OFF CENTER

Monthly Series

OFF CENTER is a basement. OFF CENTER is a backyard. OFF CENTER is a place to come hang and experience weird films together in the spirit of DIY filmmaking and the microcinema. Programmed by Michael Wawzenek.

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OFF CENTER: KUCHAR XMAS

Directed by: George Kuchar

USA | 1988, 2007

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Monday, December 29, 6:00 p.m. | Come laugh through the holidays with George Kuchar and friends! This program includes a selection of festive video… more

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OFF CENTER: TENDERNESS

Directed by: Various

USA | 1966, 1999

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Monday, November 24, 6:00 p.m. | Not exactly pain. Not exactly pleasure. Not exactly passion. A deep understanding of each of the above. In memory of… more

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BOGANCLOCH, 2024, black and white image of elderly man with white long beard looking into distance

OFF CENTER: BOGANCLOCH

Directed by: Ben Rivers

UK/Germany/Iceland | 2024

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Monday, October 27, 6:00 p.m. | Bogancloch is where Jake Williams lives, nestled in a vast highland forest of Scotland. BOGANCLOCH portrays his life… more

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OFF CENTER: ANALOG DREAMING

Directed by: Jon Behrens

USA | 1987, 2021

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Monday, September 29, 6:00 p.m. | This program celebrates the vast legacy of one of the Northwest’s most prolific filmmakers and composers, Jon… more

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OFF CENTER: DOUBLE TROUBLE

Directed by: Various directors

USA | 1966, 2013

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Monday, August 25, 6:00 p.m. | Black and White and Black and White and Black and White and then Black and then White. Marines and Cheerleaders and… more

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OFF CENTER: FIVE FILMS BY ROSE LOWDER

Directed by: Rose Lowder

France | 1979, 2015

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Monday, July 21, 6:00 p.m. | “My films don’t progress along a track and arrive somewhere, because I don’t think life works like that. I don’t think… more

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OFF CENTER: FILMS FOR ONE TO EIGHT PROJECTORS

Directed by: Roger Beebe

USA | 2008, 2024

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Monday, June 30, 6:00 p.m. | Acclaimed filmmaker Roger Beebe visits the Siskel Film Center for his first full solo performance in Chicago in 10 years… more

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OFF CENTER: DRUMMING AND DUBBING WITH ALEE PEOPLES

Directed by: Alee Peoples

USA | 2008, 2023

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Monday, April 7, 6:00 p.m. | Multidisciplinary artist Alee Peoples visits the Film Center from Los Angeles to present a selection of her 16mm films… more

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OFF CENTER: EXPERIMENTS IN 3D

Directed by: Various directors

USA | 2006, 2014

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A 3D screening like you’ve never experienced! This program offers … more

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OFF CENTER: LOST BOYS, STOLEN TRUCKS

Directed by: Auden Lincoln-Vogel, Directed by: Philip Rabalais

USA | 2017, 2024

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New experimental narrative short films from Iowa! Auden Lincoln-Vogel and Philip Rabalais visit the Film Center to present recent work made on shoestring budgets… more

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OFF CENTER: CHRISTMAS ON EARTH (X2)

Directed by: Barbara Rubin

USA | 1963

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Monday, January 27, 6:00 p.m. | Barbara Rubin’s legendarily transgressive CHRISTMAS ON EARTH will be presented as it was meant to be seen: on two… more

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OFF CENTER: UZI’S PARTY AND NEW WORKS BY LARK LYRA LOU HILL

Directed by: Lark Lyra Lou Hill

USA | 2015, 2024

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Monday, December 30, 6:00 p.m. | Chicago-based artist Lark Lyra Lou Hill returns to the Film Center to present new works in film and performance… more

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OFF CENTER: THERE IS NOWHERE TO GO BUT HERE

Directed by: Various directors

USA | 1965, 1971

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Monday, November 25, 6:00 p.m. | Featuring 16mm prints acquired by the Film Center in the early ‘70s through gifts and grants and now cared for by… more

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