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National Native American Heritage Month
What started at the turn of the century as an effort to gain a day of recognition for the significant contributions the first Americans made to the establishment and growth of the U.S., has resulted in a whole month being designated for that purpose. One of the very proponents of an American Indian Day was...
National Veteran and Military Families Month
November was first declared as Military Family Month in 1996. Since then, November has been a time to acknowledge the tremendous sacrifices our military families make. They contend with separation from their families and make adjustments to new living situations and communities. Military Families embody strength, resilience, and courage. Care of military families and children...
Black Harvest Film Festival
The Gene Siskel Film Center is now accepting submissions for its 28th Annual Black Harvest Film Fest! The festival invites Black, African American and African Diaspora-identifying filmmakers to submit their work for consideration. Submission Deadline: 7/15 Click here for full details!
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Call for Submissions for ‘Patrick Lives On’ Showcase
Submissions for Chicago’s beloved Patrick Lives On film festival will run from December 1 to February 15, 2023. Open to anyone from the Chicago film community, entries can represent any genre but should not contain gratuitous gun violence. Select works will screen during the sixth annual Patrick Lives On Showcase & Fundraiser, sponsored by and...
Call for Submissions for Chicago Underground Film Festival
The Chicago Underground Film Festival, the longest running underground film festival in the world, is an internationally recognized program providing a venue for documentary, experimental and avant-garde narrative film and video. The festival’s mission is to select and screen film, video and related works presenting a diverse line up of moving image programming focusing on...
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Chicago Premiere of SISTER CARRIE
The Gene Siskel Film Center is thrilled to present the Chicago premiere of SISTER CARRIE, a new film directed by Chicago filmmaker (and Film Center alumnus) Daniel Nearing (CHICAGO HEIGHTS, HOGTOWN), with a live orchestral score provided by members of the Emory University Symphony Orchestra and featuring a conversation with lead actors Eve Rydberg (Banana...