Saturday, March 1, 5:45 p.m. | When Curtis (Michael Shannon) begins having nightmares of an encroaching, apocalyptic storm, he refrains from telling his wife, Samantha (Jessica Chastain). To protect her and their six-year-old deaf daughter Hannah, Curtis starts focusing his anxiety and money into the obsessive building of a storm shelter. (Sony) Post-screening discussion led by Matt Singer (ScreenCrush)

Why? Jeff Nichols’ (THE BIKERIDERS, SHOTGUN STORIES) film was a Golden Brick Finalist and the Golden Brick Listeners’ Choice Winner in 2011. Co-hosts Adam Kempenaar and Josh Larsen each ranked it among their Top 10 films of that year. Filmspotting has interviewed Nichols twice and the director contributed to the show’s Top 10 Greatest Films of All Time episode in 2012.

Awards & Nominations

Winner - Critics Week Grand Prize, SACD Award, FIPRESCI Prize, Cannes Film Festival 
Winner - Best Writing, Best Actor (Michael Shannon), Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films
Nominee - Best Actress (Jessica Chastain), Best Horror/Thriller Film, Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films

Filmspotting Fest: Filmspotting, the popular Chicago-based film podcast featuring in-depth reviews, interviews and the show’s signature “Top 5” segment, will hold the first-ever Filmspotting Fest, a three-day, in-person film festival at the Music Box Theatre and Gene Siskel Film Center in celebration of the show’s landmark 20th anniversary. Read more

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