A centenary celebration of the Swedish director who for many filmgoers epitomized the cinema's potential as a serious art form.
Current & Ongoing Series
Black Harvest Film Festival 2018
August 4 - 30, 2018
The Gene Siskel Film Center's annual showcase for independent films that tell the stories and explore the images, heritage, and history of the worldwide Black experience.
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The Western: How It Was Never One
August 31 - December 11
This Autumn's Screening/Lecture series focuses on how the Western cinematic genre explicitly expresses politics and ideologies, with weekly Tuesday lectures by Jon Cates, Associate Professor of Film, Video, New Video and Animation at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
Irish American Movie Hooley 2018
September 28 - 30
The hooley is just another name for a good shindig, and, with filmmakers present for discussion at all screenings, stimulating conversation and lively debate are guaranteed as we present three films celebrating the passion, humor, and swagger of the Irish diaspora.
Conversations At The Edge Fall 2018
September 13 - November 15
A dynamic weekly series of screenings, artist talks, and performances by some of the most compelling media artists of yesterday and today, organized by the School of the Art Institute's Department of Film, Video, New Media, and Animation in collaboration with the Film Center.
National Theatre Live
The groundbreaking best of British theater, straight from the London stage.