SAMBIZANGA, 1972, Black woman holding young baby sleeping on shoulder

SAMBIZANGA

Sarah Maldoror 1972
THE RAZOR'S EDGE, 1985, worm's eye view of woman standing up holding fist in air outside

THE RAZOR'S EDGE

Jocelyne Saab 1985
CUTTING THROUGH ROCKS, 2025, silhouette of a person on motorcycle in front of sunset and vast landscape

CUTTING THROUGH ROCKS

Sara Khaki, Mohammadreza Eyni 2025
IDENTITY: A CZECH GRAPHIC DESIGN LOVE STORY, 2024, man holding tube of papers in front of large building on the street

IDENTITY: A CZECH GRAPHIC DESIGN LOVE STORY

Kateřina Mikulcova, Petr Smelik 2024
LIVING IN A PIECE OF FURNITURE: GERRIT RIETVELD’S HOUSES, 2024, exterior view of colorful house with yard

LIVING IN A PIECE OF FURNITURE: GERRIT RIETVELD’S HOUSES

Lex Reitsma 2024
woman looking at man with finger on lips

ALPHAVILLE

Jean-Luc Godard 1965
BUILDING ON THE EDGE, 2025, small buildings near sea with mountains and ocean behind

BUILDING ON THE EDGE

Mike Scalisi, Bruce Borowsky 2025
CHANGING LANES, 2025, high shot of cars, bikers, and pedestrians on the Brooklyn Bridge

CHANGING LANES

Ben Wolf 2025
PRIMER, 2004, two men in white shirts and black ties in dimly lit room holding hands over device with wires

PRIMER

Shane Carruth 2004
LEWERENTZ DIVINE DARKNESS, 2025, man climbing set of stairs leading to the top of a large grassy hill

LEWERENTZ DIVINE DARKNESS

Sven Blume 2024
WE THE OTHERS, 2025, man in blue collared shirt standing in pile of large red rocks outside

WE THE OTHERS

Francesca Molteni 2024
AT THE GARDEN'S PACE, 2024, two people in protective white suits and masks standing on ladder working on tall walls

AT THE GARDEN'S PACE

Juan Benavides 2024
THE SPACE ARCHITECT, 2025, woman in outer space holding arms outstretched in zero gravity

THE SPACE ARCHITECT

Rebecca Carpenter 2025
MIRALLES, 2024, interior of building with large metal risers and high windows with light streaming in

MIRALLES

Maria Mauti 2024
PHILIP MALLORY JONES, image of red sign that says "WASSA CLUB" with a record and music notes on it

OFF CENTER: PHILIP MALLORY JONES

Philip Mallory Jones 1975, 2025
KEÏTA: THE HERITAGE OF THE GRIOT, 1995, Black man in white hat and shirt looking off into distance

KEÏTA: THE HERITAGE OF THE GRIOT

Dani Kouyaté 1995
Kioto Aoki, 逆立ち逆立ち_ If pinholes were right side up, I would be doing handstands, 2024

KIOTO AOKI: FINDINGS

Kioto Aoki 2013, 2026
NATCHEZ, 2025, woman in blue corset dress standing on front porch of house with arms out to side

NATCHEZ

Suzannah Herbert 2025
LITTLE AMÉLIE OR THE CHARACTER OF RAIN, 2025, animated image of mother holding young daughter while looking at a lit up paper lantern

LITTLE AMÉLIE OR THE CHARACTER OF RAIN

Maïlys Vallade, Liane-Cho Han 2025
THE LOVE THAT REMAINS, 2025, group of five adults and children with dog walking on rocky terrain in a line

THE LOVE THAT REMAINS

Hlynur Pálmason 2025
THE BEIRUT TRILOGY, 1976-1982, woman standing holding microphone amidst rubble and dilapidated building

THE BEIRUT TRILOGY

Jocelyne Saab 1976, 1982
YOUNG MR. LINCOLN, 1939, black and white image of man and three woman seated outside of log cabin

Chicago Film Society Presents: YOUNG MR. LINCOLN

John Ford 1939
THE DAY ICELAND STOOD STILL, 2024, black and white image of women in street smiling and holding signs

Doc10 Presents: THE DAY ICELAND STOOD STILL

Pamela Hogan, Hrafnhildur Gunnarsdóttir 2024
NOLLYWOOD BABYLON, 2008, Black man holding up lens to eye wearing cap

NOLLYWOOD BABYLON

Samir Mallal, Ben Addelman 2008
Victoria Vincent, Snooze Quest, 2025. Courtesy of the artist

AN EVENING WITH VICTORIA VINCENT

Victoria Vincent 2015, 2025
WHAT DOES THAT NATURE SAY TO YOU, Hong Sangsoo, 2025, two men seated on wooden bench in forest overlooking trees

WHAT DOES THAT NATURE SAY TO YOU

Hong Sangsoo 2025
DAYS AND NIGHTS IN THE FOREST, 1970, Satyajit Ray, black and white image of women in sari looking towards man who is leaning against tree

DAYS AND NIGHTS IN THE FOREST

Satyajit Ray 1970
MR. NOBODY AGAINST PUTIN, 2025, silhouette of man standing in snowy field with bright sun behind him

MR. NOBODY AGAINST PUTIN

David Borenstein, Pavel Talankin 2025
BAMAKO, 2006, man in African dress standing at podium in courtyard with people behind him and woman in judicial garb next to him

BAMAKO

Abderrahmane Sissako 2006
SIRAT, 2025, group of four people in semi circle in desert looking out into distance

SIRĀT

Oliver Laxe 2025
POMPEI: BELOW THE CLOUDS, 2025, black and white image of pompei in distance

POMPEI: BELOW THE CLOUDS

Gianfranco Rosi 2025
FRONTIER, 2025, group of people huddled together with man in uniform leading them

JCC Chicago Jewish Film Festival: FRONTIER

Judith Colell 2025
FOR THE LOVE OF A WOMAN, 2025, man and woman standing outside on hillside wearing jackets while man looks at woman and woman looks into distance

JCC Chicago Jewish Film Festival: FOR THE LOVE OF A WOMAN

Guido Chiesa 2025
OFF CENTER: EXPERIMENTS IN EMULSION

OFF CENTER: EXPERIMENTS IN EMULSION

Various directors 1999, 2014
EXPERIMENTER, 2015, man in suit standing with arm resting on large machine

EXPERIMENTER

Michael Almereyda 2015
THE HERO, 2004, young man in white tank top laying in bed with arms propped behind head

THE HERO

Zézé Gamboa 2004
Malena Szlam, Archipelago of Earthen Bones — To Bunya, 2024. Courtesy of the artist and Light Cone

VOLCANOES, MOUNTAINS, FORESTS: MALENA SZLAM AND JIAYI CHEN

Malena Szlam, Jiayi Chen 2018, 2026
FACE/OFF, 1997, two men holding guns in leather jackets in split screen back to back

FACE/OFF

John Woo 1997
AH YING, 1983, Asian couple seated on rock near water with man holding out hands

Chicago Film Society Presents: AH YING

Allen Fong 1983
FAAT KINE, 2000, three woman in colorful dresses and head scarfs seated in a row next to each other

FAAT KINÉ

Ousmane Sembène 2000
TSOTSI, 2005, man seated with food at table with woman standing on table looking at him

TSOTSI

Gavin Hood 2005
RAFIKI, 2018, two women in neon lit room looking at each other

RAFIKI

Wanuri Kahiu 2018
Maryam Tafakory, Mast-del, 2023. Courtesy of the artist and LUX

AN EVENING WITH MARYAM TAFAKORY

Maryam Tafakory 2023, 2026
black man with yellow eyes and purple smoke enveloping face

OMEN

Baloji 2023
HENRY FOOL, 1997, man in leather jacket on street in front of storefront turning around and looking towards camera

Chicago Film Society Presents: HENRY FOOL

Hal Hartley 1997
woman in catsuit and silver head piece wearing sunglasses in car

ON BECOMING A GUINEA FOWL

Rungano Nyoni 2024
Black man wearing bucket hat and white shirt

DAHOMEY

Mati Diop 2024
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