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Friday 4/17
7:00 PM
Block Cinema
“Lost in the Flood”: Photochemical Traces of Extreme Weather
Helen Hill Home Movie Reel – Helen Hill – 2000-2005 – 11 min – 16mm from Harvard Film Archive
Ark – Michael Morris – 2018 – 7 min – 35mm from Canyon Cinema
Swannanoan Silt – Isaac King, Tristan Turner, and Agis Shaw – 2025 – 18 min – dual 16mm projection + 35mm slides
Midnight
Music Box Theatre: Prison Break
Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky – Ngai Choi Lam – 1991 – 91 min
35mm from Media Blasters
Saturday 4/18
11:30 AM
Chicago Film Society at the Music Box Theatre
Real Life – Albert Brooks – 1979 – 99 min
35mm from Paramount Pictures
Preceded by: Real Life “3D” teaser trailer – 3 min – 35mm
Post-screening discussion with Critic A.S. Hamrah
Sunday 4/19
11:30 AM
Music Box Theatre: Prison Break
Holes – Andrew Davis – 2003 – 120 min
35mm from Disney
7:00 PM
Doc Films
Robert Beavers: My Hand Outstretched to the Winged Distance and Sightless Measure
Work Done – Robert Beavers – 1972/1999 – 22 min – 35mm
Ruskin – Robert Beavers – 1975/1997 – 45 min – 35mm
Armor – Robert Beavers – 1980 – 15 min – 35mm
Monday 4/20
7:00 PM
Doc Films
Painting with Light: The Cinematography of James Wong Howe
Prisoner of Zenda – John Cromwell – 1937 – 101 min
16mm from the Library of Congress
Tuesday 4/21
7:00 PM
Chicago Filmmakers
Eyes on the Road: Four American Road Movies
Get Out of the Car – Thom Anderson – 2010 – 35 min – 16mm from Canyon Cinema
Chicago Loop – James Benning – 1976 – 9 min – 16mm from The Film-Makers’ Cooperative
9/1/75 – James Benning – 1975 – 22 min – 16mm from The Film-Makers’ Cooperative
Presented by Tone Glow
Thursday 4/23
9:30 PM
Doc Films: Arthouse Vulgarity
Moment – Stephen Dwoskin – 1968 – 13 min – 16mm
Removed – Naomi Uman – 1999 – 6 min – 16mm
screening as part of a longer program
Friday 4/24
7:00 PM
Block Cinema: Science on Screen
Florence: Days of Destruction – Franco Zeffirelli – 1966 – 50 min
35mm
9:45 PM
Doc Films: Board Picks
Blow-Up – Michael Antonioni – 1966 – 111 min
35mm
Midnight
Music Box Theatre: Prison Break
Black Mama White Mama – Eddie Romero – 1973 – 97 min
35mm from Park Circus