Category: CIFF 2019

CIFF Forman vs Forman Gloria Mundi I Lost My Body Let There Be Light ExtracurricularC
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October 20, 2019

CIFF 10/19 Dispatch: “Forman vs. Forman”, “Gloria Mundi”, “I Lost My Body”, “Let There Be Light”, “Extracurricular”

Today's CIFF dispatch sees reviews of Forman vs. Forman, Gloria Mundi, I Lost My Body, Let There Be Light, and Extracurricular.
CIFF Apollo Adoration Our Mothers HalaC
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October 19, 2019

CIFF 10/18 Dispatch: “The Apollo,” “Adoration”, “Our Mothers”, “Hala”

Friday's CIFF Dispatch talks up Harlem doc The Apollo, dark fairy tale Adoration, Guatemalan drama Our Mothers, and Minhal Baig's coming-of-age story Hala.
CIFF 2019 - Maternal, Babyteeth, Lara, CarmillaC
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October 19, 2019

CIFF 10/17 Dispatch: “Maternal”, “Babyteeth,” “Lara,” “Carmilla”

At CIFF, we take a look at religious drama Maternal, episodic romantic dramedy Babyteeth, German potboiler Lara, and historical queer horror Carmilla.
CIFF 2019 Clemency The Truth Twentieth Century TremorsC
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October 18, 2019

CIFF 10/18: “The Truth”, “Clemency”, “The Twentieth Century”, “Tremors”

Today's CIFF dispatch includes family drama The Truth, death-row issue film Clemency, Guatemalan queer drama Tremors, and the gonzo Twentieth Century.
Sole Cunningham Fire Will ComeC
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October 17, 2019

CIFF Dispatch 10/16: “Sole”, “Cunningham”, “Fire Will Come”

Our first dispatch of the Chicago International Film Festival highlights Polish drama Sole, 3D dance doc Cunningham, and the experiential Fire Will Come.