents: FLY AWAY HOME

Caroll Ballard 1996
THE DEVIL QUEEN, 1974, Black man wearing tiara, green eyeshadow, colorful beads in vibrant colorful party

BLACK HARVEST PRESENTS: THE DEVIL QUEEN

Antônio Carlos de Fontoura 1974
THE CURRENTS, 2026, woman wearing white headband leaning head sideways into sink

THE CURRENTS

Milagros Mumenthaler 2026
THE BALLAD OF TARA, 1979, woman looking ahead clutching two young children in each arm hiding their faces

OPENING NIGHT: THE BALLAD OF TARA

Bahram Beyzaie 1979
THE FRIEND'S HOUSE IS HERE, 2026, blonde woman in skirt and blouse holding red scarf behind her head

THE FRIEND'S HOUSE IS HERE

Hossein Keshavarz, Maryam Ataei 2026
BLACK RABBIT WHITE RABBIT, 2025, man standing in front of seated group inside large house of worship

BLACK RABBIT WHITE RABBIT

Shahram Mokri 2025
KILLING MAD DOGS, 2001, woman wearing hijab holding phone up to ear with man in background holding phone up to his ear

KILLING MAD DOGS

Bahram Beyzaie 2001
BETWEEN DREAMS AND HOPE, 2025, two young people seated outside wearing coats and arms crossed

BETWEEN DREAMS AND HOPE

Farnoosh Samadi 2025
DOWNPOUR, 1972, black and white image of man with hand on his face and eye peeking between fingers at man across from him

DOWNPOUR

Bahram Beyzaie 1972
THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG, 2024, two women standing in room with one looking at the other and an open door with man in doorframe behind them

THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG

Mohammad Rasoulof 2024
BASHU, THE LITTLE STRANGER, 1985, young boy in yellow t-shirt sitting on ground with arms resting on knees

BASHU, THE LITTLE STRANGER

Bahram Beyzaie 1985
THE DEATH OF YAZDGERD, 1982, person with long hair wearing long sleeves holding up gold mask over face

THE DEATH OF YAZDGERD

Bahram Beyzaie 1982
RENOIR, 2025, young girl in white short sleeve shirt dancing and smiling with arms up and several people behind her

RENOIR

Chie Hayakawa 2025
animated girl wearing ripped clothing and face paint standing in front of animal

PRINCESS MONONOKE

Hayao Miyazaki 1997
WATERSHIP DOWN, 1978, animated black rabbit with head held to sky and sunrise behind him

WATERSHIP DOWN

Martin Rosen 1978
NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE: THE PLAYBOY OF THE WESTERN WORLD, 2026, four people on stage looking out into distance with three men standing on wooden picnic table

NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE: THE PLAYBOY OF THE WESTERN WORLD

Caitríona McLaughlin 2026
FELIDAE, 1994, two animated cats with wide eyes

FELIDAE

Michael Schaack 1994
BOUCHRA, 2025, animated animal standing in rainy city street holding umbrella

BOUCHRA

Orian Barki, Meriem Bennani 2025
CONSUMING SPIRITS, 2012, animated man with bloodshot eyes with hands folded and three handmade drawings hanging up on wall behind him

FREE MEMBERS-ONLY SCREENING: CONSUMING SPIRITS

Chris Sullivan 2012
Crytozoo

CRYPTOZOO

Dash Shaw 2021
HONEYJOON, 2025, rocky cliff overlooking ocean with three people making way down steps closer to ocean

HONEYJOON

Lilian T. Mehrel 2025
THE TASTE OF TEA, 2004, young Japanese girl sitting on bench with a large surreal version of her face rising from the ground in the background

THE TASTE OF TEA

Katsuhito Ishii 2004
THE BEAVER TRILOGY, 2000, drag performer wearing blonde wig and holding microphone with eyes closed

OFF CENTER: BEAVER TRILOGY

Trent Harris 2000