Director Alexander Horwath and artistic collaborator Regina Schlagnitweit in attendance.
Saturday, September 20, 7:00 p.m. | With their expansive and remarkable essay film, director Alexander Horwath, editor Michael Palm, and artistic collaborator Regina Schlagnitweit journey through the life and career of Henry Fonda, and across the United States to convincing posit that the actor, with his canonical performances of Abe Lincoln, Tom Joad, Wyatt Earp, and Juror #8, embodied the soul of America itself. Through vast amounts of archival material from film, television, and radio, HENRY FONDA FOR PRESIDENT tells the story of a man and his country, intertwining film clips and interviews with present- day footage of American landmarks significant to Fonda’s life. What develops is at once a complex memorial to a revered actor and a notoriously private man, and an idealized version of what might have been, should art have imitated life. (Rebecca Fons)
Dialogue: Alexander Horwath and Regina Schlagnitweit in attendance. Moderated by Bruce Jenkins, Professor, Film, Video, New Media, and Animation, School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
With support from the Austrian Foreign Ministry.
Chicago Underground Film Festival Select Screenings | September 17–21, 2025
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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