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# FACETS

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- [Watchlist: Reroute your Holiday Viewing](https://facets.org/watchlist-reroute-your-holiday-viewing-2/) - To get us in the holiday spirit, we have curated a list of additional films that detour from traditional holiday films.
- [Breaking Cycles: Recovering Family in the Face of Addiction](https://facets.org/breaking-cycles-recovering-family-in-the-face-of-addiction/) - All is Forgiven is now showing at FACETS with showtimes on February 18th-20th and the 25th-27th. Fresh off the acclaimed Bergman Island, Mia Hansen-Løve’s 2007 directorial debut is now playing in the US for the first time. To celebrate our screening of it, we’re pairing it with another film about the way addiction can fray
- [Watchlist: Galentine's Movie Marathon](https://facets.org/watchlist-galentines-movie-marathon/) - Buy tickets for FACETS in-person Galentine's Weekend series Feb 11-13 & read our companion publication for a list of films to binge-watch from home.
- [Playing the Long Game: Card Sharps and Pool Sharks](https://facets.org/playing-the-long-game-card-sharps-and-pool-sharks/) - Writer and director Paul Schrader's newest film, The Card Counter, is showing in-person at FACETS February 4-6, 2022. For a double feature, we suggest another film where gaming is a form of confrontation: Robert Rossen’s, The Hustler (1961). THE CARD COUNTER DIRECTED BY PAUL SCRADER Celebrated director/screenwriter Paul Schrader returns to the cinema with The
- [Cut Gems: Oscars Snubs and Shutouts](https://facets.org/watchlist-oscar-snubs-shutouts/) - Oscar season has arrived in earnest and while the Academy is in the news for shortening the ceremony, FACETS has the cure for the frustrations of the grand ceremony we both love and hate. The Oscars can’t reward everything in a given year but that doesn’t mean they’re perfect either! We see shutouts every year,
- [Sacrificing to Live as Yourself: A Double Feature of Social Belonging and Artistic Freedom](https://facets.org/sacrificing-to-live-as-yourself-a-double-feature-of-social-belonging-and-artistic-freedom/) - Two screening series are currently running at the FACETS Cinema this month, making for an opportune and coincidental pairing of two films with different perspectives on the nature of belonging. Rebecca Hall’s film Passing, part of our If We Picked the Oscars series, screens on March 18th-20th and Paris Blues is showing on the 20th
- [Plains of Being: An Art House Environmentalism Watchlist](https://facets.org/plains-of-being-an-arthouse-environmentalism-watchlist/) - This April, come to FACETS and celebrate Earth Month with our Art House Environmentalism Screening Series running from April 1st-15th. Programmed by our Customer Service Rep Perry Ruhland, each selection contemplates humanity’s modern disconnection from the natural world. To accompany Perry’s screening series, here are ten films we have curated to reflect different elements of
- [How individuals change history: The Color of Pomegranates U.S. Premiere](https://facets.org/how-individuals-change-history-the-color-of-pomegranates-u-s-premiere/) - The below story was originally published as part of FACETS Founder, Milos Stehlik’s From the Videotheque newsletter on April 3, 2017. Text has been lightly edited for clarity. I am writing this only because I received a "friend" request on LinkedIn from Teddy Follenfant (an app the usefulness of which I simply cannot understand, other
- [Reflections on Film: A Watchlist of Films and Video Essays](https://facets.org/reflections-on-film-a-watchlist-of-films-and-video-essays/) - Today, video essays mark one of the most abundant and accessible mediums of film analysis. Look up your favorite movie title on Youtube, and you’re bound to find at least one or two videos delving deep into the development, history, or artistic content of each film. Combining captivating visuals and illuminating argumentation and analysis from
- [47 Years of Thoughtful Cinema: A FACETS Anniversary Watchlist](https://facets.org/47-years-of-thoughtful-cinema-a-facets-anniversary-watchlist/) - Founded in 1975 by Milos Stehlik, FACETS is a Chicago institution, a destination for film enthusiasts everywhere to celebrate the art form with events, screenings, discussions, and even education. This year marks our 47th anniversary doing exciting non-profit work in the film landscape, so we’re excited to celebrate this milestone with the Chicago community whether
- [Lying in the Gutters: A Double Feature of Finding Someone to Put Up With You](https://facets.org/lying-in-the-gutters-a-double-feature-of-finding-someone-to-put-up-with-you/) - FACETS is screening Joachim Trier's Oscar nominated comedy-drama, The Worst Person in the World (2021), April 16-17, 2022. We've paired this refreshingly nuanced character portrait with a film exploring similar themes, American Splendor (2003), available for FACETS Members to rent from our expansive rentals collection. THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD DIRECTED BY JOACHIM TRIER
- [CICFF39 New Dimensions Films to Watch Before November 20th](https://facets.org/cicff39-new-dimensions-films-to-watch-before-november-20th/) - We may in the final stretch of CICFF39, but the magic isn’t finished yet! There’s still time to have new experiences in both fictional and documentary realities, whether you want to get lost in a brilliantly-written screenplay or learn about a new topic as a family. Our first fully in-person festival since the onset of
- [In Remembrance of Jean-Luc Godard](https://facets.org/in-remembrance-of-jean-luc-godard/) - On Tuesday, September 13th, the passing of cinematic icon Jean-Luc Godard was announced. Michael Phillips has a full appreciation published at the Chicago Tribune which includes excerpted words from Charles Coleman, our Film Program Director here at FACETS, among others. Here, we're publishing his full comments to commemorate the life and influence of Godard, someone
- [CICFF Classics: A Watchlist Retrospective](https://facets.org/cicff-classics-a-watchlist-retrospective/) - Since its founding in 1975–whether it be through educational film camps for children or through weekly screenings of classics, indie gems, and more–FACETS aims to help the surrounding community experience cinema as not just entertainment but as a source of education, a lens into another world, or a point of connection. In 1984, FACETS founded
- [Staff Picks #3: Sweet Home Chicago](https://facets.org/staff-picks-3-sweet-home-chicago/) - This July, FACETS is as active as ever as we head on the road towards the 39th annual Chicago International Children’s Film Festival, running November 4-20, 2022 and continue screening the best new independent and international films in our cinema. To celebrate the greatness that is Chicago in the summer, we asked the FACETS staff
- [FACETS Film Forum: A New Name, a Milestone Celebration, And a New Vision for the Future](https://facets.org/facets-film-forum-a-new-name-a-milestone-celebration-and-a-new-vision-for-the-future/) - CHICAGO, IL–As FACETS celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2025, the iconic Chicago nonprofit art house cinema is unveiling exciting changes, including a new name, a fresh slate of programming and ambitious plans for growth.
- [Charles's Words of Wisdom: Aguirre, the Wrath of God](https://facets.org/charless-words-of-wisdom-aguirre-the-wrath-of-god/) - To help celebrate our 50th Anniversary, our new series, 5 Films/5 Decades/5 Critics kicks off with Werner Herzog’s 1970s epic, Aguirre, the Wrath of God.
- [Charles Coleman's Top 10 Films of 2023](https://facets.org/charles-colemans-top-10-films-of-2023/) - FACETS’ Film Program Director, Charles Coleman, provides us a list of his favorite film from 2023.
- [Charles Coleman's Top 10 Films of 2024](https://facets.org/charles-colemans-top-10-films-of-2024/) - Charles Coleman, Film Program Director of FACETS Cinema, provides us with a list of his favorite films from 2024, which are not selected in order of importance.
- [FACETS FILM FORUM ANNOUNCES LEADERSHIP TRANSITION AND PREPARES FOR NATIONAL SEARCH ](https://facets.org/facets-film-forum-announces-leadership-transition-and-prepares-for-national-search/) - FACETS Film Forum announced today that Executive Director Karen Cardarelli has decided to step down from her role, concluding six years of bold leadership that brought renewed vibrancy, artistic innovation, and community engagement to the organization. Cardarelli will stay on through the summer to allow time for a robust national search for her replacement. During
- [Rama Burshtein’s Real Religious Women](https://facets.org/rama-burshteins-real-religious-women/) - Fill the Void depicts the Chassidic world from a female perspective with sensitivity and artistry. Orthodox Judaism is typically represented in cinema one of three ways: There’s the “Yentl” approach, in which the Orthodox world remains frozen in Old Country Shtetlach even as their inhabitants sail to new opportunities elsewhere. If our story takes place outside of pre-WWII
- [Staff Picks: FACETS Discoveries](https://facets.org/staff-picks-facets-discoveries/) - In honor of reopening, we asked each FACETS staff member to pick a film they discovered in their time working here.
- [Director Oleg Sentsov is a Hostage of Putin Regime](https://facets.org/director-oleg-sentsov-is-a-hostage-of-putin-regime/) - The World Cup in Russia has brought attention to injustices in the film world. Milos Stehlik discusses the case of a director imprisoned since 2014 under false pretenses in Russia. In a recent interview Facets founder and artistic director Milos Stehlik speaks with three preeminent figures of the film world from across Eastern Europe. On WEBZ’s
- [Charles's Picks: Juneteenth Watchlist](https://facets.org/charless-picks-juneteenth-watchlist/) - Juneteenth is a holiday that commemorates news of the Emancipation Proclamation finally reaching Galveston, Texas in 1865, officially ending slavery in the United States. Facets’ program director, Charles Coleman, has put together a watchlist of essential Black Cinema to celebrate with this year. The history of African American Cinema is a timeline of racism, repression
- [21st Century Women: Three Women-Led Films Redefining Gender Roles](https://facets.org/21st-century-women-three-women-led-films-redefining-gender-roles/) - Available to stream now through ‘FACETS Virtual Cinema’ are three incredible films made by and starring women – Dead Pigs (until 7/22), Les Nôtres (until 7/29) and Platform (until 8/5). Watch them now before they’re gone to experience the journey of several different women from various international backgrounds and explore what it means to be a woman in this day and age. Over the
- [Staff Picks #2: Winter Watches](https://facets.org/staff-picks-2-winter-watches/) - This month, we have been working hard to follow-up our previous watchlist of Staff Discoveries at FACETS. To continue our new tradition of our monthly Staff Picks, we’re including 10 films from staff members. This time, these picks come from the Customer Service Team and our chosen theme for this month is: “Films that take
- [A Son: Exploring films of the Arab Spring](https://facets.org/a-son-exploring-films-of-the-arab-spring/) - A Son directed by Tunisian filmmaker Mehdi Barsaoui screens at FACETS December 10-12 & 17-19, 2021. To buy tickets and learn more about the event check out our program listing on the FACETS website. Sami Bouajila earned a Cesar award for best actor for his portrayal of the father in A Son. As a film
- [Center Stage: An Exploration of Theater & Performance on Screen](https://facets.org/center-stage-a-theatrical-performance-watchlist/) - We have created a watchlist filled with Shakespearean film adaptations and films that observe the world behind theater.
- [Watch “Festival Faves” Under the Stars at Lincoln Yards’ Movies on the Lawn Series](https://facets.org/watch-festival-faves-under-the-stars-at-lincoln-yards-movies-on-the-lawn-series/) - FACETS will be presenting “Festival Faves” at Lincoln Yards’ Movies on the Lawn, an exclusive outdoor screening series featuring some of our new & retro favorites from the film festival circuit. Get your tickets here. With the 2021 Cannes Film Festival having just wrapped up in France, film once again took center stage in the mainstream media coverage. Although that baton has now been passed over to the Olympics, we were collectively reminded just how and why these celebrations of
- [Director Spotlight Series: Alternative Horror](https://facets.org/director-spotlight-series-alternative-horror/) - FACETS' Alternative Horror Essentials series features directors who have challenged out collective notions of what a horror film can be. The series has been running all of October to sold out crowds!
- [History & Reality: Exploring Postcolonial Cinema](https://facets.org/history-reality-exploring-postcolonial-cinema/) - Explore postcolonial cinema before you watch Rodrigo Reyes's magical realist docufiction hybrid, 499 in-person at FACETS.
- [Identity and Alienation: Exploring the Toronto New Wave](https://facets.org/identity-and-alienation-exploring-the-toronto-new-wave/) - Take a tour through the history of the Toronto New Wave and Pre-order your tickets now for FACETS' first in-person screenings in 18-months, Anne at 13,000 Ft.
- [What's New at FACETS?](https://facets.org/whats-new-at-facets/) - We here at FACETS are pleased to announce we will be fully reopened September 17th and are so eager to welcome you all back in-person again! We will be announcing our opening film Friday, September 4. In the meantime, enter to win 10-free cinema tickets to redeem when we reopen here. Thanks to the help
- [Spotlight: “Manual Cinema’s Christmas Carol”](https://facets.org/spotlight-manual-cinemas-christmas-carol/) - Use code MANUAL5 to redeem $5 off your virtual ticket for “Manual Cinema’s Christmas Carol” until December 31. Watch the trailer here. To learn more about the performance and get your ticket, click here. In the unprecedented year that 2020 has been, arts organizations have to prove themselves once again by pushing their innovation forward.
- [The Long Journey Home: A Modern Western Double Feature](https://facets.org/the-long-journey-home-a-modern-western-double-feature/) - Savage State is currently available to watch at FACETS Virtual Cinema until January 21. For a captivating double feature, we suggest Meek’s Cutoff, Kelly Reichardt’s 2010 Western with a star studded cast who give career defining performances. Savage State Directed by David Perrault French director David Perrault’s sophomore feature takes place in 1863, St. Louis, Missouri and
- [The Best Films of 2020: FACETS Virtual Cinema Stand Outs](https://facets.org/the-best-films-of-2020-facets-virtual-cinema-stand-outs/) - Watch newly released independent and international films at FACETS Virtual Cinema here. If you’ve ever found yourself scrambling to watch the year’s best films before it’s over and award season sneaks up, you might ask yourself, “how in the world did I miss this many great films?” When every critic releases a Best of the Year
- [Moving Past the “Good Old Days”: A Documentary Double Feature](https://facets.org/moving-past-the-good-old-days-a-documentary-double-feature/) - Some Kind of Heaven is currently available to watch at FACETS Virtual Cinema until February 4. For an interesting double feature, we suggest Jasper Mall, the new documentary about a slowly dying mall in the small town of Jasper, Alabama. Some Kind of Heaven Directed by Lance Oppenheim Director Lance Oppenheim’s debut feature Some Kind of Heaven explores life
- [Exploring Black Activism in ‘Softie’](https://facets.org/exploring-black-activism-in-softie/) - This year for Black History Month, FACETS is highlighting Sam Soko’s new documentary Softie. A film about a Kenyan activist taking to the streets and eventually running for public office. Softie is available to stream at FACETS Virtual Cinema until February 11. Black History Month is a time to reflect on the impact that Black
- [Transcendent Love: A Valentine’s Day Watchlist](https://facets.org/transcendent-love-a-valentines-day-watchlist/) - In these days of isolation that we have all found ourselves in for nearly a year, sometimes we need a reminder of some of the good things in life. This Valentines Day, FACETS has curated a watchlist highlighting films that demonstrate love’s ability to overcome all obstacles and barriers. From queer films about love in
- [Through a Dog’s Eyes: A Sensory Voyage](https://facets.org/through-a-dogs-eyes-a-sensory-voyage/) - Elizabeth Lo’s “strangely beautiful” (Screen International) exploration of Istanbul’s street dog population, Stray, opens Friday, March 12 at FACETS Virtual Cinema. In anticipation of the film’s release, we’ve curated a list of arthouse canine flicks that are shaping the future of the genre as we know it. People really love dogs, that’s just how it
- [CICFF Presents: Award-Winning Animation ‘Song of the Sea’ and ‘The Breadwinner’](https://facets.org/cicff-presents-award-winning-animation-song-of-the-sea-and-the-breadwinner/) - Song of the Sea and The Breadwinner are a part of our Award-Winning Animation series curated by the experts at FACETS Chicago International Children’s Film Festival (CICFF). Films in the series are also available for virtual Field Trips. Check out our Field Trips page for more info. Animated films are longstanding staples in family-friendly entertainment, and with recent additions to
- [Exploring the Unreleased and the Remastered: A Look into Director’s Cuts](https://facets.org/exploring-the-unreleased-and-the-remastered-a-look-into-directors-cuts/) - There are two sides to every film, the artistic and the commercial. The artistic side consisting of the directors, writers, cinematographers and so on, while the commercial consists of the producers and the studio, anyone involved with the money. Typically, these two sides of the film should work in tandem to create the best possible
- [A Temple of Great Cinema: How Milos Stehlik and a group of volunteers made FACETS what it is today](https://facets.org/a-temple-of-great-cinema-how-milos-stehlik-and-a-group-of-volunteers-made-facets-what-it-is-today/) - This last year, our world has been facing incredibly difficult times, dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic and important social and political issues. COVID-19 lockdowns have hindered our collective ability to experience film the way it was intended, in a cinema, shoulder to shoulder with other filmgoers and cinephiles. We have lost the ability to take
- [Films you Won’t Watch: A Watchlist](https://facets.org/films-you-wont-watch-a-watchlist/) - This April Fool’s Day we wanted to take a look at films that you’ll probably never watch. These films push limits of both cinema and the human attention span to its extremes with runtimes that would make even the most seasoned movie-goer exhausted. With the rise of social media, instant gratification, and streaming services that
- [A Reflection on Werner Herzog’s Masterclass at FACETS](https://facets.org/a-reflection-on-werner-herzogs-masterclass-at-facets/) - With the FACETS ReOpening Soon Campaign well underway, we wanted to take some time to reflect on some of the most important moments in the history of FACETS. Last week, we explored the storied history behind the iconic FACETS building, and now we want to explore some of the transformative cinematic experiences that have happened
- [In Focus: Asian-American Film](https://facets.org/in-focus-asian-american-film/) - This week at FACETS, we’re taking a deep dive into the world of Asian-American film and its media representation with our first In Focus event. Check out our virtual screenings and get your free ticket to join us live online Wednesday, April 21 at 7pm for the first In Focus panel discussion engaging filmmakers and
- [Creating a Brighter Future through Media Education](https://facets.org/creating-a-brighter-future-through-media-education/) - With the FACETS ReOpening Soon Campaign ending soon, we wanted to take some time and look back at the impact that our education programs have had on the individuals and community within and around FACETS. In the last year, communication has changed so much, with there really being no such thing as “face-to-face” conversations when it comes
- [The Unbelievable Story of Ada Falcon](https://facets.org/the-unbelievable-story-of-ada-falcon/) - Filmmakers Lorena Munoz and Sergio Wolf trace the life of an iconic tango singer who vanished at the height of her career. Ada Falcon was a tango diva. She sang on cinema screens. Her voice dominated the airwaves. Tabloids were preoccupied with whispered rumors of her tumultuous affair with her married conductor. And in 1942,
- [The Favourite, Lesbian Representation, and the Male Gaze](https://facets.org/the-favourite-lesbian-representation-and-the-male-gaze/) - The Favourite is one of the least sexy films ever made about lesbian relationships. And somehow, it’s directed by a man. Last week, The Favourite (2018) was nominated for ten Academy Awards. It’s an excellent film that certainly deserves the awards and press. It is also a fabulously unsexy film in spite of a plot driven by the power and
- [70MM Odyssey: The Music Box’s Celluloid Celebration Returns](https://facets.org/70mm-odyssey-the-music-boxs-celluloid-celebration-returns/) - Contributor Sean Duffy interviews Julian Antos, The Music Box Theatre‘s Technical Director, about the theater’s upcoming 70MM Film Festival. Author: Sean Duffy is a writer and filmmaker. He is an award-winning screenwriter and poet, and his films have screened at The College Town Film Festival, Driftless Film Festival, and Chicago Filmmakers. He has one of those website things.
- [The Screen is a Monolith: Understanding 50 Years of 2001](https://facets.org/the-screen-is-a-monolith-understanding-50-years-of-2001/) - To celebrate 50 years of Stanley Kubrick’s masterpiece, we take a look at two forgotten films by Pavel Klushantsev. These films show a clear influence on the visuals and special effects which made 2001: A Space Odyssey the groundbreaking work we know which so brilliantly stands the test of time. Act 1: Dawn of Man/The Space
- [The Poignant Confrontation of Reunification](https://facets.org/the-poignant-confrontation-of-reunification/) - In a style reminiscent of Chris Marker, Reunification (2015) meditates on the nature of memory, family, and art. Alvin Tsang is motivated to contextualize his family’s experience empathetically, historically, and philosophically. The intimate family history we are given is marked by immigration, betrayal, and divorce. But Tsang never relies on the shock of the real
- [A Woman Without Love: The Early Promise of an Iconic Auteur](https://facets.org/a-woman-without-love-the-early-promise-of-an-iconic-auteur/) - More than a decade prior to the release of Belle de Jour, Spanish filmmaker Luis Buñuel directed this Mexican melodrama about the effects of infidelity on a family. At first it may not seem as if there is much that distinguishes the 1952 Mexican movie A Woman Without Love from other films of its era. The narrative
- [The Mountains and Memoirs of Luc Moullet](https://facets.org/the-mountains-and-memoirs-of-luc-moullet/) - The Sieges of Alcazar and The Man of the Badlands bookend the fascinating career of Luc Moullet. Though he may be one of the less-decorated foot soldiers of the French New Wave, Luc Moullet is an integral member of that legendary legion of artists. His decade spanning career was hatched in the classic incubator of the French New
- [Raymundo Gleyzer: A Revolutionary Filmmaker and the Revolution](https://facets.org/raymundo-gleyzer-a-revolutionary-filmmaker-and-the-revolution/) - Raymundo Gleyzer attacked the authoritarian Argentinean government with revolutionary cinema. “I don’t believe in revolutionary cinema. I believe firmly in the revolution.” Here we have, in writing, the artistic philosophy of radical Third Cinema pioneer Raymundo Gleyzer. The Argentinean filmmaker spent his career telling stories on shoestring budgets and evading the censorship of an authoritarian government. A rare artist who
- [Revolution is Reborn in Electra My Love](https://facets.org/revolution-is-reborn-in-electra-my-love/) - Made up of only twelve very long takes, Miklós Jancsó’s film transforms a classic myth into a powerful political fable. Miklós Jancsó’s Electra, My Love (1974) is very much a film of its time, an artistic reaction to Soviet oppression in the years following the 1959 Hungarian revolution. Yet, the film is also a retelling of an
- [The House is Black Refuses to Turn Away From Ugliness](https://facets.org/the-house-is-black-refuses-to-turn-away-from-ugliness/) - In The House is Black, Iranian poet Forough Farrokhzad presents the lives of leper colony inhabitants with empathy and grace. “On this screen will appear an image of ugliness, a vision of pain no caring human being should ignore.” The image in question is that of a woman standing before a mirror, staring straight at her reflection. Her face
- [25 Watts Captures the Absurdity of Adolescence](https://facets.org/25-watts-captures-the-absurdity-of-adolescence/) - 25 Watts may be an ode to Linklater and Jarmusch, but the film is more than capable of standing on its own. A worthy addition to that sub-genre of low-budget, seemingly low-effort, films that defined the independent film scene during the 90’s and early 2000’s, 25 Watts (2001) was shot and released as the trends that inspired
- [Sensationalism, Surrealism, Susana](https://facets.org/sensationalism-surrealism-susana/) - A relic of Buñuel’s commercial period in Mexico, Susana offers up sex, sensationalism, and literal Sturm und Drang. The vast majority of Luis Buñuel’s filmography was released before his ascension to the throne of surrealist cinema. The filmmaker may have first come into the public conscious in 1929 due to his radical vomit-inducing collaboration with Salvador
- [The Brute: Buñuel’s Dark and Brutal Melodrama](https://facets.org/the-brute-bunuels-dark-and-brutal-melodrama/) - Brutal passion and political commentary meet in Luis Buñuel’s take on the Frankenstein tradition. Made during his commercial period in Mexico, The Brute (1953), which pits a bourgeois landowner against his working-class tenants, may qualify as Luis Buñuel’s most political work. At the time of the film’s release, Mexico was going through an intense period of change and
- [Explore 3 Films + Activities with Your Kids](https://facets.org/explore-3-films-activities-with-your-kids/) - Check out a special list of films to watch over spring break from Facets’ Education Director, Kathleen Beckman. Spring break is here, despite the COVID-19 pandemic keeping most of us sheltered in place. To help families stay connected, creative, and engaged with thoughtful films and television, our Education Director, Kathleen Beckman, has put together a special
- [Fest Selects: Watch 5 Award-Winning CICFF Films for Free](https://facets.org/fest-selects-watch-5-award-winning-cicff-films-for-free/) - Watch five international, award-winning films for every age, hand selected by CICFF Festival Director, Ann Vikstrom. Take a break and leave the curation to us. These films not only screened at a past festival, but they made such an impact on our expert jurors that they were awarded a top prize! Now you can watch them at home
- [Coming Together Through Film at FACETS 37th Annual Chicago International Children’s Film Festival](https://facets.org/coming-together-through-film-at-facets-37th-annual-chicago-international-childrens-film-festival/) - CICFF37 will be presented virtually November 13-22, 2020. To save 10% on your festival tickets and passes, pre-order them within our Early Bird discount window, ending October 30. Do your earliest memories include watching classic children’s films with your parents and siblings? Perhaps it was going out to the movies as a family, or huddling around the
- [Travel the World Without Leaving Your Home with CICFF37](https://facets.org/travel-the-world-without-leaving-your-home-with-cicff37/) - CICFF37 will be presented virtually November 13-22, 2020. To browse the Virtual Festival Catalog and purchase tickets and passes click here. Film provides a window into a parallel world where viewers can live vicariously through characters. Sometimes these stories are joyous or humorous, and at other times they teach difficult lessons. When the viewer exits this
- [FACETS Winter Watchlist: The Role of Seasons](https://facets.org/facets-winter-watchlist-the-role-of-seasons/) - This holiday season, stay safe inside without missing out on the best films with FACETS DVD, Blu-Ray and VHS rentals by mail. By becoming a FACETS Member, you have access to our vast library of films to rent for only $10/month. As humans, our emotions are intertwined with our surroundings. We make choices about where to
- [Create Compelling Characters at FACETS Winter Break Virtual Film Camp](https://facets.org/create-compelling-characters-at-facets-winter-break-virtual-film-camp/) - FACETS Winter Break Virtual Film Camp begins December 28 with a 3-Day crash course in Digital Animation for ages 8-12. To learn more and sign up, click here. What makes a character appealing? Why are we drawn to and invested in their stories and concerned about their outcome? These questions don’t have a single answer.
- [FACETS Film 101 Alumni Participate in CFI's National Film Club for Teens](https://facets.org/facets-film-101-alumni-participate-in-cfis-national-film-club-for-teens/) - FACETS Film 101 provides kids and teens ages 9-13 with a foundation in film history, appreciation, and production. Film 101 alumni who served on the CICFF Jury were recently invited to take part in the Movie Room film club for teens started by The California Film Institute (CFI). Recent Film 101 graduates were invited to
- [Charles Tells the Story of Acquiring ‘The Decalogue’](https://facets.org/charles-tells-the-story-of-acquiring-the-decalogue/) - In the third installment of our special 45th Anniversary series, Facets Film Program Director, Charles Coleman, tells the story of acquiring Krzysztof Kieślowski’s The Decalogue (1988). Transcript In honor of Facets’ 45th anniversary, we thought it would be great to hear our program director Charles Coleman discuss one of the most formative moments in Facets’
- [From the Archives: The Picky Person at the Potluck Party](https://facets.org/from-the-archives-the-picky-person-at-the-potluck-party/) - Pulled deep from the archives, check out this film made over 20 years ago at Facets Summer Camps. This post is part of our special 45th Anniversary series where we look back at exciting moments in Facets’ history. Read part one here and submit your own favorite Facets moments here. The Picky Person at the
- [Milos Stehlik’s Media Literacy Manifesto](https://facets.org/milos-stehliks-media-literacy-manifesto/) - While the passing of FACETS' Founder Milos Stehlik is still fresh within the community, we can still share his vision through the Film Literacy Manifesto. Through his written word, Milos continues to teach film consumers how to actively engage in film and use it as a vehicle to expand ones point of view and explore
- [Milos’s Lifework Continues at FACETS](https://facets.org/miloss-lifework-continues-at-facets/) - While the tragic passing Milos Stehlik is felt throughout the FACETS' community, he lives on through his legacy. FACETS is determined to continue Milos vision of bringing the world to the viewer through independent and international film. It has been both an emotional and inspiring year here at FACETS. Emotional in the overwhelming community response
- [4 Films to Watch After ‘The Wolf House’](https://facets.org/4-films-to-watch-after-the-wolf-house/) - Watching The Wolf House is a strange, singular experience, but film history is full of surreal animation. So we’ve put together a watchlist featuring films that influenced The Wolf House for you to check out after seeing the film. Cristóbal León and Joaquín Cociña’s feat of animation and political filmmaking, The Wolf House (2018), was
- [Watch Critics’ Favorite ‘A White, White Day’ with a Triple Side of Revenge](https://facets.org/watch-critics-favorite-a-white-white-day-with-a-triple-side-of-revenge/) - Revenge is a dish best served cold…make it a feast with three hand picked recommendations from our rental catalog to check out after you stream A White, White Day at Facets Virtual Cinema, available now until May 28. The latest from Icelandic director Hlynur Pálmason, follows a grief-stricken man desperate for answers about his late
- [Make a Film Without Leaving Your Room](https://facets.org/make-a-film-without-leaving-your-room/) - With the nationwide COVID-19 related shutdowns and stay-at-home order in place since mid-March, filmmaking has mostly taken a pause in America. The film industry has adjusted to the work-from-home lifestyle, as many notable filmmakers are completing their projects under their own roofs. For example, the new Michael Jordan Docuseries, The Last Dance, premiered in April.
- [Editing and Sound Make Good Films Great](https://facets.org/editing-and-sound-make-good-films-great/) - Imagine going to a crowded theater for a highly anticipated film (those were the days, right?) and it exceeds everyone’s high expectations. As people file out of the theater, they are likely raving about the actors’ performances or how well the film was directed. While these filmmaking roles might dominate the press cycle, they don’t
- [Lessons From Local Filmmakers](https://facets.org/lessons-from-local-filmmakers/) - As an aspiring filmmaker, you can learn a lot from these iconic local artists. We tend to think of filmmaking as something exclusive to Hollywood. But plenty of directors from the Chicago area have made their best work while living in the city. All of these artists started somewhere small, and have plenty of thoughtful
- [Four Ways That You’re Already a Filmmaker](https://facets.org/four-ways-that-youre-already-a-filmmaker/) - So, kid, you want to be a filmmaker? Well, it looks like you might be one already. Filmmaking can seem like an unreachable profession when you’re miles away from Hollywood, without thousand dollar equipment. But with the help of modern technology, many people have the tools for creating cinema sitting in their pocket. Directors like
- [Examining the Pandemic Thriller](https://facets.org/examining-the-pandemic-thriller-2/) - Before the Fire is a tense and personal portrait of life during a pandemic for our heroine, Ava. It is currently available to rent from the FACETS Virtual Cinema until August 27. In March, when the COVID-19 induced stay-at-home orders began, two distinct groups of people emerged: those who watched Contagion immediately, and those who
- [The Hole Captures the Quiet Chaos of Quarantine](https://facets.org/the-hole-captures-the-quiet-chaos-of-quarantine/) - Taiwanese auteur Tsai Ming-liang’s 1998 film, The Hole, is an eerie analog to the 2020 COVID-19 lockdowns. It is available to watch until October 1 at the FACETS Virtual Cinema. As we predicted not too long ago, the COVID-19 crisis is already beginning to produce a number of films directly inspired by the ongoing global
- [5 Films to Rent in Honor of FACETS’ 45th Anniversary](https://facets.org/5-films-to-rent-in-honor-of-facets-45th-anniversary/) - In honor of our 45th anniversary, David Edelberg and Randy Adamsick, current members of the Facets board of directors and colleagues of Milos Stehlik for more than 30 years each, share their watchlist. The favorites listed are both emblematic of Milos’s vision and also represent some important milestones in cinema history that occurred at Facets.
- [Facets Celebrates its 45th Anniversary](https://facets.org/facets-celebrates-its-45th-anniversary/) - Facets, christened “a temple of great cinema” by revered film critic Roger Ebert, celebrates its 45th anniversary today, Wednesday, May 20, 2020. Since 1975, Facets has brought global, diverse audiences together to experience the power of film as a community. In celebration of this legacy, we’ll be exploring some important moments from our past (check out
- [Sunless Shadows: An Uncompromising Look at Iranian Society Through Its Penal System](https://facets.org/sunless-shadows-an-uncompromising-look-at-iranian-society-through-its-penal-system/) - Sunless Shadows shows, in intimate detail, the daily lives and struggles of young Iranian women in a juvenile detention center who have been convicted of murdering older male relatives. You can rent this poignant documentary from the FACETS Virtual Cinema until 8/20. Every young woman’s story in Sunless Shadow has the same heartbreaking cause, domestic
- [Filmmaking is a Team Sport](https://facets.org/filmmaking-is-a-team-sport/) - At Facets’ Film 101 summer camp, the best way to have fun is to work together as a team. It’s pretty clear that something like soccer is a team sport. You have your goalie, your center back, your sweeper. You have your coach yelling from the sidelines. It’s all pretty straightforward and fits nicely into
- [The Power of CICFF: Kristóf Deák’s Road to the Oscars](https://facets.org/the-power-of-cicff-kristof-deaks-road-to-the-oscars/) - The fourth and final installment in our 45th anniversary spotlight focuses on one of our great success stories: Kristóf Deák’s journey from a first prize win at Facets’ Chicago International Children’s Film Festival in 2016 to an Academy Award win for his short film Sing. As the oldest children’s film festival in the Western Hemisphere
- [Celebrating Film Icon Milos Stehlik](https://facets.org/celebrating-film-icon-milos-stehlik/) - On July 6, 2019, FACETS’ founder, Milos Stehlik, passed away after a six-month battle with lung cancer. His legacy will forever impact film culture in Chicago and beyond. Founder and director of FACETS, Milos Stehlk, legacy left far reaching changes on the world of independent and international film. FACETS carries on his vision of pushing
- [2020 Annual Appeal](https://facets.org/2020-annual-appeal/) - As a tumultuous 2020 draws to a close, we can look back on all the efforts we’ve all made to pave the way for a better 2021. It’s been a year of turmoil, fear, and doubt, but also one of re-discovery, reinvention, and hope. Even as we temporarily closed our Facets building, the staff and

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## Cinerama Portfolio

- [CAMP](https://facets.org/programs/camp/) - September 13-20
- [Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit](https://facets.org/programs/wallace-gromit-the-curse/) - Sun, Oct 4
- [Klaus](https://facets.org/programs/klaus/) - Sun, Dec 13
- [Spookley the Square Pumpkin](https://facets.org/programs/spookley-the-square-pumpkin/) - Sun, Oct 4
- [Olaf's Frozen Adventure](https://facets.org/programs/olafs-frozen-adventure/) - Sun, Dec 13
- [Monsters, Inc.](https://facets.org/programs/mfm-monsters-inc/) - Sun, Dec 13
- [Risky Business (Director's Cut)](https://facets.org/programs/risky-business-directors-cut/) - Sept 12: Rebecca De Mornay Zoom Q&A
- [Rose of Nevada](https://facets.org/programs/rose-of-nevada/) - September 12-20
- [I Want Your Sex](https://facets.org/programs/i-want-your-sex/) - September 12-20
- [Punishment Park](https://facets.org/programs/punishment-park/) - September 11
- [The Spook Who Sat By The Door](https://facets.org/programs/the-spook-who-sat-by-the-door/) - September 11
- [Céline and Julie Go Boating](https://facets.org/programs/celine-and-julie-go-boating/) - September 2
- [Monsters, Inc.](https://facets.org/programs/monsters-inc/) - Sun, Nov 15
- [El Topo (4K Restoration)](https://facets.org/programs/el-topo/) - September 18
- [Kotoko](https://facets.org/programs/kotoko/) - October 1
- [Tales from the Magic Garden / Pohádky po babičce](https://facets.org/programs/tales-from-the-magic-garden-pohadky-po-babicce/) - September 21
- [The Revolution is My Boyfriend: The Films of Bruce LaBruce](https://facets.org/programs/the-revolution-is-my-boyfriend-the-films-of-bruce-labruce/) - October 9-11
- [Family Sundays](https://facets.org/programs/family/) - Sundays Monthly
- [Brett Neveu X 2: The Earl + Eric LaRue](https://facets.org/programs/brett-neveu-x-2/) - Aug 29: Michael Shannon, Brett Neveu, & Jim Sikora in person
- [Hustler White](https://facets.org/programs/hustler-white/) - Sat, Oct 10: Bruce La Bruce In-Person Q&A
- [Summer School, 2001 / Letní škola, 2001](https://facets.org/programs/summer-school-2001-letni-skola-2001/) - September 24
- [Invincibles / Neporazitelní](https://facets.org/programs/invincibles-neporazitelni/) - September 20
- [Who's Watching (Official Riot Fest Aftershow)](https://facets.org/programs/whos-watching-official-riot-fest-aftershow/) - September 19
- [Dead Man](https://facets.org/programs/dead-man/) - September 18
- [Sick: The Life and Death of Bob Flanagan, Supermasochist](https://facets.org/programs/sick-the-life-and-death-of-bob-flanagan-supermasochist/) - September 16
- [BloodSisters: Leather, Dykes, and Sadomasochism](https://facets.org/programs/bloodsisters-leather-dykes-and-sadomasochism/) - September 16
- [The Muppets + Animation Lab](https://facets.org/programs/the-muppets-animation-lab/) - August 23
- [My First Movies + Make and Play](https://facets.org/programs/my-first-movies-make-and-play-aug-2026/) - August 23
- [Nymphomaniac Vol I & II (Director's Cut)](https://facets.org/programs/nymphomaniac-vol-i-ii-directors-cut/) - August 21
- [The Raspberry Reich](https://facets.org/programs/raspberry-reich/) - Sat, Oct 10: Bruce La Bruce In-Person Q&A
- [Super 8 1/2](https://facets.org/programs/super-8/) - Fri, Oct 9: Bruce La Bruce In-Person Q&A
- [Careful (4K Restoration)](https://facets.org/programs/careful-4k-restoration/) - August 9-20
- [The Invite](https://facets.org/programs/the-invite/) - August 8-20
- [Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles](https://facets.org/programs/jeanne-dielman-23-quai-du-commerce-1080-bruxelles/) - November 4
- [Gerontophilia](https://facets.org/programs/gerontophilia/) - Sun, Oct 11
- [The Visitor](https://facets.org/programs/the-visitor-2/) - Sun, Oct 11
- [LA Zombie](https://facets.org/programs/la-zombie/) - Sun, Oct 11
- [Pierrot Lunaire](https://facets.org/programs/pierrot-lunaire/) - Sat, Oct 10
- [The Misandrists](https://facets.org/programs/the-misandrists/) - Sat, Oct 10
- [Saint-Narcisse](https://facets.org/programs/saint-narcisse/) - Sat, Oct 10
- [No Skin Off My Ass](https://facets.org/programs/no-skin-off-my-ass/) - Fri, Oct 9
- [Ali: Fear Eats the Soul](https://facets.org/programs/ali-fear-eats-the-soul/) - October 7
- [Fucktoys (SOLD OUT)](https://facets.org/programs/fucktoys/) - August 15-16
- [Blue Film](https://facets.org/programs/blue-film/) - August 8-16
- [Revisiting Desire: A Beth B Retrospective](https://facets.org/programs/revisiting-desire-a-beth-b-retrospective/) - August 14
- [Anime Club: Slayers Night](https://facets.org/programs/anime-club-slayers-night/) - August 13
- [alterotics Presents: A Night of Annie Sprinkle (SOLD OUT)](https://facets.org/programs/alterotics-presents-a-night-of-annie-sprinkle/) - August 8
- [Tokyo Story](https://facets.org/programs/tokyo-story/) - August 5
- [Sorry To Bother You (Art House Theater Day)](https://facets.org/programs/sorry-to-bother-you-art-house-theater-day/) - July 30
- [Ponyo + Animation Lab](https://facets.org/programs/ponyo-animation-lab/) - July 26
- [My First Movies + Make and Play](https://facets.org/programs/my-first-movies-make-and-play/) - July 26
- [Pulse](https://facets.org/programs/pulse-2026/) - July 25
- [Egg](https://facets.org/programs/egg/) - July 25
- [Perfect Blue](https://facets.org/programs/perfect-blue-2026/) - July 25
- [Anime Club Presents 2026](https://facets.org/programs/anime-club-presents-2026/) - July 9-26
- [Our Hero, Balthazar (SOLD OUT)](https://facets.org/programs/our-hero-balthazar/) - July 23
- [The Spectacular Optical Corporation 3](https://facets.org/programs/the-spectacular-optical-corporation-3/) - July 15
- [Mother Mary](https://facets.org/programs/mother-mary/) - July 12-19
- [Blue Heron](https://facets.org/programs/blue-heron/) - July 11-19
- [Nuestra Tierra (Our Land)](https://facets.org/programs/nuestra-tierra-our-land/) - July 11-19
- [Linda, Linda, Linda (4K Restoration)](https://facets.org/programs/linda-linda-linda-4k-restoration/) - July 18
- [Tamala 2010: A Punk Cat in Space](https://facets.org/programs/tamala-2010-a-punk-cat-in-space/) - July 18
- [Mystery Miike Night](https://facets.org/programs/mystery-miike-night/) - July 17
- [Summer Wars](https://facets.org/programs/summer-wars/) - July 11
- [Wolf Children](https://facets.org/programs/wolf-children/) - July 11
- [All Jacked Up and Full of Worms](https://facets.org/programs/all-jacked-up-and-full-of-worms/) - July 10
- [Anything That Moves](https://facets.org/programs/anything-that-moves/) - July 10
- [All Cats, All Night Pt. II](https://facets.org/programs/all-cats-all-night-pt-ii/) - July 9
- [Jawbreaker (Chicago Premiere)](https://facets.org/programs/jawbreaker/) - July 2
- [Pather Panchali](https://facets.org/programs/pather-panchali/) - July 1
- [Harvey Pullings Short Films](https://facets.org/programs/harvey-pullings-short-films/) - June 28
- [Sanicole Short Films](https://facets.org/programs/sanicole-short-films/) - June 28
- [Muffy Film Productions: Short Films](https://facets.org/programs/muffy-film-productions-short-films/) - June 28
- [Tyler Michael Balentine Presents... Sunday's Best](https://facets.org/programs/tyler-michael-balentine-presents-sundays-best-june-2026/) - June 28
- [Yes (Chicago Premiere)](https://facets.org/programs/yes/) - June 13-21
- [A Poet](https://facets.org/programs/a-poet/) - June 13-21
- [Forbidden Fruits](https://facets.org/programs/forbidden-fruits/) - June 13-21
- [Audition (SOLD OUT)](https://facets.org/programs/audition/) - A slow-burn descent into dread that detonates with unforgettable force, Audition (1999) is Takashi Miike’s masterwork of romantic unease turned nightmare.
- [The Piano Teacher (SOLD OUT)](https://facets.org/programs/the-piano-teacher/) - A study in repression, control, and unraveling desire, The Piano Teacher (2001) is Michael Haneke’s icy and devastating portrait of obsession pushed past its limits.
- [ADIFF Opening Night: Daughters + Can you stand the Rain](https://facets.org/programs/adiff-opening-night-daughters-can-you-stand-the-rain/) - June 5
- [Audre Lorde: A Litany for Survival](https://facets.org/programs/audre-lorde-a-litany-for-survival/) - June 5
- [Raise Your Head Up: Freedom Colonies in Texas + Blueprint for My People](https://facets.org/programs/raise-your-head-up-freedom-colonies-in-texas-blueprint-for-my-people/) - June 5
- [ADIFF Chicago 2026](https://facets.org/programs/adiff-chicago-2026/) - The ADIFF Chicago 2026 film festival features a diverse lineup of 14 films, including several Chicago premieres, spanning documentaries, narratives, and short films.
- [Madonna: Truth or Dare (35th Anniversary)](https://facets.org/programs/madonna-truth-or-dare-35th-anniversary/) - June 17
- [Two Films by Maria Beatty: Ladies of the Night: Les Vampyres + The Black Glove](https://facets.org/programs/two-films-by-maria-beatty-ladies-of-the-night-les-vampyres-the-black-glove/) - Two experimental films of dark, sapphic eroticism by Venezuelan filmmaker Maria Beatty, who has been making films and videos that border between fetish content and arthouse experimentation since 1989.
- [alterotics presents: The Future Is a Fuck (SOLD OUT)](https://facets.org/programs/alterotics-presents-the-future-is-a-fuck/) - Optical Noise presents a program of short films curated by alterotics.
- [Visions of Oshii](https://facets.org/programs/visions-of-oshii/) - June 11
- [ECHOFORM: Films by Amir George](https://facets.org/programs/echoform/) - February 8
- [jellystone robinson: Short Films](https://facets.org/programs/short-films-by-jellystone-robinson/) - February 22
- [Interior: Films by George Ellzey Jr.](https://facets.org/programs/interior/) - March 1
- [Brain Studios: Short Films](https://facets.org/programs/short-films-from-brain-studios/) - February 15
- [ADIFF Closing Night: Sugar Island](https://facets.org/programs/adiff-closing-night-sugar-island/) - June 7
- [Outdoor School](https://facets.org/programs/outdoor-school/) - June 7
- [Malês](https://facets.org/programs/males/) - June 7
- [Empire](https://facets.org/programs/empire/) - June 7
- [The Last Meal](https://facets.org/programs/the-last-meal/) - June 6
- [The Disappearance of Miss Scott](https://facets.org/programs/the-disappearance-of-miss-scott/) - June 6
- [Teddy Pendergrass: If You Don’t Know Me](https://facets.org/programs/teddy-pendergrass-if-you-dont-know-me/) - June 6
- [St. Louis Blues](https://facets.org/programs/st-louis-blues/) - June 6
- [Finding Odera](https://facets.org/programs/finding-odera/) - June 6
- [My First Movies + Make and Play](https://facets.org/programs/my-first-movies-may-2026/) - May 17
- [Ratatouille + Animation Lab](https://facets.org/programs/ratatouille/) - May 17
- [Hekla](https://facets.org/programs/hekla/) - June 4
- [The Battle of Algiers](https://facets.org/programs/the-battle-of-algiers/) - June 3
- [He Killed You First: A Richard Kern Retrospective](https://facets.org/programs/he-killed-you-first-a-richard-kern-retrospective/) - Optical Noise presents a special retrospective of the films by Richard Kern, one of the key filmmakers of the Cinema of Transgression.
- [All That's Left of You](https://facets.org/programs/all-thats-left-of-you/) - May 9-16
- [Puppygirl (Hometown Premiere) - SOLD OUT](https://facets.org/programs/puppygirl-hometown-premiere/) - May 29
- [Dear Alaska,](https://facets.org/programs/dear-alaska/) - May 28
- [The Passion of Joan of Arc](https://facets.org/programs/the-passion-of-joan-of-arc/) - May 6
- [Dead Lover](https://facets.org/programs/dead-lover/) - May 9-21
- [Sátántangó](https://facets.org/programs/satantango/) - May 24
- [Pillion](https://facets.org/programs/pillion/) - May 10-21
- [Film Trivia](https://facets.org/programs/film-trivia/) - Every Second Saturday
- [Anime Club](https://facets.org/programs/anime-club/) - Every Second Thursday
- [Martyrs](https://facets.org/programs/martyrs/) - A descent into suffering that refuses comfort or easy catharsis, Martyrs (2008) stands as one of the most confrontational and philosophically daring horror films of the 21st century.
- [Anime Club: VHS Night](https://facets.org/programs/anime-club-vhs-night/) - May 14
- [Female Prisoner Scorpion: #701](https://facets.org/programs/female-prisoner-scorpion-701/) - A blast of pop-art fury and operatic vengeance, Female Prisoner Scorpion: #701 (1972) launches the iconic four-film cycle that transformed Nami Matsushima into one of cult cinema’s most enduring antiheroes.
- [The Holy Mountain (Sold Out)](https://facets.org/programs/the-holy-mountain/) - May 9
- [May Film Trivia](https://facets.org/programs/may-film-trivia/) - May 9
- [Chicago Underground Film Festival Presents: Driver 23 & The Atlas Moth](https://facets.org/programs/chicago-underground-film-festival-presents-driver-23-the-atlas-moth/) - May 2
- [Optical Noise](https://facets.org/programs/optical-noise/) - Every Third Friday
- [OBEX](https://facets.org/programs/obex/) - April 11-23
- [The Chronology of Water](https://facets.org/programs/the-chronology-of-water/) - April 11-23
- [Divine Hammer](https://facets.org/programs/divine-hammer/) - March 18
- [Die My Love](https://facets.org/programs/die-my-love/) - March 14-26
- [Hamnet](https://facets.org/programs/hamnet/) - March 15-26
- [Caniche](https://facets.org/programs/caniche/) - A brother and sister, with bizarre and morbid obsessions and desires, live in their decaying manor home waiting for their elderly relative to die to inherit her vast fortune.
- [Saló, or the 120 Days of Sodom](https://facets.org/programs/salo-or-the-120-days-of-sodom/) - In World War II Italy, four fascist libertines round up nine adolescent boys and girls and subject them to 120 days of torture.
- [88:88 + Quantity Cinema](https://facets.org/programs/8888-quantity-cinema/) - April 13
- [Dog Movie](https://facets.org/programs/dog-movie/) - Join us for a special screening of the Chicago-made no-budget improvised cult comedy “Dog Movie” featuring a cast and crew post-screening Q&A.
- [Teenage Wasteland](https://facets.org/programs/teenage-wasteland/) - April 12-19
- [The Weather Man: Chicago on Screen](https://facets.org/programs/the-weather-man-chicago-on-screen/) - The Weather Man is a striking, down-beat and (sadly) largely unsung emotional dramady that maybe only weather-beaten Chicagoans can fully appreciate.
- [Climax](https://facets.org/programs/climax/) - A pulse-pounding descent into ecstasy and annihilation, Climax (2018) is Gaspar Noé at his most hypnotic and unhinged—a film that turns a celebration into a waking nightmare.
- [Scarlet Diva](https://facets.org/programs/scarlet-diva/) - A ferocious plunge into fame, exploitation, and self-destruction, Scarlet Diva (2000) is Asia Argento’s raw and unfiltered directorial debut—a semi-autobiographical fever dream that blurs confession, fantasy, and reckoning.
- [Nowhere](https://facets.org/programs/nowhere/) - April 11
- [April Film Trivia](https://facets.org/programs/april-2026-film-trivia/) - April 11
- [Improvised Filmmaking with Henry Hanson](https://facets.org/programs/improvised-filmmaking-with-henry-hanson/) - In this hands-on interactive workshop, participants will learn how to make a coherent movie with minimal preparation using the resources they already have at their disposal.
- [Essentials](https://facets.org/programs/essentials/) - Every Third Friday
- [Staff Picks](https://facets.org/programs/staff-picks/) - Every Third Friday
- [Cold Sweat](https://facets.org/programs/cold-sweat/) - Every Third Friday
- [Must-Watch Indies](https://facets.org/programs/must-watch-indies/) - Every Third Friday
- [Chicago on Screen](https://facets.org/programs/chicago-on-screen/) - Every Third Friday
- [Anime Club: Wired All-Day Marathon](https://facets.org/programs/anime-club-wired-all-day-marathon/) - Anime Club presents a supersized special edition: an all-day marathon devoted to a late-’90s anime landmark that forever changed how the medium imagined technology, identity, and the invisible networks connecting us all.
- [Sweet Void Cinema Presents...The Video Village](https://facets.org/programs/sweet-void-cinema-presents-the-video-village/) - April 3
- [Seeds](https://facets.org/programs/seeds/) - March 14-22
- [Flow](https://facets.org/programs/flow/) - Journey together into uncharted waters alongside a brave cat and their creature crew in a screening of the Academy Award-winning animated feature Flow (2024).
- [My First Movies](https://facets.org/programs/my-first-movies-march-2026/) - March 22
- [The Day of the Beast](https://facets.org/programs/the-day-of-the-beast/) - March 20
- [City of the Living Dead](https://facets.org/programs/city-of-the-living-dead/) - March 20
- [The Fugitive: Chicago on Screen](https://facets.org/programs/the-fugitive-chicago-on-screen-2026/) - March 14
- [March Film Trivia](https://facets.org/programs/march-film-trivia/) - February 14
- [Numbskull Revolution](https://facets.org/programs/numbskull-revolution/) - March 13
- [My Degeneration](https://facets.org/programs/my-degeneration/) - March 13
- [Anime Club's 2nd Annual Live-Action Night](https://facets.org/programs/anime-clubs-2nd-annual-live-action-night/) - March 12
- [Award Winners: Best of the Chicago Underground Film Festival 2025](https://facets.org/programs/award-winners-best-of-the-chicago-underground-film-festival-2025/) - March 6
- [A New Leaf](https://facets.org/programs/a-new-leaf/) - March 5
- [Audition](https://facets.org/programs/audition-2022/) - October 23, 2022
- [Tyler Michael Balentine Presents... Sunday's Best](https://facets.org/programs/tyler-michael-balentine-presents-sundays-best/) - Feb 8-March 1
- [Little Amélie](https://facets.org/programs/little-amelie/) - February 15 & 22
- [The Secret Agent](https://facets.org/programs/the-secret-agent/) - February 14-22
- [No Other Choice](https://facets.org/programs/no-other-choice/) - February 14-21, 2026
- [Arco](https://facets.org/programs/arco/) - February 21
- [Birth](https://facets.org/programs/birth/) - February 20
- [To Die For](https://facets.org/programs/to-die-for/) - February 20
- [Sweet Void Cinema Presents... City Wide Fever](https://facets.org/programs/sweet-void-cinema-presents-city-wide-fever/) - February 19
- [February Film Trivia](https://facets.org/programs/february-film-trivia/) - February 14
- [Mod Fuck Explosion](https://facets.org/programs/mod-fuck-explosion/) - February 13
- [Terminal USA](https://facets.org/programs/terminal-usa/) - February 13
- [Cupid's Yaoi Paddle: BL Night](https://facets.org/programs/cupids-yaoi-paddle-bl-night/) - February 12
- [Employees Only Presents... Your brother. Remember?](https://facets.org/programs/employees-only-presents-your-brother-remember/) - February 11
- [Eddington](https://facets.org/programs/eddington/) - January 10-25, 2026
- [The Mastermind](https://facets.org/programs/the-mastermind/) - January 10-25
- [Sentimental Value](https://facets.org/programs/sentimental-value/) - January 11-23, 2026
- [If I Had Legs I'd Kick You](https://facets.org/programs/if-i-had-legs-id-kick-you/) - January 10-25
- [Lake Mungo](https://facets.org/programs/lake-mungo/) - January 16
- [Noroi: The Curse](https://facets.org/programs/noroi-the-curse/) - January 16
- [DANCE FREAK](https://facets.org/programs/dance-freak/) - Chicago premeire with directors Robby Rackleff & Alan Resnick in-person for after-screening Q&A!
- [Thirteen](https://facets.org/programs/thirteen/) - Catherine Hardwicke’s Thirteen (2003) is a raw, unflinching descent into adolescence at its most volatile, where identity, desire, and rebellion collide with devastating force.
- [Lilya 4-ever](https://facets.org/programs/lilya-4-ever/) - Lukas Moodysson’s Lilya 4-ever (2002) is an unflinching yet profoundly empathetic portrait of abandonment and exploitation, where harrowing moments give way to flashes of magical realism in a bleak tale that will absolutely gut you.
- [January Film Trivia](https://facets.org/programs/january-film-trivia/) - January 10
- [Café Flesh](https://facets.org/programs/cafe-flesh-2026/) - January 9
- [Dr. Caligari](https://facets.org/programs/dr-caligari/) - January 9
- [Paprika (Members Only)](https://facets.org/programs/paprika-members-only/) - January 8
- [Mistress Dispeller](https://facets.org/programs/mistress-dispeller/) - December 13-20
- [It Was Just an Accident](https://facets.org/programs/it-was-just-an-accident/) - What begins as a simple act of kindness spirals into a harrowing journey of revenge in this morally intricate and psychologically sharp thriller from the legendary Jafar Panahi (Offside, Crimson Gold).
- [Auction](https://facets.org/programs/auction/) - When renowned Parisian auctioneer André (Alex Lutz, Becoming Karl Lagerfeld) discovers that a long-lost Egon Schiele painting, stolen by the Nazis, is now hanging in the home of a humble worker in a small town, he travels to verify its authenticity, and troubling wartime history.
- [I.K.U. (Director's Cut)](https://facets.org/programs/i-k-u-directors-cut/) - December 18 (SOLD OUT) & 20 (JUST ADDED)
- [Chicago On Screen - Home Alone](https://facets.org/programs/chicago-on-screen-home-alone/) - Special FREE 35th anniversary screening of HOME ALONE presented in partnership with DCASE at the Chicago Cultural Center!
- [Tokyo Godfathers (Sold Out)](https://facets.org/programs/tokyo-godfathers-anime-club/) - Anime Club rings in the season with a special public screening of Tokyo Godfathers, a cozy Cup Noodle Bar, and a surprise film connected to one of anime’s most beloved series.
- [Sweet Void Cinema - Double Feature](https://facets.org/programs/sweet-void-cinema-double-feature/) - Wednesday, December 10th, Sweet Void Cinema presents a double feature of two of their films produced in house, Step Six and Thank You for the Ride, Aileen.
- [The Muppet Christmas Carol](https://facets.org/programs/the-muppet-christmas-carol/) - December 7
- [My First Movies Presents: Frosty's Winter Wonderland](https://facets.org/programs/my-first-movies-presents-frostys-winter-wonderland/) - December 7
- [CRITIC’S CUT 2025: THE FACETS 50 WRAP PARTY](https://facets.org/programs/critics-cut-2025-the-facets-50-wrap-party/) - December 4
- [Diva (4K Restoration)](https://facets.org/programs/diva-4k-restoration/) - November 20 & 23
- [The Threesome](https://facets.org/programs/the-threesome/) - November 16 & 22-23
- [The Smashing Machine](https://facets.org/programs/the-smashing-machine/) - November 15 & 22
- [Super Dark Times](https://facets.org/programs/super-dark-times/) - Kevin Phillips’ Super Dark Times (2017) is a stark portrait of adolescence at its most fragile—where friendship, secrecy, and fear become forces too heavy for teenagers to bear.
- [Gummo](https://facets.org/programs/gummo/) - Harmony Korine’s Gummo (1997) is a fractured vision of small-town America—where ruin, ritual, and play blur into something both unsettling and strangely tender.
- [Means.TV Short Film Showcase](https://facets.org/programs/means-tv-short-film-showcase/) - Film Trivia returns Thursday, November 20, with a showcase of the of the films and shows featured on Means.TV.
- [Poetry](https://facets.org/programs/poetry/) - Don't miss the final film in our 50th Anniversary series: 5 Films / 5 Decades / 5 Critics, Lee Chang-Dong's Cannes Award-winning drama, Poetry (2010), featuring a post-screening discussion with Michael Phillips and Charles Coleman.
- [The Tango Lesson](https://facets.org/programs/the-tango-lesson/) - November 14
- [Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench](https://facets.org/programs/guy-and-madeline-on-a-park-bench/) - November 14
- [Dark Deals & Neon Dreams](https://facets.org/programs/dark-deals-neon-dreams/) - November 13
- [Spirit Riser](https://facets.org/programs/spirit-riser/) - November 12
- [Dark Prism](https://facets.org/programs/dark-prism/) - November 12
- [Waves (Czechia)](https://facets.org/programs/waves-eunic/) - November 9
- [We Started Together (Hungary)](https://facets.org/programs/we-started-together-eunic/) - November 9
- [Driving Madeleine (France)](https://facets.org/programs/driving-madeleine-eunic/) - November 9
- [Meat (Greece)](https://facets.org/programs/meat-eunic/) - November 9
- [From Good to the Hood (Spain)](https://facets.org/programs/from-good-to-the-hood-eunic/) - November 8
- [5 ½ Love Stories in an Apartment in Vilnius (Lithuania)](https://facets.org/programs/five-and-a-half-love-stroies-in-an-apartment-in-vilnius-eunic/) - November 8
- [Elbows (Germany)](https://facets.org/programs/elbows-eunic/) - November 8
- [40 and Climbing (Switzerland)](https://facets.org/programs/40-and-climbing-eunic/) - November 8
- [Napoli-New York (Italy)](https://facets.org/programs/napoli-new-york-eunic/) - November 7
- [EUNIC Film Festival 2025](https://facets.org/programs/eunic-european-film-screenings-2025/) - November 7-9
- [THE OTHER 51%: Native American Women Directors](https://facets.org/programs/the-other-51-native-american-women-directors/) - November 6
- [NiiMisSak: Sisters in Film](https://facets.org/programs/niimissak-sisters-in-film/) - November 5
- [Miracle at St. Anna](https://facets.org/programs/miracle-at-st-anna/) - A screening of Spike Lee's Miracle at St. Anna (2008) introduced by Silvana Patriarca (Fordham University). Followed by a Q/A with the audience.
- [Fascination](https://facets.org/programs/fascination/) - Film Trivia returns Thursday, October 30, with French cinema iconoclast Jean Rollin's Fascination (1979) where a criminal on the loose hides in a chateau only to find that the women who live there are hiding a terrible secret.
- [Splitsville](https://facets.org/programs/splitsville/) - Splitsville, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, is a sharp, absurdist romantic comedy, screening October 11-30
- [Sweet Void Presents... October Shorts Bazaar](https://facets.org/programs/sweet-void-presents-october-shorts-bazaar/) - Friday, October 24th, Sweet Void Cinema returns to FACETS to present a series of shorts largely made in Chicago, from experimental to narrative.
- [My First Movies](https://facets.org/programs/my-first-movies-october-2025/) - Tiny moviegoers, big imaginations! On Sunday, October 19th, join FACETS and Chicago Danztheatre Ensemble for My First Movies, a playful and engaging film experience designed especially for children ages 2–5.
- [Hocus Pocus](https://facets.org/programs/hocus-pocus/) - On Sunday, October 19th at 1pm, the Chicago International Children's Film Festival presents a special Halloween edition screening of Hocus Pocus (1993).
- [Chicago On Screen - Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer](https://facets.org/programs/chicago-on-screen-henry-portrait-of-a-serial-killer/) - Join director John McNaughton and producer Steve A. Jones for a screening and conversation about one the most brutally realistic serial killer films Chicago has produced – Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer. Followed by a live DJ set by Chicago-based producer Beau Wanzer.
- [Brides](https://facets.org/programs/brides/) - Brides is a powerful and unflinching drama about two teenage girls, desperate for freedom, friendship, and a sense of belonging, screens Oct. 12-19 at FACETS.
- [Save the Green Planet!](https://facets.org/programs/save-the-green-planet/) - Jang Joon-hwan’s Save the Green Planet! (2003)—a delirious blend of black comedy, sci-fi paranoia, and gut-wrenching tragedy that became the direct inspiration for his upcoming remake.
- [Take Shelter](https://facets.org/programs/take-shelter/) - Jeff Nichols’ Take Shelter (2011) is a slow-burn vision of paranoia, faith, and collapse—where the line between prophecy and madness grows dangerously thin.
- [Lurker](https://facets.org/programs/lurker/) - Lurker is a razor-sharp psychological thriller for the social media age, screens October 11-12 at FACETS.
- [Vol. 3:  UNCLE PECKERHEAD w/ Bianca Xunise DJ Set](https://facets.org/programs/vol-3-uncle-peckerhead-w-bianca-xunise-dj-set/) - Hollywood Babylon returns for a special Halloween edition on Friday, October 10th with the Chicago Premiere of Uncle Peckerhead (2020) and a DJ set by Bianca Xuniese.
- [Black Magic Bloodbath](https://facets.org/programs/black-magic-bloodbath/) - Step into the shadows this with Anime Club Halloween season with a chilling October 9th double feature that fuses futuristic horror and supernatural dread.
- [Reality Bites](https://facets.org/programs/reality-bites/) - Film Trivia returns Thurs, Sept 25th, with one of the quintessential films of Gen X, Reality Bites, presented in partnership with the SAIC Film Club.
- [Where to Land](https://facets.org/programs/where-to-land/) - CHICAGO PREMIERE - Hal Hartly is BACK and is offering up another unique, quietly profound addition to his singular body of work.
- [Souleymane’s Story](https://facets.org/programs/souleymanes-story/) - Souleymane, an undocumented immigrant from Guinea, navigates the hectic streets of Paris in a remarkable film about humanity behind the headlines.
- [Dancer in the Dark (25th Anniversary)](https://facets.org/programs/dancer-in-the-dark-25th-anniversary/) - To mark its 25th anniversary, Lars von Trier’s Dancer in the Dark (2000) returns to the big screen—still as daring and divisive as ever, and one of the most unforgettable musicals of the modern era.
- [Repo! The Genetic Opera](https://facets.org/programs/repo-the-genetic-opera/) - A goth-rock cult phenomenon unlike anything else, Repo! The Genetic Opera (2008) is a gloriously gory, grim, and operatic spectacle of body horror and corporate dystopia.
- [Brides](https://facets.org/programs/brides-adiff/) - With its World Premiere at Sundance and Chicago Premiere at ADIFF, Brides (2025) tells the coming-of-age story of two Muslim teenage girls in the UK, Muna and Doe, who, facing racism and bullying, are lured by social media promises of a better life in Syria as ISIS brides.
- [Red Road](https://facets.org/programs/red-road/) - September 14
- [Seconds](https://facets.org/programs/seconds/) - This special STAFF PICKS screening of Seconds includes a sci-fi novel popup shop by Open Books, and a post-screening discussion led by programmer Lee Kepraios.
- [80's OVA Files](https://facets.org/programs/80s-ova-files/) - September 11
- [Chicago On Screen: The Dark Knight](https://facets.org/programs/chicago-on-screen-the-dark-knight/) - Ever wondered what it takes to make a genre-defining film like Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight? Take a behind-the-scenes tour with our panel of crew members and get their insider insights into the film’s most notable stunts, costume designs, and special effects.
- [Kamikaze Hearts](https://facets.org/programs/kamikaze-hearts/) - Film Trivia returns Thur, Aug 28th, followed by Kamikaze Hearts (1986), a docufiction about San Francisco’s queer scene, underground counterculture, and porn.
- [Sorry, Baby](https://facets.org/programs/sorry-baby/) - August 9-28
- [Cold Water](https://facets.org/programs/cold-water/) - August 10
- [Materialists](https://facets.org/programs/materialists/) - August 10 & 17
- [Dogma](https://facets.org/programs/dogma/) - Kevin Smith's Dogma (1999) returns to the big screen for its 25th anniversary, August 8-17.
- [Red Rooms](https://facets.org/programs/red-rooms/) - A sleek descent into digital depravity, Red Rooms is one of the most chilling films of the decade—an unshakable vision of techno-horror that’s quickly cementing its place in the canon.
- [Demonlover (Sold Out)](https://facets.org/programs/demonlover/) - Olivier Assayas’ Demonlover (2002) is a hypnotic plunge into a sleek, surveilled nightmare where globalization, corporate espionage, and digital depravity converge.
- [CLAMPed In](https://facets.org/programs/clamped-in/) - On August 14, Anime Club honors the legendary all-women manga collective CLAMP with a double feature showcasing two of their most visually striking and thematically rich works.
- [Sweet Void Presents... Afterglow](https://facets.org/programs/sweet-void-presents-afterglow/) - August 1
- [Café Flesh (SOLD OUT)](https://facets.org/programs/cafe-flesh/) - Film Trivia returns Thur, July 31, with the Chicago premiere of the 4K restoration Café Flesh (1982), with writer/director Stephen Sayadian in-person for a Q&A.
- [Blue Sun Palace](https://facets.org/programs/blue-sun-palace/) - The Chicago Premiere of Constance Tsang’s debut feature, Blue Sun Palace screens July 13-31.
- [To a Land Unknown](https://facets.org/programs/to-a-land-unknown/) - The Chicago Theatrical Premiere of To a Land Unknown, a gripping refugee drama, screens July 19-24.
- [Funeral Parade of Roses](https://facets.org/programs/funeral-parade-of-roses/) - Toshio Matsumoto’s Funeral Parade of Roses (1969) is a kaleidoscopic collision of avant-garde experimentation, queer expression, and raw emotional power.
- [Tampopo](https://facets.org/programs/tampopo/) - Juzo Itami’s Tampopo (1985) is a rich, savory celebration of food, desire, and cinematic playfulness—screening July 26 with Anime Club’s signature Cup Noodle Bar available.
- [Anime Club Presents 2025](https://facets.org/programs/anime-club-presents-2025/) - Our Anime Club Presents series returns July 10-26, marking four years of anime programming at FACETS and a growing community of fans who crave the bold, bizarre, and unforgettable.
- [CYBERSLIME](https://facets.org/programs/cyberslime/) - July 25
- [Art House Theater Day: IN MY SKIN](https://facets.org/programs/in-my-skin/) - July 24
- [Dead or Alive](https://facets.org/programs/dead-or-alive/) - Takashi Miike’s Dead or Alive (1999) is a feral, genre-smashing crime saga that explodes onto the screen with a six-minute montage of sex, drugs, and shotgun blasts—and somehow gets even wilder from there
- [Redline](https://facets.org/programs/redline/) - Presented in partnership with Anime Chicago, Takeshi Koike’s Redline (2009) is a turbo-charged, hand-drawn adrenaline rush from anime powerhouse Madhouse.
- [Pinocchio 964](https://facets.org/programs/pinocchio-964/) - Japanese cyberpunk was pushed to its breaking point with Shozin Fukui’s Pinocchio 964 (1991) – a feral, brain-melting plunge into the depths of identity collapse, body horror, and dystopian decay.
- [Burst City](https://facets.org/programs/burst-city/) - Underground filmmaker Gakuryū “Sogo” Ishii ignited the screen with Burst City (1982) – a chaotic, high-speed collision of punk rock, dystopian sci-fi, and experimental cinema that helped lay the foundation for Japanese cyberpunk.
- [The Shrouds](https://facets.org/programs/the-shrouds/) - June 21-26
- [Mind Game + City Pop DJ Set](https://facets.org/programs/mind-game-vinyl-dj-set/) - July 12
- [Friendship](https://facets.org/programs/friendship/) - Andrew DeYoung’s offbeat A24 comedy Friendship, starring Tim Robinson and Paul Rudd, screens July 11-.
- [American Dreams: Bubble Era Visions](https://facets.org/programs/american-dreams-bubble-era-visions/) - Before Anime Club Presents officially opens to the public, members and series pass holders are invited to a secret kickoff double feature.
- [Wigstock: The Movie](https://facets.org/programs/wigstock-the-movie/) - Film Trivia is back at 7pm on Thursday, June 26th, with our signature infotainment quiz show fun, followed by Wigstock: The Movie (1995).
- [Girls in Love](https://facets.org/programs/girls-in-love/) - June 25
- [Projecting Homosexuality: Queer and Trans Visions from Cinema’s First Decades](https://facets.org/programs/projecting-homosexuality-queer-and-trans-visions-from-cinemas-first-decades/) - June 4-25
- [Gender Benders](https://facets.org/programs/gender-benders/) - June 18
- [Warfare](https://facets.org/programs/warfare/) - June 21 & 22
- [The Vanishing (Spoorloos)](https://facets.org/programs/the-vanishing-spoorloos/) - On Friday, June 20th, COLD SWEAT presents a double feature of psychological terror that thrives in the unrelenting glare of daylight, The Vanishing (1988) and Freeway (1996).
- [Freeway](https://facets.org/programs/freeway/) - On Friday, June 20th, COLD SWEAT presents a double feature of psychological terror that thrives in the unrelenting glare of daylight, The Vanishing (1988) and Freeway (1996).
- [Closing Night - San Juan Hill + Panel](https://facets.org/programs/closing-night-san-juan-hill-panel/) - Presented in collaboration with Palenque LSNA, ADIFF Chicago’s Closing Night celebration presents the Chicago Premiere of San Juan Hill: Manhattan’s Lost Neighborhood, followed by a panel with Producer Rita Coburn and other guests.
- [The Man Died](https://facets.org/programs/the-man-died/) - Based on the gripping true story of Wole Soyinka, the Nigerian literary giant who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1986.
- [The Wall Street Boy, Kipkemboi](https://facets.org/programs/the-wall-street-boy/) - This Chicago Premiere was nominated for the NAACP Award for Outstanding International Motion Picture.
- [Legacy: The De-Colonized History of South Africa](https://facets.org/programs/legacy-the-de-colonized-history-of-south-africa/) - This Chicago Premiere is the Winner Best Film Directed by a Woman of Color ADIFF NY 2024.
- [1804: The Hidden History of Haiti](https://facets.org/programs/1804-the-hidden-history-of-haiti/) - The history of how Haiti won its independence, carrying out the first-ever successful slave rebellion. Screening and reception in collaboration with Dusable Heritage Association.
- [Breaking Boundaries + Virtual Q&A](https://facets.org/programs/breaking-boundaries/) - June 14
- [Village Keeper](https://facets.org/programs/village-keeper/) - In Village Keeper, Beverly-Jean, a resilient widow drawing strength from her Jamaican roots, navigates a challenging urban landscape – a crowded Lawrence Heights apartment complex in Toronto – after her husband's violent death.
- [Selling a Colonial War](https://facets.org/programs/selling-a-colonial-war/) - In this Chicago Premiere, filmmaker In-Soo Radstake holds extensive interviews with international experts who explain the complex relationships in Indonesia, the former Dutch colony, and set out the global context.
- [Mother Suriname: Mama Sranan](https://facets.org/programs/mother-suriname-mama-sranan/) - The Chicago Premiere of Mother Suriname: Mama Sranan (2023), a deep and evocative portrayal of Suriname's history, interwoven with a moving personal narrative.
- [Opening Night - Siddis: African Diaspora in India (Double Feature)](https://facets.org/programs/opening-night-siddis-the-blacks-of-india-double-feature/) - Join us for a special double feature for ADIFF Chicago’s Opening Night, with Nirmal Chander’s All the World’s a Stage (2008) and Jayan Cherian’s Rhythm of Dammam (2024), with a Q&A with director Jayan Cherian after the screening.
- [ADIFF CHICAGO 2025](https://facets.org/programs/adiff-chicago-2025/) - Celebrating their 22nd edition, the African Diaspora International Film Festival returns to Chicago June 13-15, 2025
- [Lost & Found: Memories](https://facets.org/programs/lost-found-memories/) - June 12
- [Love and Suffering](https://facets.org/programs/love-and-suffering/) - June 11
- [My Neighbor Totoro](https://facets.org/programs/my-neighbor-totoro/) - On Sunday, June 1st the Chicago International Children’s Film Festival and FACETS Anime Club present a screening of Hayao Miyazaki’s classic My Neighbor Totoro.
- [Funeral Parade of Roses](https://facets.org/programs/funeral-parade-of-roses-old/) - Toshio Matsumoto's film uses stop-motion animation, narrative dislocation, and more to create this transgressive classic that inspired Stanley Kubrick.
- [Through the Keyhole: Shorts Program](https://facets.org/programs/through-the-keyhole-shorts-program/) - June 4
- [My First Movies](https://facets.org/programs/my-first-movies-june-2025/) - Tiny moviegoers, big imaginations! On Sunday, June 1st, join FACETS & Chicago Danztheatre Ensemble for My First Movies, a playful and engaging film experience designed especially for children ages 2–5.
- [Goodbye Horses: The Many Lives of Q Lazzarus (Sold Out)](https://facets.org/programs/goodbye-horses-the-many-lives-of-q-lazzarus/) - Film Trivia is back at 7pm on Thursday, May 29th, with our signature infotainment quiz show fun, followed by Goodbye Horses: The Many Lives of Q Lazzarus (2024)
- [Misericordia](https://facets.org/programs/misericordia/) - Writer-director Alain Guiraudie (Stranger By the Lake) serves up a twisted tale of seduction set in the picturesque French countryside with his latest film Misericordia, screening May 9-29.
- [Work in Progress with Lilly Wachowski (Sold Out)](https://facets.org/programs/work-in-progress-with-lilly-wachowski/) - Lilly Wachowski joins Stephanie Jeter and Tracy Baim for an exclusive screening of the acclaimed series Work in Progress, followed by a discussion with the legendary filmmaker.
- [Damnation](https://facets.org/programs/damnation/) - May 18
- [No Other Land](https://facets.org/programs/no-other-land/) - A group of Palestinian and Israeli activist-filmmakers capture the gradual expulsion of the West Bank community of Masafer Yatta by the Israeli military in this urgent, focused documentary.
- [Who By Fire](https://facets.org/programs/who-by-fire/) - A getaway at a secluded log cabin in the forest becomes the site of escalating, multigenerational tensions and anxieties in Who By Fire (Comme le feu) a disquieting, impeccably mounted coming-of-age drama from Quebecois filmmaker Philippe Lesage (Genesis).
- [Parents](https://facets.org/programs/parents/) - On May 16th, COLD SWEAT presents Peter Greenaway’s The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989) at 7pm and Bob Balaban’s Parents (1989) at 9:30pm.
- [The Cook, The Thief, His Wife & Her Lover](https://facets.org/programs/the-cook-the-thief-his-wife-her-lover/) - On May 16th, COLD SWEAT presents Peter Greenaway’s The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989) at 7pm and Bob Balaban’s Parents (1989) at 9:30pm.
- [5 Films/5 Decades/5 Critics](https://facets.org/programs/5-films-5-decades-5-critics/) - A new FACETS’ 50th Anniversary series curated by Charles Coleman and hosted by local film critics, “5 Films/5 Decades/5 Critics."
- [Wild Boys. Wild Dubs.](https://facets.org/programs/wild-boys-wild-dubs/) - On Thursday, May 8, Anime Club throws subtlety out the window with a night of fists, fury, and gloriously unhinged English dubs.
- [Rebellion & Restless Youth: Anime Club Goes Live-Action](https://facets.org/programs/rebellion-restless-youth-anime-club-goes-live-action/) - March 13
- [Digital Dolls: Cyberpunk Anime in the Age of Experimental CGI](https://facets.org/programs/digital-dolls-cyberpunk-anime-in-the-age-of-experimental-cgi/) - February 13
- [Echoes of Spring: A Slice of Life Anime Pairing](https://facets.org/programs/echoes-of-spring-a-slice-of-life-anime-pairing/) - On Thursday, April 10, Anime Club invites our members on a journey through memory, reflection, and the quiet beauty of everyday life.
- [The Visitor](https://facets.org/programs/the-visitor/) - Film Trivia is back at 7pm on Thursday, April 24th with our classic brand of infotainment quiz show fun, followed up by the Chicago Premiere of Bruce LaBruce's, The Visitor (2024).
- [The Fishing Place](https://facets.org/programs/the-fishing-place/) - April 13 & 19
- [The Celebration (Festen)](https://facets.org/programs/the-celebration-festen/) - On Friday, April 18th, COLD SWEAT presents a double feature that exposes the fractures hidden beneath the surface of seemingly perfect families, The Celebration (1998) and The Others (2001).
- [The Others](https://facets.org/programs/the-others/) - On Friday, April 18th, COLD SWEAT presents a double feature that exposes the fractures hidden beneath the surface of seemingly perfect families, The Celebration (1998) and The Others (2001).
- [The Skin I Live In](https://facets.org/programs/the-skin-i-live-in/) - March 21
- [The Fugitive: Chicago on Screen (Sold Out)](https://facets.org/programs/the-fugitive-chicago-on-screen/) - Kickoff our new Chicago on Screen series with The Fugitive on Friday, March 14!
- [Porcelain War](https://facets.org/programs/porcelain-war/) - Porcelain War, the winner of the US Grand Jury Prize: Documentary at the Sundance Film Festival, screens March 16-27 at FACETS.
- [Nickel Boys](https://facets.org/programs/nickel-boys/) - RaMell Ross’s extraordinary adaptation of Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer Prize-winning 2019 novel Nickel Boys screens March 15-23 at FACETS.
- [Falling Down](https://facets.org/programs/falling-down/) - March 27
- [Hard Truths](https://facets.org/programs/hard-truths/) - Mike Leigh’s darkly comedic and emotionally complex film Hard Truths screens March 15 & 22 at FACETS.
- [May](https://facets.org/programs/may/) - March 21
- [Aguirre, the Wrath of God](https://facets.org/programs/aguirre-the-wrath-of-god/) - Herzog takes an obscure historical episode and transforms it into Aguirre, the Wrath of God, a chilling portrayal of imperialism spiraling into madness.
- [Vol. 2:  THRASHIN' b/w Vatos Tristes](https://facets.org/programs/vol-2-vatos-tristes-b-w-thrashin/) - Roll into the next edition of Hollywood Babylon on Thursday, April 11th, with the ultimate ‘80s skate-punk cheese-fest—Thrashin’ (1986)—at 9:45pm.
- [Man With a Movie Camera](https://facets.org/programs/onion-city-opening-night-man-with-a-movie-camera/) - April 3
- [Natural Born Killers](https://facets.org/programs/natural-born-killers/) - February 27
- [Possession](https://facets.org/programs/possession/) - February 21
- [Tokyo Fist](https://facets.org/programs/tokyo-fist/) - February 21
- [VOL. 1: EARLY COUNTRY B/W GREEN ROOM](https://facets.org/programs/vol-1-early-country-b-w-green-room/) - January 10
- [Sing Sing](https://facets.org/programs/sing-sing/) - Academy Award® nominee Colman Domingo stars in Greg Kwedar’s entrancing drama, Sing Sing, screens February 14-15, 22 & March 1.
- [Anora](https://facets.org/programs/anora/) - Sean Baker’s Palme d’Or winning drama and awards frontrunner Anora (2024), screens February 14-15, 22 & March 1.
- [Babygirl](https://facets.org/programs/babygirl/) - Halina Reijn’s erotic drama with a standout performance from Nicole Kidman, Babygirl (2024), screens February 14-March 1.
- [Beyond the Red Carpet: A FACETS 50 Event](https://facets.org/programs/beyond-the-red-carpet-a-facets-50-event/) - Join us for an afternoon of cinematic celebration at “Beyond the Red Carpet” hosted by Chicago Film Critic Association member Lee Shoquist.
- [Black Voices: Lifted Voices](https://facets.org/programs/black-voices-lifted-voices/) - Ages 8-10
- [Black Voices: Our Dreams](https://facets.org/programs/black-voices-our-dreams/) - Ages 11-14+
- [Environment & STEM: Planet Protectors](https://facets.org/programs/environment-stem-planet-protectors/) - Ages 11-14
- [Environment & STEM: Go Green](https://facets.org/programs/environment-stem-go-green/) - Ages 8-10
- [My First Movies](https://facets.org/programs/my-first-movies-screening/) - On Saturday, February 15, join FACETS and Chicago Danztheatre Ensemble for MY FIRST MOVIES, a short film program designed for our youngest viewers (ages 2-5).
- [The Doom Generation](https://facets.org/programs/the-doom-generation/) - January 30
- [A Traveler's Needs](https://facets.org/programs/a-travelers-needs/) - January 10-11, 18 & 30
- [Hard Done By: Contemporary Irish Trans Films](https://facets.org/programs/hard-done-by-contemporary-irish-trans-films/) - February 7
- [Soundtrack to a Coup d'État](https://facets.org/programs/soundtrack-to-a-coup-detat/) - January 11-12 & 18-19
- [All We Imagine as Light](https://facets.org/programs/all-we-imagine-as-light/) - January 11-12 & 18-19
- [St. John's Wort](https://facets.org/programs/st-johns-wort/) - January 17
- [eXistenZ](https://facets.org/programs/existenz/) - January 17
- [Rudolph's Movie Play-Along](https://facets.org/programs/rudolphs-movie-play-along/) - Put on your Santa hats and join us for "Rudolph’s Movie Play-Along"—the perfect holiday celebration for families and friends of all ages.
- [My First Movies (Family Fall Fun Day)](https://facets.org/programs/my-first-movies-family-fall-fun-day/) - On Sunday, October 20th, our Family Fall Fun Day festivities kick off with My First Movies, a specially curated short film program designed to captivate our youngest viewers – ages 2-5.
- [Revenge and Romance: Anime's Golden Age](https://facets.org/programs/revenge-and-romance-animes-golden-age/) - January 9
- [The Easiest Way](https://facets.org/programs/the-easiest-way/) - Speakeasy Cinema presents Jack Conway’s provocative drama The Easiest Way (1931), a rarely screened gem that explores feminine struggles in 1930s America.
- [The Substance](https://facets.org/programs/the-substance/) - Coralie Fargeat’s cultural sensation turns toxic beauty culture inside out with a be-careful-what-you-wish-for fable for the ages.
- [Bird](https://facets.org/programs/bird/) - A spirited 12-year-old girl and a mysterious stranger forge an unlikely bond, uncovering strength and beauty in the margins of a chaotic life.
- [Memoir of a Snail](https://facets.org/programs/memoir-of-a-snail/) - From Oscar winning animation director Adam Elliot, Memoir of a Snail is a heartfelt story of the life of an outsider finding her confidence and silver linings.
- [School of the Holy Beast](https://facets.org/programs/school-of-the-holy-beast/) - December 20
- [Alucarda](https://facets.org/programs/alucarda/) - December 20
- [Starship Troopers](https://facets.org/programs/starship-troopers/) - December 19
- [Anime Club’s Weird Holiday Special](https://facets.org/programs/anime-clubs-weird-holiday-special/) - December 12, 2025
- [Jesus Shows You the Way to the Highway](https://facets.org/programs/jesus-shows-you-the-way-to-the-highway/) - Afro-Futurist, retro-cyberpunk, Cold War virtual reality satire; Jesus Shows You the Way to the Highway is director Miguel Llansó’s most ambitious film to date.
- [Miguel Llansó's Pop Culture Remix](https://facets.org/programs/miguel-llansos-pop-culture-remix/) - Our Make it a Double series returns Friday, December 13 with two off-the-wall, Afro-Futurist satires from the eclectic mind of Miguel Llansó.
- [Crumbs](https://facets.org/programs/crumbs/) - In a post-apocalyptic wasteland, a scavenger named Candy wanders the landscape searching for trinkets that are the pop-culture artifacts of the forgotten past.
- [Fantastic Tales: All Around Tales](https://facets.org/programs/fantastic-tales-all-around-tales/) - Ages 11-14
- [My First Movies](https://facets.org/programs/my-first-movies/) - Ages 2-5
- [No Love Lost](https://facets.org/programs/no-love-lost/) - Years after his wife abandoned him and their daughter, Étienne sees his wife on TV. This propels the father and daughter into one last chaotic family journey.
- [Golden Legends](https://facets.org/programs/golden-legends/) - The incredible true story of how the Hungarian men’s national water polo team, led by Dr. Dénes Kemény, became Olympic champions for three consecutive Olympics.
- [Little Things that Went Wrong](https://facets.org/programs/little-things-that-went-wrong/) - This intense drama juxtaposes the lives of two fathers. One is an increasingly unhinged, the other lives in denial. Despite the odds, life brings them together.
- [The Spell of Quijat](https://facets.org/programs/the-spell-of-quijat/) - The famous stage actor Rafael Álvarez, ‘El Brujo’, goes mad trying to stage 'Don Quixote' of La Mancha.
- [Mixed by Erry](https://facets.org/programs/mixed-by-erry/) - The rise and fall of the empire of two DJs from Naples and their "Mixed by Erry" pirated compilation cassettes that marked the young people of the nineties.
- [Tony, Shelly, and the Magic Light](https://facets.org/programs/tony-shelly-and-the-magic-light/) - What if your best friend was the only one who could help you shine through the darkness?
- [Generation.EU](https://facets.org/programs/generation-eu/) - On May 1, 2004, about 50 children were born in Lithuania and Lithuania became a full-fledged member of the European Union. This is a picture of the first EU generation in Lithuania.
- [EUNIC Film Festival 2024](https://facets.org/programs/eunic-film-festival-2024/) - The European Union National Institute for Cultures (EUNIC) Film Festival debuts at FACETS from Nov 22-24, 2024, bringing a rich selection of European films.
- [Resident Evil](https://facets.org/programs/resident-evil/) - Our nu-metal night continues with Resident Evil, the action-packed adaptation that infuses sci-fi horror with the pulse-pounding aggression of early-2000s rock.
- [Queen of the Damned](https://facets.org/programs/queen-of-the-damned/) - Our tribute to nu-metal cinema kicks off with Queen of the Damned, a gothic horror film that merges the immortal allure of vampires with early-2000s rock.
- [Vera Drew Presents: Carnage For Christmas](https://facets.org/programs/vera-drew-presents-carnage-for-christmas/) - Film Trivia returns with some quiz show fun, followed up by special screening of Carnage for Christmas (2024), presented by the film’s editor, Vera Drew.
- [Hardcore](https://facets.org/programs/hardcore/) - Paul Schrader’s Hardcore (1979) serves as a stark and provocative reinterpretation of the classic western, translating John Ford’s sweeping frontier narrative into a tale of moral decay in 1970s America.
- [The Searchers Restored](https://facets.org/programs/the-searchers-restored/) - Friday, November 8, FACETS presents a 4K restoration of John Ford’s western masterpiece The Searchers (1956) at 7pm paired with its most direct remake, Paul Schrader’s Hardcore (1979) at 9:30pm.
- [The Searchers (4K Restoration)](https://facets.org/programs/the-searchers-4k-restoration/) - November 8
- [Fantastic Mr. Fox](https://facets.org/programs/fantastic-mr-fox/) - On Sunday, October 20th, our Family Fall Fun Day culminates with a special screening of Wes Anderson’s beloved animated feature, The Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009), ideal for families with kids ages 11-14.
- [Storytime Shorts](https://facets.org/programs/storytime-shorts/) - On Sunday, October 20th, our Family Fall Fun Day continues with Storytime Shorts, a captivating short film program designed for children ages 6-10.
- [Family Fall Fun Day](https://facets.org/programs/family-fall-fun-day/) - Join us on Sunday, October 20th for Family Fall Fun Day – a celebration of films, fall-themed family activities, and Halloween!
- [Red Island](https://facets.org/programs/red-island/) - November 16-17
- [Matt and Mara](https://facets.org/programs/matt-and-mara/) - November 9, 16-17, & 21
- [Candyman (1992) with Special Guest Johnny Westmoreland](https://facets.org/programs/candyman-1992-with-special-guest-johnny-westmoreland/) - On Wednesday, October 30, FACETS brings Candyman (1992) back to the big screen, filmed right here in Chicago. Plus, special guest Johnny Westmoreland, who played Samuel Evans—one of the Candymen in the 2021 sequel—will be in attendance!
- [Dames](https://facets.org/programs/dames/) - Our Speakeasy Cinema series returns with Ray Enright and Busby Berkeley’s lively, toe-tapping musical comedy Dames (1934)!
- [All Cats, All Night: Anime Club’s Cat Triple Feature](https://facets.org/programs/all-cats-all-night-anime-clubs-cat-triple-feature/) - On Thursday, November 14, Anime Club explores the charm and intrigue of cats with a fun night of feline-themed screenings.
- [Cybernetic Carnage](https://facets.org/programs/cybernetic-carnage/) - October 10
- [Vital Conversations: Media, The Great Equalizer?](https://facets.org/programs/vital-conversations-media-the-great-equalizer/) - Vital Documentaries, Vital Conversations. Join us for conversations focused on how activists are using media to communicate their message and motivate action.
- [In The Mouth Of Madness](https://facets.org/programs/in-the-mouth-of-madness/) - John Carpenter’s In the Mouth of Madness (1994) is a mind-bending dive into the world of horror and psychological disarray.
- [The Lair of the White Worm](https://facets.org/programs/the-lair-of-the-white-worm/) - The Lair of the White Worm (1988) is a fantastical dive into the bizarre and the macabre, showcasing the breathtaking blend of gothic horror and campy humor.
- [Altered States](https://facets.org/programs/altered-states/) - Altered States (1980) stands as a groundbreaking genre piece that blends elements of sci-fi and horror into a hallucinatory journey that is visually stunning.
- [No One Asked You](https://facets.org/programs/no-one-asked-you/) - Join us in the days leading up to a crucial election for a special screening of Ruth Leitman’s documentary No One Asked You (2023).
- [Invader](https://facets.org/programs/invader/) - This Halloween, Film Trivia is back with some infotainment quiz show fun, followed up by a screening of local filmmaker Michael Keating’s Invader (2024).
- [Practical Magic](https://facets.org/programs/practical-magic/) - Join us for a witchy Halloween evening at FACETS with Practical Magic (1998) where we’ll be celebrating an iconic scene from the film with a special "Midnight Margarita" drink available at concessions.
- [Event Horizon](https://facets.org/programs/event-horizon/) - Paul W.S. Anderson’s Event Horizon (1997) is a haunting journey into the darkest corners of deep space and the human psyche.
- [Dressed to Possess](https://facets.org/programs/dressed-to-possess/) - On Friday, October 11, our Halloween edition of Make it Double features two chilling tales of cursed clothing that are “cut from the same cloth” in more ways than one!
- [I'm Dangerous Tonight](https://facets.org/programs/im-dangerous-tonight/) - October 11
- [In Fabric](https://facets.org/programs/in-fabric/) - October 11
- [Good One](https://facets.org/programs/good-one/) - Amidst the lush beauty of upstate New York, Good One asks provocative questions about the dynamics of family, friendship, and what it means to engage in or avoid conflict.
- [Mystery of the Wax Museum](https://facets.org/programs/mystery-of-the-wax-museum/) - Our not-so-secret Speakeasy Cinema series, curated by Raul Benitez, presents Michael Curtiz's Pre-Code horror classic Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933).
- [Consuming Spirits + Q&A](https://facets.org/programs/consuming-spirits/) - Chris Sullivan’s Consuming Spirits (2012) is an extraordinary, animated feature that delves into the intricate, often dark tapestry of small-town life in America.
- [Flee](https://facets.org/programs/flee/) - Flee is the first movie in history to be Oscar nominated for Best Animated Feature, Best Documentary Feature, and Best International Feature Film.
- [Robot Dreams](https://facets.org/programs/robot-dreams/) - Based on the popular graphic novel by the Chicago-based writer Sara Varon, Robot Dreams is a fascinating story about a tender and affecting friendship.
- [Mad God](https://facets.org/programs/mad-god/) - Phil Tippett's experimental stop-motion film set in a world of monsters, mad scientists, and war pigs, Mad God, screens in FACETS' Outside the Lines series celebrating 60 years CIFF.
- [Have a Nice Day](https://facets.org/programs/have-a-nice-day/) - Liu Jian’s Have a Nice Day (2017) is a striking animated neo-noir set in a small, rain-soaked town in Southern China.
- [Paprika](https://facets.org/programs/paprika/) - Satoshi Kon's Paprika screens Saturday, October 5th in our Outside the Lines series celebrating 60 years of the Chicago International Film Festival.
- [Outside the Lines](https://facets.org/programs/outside-the-lines/) - Join us October 5-6, 2024, for "Outside the Lines," a specially curated film series celebrating the 60th Anniversary of the Chicago International Film Festival.
- [Sweet Void Presents... The Video Village](https://facets.org/programs/sweet-void-presents-the-video-village/) - October 4
- [Encino Man](https://facets.org/programs/encino-man/) - September 26
- [Only the River Flows](https://facets.org/programs/only-the-river-flows/) - September 14-15 & 21-22
- [Manhattan Melodrama](https://facets.org/programs/manhattan-melodrama/) - September 21
- [Moving](https://facets.org/programs/moving/) - September 14-15, 21 & 26
- [Mecha Month](https://facets.org/programs/mecha-month/) - On Thursday, September 12, Anime Club invites members to an exclusive, members-only double feature showcasing two iconic entries in a beloved mecha franchise.
- [Ringu](https://facets.org/programs/ringu/) - September 20
- [Cure](https://facets.org/programs/cure/) - September 20
- [Passages](https://facets.org/programs/passages/) - September 13
- [All of Us Strangers](https://facets.org/programs/all-of-us-strangers/) - September 13
- [Queer Complexities](https://facets.org/programs/queer-complexities/) - September 13
- [Last Summer](https://facets.org/programs/last-summer/) - August 17-18, 23 & 29
- [Battle Royale](https://facets.org/programs/battle-royale/) - August 29
- [Flee](https://facets.org/programs/flee-2022/) - Available April 9-10, 2022
- [Mad God](https://facets.org/programs/mad-god-2022/) - September 2 & 9
- [Paprika](https://facets.org/programs/paprika-anime-auteurs/) - This mind-blowing swan song from legendary director Satoshi Kon continues to explore his fascination with the fluidity between fantasy and reality.
- [Janet Planet](https://facets.org/programs/janet-planet/) - August 16-18, 23 & 25
- [Cyberpunk Adolescence](https://facets.org/programs/cyberpunk-adolescence/) - August 8
- [Repo Man](https://facets.org/programs/repo-man/) - July 25
- [Artivism Panel](https://facets.org/programs/artivism-panel/) - August 11
- [Screening: Viva la Causa + Golub](https://facets.org/programs/screening-viva-la-causa-golub/) - August 10
- [Screening: Hard to Swallow](https://facets.org/programs/screening-hard-to-swallow/) - August 10
- [Filmmakers on the DNC: From '68 to Now](https://facets.org/programs/filmmakers-on-the-dnc-from-68-to-now/) - August 9
- [Artivism: Can Art Bring Us to Action?](https://facets.org/programs/artivism-can-art-bring-us-to-action/) - August 9-11
- [Evil Does Not Exist](https://facets.org/programs/evil-does-not-exist/) - July 19-21 & 25
- [Gremlins 2: The New Batch](https://facets.org/programs/gremlins-2-the-new-batch/) - Friday, May 31, 2024, our MAKE IT A DOUBLE series returns with a Family Fright screening of Gremlins and Gremlins 2: A New Batch.
- [Gremlins](https://facets.org/programs/gremlins/) - Friday, May 31, 2024, our MAKE IT A DOUBLE series returns with a Family Fright screening of Gremlins and Gremlins 2: A New Batch.
- [GREMLINS: DO NOT OPEN](https://facets.org/programs/gremlins-do-not-open/) - Friday, May 31, our MAKE IT A DOUBLE series returns with a Family Fright screening of Gremlins and Gremlins 2: A New Batch curated by the Chicago International Children’s Film Festival.
- [Chimes at Midnight: New 6K Restoration](https://facets.org/programs/chimes-at-midnight-new-6k-restoration/) - July 26
- [City Streets](https://facets.org/programs/city-streets/) - On Saturday, July 20th, our not-so-secret Speakeasy Cinema series presents a screening of the trailblazing pre-code gangster film City Streets (1931).
- [Point Break](https://facets.org/programs/point-break/) - June 27
- [Civil War](https://facets.org/programs/civil-war/) - From director Alex Garland (Annihilation, Ex Machina) comes a terrifyingly resonant dystopian thriller about a near-future America embroiled in a second bloody Civil War.
- [La Chimera](https://facets.org/programs/la-chimera/) - Watch Alice Rohrwacher latest film LA CHIMERA starring Josh O'Conner and Isabella Rossellini, screening May 30 & June 1-2 at FACETS.
- [Little Dystopias (Anime Club Night)](https://facets.org/programs/little-dystopias-anime-club-night/) - July 11
- [Anime Club Rewind](https://facets.org/programs/anime-club-rewind/) - To celebrate our second year of Anime Club screenings, on Thursday, June 13, we're bringing back two films that have previously screened, but our members just can't get enough of!
- [Speakeasy Cinema](https://facets.org/programs/speakeasy-cinema/) - Every third Saturday
- [The Happiness of the Katakuris](https://facets.org/programs/the-happiness-of-the-katakuris/) - July 12
- [Funky Forest: The First Contact](https://facets.org/programs/funky-forest-the-first-contact/) - July 13
- [All About Lily Chou-Chou](https://facets.org/programs/all-about-lily-chou-chou/) - July 14
- [The End of Evangelion](https://facets.org/programs/the-end-of-evangelion/) - July 13
- [Night is Short, Walk On Girl](https://facets.org/programs/night-is-short-walk-on-girl/) - July 12
- [Anime Club Presents](https://facets.org/programs/anime-club-presents/) - July 11-14, our annual series celebrating influential anime filmmakers returns with an added spotlight on select live-action films, Anime Club Presents.
- [The Petrified Forest](https://facets.org/programs/the-petrified-forest/) - June 22
- [One Person, One Vote (Q&A + Reception)](https://facets.org/programs/one-person-one-vote-qa-reception/) - June 16
- [Power Alley](https://facets.org/programs/power-alley/) - June 16
- [Rolê - Stories of Brazilian Protests in Malls](https://facets.org/programs/role-stories-of-brazilian-protests-in-malls/) - June 16
- [The Survival of Kindness](https://facets.org/programs/the-survival-of-kindness/) - The Survival of Kindness uses allegory to analyze race and privilege, as it follows protagonist BlackWoman (Mwajemi Hussein), abandoned in a cage in the middle of the desert.
- [The Tracker](https://facets.org/programs/the-tracker/) - The year is 1922 and The Tracker (David Gulpilil, Walkabout, Rabbit-Proof Fence) has the job of pursuing The Fugitive - an aborigine who is suspected of murdering a white woman
- [A Heart on the Mend (Q&A & Reception)](https://facets.org/programs/a-heart-on-the-mend-qa-reception/) - Join ADIFF and FACETS for the Chicago Premiere of Karm Syndia’s film A Heart on the Mend (2022), accompanied by a Q&A with the director and a reception, presented in partnership with the Dusable Heritage Association.
- [Nome](https://facets.org/programs/nome/) - Nome is a historical drama set in Guinea-Bissau, beginning in 1969 during the intense conflict of the war of independence against the Portuguese colonial army and follows the tumultuous early years of Guinea-Bissau's independence, stretching into the mid-1970s.
- [Claude McKay: From Harlem to Marseille](https://facets.org/programs/claude-mckay-from-harlem-to-marseille/) - A thrilling journey in the 1920s, from Marseille to Harlem, via Jamaica, Russia, and Morocco, in the footsteps of the Jamaican-American writer Claude McKay.
- [Zora Neale Hurston: Jump at the Sun](https://facets.org/programs/zora-neale-hurston-jump-at-the-sun/) - Zora Neale Hurston: Jump at the Sun, directed by Sam Pollard, is an illuminating documentary that captures the life and legacy of one of the most significant African American writers of the 20th century, Zora Neale Hurston.
- [Walter Rodney, What They Don't Want You To Know](https://facets.org/programs/walter-rodney-what-they-dont-want-you-to-know/) - This compelling documentary delves into the life and legacy of Dr. Walter Rodney, a prominent historian, activist, and a champion for the fight against colonialism.
- [Respect My Crown: The Rise of African American Women In California Politics (Q&A + Reception)](https://facets.org/programs/respect-my-crown-the-rise-of-african-american-women-in-california-politics-qa-reception/) - Celebrate the opening of ADIFF Chicago 2024 with a special reception & the Chicago Premiere of Pamela Bright-Moon's Respect My Crown (2023) followed by a Q&A with the director.
- [Colorism in Latino Communities](https://facets.org/programs/colorism-in-latino-communities/) - June 14
- [ADIFF Chicago 2024](https://facets.org/programs/adiff-chicago-2024/) - The Chicago African Diaspora International Film Festival (ADIFF Chicago) returns to FACETS June 14-16, 2024.
- [The Doorway to Hell](https://facets.org/programs/the-doorway-to-hell/) - On Saturday, May 11th our new not-so-secret Speakeasy Cinema series presents a screening of Archie Mayo’s pre-code crime film, The Doorway to Hell (1930).
- [OVA Series Watch](https://facets.org/programs/ova-series-watch/) - On Thursday, May 9, Anime Club turns up the heat with a members only screening of the 1995 six-episode OVA series adaptation of a famous seinen manga.
- [Anime Auteurs](https://facets.org/programs/anime-auteurs-2022/) - Watch 4 genre classics celebrating the work of three anime legends whose boundary-pushing films have come to define the peak of the art form.
- [After Hours](https://facets.org/programs/after-hours/) - May 30
- [Disorderly Conduct (Screening + Live Music)](https://facets.org/programs/disorderly-conduct/) - Friday, May 24, 2024, Full Spectrum Features and FACETS present Disorderly Conduct, a collection of short films from the queer underground and a live DJ set by easygoingtech.
- [Love Lies Bleeding](https://facets.org/programs/love-lies-bleeding/) - The gripping romantic thriller from director Rose Glass, Love Lies Bleeding (2024), screens May 10, 12 & 18-19 at FACETS.
- [Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World](https://facets.org/programs/do-not-expect-too-much-from-the-end-of-the-world/) - Romanian filmmaker Radu Jude’s latest black comedy, Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World (2023), screens May 11-12 & 18-19 at FACETS.
- [TV SHOCKERS](https://facets.org/programs/tv-shockers/) - May 17
- [Someone's Watching Me!](https://facets.org/programs/someones-watching-me/) - Friday, May 17, 2024, SUPER-HORROR-RAMA! gives small-screen terrors the big-screen treatment with a double feature of nerve-shredding made-for-TV movies, Steven Spielberg’s Duel (1971) at 7pm and John Carpenter’s Someone’s Watching Me! (1978) at 9pm.
- [Duel](https://facets.org/programs/duel/) - Friday, May 17, SUPER-HORROR-RAMA! gives small-screen terrors the big-screen treatment with a double feature of nerve-shredding made-for-TV movies, Steven Spielberg’s Duel (1971) at 7pm and John Carpenter’s Someone’s Watching Me! (1978) at 9pm.
- [Battle Royale (Cinema Deathmatch)](https://facets.org/programs/battle-royale-cinema-deathmatch/) - Screening June 24, 2022
- [FACETS Announces May and June Second Run Screenings](https://facets.org/programs/facets-announces-may-and-june-second-run-screenings/)
- [FACETS Announces "Gremlins: Do Not Open" Family Frights Double Feature](https://facets.org/programs/facets-announces-gremlins-do-not-open-family-frights-double-feature/)
- [Sweet Void Delights](https://facets.org/programs/sweet-void-delights/) - FACETS Film Trivia is with our classic brand of infotainment quiz show fun, followed up by a very special after-trivia screening of curated shorts from Sweet Void Cinema’s monthly festival.
- [Problemista](https://facets.org/programs/problemista/) - From writer/director Julio Torres (Saturday Night Live) comes the surreal adventure, PROBLEMISTA, screening April 25 & 27-28 at FACETS.
- [FACETS ANNOUNCES DISORDERLY CONDUCT SHORTS PROGRAM PRESENTED BY FULL SPECTRUM FEATURES](https://facets.org/programs/facets-announces-disorderly-conduct-shorts-program-presented-by-full-spectrum-features/) - FACETS ANNOUNCES DISORDERLY CONDUCT SHORTS PROGRAM PRESENTED BY FULL SPECTRUM FEATURES
- [FACETS ANNOUNCES MAY TRIVIA NIGHT SCREENING](https://facets.org/programs/facets-announces-may-trivia-night-screening/) - FACETS Announces a Trivia Night screening of Martin Scorsese's AFTER HOURS on Thursday, May 30 at 9pm.
- [Ninja Scroll](https://facets.org/programs/ninja-scroll/) - Watch Ninja Scroll & Wicked City January 12th at FACETS as a part of our new monthly Anime Club, Film Club Member ($15/month) exclusive perk.
- [Wicked City](https://facets.org/programs/wicked-city/) - Watch Ninja Scroll & Wicked City January 12th at FACETS as a part of our new monthly Anime Club, Film Club Member ($15/month) exclusive perk.
- [The Taste of Things](https://facets.org/programs/the-taste-of-things/) - Watch Tran Anh Hùng's Cannes award-winning film The Taste of Things April 6-7 & 14 only at FACETS.
- [Street Trash](https://facets.org/programs/street-trash/) - April 13
- [The Incredible Melting Man](https://facets.org/programs/the-incredible-melting-man/) - April 13
- [The Devil's Rain](https://facets.org/programs/the-devils-rain/) - April 13
- [MAXIMAL MELT](https://facets.org/programs/maximal-melt/) - April 13
- [Frogs](https://facets.org/programs/frogs/) - April 12
- [Godzilla vs. The Smog Monster](https://facets.org/programs/godzilla-vs-the-smog-monster/) - April 12
- [ECO-HORROR](https://facets.org/programs/eco-horror/) - April 12
- [FACETS ANNOUNCES MAY SECOND RUN AND SUPER- HORROR-RAMA! SCREENINGS](https://facets.org/programs/facets-announces-may-second-run-and-super-horror-rama-screenings/)
- [FACETS ANNOUNCES HALFWAY TO HALLOWEEN SPECIAL EVENTS HAPPENING THIS APRIL](https://facets.org/programs/facets-announces-halfway-to-halloween-special-events-happening-this-april/)
- [  FACETS ANNOUNCES NEW "SPEAKEASY CINEMA" SERIES](https://facets.org/programs/facets-announces-new-speakeasy-cinema-series/)
- [FACETS ANNOUNCES APRIL SECOND RUN & TRIVIA NIGHT SCREENINGS](https://facets.org/programs/facets-announces-april-second-run-trivia-night-screenings/)
- [Wet Hot American Summer](https://facets.org/programs/wet-hot-american-summer/) - FACETS Film Trivia is back March 28 with an after-trivia screening of satirical cult classic, Wet Hot American Summer (2001).
- [American Fiction](https://facets.org/programs/american-fiction/) - Don't miss the Chicago encore engagement of Oscar Nominee, American Fiction (2023), screening March 17, 23-24, and 28th at FACETS.
- [The Zone of Interest](https://facets.org/programs/the-zone-of-interest/) - Don't miss the Chicago encore engagement of Oscar Nominee, The Zone of Interest (2023), screening March 16-17 and 23-24 at FACETS.
- [Cat's Eye](https://facets.org/programs/cats-eye/) - Watch Stephen King's Cat's Eye on Friday, March 15 as part of our SUPER-HORROR-RAMA! - CATS VS EVIL double feature.
- [The Shadow of the Cat](https://facets.org/programs/the-shadow-of-the-cat/) - The Shadow of the Cat screens as a part of our SUPER-HORROR-RAMA! - CATS VS EVIL double feature on Friday, March 15 at 7pm.
- [CATS VS EVIL](https://facets.org/programs/cats-vs-evil/) - Friday, March 15, SUPER-HORROR-RAMA! presents a double feature of Hammer’s The Shadow of the Cat (1961) and Stephen King’s Cat’s Eye (1985), two underseen thrillers about cats that kick ass.
- [D.E.B.S.](https://facets.org/programs/debs/) - D.E.B.S. screens with Show Me Love (Fucking Åmål) as a part of our MAKE IT A DOUBLE - Queer Galentine's double feature on Friday, February 9th.
- [Show Me Love (Fucking Åmål)](https://facets.org/programs/show-me-love/) - Show Me Love (Fucking Åmål) screens with D.E.B.S. as a part of our MAKE IT A DOUBLE - Queer Galentine's double feature on Friday, February 9th.
- [Queer Galentine's](https://facets.org/programs/make-it-a-double-queer-galentines/) - Friday, February 9th, FACETS celebrates Queer Galentine's day with a pairing of two underrated gems of lesbian cinema, Show Me Love (1998) at 7pm + D.E.B.S. (2004) at 9pm.
- [All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt](https://facets.org/programs/all-dirt-roads-taste-of-salt/) - All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt screens March 9-10 as a part of our If We Picked the Oscars series, curated by FACETS Film Program Director Charles Coleman.
- [If We Picked the Oscars](https://facets.org/programs/if-we-picked-the-oscars/) - Watch May December, Dream Scenario, andAll Dirt Roads Taste of Salt at our If We Picked the Oscars series curated by Charles Coleman, this February-March
- [Dream Scenario](https://facets.org/programs/dream-scenario/) - Dream Scenario screens February 29 & March 2-3 as a part of our If We Picked the Oscars series, curated by FACETS Film Program Director Charles Coleman.
- [The Love Witch](https://facets.org/programs/the-love-witch/) - February 29
- [FACETS ANNOUNCES MARCH 2024 SECOND RUN SCREENINGS](https://facets.org/programs/facets-announces-march-2024-second-run-screenings/)
- [May December](https://facets.org/programs/may-december/) - Todd Haynes' May December (2023) screens February 10-11 & 17-18 at FACETS as a part of our If We Picked the Oscars film series.
- [Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me](https://facets.org/programs/twin-peaks-fire-walk-with-me/) - Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me screens as a part of our double feature, SUPER-HORROR-RAMA! - Miranda + Laura on Friday, February 16th.
- [Picnic at Hanging Rock](https://facets.org/programs/picnic-at-hanging-rock/) - Picnic at Hanging Rock screens as a part of our double feature, SUPER-HORROR-RAMA! - Miranda + Laura on Friday, February 16th
- [MIRANDA + LAURA](https://facets.org/programs/miranda-laura/) - Friday, February 16, SUPER-HORROR-RAMA! presents a post-Valentine’s double feature of Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975) and Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992).
- [FACETS ANNOUNCES "IF WE PICKED THE OSCARS" SERIES SCREENING FEBRUARY-MARCH, 2024](https://facets.org/programs/facets-announces-if-we-picked-the-oscars-series-screening-february-march-2024/)
- [FACETS ANNOUNCES MARCH PROGRAMS FEATURING CYBER DEMON ANIME CLUB, MORE SUPER-HORROR-RAMA!, & A CULT CLASSIC TRIVIA NIGHT SCREENING](https://facets.org/programs/facets-announces-march-programs-featuring-cyber-demon-anime-club-more-super-horror-rama-a-cult-classic-trivia-night-screening/)
- [Anatomy of a Fall](https://facets.org/programs/anatomy-of-a-fall/) - Don't miss the Chicago encore engagement of the Palme d'Or winning drama, Anatomy of a Fall (2023), screening February 2 & 4 at FACETS.
- [Instrument](https://facets.org/programs/instrument-trivia-night/) - FACETS Film Trivia is back followed up by an after-trivia screening of Jem Cohen's 1999 documentary about the punk band Fugazi, Instrument.
- [DOUBLE THE DEMONS](https://facets.org/programs/super-horror-rama-double-the-demons/) - Friday, January 19, 2024, SUPER-HORROR-RAMA! celebrates the big and small screens with postmodern frights Demons (1985) at 7pm and Demons 2 (1986) at 9pm
- [Demons 2](https://facets.org/programs/demons-2/) - The residents of a high-rise watch a cursed television broadcast that ushers a fresh plague of glowy-eyed demons into their homes to terrorize the whole family!
- [Demons](https://facets.org/programs/demons/) - Once the carnage starts, it never stops in this reinvention of the zombie film and blood-soaked love letter to the horror genre, DEMONS (1985).
- [FACETS ANNOUNCES FEBRUARY PROGRAMS FEATURING ANIME CLUB, SUPER-HORROR-RAMA!, & TRIVIA NIGHT SCREENINGS](https://facets.org/programs/facets-announces-february-programs-featuring-anime-club-super-horror-rama-trivia-night-screenings/)
- [If We Picked the Oscars – 2022](https://facets.org/programs/if-we-picked-the-oscars-2022/) - In anticipation of the 94th Academy Awards, which takes place on March 27, we’ve selected three films that the Oscars rebuffed, and one film that unquestionably deserved the recognition it has received.
- [Fallen Leaves](https://facets.org/programs/fallen-leaves/) - Don't miss the Chicago encore engagement of the latest from Award-winning filmmaker Aki Kaurismäki, Fallen Leaves (2023), screening January 12 & 13 at FACETS.
- [FACETS HONORS JACQUELINE STEWART’S GROUNDBREAKING WORK IN CINEMA AT SCREEN GEMS BENEFIT ON MAY 1, 2024 ](https://facets.org/programs/facets-honors-jacqueline-stewarts-groundbreaking-work-in-cinema-at-screen-gems-benefit-on-may-1-2024/)
- [FACETS ANNOUNCES JANUARY PROGRAMS FEATURING A SUPER-HORROR-RAMA DOUBLE FEATURE & TRIVIA NIGHT SCREENING](https://facets.org/programs/facets-announces-january-programs-featuring-a-super-horror-rama-double-feature-trivia-night-screening/)
- [FACETS ANNOUNCES JANUARY 2024 CHICAGO ENCORE ENGAGEMENTS](https://facets.org/programs/facets-announces-january-2024-chicago-encore-engagements/)
- [FACETS TO HOST RUDOLPH & CO. PLAY-ALONG EVENT SATURDAY & SUNDAY, DECEMBER 9-10](https://facets.org/programs/facets-to-host-rudolph-co-play-along-event-saturday-sunday-december-9-10/)
- [FACETS TO HOST THIRD ANNUAL HOLIDAY DETOUR FILM SERIES DECEMBER 8-10 & 15-17](https://facets.org/programs/facets-to-host-third-annual-holiday-detour-film-series-december-8-10-15-17/)
- [FACETS CELEBRATES ACTOR LYNNE GRIFFIN WITH A DOUBLE FEATURE OF BLACK CHRISTMAS AND CURTAINS](https://facets.org/programs/facets-celebrates-actor-lynne-griffin-with-a-double-feature-of-black-christmas-and-curtains/)
- [FACETS ANNOUNCES NEW "MAKE IT A DOUBLE" MONTHLY SERIES WITH A QUEER GALENTINE'S DOUBLE FEATURE](https://facets.org/programs/facets-announces-new-make-it-a-double-monthly-series-with-a-queer-galentines-double-feature/)
- [Morvern Callar](https://facets.org/programs/morvern-callar/) - Lynne Ramsay’s psychological drama Morvern Callar featuring an unforgettable performance from two-time Oscar nominee Samantha Morton plays Friday December 15 at FACETS.
- [40th Annual Chicago International Children's Film Festival](https://facets.org/programs/40th-annual-chicago-international-childrens-film-festival/) - Celebrating 40 years of FACETS' Chicago International Children's Film Festival! Discover the newest international indie films for ages 2-18+ at CICFF40 from Nov 3-19, 2023.
- [Holiday Detour](https://facets.org/programs/holiday-detour/) - Our Holiday Detour series returns for its third year to mix up your December viewing with films that use their seasonal setting to challenge the holiday canon.
- [The Apartment](https://facets.org/programs/the-apartment/) - Jack Lemon and Shirley MacLaine star in Billy Wilder’s all-time classic comedy of corporate and sexual manners, The Apartment screening December 17 at FACETS.
- [The Nomi Song (Trivia Night)](https://facets.org/programs/the-nomi-song/) - FACETS Film Trivia is back with our classic brand of infotainment quiz show fun, followed up by an after-trivia screening of the 2004 documentary, The Nomi Song.
- [Dicks: The Musical](https://facets.org/programs/dicks-the-musical/) - Don't miss the Chicago encore engagement of the new comedy musical from director Larry Charles, Dicks: The Musical, screening December 1st & 3rd at FACETS.
- [Inside](https://facets.org/programs/inside/) - Julien Maury and Alexandre Bustillo's Christmas-set visceral home invasion horror Inside screens Saturday, December 16 at FACETS.
- [Black Christmas + Curtains w/ Lynne Griffin](https://facets.org/programs/black-christmas-curtains-w-lynne-griffin/) - December 2
- [All That Heaven Allows](https://facets.org/programs/all-that-heaven-allows/) - Douglas Sirk’s lurid technicolor melodrama about love, class and society in 1950's New England, All That Heaven Allows, screens Sunday, December 10 at FACETS
- [Batman Returns](https://facets.org/programs/batman-returns/) - One of the rare examples of a sequel that outdoes its predecessor in almost every way, Tim Burton’s Batman Returns (1992) is a deliciously dark showcase for Gotham City’s newest villains.
- [2046](https://facets.org/programs/2046/) - A Hong Kong writer finds inspiration from the women he's encountered in his past in 2046, the futuristic story of love and memory from Wong Kar-wai screening December 8th.
- [RUDOLPH & CO. – A Rankin/Bass Play-Along Event](https://facets.org/programs/rudolph-co-a-rankin-bass-play-along-event/) - December 9-10
- [Curtains](https://facets.org/programs/curtains/) - December 2
- [Black Christmas](https://facets.org/programs/black-christmas/) - December 2
- [Rudolph's Shiny New Year](https://facets.org/programs/rudolphs-shiny-new-year/) - December 9-10
- [The Year Without a Santa Claus](https://facets.org/programs/the-year-without-a-santa-claus/) - December 9-10
- [Anime Club x CICFF40 Present: Animation Party + Metropolis](https://facets.org/programs/anime-club-x-cicff40-present-animation-party-metropolis/) - FACETS Anime Club is partnering with the 40th Annual Chicago International Children's Film Festival to present a double feature celebrating animation from around the world.
- [FACETS ANNOUNCES DICKS: THE MUSICAL SCREENINGS](https://facets.org/programs/facets-announces-dicks-the-musical-screenings/)
- [FACETS ANNOUNCES NOVEMBER 30 TRIVIA NIGHT SCREENING](https://facets.org/programs/facets-announces-november-30-trivia-night-screening/)
- [Introduction to YouTube](https://facets.org/programs/introduction-to-youtube/) - Set yourself up for success with your very own YouTube channel in this crash-course on the creative platform.
- [40TH ANNUAL  CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN’S FILM FESTIVAL OPENS THIS FRIDAY, NOV. 3 WITH AN OPENING NIGHT PARTY HONORING FILMMAKER MATTHEW CHERRY WITH THE FESTIVAL’S “INSPIRE AWARD”](https://facets.org/programs/40th-annual-chicago-international-childrens-film-festival-opens-this-friday-nov-3-with-an-opening-night-party-honoring-filmmaker-matthew-cherry-with-the-festivals-inspire/)
- [FACETS ANNOUNCES DECEMBER PROGRAMS FEATURING A BLACK CHRISTMAS DOUBLE FEATURE WITH LYNNE GRIFFIN Q&A, A FAMILY PLAY-ALONG DOUBLE FEATURE, & THE RETURN OF THE HOLIDAY DETOUR SERIES](https://facets.org/programs/facets-announces-december-programs-featuring-a-black-christmas-double-feature-with-lynne-griffin-qa-a-family-play-along-double-feature-the-return-of-the-holiday-detour-series/)
- [Talk to Me](https://facets.org/programs/talk-to-me/) - Watch the Chicago encore engagement of A24's Australian supernatural horror hit TALK TO ME from the Philippou Brothers October 26 & 28-29.
- [Wild Zero (Trivia Night)](https://facets.org/programs/wild-zero/) - FACETS Film Trivia is back with our classic brand of infotainment quiz show fun, followed up by an after-trivia screening of the 1999 Japanese cult horror comedy, Wild Zero.
- [My Degeneration (Screening + Live Music)](https://facets.org/programs/my-degeneration-screening-live-music/) - Join FACETS and Full Spectrum Features for a screening of Jon Moritsugu's 1989 film My Degeneration & a live electronic music set on Friday, October 20 at 7 & 10pm
- [Holiday Detour 2022](https://facets.org/programs/holiday-detour-2022/) - December 16-31
- [La giusta distanza (The Right Distance)](https://facets.org/programs/la-giusta-distanza-the-right-distance/) - Watch La giusta distanza (The Right Distance) October 8th at FACETS in the Migrant Stories in Italian Cinema program presented by the Italian Cultural Institute.
- [Bangla](https://facets.org/programs/bangla/) - Watch Bangla (2019) October 8th at FACETS presented by the Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago in their program, Migrant Stories in Italian Cinema.
- [Trieste é bella di notte (Trieste Shines at Night)](https://facets.org/programs/trieste-e-bella-di-notte-trieste-shines-at-night/) - Watch the new documentary Trieste Shines at Night at FACETS on Saturday, October 7th presented by the Italian Cultural Institute.
- [Fiore Gemello (Twin Flower)](https://facets.org/programs/fiore-gemello-twin-flower/) - Twin Flower is the dark tale of two teens abused and damaged by life, who together, try to regain their lost innocence.
- [Princess](https://facets.org/programs/princess/) - Watch Roberto De Paolis' Princess (2022) screening Friday, October 6th at FACETS presented by the Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago.
- [The Jungle + Q&A](https://facets.org/programs/the-jungle-qa/) - On October 5th watch THE JUNGLE followed by a conversation with director Cristian Natoli and a cocktail reception offered by the Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago.
- [Migrant Stories in Italian Cinema](https://facets.org/programs/migrant-stories-in-italian-cinema/) - The Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago in collaboration with FACETS, presents a selection of Italian movies that explore issues of migration and identity through the cinematic medium.
- [FACETS & Full Spectrum Features announce screening of Jon Moritsugu's 'My Degeneration' on Friday, October 20](https://facets.org/programs/facets-full-spectrum-features-announce-screening-of-jon-moritsugus-my-degeneration-on-friday-october-20/)
- [FACETS Announces October Anime Club + Trivia Night Programming](https://facets.org/programs/facets-announces-october-anime-club-trivia-night-programming/)
- [FACETS Presents CHOCOLATE BABIES Screening September 28, 2023](https://facets.org/programs/facets-presents-chocolate-babies-screening-september-28-2023/)
- [Chocolate Babies (Trivia Night)](https://facets.org/programs/chocolate-babies-trivia-night/) - September 28
- [You Hurt My Feelings](https://facets.org/programs/you-hurt-my-feelings/) - Don't miss the Chicago encore engagement of Nicole Holofcener's witty new comedy, You Hurt My Feelings (2023), screening September 28th-October 1st at FACETS.
- [Millie Lies Low](https://facets.org/programs/millie-lies-low/) - ONE NIGHT ONLY! Watch New Zealander Michelle Savill's directorial debut Millie Lies Low (2021) on Wednesday, September 27th.
- [Theater Camp](https://facets.org/programs/theater-camp/) - Don't miss the Chicago Encore Engagement of the new mockumentary directorial debut from Molly Gordon and Nick Lieberman, Theater Camp, screening September 15-17, 2023.
- [The Living End (Trivia Night)](https://facets.org/programs/the-living-end-trivia-night/) - August 31
- [Perfect Blue](https://facets.org/programs/perfect-blue/) - BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND! Satoshi Kon’s Perfect Blue is a brilliant examination of Japanese idol culture has become a true cult horror classic.
- [FACETS Announces Chicago Encore Engagement of 'You Hurt My Feelings' and 'Talk to Me'](https://facets.org/programs/facets-announces-chicago-encore-engagement-of-you-hurt-my-feelings-and-talk-to-me/)
- [FACETS presents Chicago encore engagement of Molly Gordon and Nick Lieberman's THEATER CAMP, September 8-10 & 15-17](https://facets.org/programs/facets-presents-chicago-encore-engagement-of-molly-gordon-and-nick-liebermans-theater-camp-september-8-10-15-17/)
- [Cuddly Toys + Filmmaker Q&A (Trivia Night)](https://facets.org/programs/cuddly-toys-filmmaker-qa-trivia-night/) - July 27
- [Millennium Actress](https://facets.org/programs/millennium-actress/) - Watch Satoshi Kon’s love letter to performance and the art of filmmaking, Millennium Actress, screening July 22 at 7pm in FACETS' Anime Auteurs series.
- [Anime Auteurs](https://facets.org/programs/anime-auteurs-2023/) - June 20-22, our Anime Auteurs series returns for a 5-film deep dive into the work of anime legends whose cultural influence and boundary-pushing films have come to define the peak of the art form.
- [Cowboy Bebop: The Movie](https://facets.org/programs/cowboy-bebop-the-movie/) - Watch Shinichiro Watanabe's 2001 feature film based on the cult hit TV show that falls roughly between episodes 22 and 23 of the original series, Cowboy Bebop: The Movie.
- [Otaku no Video (FACETS Anime Club)](https://facets.org/programs/otaku-no-video/) - Resistance is Futile! Prepare to be “Otakunized” after watching this ode to fan culture presented by FACETS Anime Club on Thursday, July 20.
- [The Animatrix](https://facets.org/programs/the-animatrix/) - Watch the Wachowskis join forces with seven world-renowned directors on The Animatrix, this feature-length collection of nine original short films.
- [Aurora + Clumsy Little Acts of Tenderness](https://facets.org/programs/aurora-clumsy-little-acts-of-tenderness/) - July 16
- [Finntastic: New Films from Finland](https://facets.org/programs/finntastic-new-films-from-finland/) - July 14 & 16
- [Games People Play + The Date](https://facets.org/programs/games-people-play-the-date/) - July 16
- [Hatching + Puppetmaster](https://facets.org/programs/hatching-puppetmaster/) - July 14
- [CYBERGRIME](https://facets.org/programs/cybergrime/) - July 15
- [We Can Be Sheroes: Celebrating Black Women in Sci-Fi (Screening + Panel Event)](https://facets.org/programs/we-can-be-sheroes-celebrating-black-women-in-sci-fi-screening-panel-event/) - June 30
- [Serial Mom (Trivia Night)](https://facets.org/programs/serial-mom-trivia-night/) - June 29
- [CYBERGRIME Reception + Live Music](https://facets.org/programs/cybergrime-reception-live-music/) - July 15
- [CYBERGRIME Screening](https://facets.org/programs/cybergrime-screening/) - July 15
- [FACETS ANNOUNCES DATES FOR THE 40TH ANNUAL  CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN’S FILM FESTIVAL,  NOVEMBER 3 – 19](https://facets.org/programs/facets-announces-dates-for-the-40th-annual-chicago-international-childrens-film-festival-november-3-19/)
- [FACETS Announces "We Can Be Sheroes: Celebrating Black Women in Sci-Fi" Screening + Panel Event](https://facets.org/programs/facets-announces-we-can-be-sheroes-celebrating-black-women-in-sci-fi-screening-panel-event/)
- [FACETS Announces 2023 ANIME AUTEURS FILM SERIES JULY 20-22, 2023](https://facets.org/programs/facets-announces-2023-anime-auteurs-film-series-july-20-22-2023/)
- [Music Pictures: New Orleans](https://facets.org/programs/music-pictures-new-orelans/) - June 17
- [Fantastic Negrito: Have You Lost Your Mind](https://facets.org/programs/fantastic-negrito-have-you-lost-your-mind/) - June 17
- [Angels on Diamond Street](https://facets.org/programs/angels-on-diamond-street/) - Angels on Diamond Street spotlights three women fighting for social justice in an African-American church in Philadelphia.
- [YAFA, Forgiveness](https://facets.org/programs/yafa-forgiveness/) - YAFA, Forgiveness explores the social and economic dynamics at work in the relationship between an African immigrant in Paris and a Caribbean policeman from Guadeloupe as they seek to understand each other.
- [Blind Eye](https://facets.org/programs/blind-eye/) - Blind Eye tells a simple story that tries to make sense of the complex corruption in a democratic South Africa and is inspired by the brave people who continue to fight, even under threats of violence.
- [ADIFF Chicago 2023](https://facets.org/programs/adiff-chicago-2023/) - The Chicago African Diaspora International Film Festival (ADIFF Chicago) celebrates its 20th anniversary with programs and screenings at FACETS and the Gene Siskel Film Center from June 15-18, 2023.
- [The Africologist](https://facets.org/programs/the-africologist/) - The Africologist is a young 3D character impersonating the subconscious curiosity we all have lingering inside of us, the need to understand who we are, where we come from and where we are going.
- [Perfect Blue](https://facets.org/programs/perfect-blue-2020/) - A retired pop singer turned actress’ sense of reality is shaken when she is stalked by an obsessed fan and seemingly a ghost of her past.
- [FACETS Announces "CYBERGRIME" SCREENING + RECEPTION & LIVE MUSIC JULY 15, 2023](https://facets.org/programs/facets-announces-cybergrime-screening-reception-live-music-july-15-2023/)
- [ADIFF Chicago 2023 Opening Night: Ludi + Q&A](https://facets.org/programs/adiff-chicago-2023-opening-night-ludi-qa/) - Celebrate the opening of ADIFF Chicago 2023 with a special screening of Edson Jean’s award-winning film Ludi followed by a Q&A and reception.
- [Chicago/Mexico City Filmmaker Exchange (Screening + Q&A)](https://facets.org/programs/chicago-mexico-city-filmmaker-exchange-screening-qa/) - June 14
- [FACETS Announces Finntastic: New Films from Finland series July 14 & 16, 2023](https://facets.org/programs/facets-announces-finntastic-new-films-from-finland-series-july-14-16-2023/)
- [Love, Charlie (Screening + Q&A and Reception)](https://facets.org/programs/love-charlie-screening-qa-and-reception/) - June 3
- [Shivers](https://facets.org/programs/shivers-fetish-film-forum/) - These zombies aren’t hungry for brains; they’re hungry for love! Watch David Cronenberg's SHIVERS at FACETS June 4th at 5pm.
- [Rabid](https://facets.org/programs/rabid-fetish-film-forum/) - Savor a penetrating performance by legendary porn star Marilyn Chambers in a horror film that defies gender roles in David Cronenberg's RABID.
- [Videodrome](https://facets.org/programs/videodrome-fetish-film-forum/) - Long live the new flesh! David Cronenberg's VIDEODROME screens June 3rd, 2023 at FACETS.
- [Crimes of the Future](https://facets.org/programs/crimes-of-the-future-festish-film-forum/) - David Cronenberg returns to his science fiction and horror roots in Crimes of the Future, a body horror opus about humanity in transformation.
- [Crash](https://facets.org/programs/crash-fetish-film-forum/) - David Cronenberg returns to his science fiction and horror roots in CRASH, abody horror opus about humanity in transformation.
- [Fetish Film Forum: Cronenberg Edition](https://facets.org/programs/fetish-film-forum-cronenberg-edition/) - June 2-4, Fetish Film Forum pops up at FACETS for a special sci-fi/horror edition to explore queer, trans, and kink themes in the films of David Cronenberg to kick off Pride Month.
- [The Festival de Cannes at FACETS: A Selection](https://facets.org/programs/the-festival-de-cannes-at-facets-a-selection/) - Watch 4 films that won awards and received acclaim from past Cannes Film Festivals curated by FACETS Film Program Director, Charles Coleman to honor our founder Milos Stehlik.
- [Showing Up](https://facets.org/programs/showing-up/) - Don't miss the Chicago encore engagement of Kelly Reichardt's Showing Up (2022), playing May 19-21 & 26 at FACETS.
- [Psycho Beach Party (Trivia Night)](https://facets.org/programs/psycho-beach-party-trivia-night/) - Come to FACETS Film Trivia at 7pm on Thursday, May 25th and stay for an after-trivia screening of Robert Lee King's Psycho Beach Party (2000) at 9pm.
- [Melancholia](https://facets.org/programs/melancholia/) - The end of the world—and the collapse of the spirit—has scarcely been depicted as beautifully and wrenchingly as in Melancholia.
- [Graduation](https://facets.org/programs/graduation/) - Acclaimed filmmaker Cristian Mungiu (4 Months, 3 Weeks, 2 Days) returns with this searing human saga about a father driven to extremes in order to protect his daughter’s future.
- [Winter Sleep](https://facets.org/programs/winter-sleep/) - May 27
- [Shoplifters](https://facets.org/programs/shoplifters/) - The 2018 Palme d’Or winner from Japanese master Hirokazu Kore-eda (Nobody Knows, Still Walking) begins with the mischief and intrigue of a heist movie, but Shoplifters is much more.
- [FACETS Announces Festival de Cannes at FACETS: A Selection Film Series May 27-28, 2023](https://facets.org/programs/facets-announces-festival-de-cannes-at-facets-a-selection-film-series-may-27-28-2023/)
- [FACETS Announces Love, Charlie Screening + Q&A and Reception on June 3, 2023](https://facets.org/programs/facets-announces-love-charlie-screening-qa-and-reception-on-june-3-2023/)
- [FACETS Announces Chicago/Mexico City Filmmaker Exchange Screening + Q&A June 14](https://facets.org/programs/facets-announces-chicago-mexico-city-filmmaker-exchange-screening-qa-june-14/)
- [FACETS ANNOUNCES FETISH FILM FORUM: CRONENBERG EDITION FILM SERIES JUNE 2-4, 2023](https://facets.org/programs/facets-announces-fetish-film-forum-cronenberg-edition-film-series-june-2-4-2023/)
- [20TH ANNUAL CHICAGO AFRICAN DIASPORA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL PRESENTED AT FACETS AND GENE SISKEL FILM CENTER JUNE 15-18, 2023](https://facets.org/programs/20th-annual-chicago-african-diaspora-international-film-festival-presented-at-facets-and-gene-siskel-film-center-june-15-18-2023/)
- [Return to Seoul](https://facets.org/programs/return-to-seoul/) - May 5-6 & 12-14
- [FACETS presents Chicago encore engagement of Kelly Reichardt's SHOWING UP, May 19-21 & 26](https://facets.org/programs/facets-presents-chicago-encore-engagement-of-kelly-reichardts-showing-up-may-19-21-26/)
- [The Crow](https://facets.org/programs/the-crow/) - April 28
- [Suspiria w/ Barbara Magnolfi](https://facets.org/programs/suspiria-w-barbara-magnolfi/) - Join us on Saturday, April 29th for a screening of Dario Argento's classic Giallo, SUSPIRIA (1977) paired with a pre- and post-screening Q&As with the film's leading lady, Barbara Magnolfi
- [Family Frights: Matilda](https://facets.org/programs/family-frights-matilda/) - Closing out our Halfway to Halloween weekend at FACETS on Sunday, April 30th is a screening of Danny DeVito's Matilda (1996) presented by CICFF.
- [Halfway to Halloween](https://facets.org/programs/halfway-to-halloween/) - Last year’s Halfway to Halloween series was so successfully spooky, we’ve decided to make it an annual tradition!
- [CineYouth Festival](https://facets.org/programs/cineyouth-2023/) - Available April 21-23
- [FACETS Presents Chicago Encore Engagement of RETURN TO SEOUL](https://facets.org/programs/facets-presents-chicago-encore-engagement-of-return-to-seoul/) - The official Cambodian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 95th Academy Awards, Davy Chou's RETURN TO SEOUL will be available May 5-6 and 12-14, 2023.
- [SUSPIRIA ACTRESS BARBARA MAGNOLFI AVAILABLE FOR INTERVIEWS IN SUPPORT OF FACETS' "HALFWAY TO HALLOWEEN" SERIES, RUNNING APRIL 28-30, 2023](https://facets.org/programs/suspiria-actress-barbara-magnolfi-available-for-interviews-in-support-of-facets-halfway-to-halloween-series-running-april-28-30-2023/) - CHICAGO— FACETS' 2nd annual Halfway to Halloween film series runs April 28-30, 2023, with special guest Barbara Magnolfi in-person for a special Suspiria screening event.
- [Body Parts Filmmaker Q&A](https://facets.org/programs/body-parts-filmmaker-qa/) - Join FACETS and DePaul Film Fatales on Friday, April 14th for a post-screening Q&A with Body Parts directors Kristy Guevara-Flanagan and Helen Hood Scheer
- [Intimacy Work on Stage and Screen](https://facets.org/programs/intimacy-work-on-stage-and-screen/) - Watch Body Parts on Saturday, April 15 and experience a very special panel discussion lead by intimacy coordinator Jessica Steinrock.
- [Body Parts](https://facets.org/programs/body-parts/) - Watch Kristy Guevara-Flanagan & Helen Hood Scheer's innovative & incisive documentary BODY PARTS April 14-16 at FACETS.
- [FACETS ANNOUNCES CHICAGO PREMIERE OF TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL DOCUMENTARY BODY PARTS](https://facets.org/programs/facets-announces-chicago-premiere-of-tribeca-film-festival-documentary-body-parts/)
- [The Year Between](https://facets.org/programs/the-year-between/) - March 31-April 2 & April 7-9
- [Holy Trinity (Trivia Night)](https://facets.org/programs/holy-trinity-trivia-night/) - FACETS Film Ed Dept. Trivia is back with our classic brand of infotainment quiz show fun, followed up by an after-trivia screening of Glamhag's, HOLY TRINITY (2019).
- [Oscars Encore: TÁR](https://facets.org/programs/oscars-encore-tar/) - March 24-26 watch an encore engagement of our pick for Best Picture at the 2023 Academy Awards, Todd Field's TÁR.
- [To Leslie](https://facets.org/programs/to-leslie/) - Michael Morris' feature debut, To Leslie (2022) starring Andrea Riseborough in an Academy Award nominated performance, plays March 10-12 & 17-19.
- [Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro](https://facets.org/programs/lupin-iii-the-castle-of-cagliostro/) - On Thursday, March 16, FACETS Anime Club and the Japanese Culture Center present a screening of Hayao Miyazaki's Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro (1979).
- [FACETS PRESENTS SPECIAL OSCAR ENCORE ENGAGEMENT OF TODD FIELD'S TÁR](https://facets.org/programs/facets-presents-special-oscar-encore-engagement-of-todd-fields-tar/)
- [ANNOUNCING: 2ND ANNUAL "HALFWAY TO HALLOWEEN" SERIES FEATURING LIVE Q&A WITH SUSPIRIA ACTRESS BARBARA MAGNOLFI WILL RUN AT FACETS APRIL 28-30, 2023](https://facets.org/programs/announcing-2nd-annual-halfway-to-halloween-series-featuring-live-qa-with-suspiria-actress-barbara-magnolfi-will-run-at-facets-april-28-30-2023/)
- [FACETS Announces Chicago Encore Engagement of 'To Leslie' and Trivia Night screening of 'Holy Trinity'](https://facets.org/programs/facets-announces-chicago-encore-engagement-of-to-leslie-and-trivia-night-screening-of-holy-trinity/)
- [Jennifer's Body](https://facets.org/programs/jennifers-body/) - Jennifer's Body has gained a cult status as a feminist queer classic in the years since its 2009 release.
- [Pulse](https://facets.org/programs/pulse/) - Writer/director Kiyoshi Kurosawa's Pulse uses terrifying genre conventions to explore technological escapism and isolation.
- [Videodrome](https://facets.org/programs/videodrome/) - The master of body-horror David Cronenberg takes on the media, technology, and their effects on humans in his highly provocative and influential 1983 social satire starring Debbie Harry in one of her first film roles.
- [Get Out](https://facets.org/programs/get-out/) - Acclaimed writer/director Jordan Peele’s indelible directorial debut shattered box office records and reshaped the face of modern horror with its scathing takes on racial ignorance and the patronizing behaviors that can seep into our everyday interactions.
- [Tales from the Hood](https://facets.org/programs/tales-from-the-hood/) - Screening April 28, 2022
- [EO](https://facets.org/programs/eo/) - Don't miss the Chicago encore engagement of Jerzy Skolimowski's EO (2022) playing February 17, 26 & March 3-5 only at FACETS.
- [Apparaticus](https://facets.org/programs/apparaticus/) - February 24
- [Saint-Narcisse + The Fleshmongers (Trivia Night)](https://facets.org/programs/saint-narcisse-trivia-night/) - FACETS Film Ed Dept Trivia is back with an after-trivia screening of Bruce LaBruce's Saint-Narcisse (2020), preceded by the premiere of trivia co-host Raphael Jose Martinez's new short film The Fleshmongers (2023).
- [Black Italian Film Showcase](https://facets.org/programs/black-italian-film-showcase/) - The Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago, in collaboration with FACETS presents Black Italian Film Showcase, a film series to celebrate Black History Month.
- [Autumn Beat + Idris w/ Q&A](https://facets.org/programs/autumn-beat-idris-w-qa/) - February 18
- [Va Pensiero, Walking Stories + I am Fatou](https://facets.org/programs/va-pensiero-walking-stories-i-am-fatou/) - February 19
- [Blaxploitalian: 100 Years of Blackness in Italian Cinema + Il Moro](https://facets.org/programs/blaxploitalian-100-years-of-blackness-in-italian-cinema-il-moro/) - February 19
- [Galentine's Dynamic Duos](https://facets.org/programs/galentines-dynamic-duos/) - February 10-12
- [The Last Days of Disco](https://facets.org/programs/the-last-days-of-disco/) - February 12
- [Girlfriends](https://facets.org/programs/girlfriends/) - February 12
- [Ginger Snaps](https://facets.org/programs/ginger-snaps/) - February 11
- [Bound](https://facets.org/programs/bound/) - February 11
- [Dick](https://facets.org/programs/dick/) - Kirsten Dunst and Michelle Williams show off their comedy chops in DICK (1999), the satirical reimagining of the infamous Watergate scandal screening Feb 10
- [FACETS PRESENTS JERZY SKOLIMOWSKI'S OSCAR NOMINATED EO](https://facets.org/programs/facets-presents-jerzy-skolimowskis-oscar-nominated-eo/) - FACETS Presents Jerzy Skolimowski's Oscar Nominated EO February 17, 26 & March 4-5, 2023
- [FACETS PRESENTS TRIVIA NIGHT + BRUCE LABRUCE'S SAINT NARCISSE](https://facets.org/programs/facets-presents-trivia-night-bruce-labruces-saint-narcisse/)
- [FACETS' CICFF OPENS SUBMISSIONS FOR THE 40TH ANNUAL CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S FILM FESTIVAL](https://facets.org/programs/facets-cicff-opens-submissions-for-the-40th-annual-chicago-international-childrens-film-festival/)
- [FACETS ANNOUNCES 2023 SUMMER FILM CAMPS FOR AGES 8-17, AVAILABLE JUNE, JULY, & AUGUST](https://facets.org/programs/facets-announces-2023-summer-film-camps-for-ages-8-17-available-june-july-august/) - CHICAGO—FACETS will again be offering its acclaimed, annual summer camps, with expanded offerings for ages 8 to 17
- [Relative](https://facets.org/programs/relative/) - January 27
- [Switchblade Sisters (Trivia Night)](https://facets.org/programs/switchblade-sisters/) - Facets Film Ed Dept Trivia is back this month with an after trivia screening of Jack Hill's iconic girl gang hit Switchblade Sisters.
- [BLACK ITALIAN FILM SHOWCASE FEBRUARY 18-19, 2023](https://facets.org/programs/black-italian-film-showcase-february-18-19-2023/)
- [Aftersun](https://facets.org/programs/aftersun/) - Watch the Charlotte Wells' AFTERSUN, Winner of the Milos Stehlik Award for Breakthrough Filmmaker from the Chicago Film Critics Association, January 13-15 & 20-22.
- [FACETS ANNOUNCES GALENTINE’S DYNAMIC DUOS FILM SERIES FEBRUARY 10-12, 2023](https://facets.org/programs/facets-announces-galentines-dynamic-duos-film-series-february-10-12-2023/)
- [FACETS PRESENTS CHICAGO ENCORE ENGAGEMENT OF TODD FIELD’S TÁR](https://facets.org/programs/facets-presents-chicago-encore-engagement-of-todd-fields-tar/)
- [Watch Relative with Director Michael Glover Smith at FACETS on Friday, January 27, 7:00 pm](https://facets.org/programs/relative-press-release/)
- [FACETS PRESENTS CHICAGO ENCORE ENGAGEMENT OF AFTERSUN](https://facets.org/programs/facets-presents-chicago-encore-engagement-of-aftersun/)
- [Naughty List](https://facets.org/programs/naughty-list/) - December 9
- [Belly](https://facets.org/programs/belly/) - December 31
- [Twisted Fairy Tales](https://facets.org/programs/twisted-fairy-tales/) - December 30
- [The Lure](https://facets.org/programs/the-lure/) - December 30
- [The Company of Wolves](https://facets.org/programs/the-company-of-wolves/) - December 30
- [Django (Trivia Night)](https://facets.org/programs/django/) - December 29
- [Mistress America](https://facets.org/programs/mistress-america/) - December 18
- [Blast of Silence](https://facets.org/programs/blast-of-silence/) - December 17
- [The Silent Partner](https://facets.org/programs/the-silent-partner/) - December 17
- [Eastern Promises](https://facets.org/programs/eastern-promises/) - December 16
- [Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power](https://facets.org/programs/brainwashed-sex-camera-power/) - December 3-11
- [Dial Code Santa Claus](https://facets.org/programs/dial-code-santa-claus/) - December 9
- [Silent Night, Deadly Night](https://facets.org/programs/silent-night-deadly-night/) - December 9
- [Belladonna of Sadness](https://facets.org/programs/belladonna-of-sadness/) - October 20, 2022
- [FACETS ANNOUNCES FULL BRAINWASHED: SEX-CAMERA-POWER PANEL EVENT WITH DIRECTOR NINA MENKES](https://facets.org/programs/facets-announces-full-brainwashed-sex-camera-power-panel-event-with-director-nina-menkes/)
- [WATCH OFFBEAT HOLIDAY FAVORITES AT FACETS THIS DECEMBER WITH SPECIAL FILM SERIES, DOUBLE FEATURES, & FILM TRIVIA](https://facets.org/programs/watch-offbeat-holiday-favorites-at-facets-this-december-with-special-film-series-double-features-and-film-trivia/)
- [A Symphony of Horrors: The Old, The New & The Unexpected](https://facets.org/programs/a-symphony-of-horrors-the-old-the-new-and-the-unexpected/) - October 9-29, 2022
- [CICFF Presents: Family Frights](https://facets.org/programs/cicff-presents-family-frights/) - October 29, 2022
- [FACETS ANNOUNCES AWARD WINNERS FOR THE 39TH ANNUAL CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN’S FILM FESTIVAL](https://facets.org/programs/facets-announces-winners-for-the-39th-annual-chicago-international-childrens-film-festival/)
- [APUC Horror Marathon](https://facets.org/programs/apuc-horror-marathon/) - Sept 29 - Oct 30, 2022
- [Rigor Mortis](https://facets.org/programs/rigor-mortis/) - October 30, 2022
- [Tales from the Occult](https://facets.org/programs/tales-from-the-occult/) - October 30, 2022
- [Missing](https://facets.org/programs/missing/) - October 30, 2022
- [FACETS ANNOUNCES SPECIAL EVENTS HAPPENING THROUGHOUT  THE 39TH ANNUAL CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN’S FILM FESTIVAL, NOVEMBER 4 – 20](https://facets.org/programs/facets-announces-special-events-happening-throughout-the-39th-annual-chicago-international-childrens-film-festival-november-4-20/)
- [Let the Right One In](https://facets.org/programs/let-the-right-one-in/) - October 29, 2022
- [The Hunger](https://facets.org/programs/the-hunger/) - October 28, 2022
- [Daughters of Darkness](https://facets.org/programs/daughters-of-darkness/) - October 28, 2022
- [Undead & Queer](https://facets.org/programs/undead-and-queer/) - October 28, 2022
- [Coraline](https://facets.org/programs/coraline/) - October 29, 2022
- [ParaNorman](https://facets.org/programs/paranorman/) - October 29, 2022
- [Peninsula](https://facets.org/programs/peninsula/) - October 27, 2022
- [It Comes at Night](https://facets.org/programs/it-comes-at-night/) - October 16, 2022
- [The Descent](https://facets.org/programs/the-descent/) - October 22, 2022
- [Train to Busan](https://facets.org/programs/train-to-busan/) - October 22, 2022
- [Keane](https://facets.org/programs/keane/) - October 23, 2022
- [Assayas's Techno-Horror](https://facets.org/programs/assayas-techno-horror/) - October 21, 2022
- [Personal Shopper](https://facets.org/programs/personal-shopper/) - October 21, 2022
- [Under the Skin](https://facets.org/programs/under-the-skin/) - October 16, 2022
- [FACETS Anime Club Presents: Psychedelic Cult Horror](https://facets.org/programs/facets-anime-club-presents-psychedelic-cult-horror/) - October 20, 2022
- [FACETS Screen Gems Post-Event Press Release & Link to Photos](https://facets.org/programs/facets-screen-gems-post-event-press-release-and-link-to-photos/)
- [The Mimic](https://facets.org/programs/the-mimic/) - October 13, 2022
- [Ichi the Killer: Definitive Remastered Edition](https://facets.org/programs/ichi-the-killer-definitive-remastered-edition/) - October 6, 2022
- [A Night of Knowing Nothing](https://facets.org/programs/a-night-of-knowing-nothing/) - August 25
- [Both Sides of the Blade](https://facets.org/programs/both-sides-of-the-blade/) - September 3-4 & 10-11
- [Emily the Criminal](https://facets.org/programs/emily-the-criminal/) - Sept. 24-25 & Oct. 1-2
- [Cat People](https://facets.org/programs/cat-people/) - October 9, 2022
- [Eyes Without a Face](https://facets.org/programs/eyes-without-a-face/) - October 9, 2022
- [Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer](https://facets.org/programs/henry-portrait-of-a-serial-killer/) - September 30, 2022
- [Stir of Echoes](https://facets.org/programs/stir-of-echoes/) - September 30, 2022
- [A Tribute to Jim Wynorski & Kelli Maroney](https://facets.org/programs/a-tribute-to-jim-wynorski-and-kelli-maroney/) - October 15, 2022
- [Forbidden World](https://facets.org/programs/forbidden-world/) - October 15, 2022
- [Chopping Mall](https://facets.org/programs/chopping-mall/) - October 15, 2022
- [Night of the Comet](https://facets.org/programs/night-of-the-comet/) - October 15, 2022
- [The Wailing](https://facets.org/programs/the-wailing/) - September 29, 2022
- [Cemetery of Terror](https://facets.org/programs/cemetery-of-terror/) - October 7, 2022
- [Don't Panic](https://facets.org/programs/dont-panic/) - October 7, 2022
- [Bones](https://facets.org/programs/bones/) - October 14, 2022
- [Def by Temptation](https://facets.org/programs/def-by-temptation/) - October 14, 2022
- [Hip Hop + Horror](https://facets.org/programs/hip-hop-horror/) - October 14, 2022
- [Rubén Galindo Jr. Frights!](https://facets.org/programs/ruben-galindo-jr-frights/) - October 7, 2022
- [FACETS ANNOUNCES TWO MORE SPECIAL OCTOBER DOUBLE FEATURES](https://facets.org/programs/facets-announces-two-more-special-october-double-features/)
- [FACETS ANNOUNCES PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS AS TICKETS ARE OFFICIALLY ON SALE WEDNESDAY, OCT. 5  FOR THE 39TH ANNUAL CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN’S FILM FESTIVAL, NOVEMBER 4 – 20](https://facets.org/programs/facets-announces-program-highlights-as-tickets-are-officially-on-sale-wednesday-oct-5-for-the-39th-annual-chicago-international-childrens-film-festival-nov-4-20/)
- [FACETS ANNOUNCES MORE SERIES AND DOUBLE FEATURES FOR SPECIAL HALLOWEEN PROGRAMMING](https://facets.org/programs/facets-announces-more-series-and-double-features-for-special-halloween-programming/)
- [FACETS ANNOUNCES THREE CHILLING EVENTS FOR HALLOWEEN SPECIAL PROGRAMMING](https://facets.org/programs/facets-announces-three-chilling-events-for-halloween-special-programming/)
- [Chicago Horror](https://facets.org/programs/chicago-horror/) - September 30, 2022
- [Marcel the Shell With Shoes On](https://facets.org/programs/marcel-the-shell-with-shoes-on/) - Screening June 23, 2022
- [The Girl and the Spider](https://facets.org/programs/the-girl-and-the-spider/) - Available July 2-3, 2022
- [After Yang](https://facets.org/programs/after-yang/) - Available July 9-10, 2022
- [FREE YR DICK: The Hometown Premiere of Bros Before](https://facets.org/programs/free-yr-dick-the-hometown-premiere-of-bros-before/) - July 23, 2022
- [Neptune Frost](https://facets.org/programs/neptune-frost/) - Available July 16-17
- [Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion](https://facets.org/programs/investigation-of-a-citizen-above-suspicion/) - July 30, 2022
- [The Psychic](https://facets.org/programs/the-psychic/) - July 30, 2022
- [Your Vice is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key](https://facets.org/programs/your-vice-is-a-locked-room-and-only-i-have-the-key/) - July 30, 2022
- [The Tale of King Crab](https://facets.org/programs/the-tale-of-king-crab/) - July 28, 2022
- [Tahara](https://facets.org/programs/tahara/) - July 31, 2022
- [The Tsugua Diaries](https://facets.org/programs/the-tsugua-diaries/) - July 24, 2022
- [Clara Sola](https://facets.org/programs/clara-sola/) - August 20-21
- [In Front of Your Face](https://facets.org/programs/in-front-of-your-face/) - August 13-14
- [FACETS Presents Chicago Encore Engagement of A NIGHT OF KNOWING NOTHING](https://facets.org/programs/a-night-of-knowing-nothing-august-2022-press-release/)
- [FACETS HONORS CHAZ EBERT'S LIFE AND CAREER AT SCREEN GEMS BENEFIT ON SEPTEMBER 28, 2022](https://facets.org/programs/screen-gems-press-release/)
- [FACETS Presents Chicago Encore Engagement of EMILY THE CRIMINAL](https://facets.org/programs/facets-presents-chicago-encore-engagement-of-emily-the-criminal/)
- [FACETS Presents Chicago Encore Engagement of Claire Denis's BOTH SIDES OF THE BLADE](https://facets.org/programs/facets-presents-chicago-encore-engagement-of-claire-deniss-both-sides-of-the-blade/)
- [Wildland](https://facets.org/programs/wildland/) - This sinister Danish film noir is a chilling portrait of twisted family loyalty told from the perspective of a young woman caught up in grief, trauma and desperation.
- [The Ice Harvest](https://facets.org/programs/the-ice-harvest/) - John Cusack stars as a mob attorney in this dark holiday comedy directed by Chicago legend, Harold Ramis.
- [Eyes Wide Shut](https://facets.org/programs/eyes-wide-shut/) - Dealing with affairs, New York high society, and arguably poking fun at Christmas capitalism, Eyes Wide Shut is not your average holiday film.
- [Tangerine](https://facets.org/programs/tangerine/) - This award-winning 2015 drama-comedy follows best friends Sin-Dee and Alexandra in Los Angeles on Christmas Eve.
- [Her Socialist Smile](https://facets.org/programs/her-socialist-smile/) - Continuing his work of patient and insightful political filmmaking, director John Gianvito resurrects Helen Keller’s radical views.
- [Carol](https://facets.org/programs/carol/) - Set in 1950s New York and inspired by the novel The Price of Salt by Patricia Highsmith, Carol centers around two women struggling to form and hide their romantic relationship.
- [Crimes of the Future](https://facets.org/programs/crimes-of-the-future/) - August 6-7, 2022
- [Giallo Gelato](https://facets.org/programs/giallo-gelato/) - July 30, 2022
- [The Running Man](https://facets.org/programs/the-running-man/) - Screening June 24, 2022
- [Everything Everywhere All At Once](https://facets.org/programs/everything-everywhere-all-at-once/) - Watch A24's newest masterpiece from the directing team known as The Daniels, June 4-5 at FACETS.
- [Memoria](https://facets.org/programs/memoria/) - Watch SAIC graduate Apichatpong Weerasethakul's newest masterpiece that was selected as Colombia's official entry to the 94th Academy Awards.
- [Happening](https://facets.org/programs/happening/) - Available June 25-26, 2022
- [Paris is Burning](https://facets.org/programs/paris-is-burning/) - Screening June 17, 2022
- [Miss Juneteenth](https://facets.org/programs/miss-juneteenth/) - Screening June 19, 2022
- [CICFF38 Award Winning Shorts](https://facets.org/programs/cicff38-award-winning-shorts/) - A collection of some fo the best award-winning short film programs from CICFF38!
- [Kartemquin Films X Full Spectrum Features](https://facets.org/programs/kartemquin-films-x-full-spectrum-features/) - Bringing together two powerhouses in Chicago’s independent film landscape, we pair two features from Kartemquin Films with two shorts from Full Spectrum Features.
- [FACETS DVD Label Presents - Latin American Rarities](https://facets.org/programs/facets-dvd-label-presents-latin-american-rarities/) - Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with a selection of rarely-screened films released on FACETS' DVD Label.
- [Son of Monarchs](https://facets.org/programs/son-of-monarchs/) - Screening October 29-31, 2021
- [A Son](https://facets.org/programs/a-son/) - With Barsaoui's extremely focused direction and script, each passionate glance or dejected plea is elevated by the actor's captivating performances in A SON
- [Birta](https://facets.org/programs/birta/) - This uplifting holiday drama was a CICFF38 festival favorite and highlights the importance of spending time with family.
- [CICFF Encore: Family Favorites for Winter Break](https://facets.org/programs/cicff38-encore-family-favorites-for-winter-break/) - Enjoy holiday delights from FACETS' 38th Annual Chicago International Children's Film Festival.
- [Facets Virtual Cinema Presents Yes, God, Yes](https://facets.org/programs/facets-virtual-cinema-presents-yes-god-yes/)
- [Facets Virtual Cinema Presents Colombian coming-of-age film Days of the Whale (Los DÍas De La Ballena)](https://facets.org/programs/facets-virtual-cinema-presents-colombian-coming-of-age-film-days-of-the-whale-los-dias-de-la-ballena/)
- [FACETS Virtual Cinema Presents Iranian Documentary Sunless Shadows](https://facets.org/programs/facets-virtual-cinema-presents-iranian-documentary-sunless-shadows/)
- [Cinema Deathmatch: Round One](https://facets.org/programs/cinema-deathmatch-round-one/) - Two cult heavyweights in a legendary faceoff where the rules of the game are to kill or be killed.
- [FACETS Presents Chicago Encore Engagement of THE GIRL AND THE SPIDER July 2-3, 2022](https://facets.org/programs/the-girl-and-the-spider-press-release/)
- [FACETS ANNOUNCES DATES FOR THE 39TH ANNUAL  CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN’S FILM FESTIVAL,  NOVEMBER 4 – 20](https://facets.org/programs/facets-announces-dates-for-the-39th-annual-chicago-international-childrens-film-festival-november-4-20/)
- [Mind Game](https://facets.org/programs/mind-game/) - Buckle in and prepare to surrender yourself to an exhilarating and wildly entertaining avant-garde head-trip from Masaaki Yuasa.
- [Ghost in the Shell](https://facets.org/programs/ghost-in-the-shell/) - Screening June 3, 2022
- [Fighting For Respect: African-American Soldiers in WWI](https://facets.org/programs/fighting-for-respect-african-american-soldiers-in-wwi/) - Screening June 10, 2022
- [Marighella](https://facets.org/programs/marighella/) - Screening June 10, 2022
- [Moto Taxi - Bendskins](https://facets.org/programs/moto-taxi-bendskins/) - Screening June 11, 2022
- [The Mali-Cuba Connection](https://facets.org/programs/the-mali-cuba-connection/) - Screening June 11, 2022
- [The Sleeping Negro](https://facets.org/programs/the-sleeping-negro/) - Screening June 11, 2022
- [Back of the Moon: Sophiatown 1958](https://facets.org/programs/back-of-the-moon-sophiatown-1958/) - Screening June 11, 2022
- [She Had a Dream](https://facets.org/programs/she-had-a-dream/) - Screening June 12, 2022
- [Sugar Cane Malice](https://facets.org/programs/sugar-cane-malice/) - Screening June 12, 2022
- [Dancing the Twist in Bamako](https://facets.org/programs/dancing-the-twist-in-bamako/) - Screening June 12, 2022
- [Loimata: The Sweetest Tears](https://facets.org/programs/loimata-the-sweetest-tears/) - Screening June 12, 2022
- [ADIFF Chicago Film Series 2022](https://facets.org/programs/adiff-chicago-film-series-2022/) - Watch 10 films from 10 countries with 9 U.S. Premieres at the special ADIFF Chicago Film Series from June 10-12, 2022.
- [The Tree of Life](https://facets.org/programs/the-tree-of-life/) - Watch Terrence Malick’s The Tree of Life, which Milos considered a “masterpiece” of contemporary U.S. cinema.
- [The Tragedy of Macbeth](https://facets.org/programs/the-tragedy-of-macbeth/) - Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand star in Joel Coen’s bold and fierce new adaptation of Shakespeare’s classic.
- [Unapologetic X Something to Move In](https://facets.org/programs/unapologetic-x-something-to-move-in/) - Watch Kartemquin’s Unapologetic and Full Spectrum Feature’s Something to Move In, two films that explore political activism, one focusing on recent and one on past revolutionary activities.
- [Parallel Mothers](https://facets.org/programs/parallel-mothers/) - In this contemporary melodrama from Spanish auteur Pedro Almodóvar, two women, a generation apart, find themselves inextricably linked by their brief time together in a maternity ward.
- [The Outfit](https://facets.org/programs/the-outfit/) - In 1950s Chicago, Leonard Burling (Academy Award winner Mark Rylance) a working-class Brit, who is Savile Row trained and owns a tailor shop with an interesting clientele.
- [WR: Mysteries of the Organism](https://facets.org/programs/wr-mysteries-of-the-organism/) - Watch the controversial WR: Mysteries of the Organism, which Milos introduced to Roger Ebert at FACETS first retrospective of Dušan Makavejev’s films in 1975.
- [Milos's Picks](https://facets.org/programs/miloss-picks/) - Experience the power of cinema with four of FACETS Founder Milos Stehlik’s favorite arthouse classics.
- [FACETS Label Presents: Real Chicago](https://facets.org/programs/facets-label-presents-real-chicago/) - Available May 6-29, 2022
- [FACETS 47th Anniversary Celebration](https://facets.org/programs/facets-47th-anniversary-celebration/) - May 2022
- [The Worst Person in the World](https://facets.org/programs/the-worst-person-in-the-world/) - Screening April 16-17, 2022
- [Virgin Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors](https://facets.org/programs/virgin-stripped-bare-by-her-bachelors/) - Watch a new restoration of Hong Sang-soo's 'Virgin Stripped Bare by her Bachelors' (2000) available March 25-April 22 at FACETS Virtual Cinema.
- [The Popovich Brothers of South Chicago](https://facets.org/programs/the-popovich-brothers-of-south-chicago/) - Immerse yourself in the sad songs and lively cultural traditions of Serbia with Jill Godmilow’s The Popovich Brothers of South Chicago.
- [Invisible Adversaries](https://facets.org/programs/invisible-adversaries/) - A unique and totally original work by Austria's foremost filmmaker, Invisible Adversaries is at once philosophical and funny, psychologically revealing and sexually frank.
- [Life Itself](https://facets.org/programs/life-itself/) - We are honored to present acclaimed documentarian and FACETS’ 2015 Screen Gems Honoree, Steve James’s Life Itself for our special FACETS 47th Anniversary Celebration screening.
- [8 1/2](https://facets.org/programs/8-1-2/) - Watch Fellini’s Academy Award winning 8 ½, staring one of Milos’s favorite actors, the sublimely cool Marcello Mastroianni.
- [The Color of Pomegranates](https://facets.org/programs/the-color-of-pomegranates/) - Watch banned masterpiece The Color of Pomegranates, which Milos helped smuggle out of Paris for its U.S. premiere at FACETS.
- [Tom Palazzolo's Chicago](https://facets.org/programs/tom-palazzolos-chicago/) - Experience three hypnotic, yet highly personal Chicago-based shorts from the mind of Tom Palazzolo.
- [Minding the Gap X Every Speed](https://facets.org/programs/minding-the-gap-x-every-speed/) - Watch Kartemquin’s Minding the Gap with Full Spectrum Feature’s Every Speed, two films that approach navigating urban environments in different ways.
- [Water is Wet](https://facets.org/programs/water-is-wet/) - Awaken your inner child with Water is Wet from the relatively unknown Chicago documentary pioneer Gordon Weisenborn.
- [The Last Wave](https://facets.org/programs/the-last-wave/) - Screening April 1, 2022
- [Baraka](https://facets.org/programs/baraka/) - Screening April 8, 2022
- [First Reformed](https://facets.org/programs/first-reformed/) - Screening April 15, 2022
- [Art House Environmentalism](https://facets.org/programs/art-house-environmentalism/) - Celebrate Earth Month at FACETS with three art house environmentalist films screening Fridays at 7pm April 1-15, 2022.
- [Maxwell Street Blues](https://facets.org/programs/maxwell-street-blues/) - Take a walk down Maxwell Street in all its glory with this fly-on-the-wall documentary about the birthplace of Chicago Blues.
- [Deep Red](https://facets.org/programs/deep-red/) - Screening Feb 24, 2022
- [The Green Knight](https://facets.org/programs/the-green-knight/) - Available March 25-27, 2022
- [Passing](https://facets.org/programs/passing/) - Available March 18-20, 2022
- [C'mon C'mon](https://facets.org/programs/cmon-cmon/) - Available March 11-13, 2022
- [Benedetta](https://facets.org/programs/benedetta/) - Screening March 31, 2022
- [The Power of the Dog](https://facets.org/programs/the-power-of-the-dog/) - Available March 4-6, 2022
- [Friends and Strangers](https://facets.org/programs/friends-and-strangers/) - Available March 4-31, 2022
- [The Lost Daughter](https://facets.org/programs/the-lost-daughter/) - Maggie Gyllenhaal's striking feature directorial debut, The Lost Daughter, adapted from the 2006 novel of the same name by Elena Ferrante.
- [Fear](https://facets.org/programs/fear/) - Fear, the timely black and white social satire from theater and film veteran Ivaylo Hristov, was Bulgaria's official submission to the 2022 Academy Awards.
- [Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy](https://facets.org/programs/wheel-of-fortune-and-fantasy/) - Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy, is both ironic and tender, a lively and intricately woven work of imagination about the complexities of relationships.
- [The Card Counter](https://facets.org/programs/the-card-counter/) - Due to the popularity of The Card Counter screenings, we have added one final showtime for patrons to see the film on the big screen in 4K on Feb 12, 2022
- [All is Forgiven](https://facets.org/programs/all-is-forgiven/) - The debut feature from acclaimed director Mia Hansen-Løve, has finally received a theatrical release in the U.S. after its rapturous reception at the Cannes Film Festival.
- [A Tribute to Sidney Poitier](https://facets.org/programs/a-tribute-to-sidney-poitier/) - From March 6-27, FACETS presents a retrospective of four Sidney Poitier films spotlighting his extraordinary career and achievements.
- [Paris Blues](https://facets.org/programs/paris-blues/) - Paris Blues is a part of our special film series, A Tribute to Sidney Poitier: Four Films Celebrating his On-Screen Legacy, screening Sundays in March at 1pm.
- [No Way Out](https://facets.org/programs/no-way-out/) - No Way Out is a part of our special film series, A Tribute to Sidney Poitier: Four Films Celebrating his On-Screen Legacy, screening Sundays in March at 1pm.
- [A Raisin in the Sun](https://facets.org/programs/a-raisin-in-the-sun/) - A Raisin in the Sun is a part of our special film series, A Tribute to Sidney Poitier: Four Films Celebrating his On-Screen Legacy, screening Sundays in March at 1pm. View Full Series
- [In the Heat of the Night](https://facets.org/programs/in-the-heat-of-the-night/) - In the Heat of the Night is a part of our special film series, A Tribute to Sidney Poitier: Four Films Celebrating his On-Screen Legacy, screening Sundays in March at 1pm.
- [FACETS Presents Chicago Encore Engagement of Maggie Gyllenhaal's THE LOST DAUGHTER](https://facets.org/programs/facets-presents-chicago-encore-engagement-of-maggie-gyllenhaals-the-lost-daughter/)
- [Romy and Michele's High School Reunion](https://facets.org/programs/romy-and-micheles-high-school-reunion/) - With a star-studded cast, iconic fashion, and too many quotable moments to count, this fun-loving, absurdist cult classic has come to define the femme buddy comedy.
- [Frances Ha](https://facets.org/programs/frances-ha/) - Greta Gerwig co-wrote and stars in Frances Ha, the era-defining modern comic fable that explores New York, friendship, class, ambition, failure, and redemption.
- [Futura](https://facets.org/programs/futura/) - Watch Futura from the safety of your home through FACETS' Virtual Cinema February 4-March 3, 2022.
- [Set It Off](https://facets.org/programs/set-it-off/) - Four tight-knit friends in 1996 Los Angeles decide to get even with a world that seems intent on trying to keep them down in Set It Off, playing February 11, 2022 at FACETS.
- [Mulholland Drive](https://facets.org/programs/mulholland-drive/) - Fairy tale turns to nightmare in David Lynch's darkly entertaining story of a fresh-faced Hollywood newcomer who becomes involved with a beautiful woman with amnesia.
- [FACETS Announces "Arthouse Environmentalism" Series Screening April 1-15, 2022](https://facets.org/programs/facets-annouces-arthouse-environmentalism-series-screeing-april-1-15-2022/)
- [Galentine's Weekend](https://facets.org/programs/galentines-weekend/) - Gather up your crew for a three-day celebration of films that capture the complexities and contradictions of women’s lives and relationships.
- [FACETS' CICFF38](https://facets.org/programs/facets-cicff38/) - FACETS’ 38th Annual Chicago International Children’s Film Festival (CICFF38), one of only two Oscar-qualifying children’s film festivals in the world, running November 5-14, 2021.
- [Cinema Screening Template - In Person (DO NOT DELETE)](https://facets.org/programs/cinema-screening-template-in-person-do-not-delete/) - Available March 12–April 8, 2021
- [FACETS Announces "Galentine's Weekend" Screenings February 11-13, 2022](https://facets.org/programs/facets-announces-galentines-weekend-screenings-february-11-13-2022/) - Watch established Galentine's Day classics, including David Lynch's Mulholland Drive (2001) February 11-13, 2022.
- [FACETS Virtual Cinema Presents Odd-Couple Comedy Perfumes](https://facets.org/programs/facets-virtual-cinema-presents-odd-couple-comedy-perfumes/) - Watch Perfumes, an odd-couple comedy about an unlikely friendship with wonderful performances.
- [FACETS Virtual Cinema Presents Gleefully Unhinged Satire The Columnist](https://facets.org/programs/facets-virtual-cinema-presents-gleefully-unhinged-satire-the-columnist/) - Watch The Columnist, a dark and very funny satire that is also a stark reminder of the internet’s number one rule: never read the comments.
- [FACETS Virtual Cinema Presents Nostalgic Comedy Drunk Bus](https://facets.org/programs/facets-virtual-cinema-presents-nostalgic-comedy-drunk-bus/) - Drunk Bus is a coming-of-age comedy, which understands the uncertainty of second adolescence and that, to head in a different direction, you have to make a wrong turn.
- [FACETS Virtual Cinema Presents Genre-Defying Thriller Slow Machine](https://facets.org/programs/facets-virtual-cinema-presents-genre-defying-thriller-slow-machine/) - Slow Machine is a fascinating work pitched at the intersection of American independent cinema and avant-garde theater.
- [FACETS Presents Paul Schrader's Feature, THE CARD COUNTER](https://facets.org/programs/the-card-counter-press-release/) - In-Person Screenings of The Card Counter at FACETS' Cinema February 4-6, 2022
- [FACETS Virtual Cinema Presents Quirky Satire Dead Pigs](https://facets.org/programs/facets-virtual-cinema-presents-quirky-satire-dead-pigs/) - Based on remarkable true events, Dead Pigs is the virtuoso feature debut of Cathy Yan (Birds of Prey)
- [FACETS Virtual Cinema Presents Illuminating Documentary Bill Traylor Chasing Ghosts](https://facets.org/programs/facets-virtual-cinema-presents-illuminating-documentary-bill-traylor-chasing-ghosts/) - Watch Bill Traylor: Chasing Ghosts, an illuminating documentary which explores the life of a unique American artist, a man with a remarkable and unlikely biography.
- [FACETS Virtual Cinema Presents Gripping Psychological Thriller Nina Wu](https://facets.org/programs/facets-virtual-cinema-presents-gripping-psychological-thriller-nina-wu/) - Watch Nina Wu, a gripping psychological thriller that examines the destructive nature of abuse and exploitation within the film industry
- [FACETS Virtual Cinema Presents Social Suspense Thriller Les Nôtres](https://facets.org/programs/facets-virtual-cinema-presents-social-suspense-thriller-les-notres/) - Watch this suspenseful social thriller about a pregnant teenager refusing to identify her baby's father.
- [FACETS Virtual Cinema Presents Feminist Labor Film Made in Bangladesh](https://facets.org/programs/facets-virtual-cinema-presents-feminist-labor-film-made-in-bangladesh/)
- [FACETS Virtual Cinema Presents Inspirational Iranian Documentary Platform](https://facets.org/programs/facets-virtual-cinema-presents-inspirational-iranian-documentary-platform/) - Watch Platform, the first feature documentary released nationwide in Iran and the number one selling documentary of all time in the country.
- [FACETS ANNOUNCES “FESTIVAL FAVES” AT LINCOLN YARDS' MOVIES ON THE LAWN SCREENING SERIES](https://facets.org/programs/facets-announces-festival-faves-at-lincoln-yards-movies-on-the-lawn-screening-series/) - Watch new & retro favorites from the film festival circuit, including Wes Anderson’s Bottle Rocket (1996)
- [FACETS to Reopen to the Public on September 17](https://facets.org/programs/facets-to-reopen-to-the-public-on-september-17/) - FACETS to host press / industry open house on August 24 in anticipation of the cinema's reopening to the public in September
- [FACETS Announces a Wide Range of New Initiatives in Conjunction With its Long-Awaited Reopening](https://facets.org/programs/facets-announces-a-wide-range-of-new-initiatives-in-conjunction-with-its-long-awaited-reopening/)
- [Memory House](https://facets.org/programs/memory-house/) - In this audacious debut feature, João Paulo Miranda Maria conjures a surreal vision of the racial and social rifts in modern day Brazil.
- [Bulletproof](https://facets.org/programs/bulletproof/) - Bulletproof explores the complexities of violence in schools by looking at the strategies employed to prevent it.
- [Happy Christmas](https://facets.org/programs/happy-christmas/) - Written and directed by Chicago local Joe Swanberg, Happy Christmas speaks to the stress of the holiday season that we have all felt at one point or another.
- [Tokyo Godfathers](https://facets.org/programs/tokyo-godfathers/) - Inspired by the 1948 U.S. film 3 Godfathers, this film centers around 3 homeless people who find a baby on Christmas Eve and their journey to reunite the baby with its parents.
- [Isabella](https://facets.org/programs/isabella/) - Isabella is a film about the ongoing battle between doubt and ambition, which unfolds like a jigsaw puzzle.
- [Teeth](https://facets.org/programs/teeth/) - A powerful critique of America's purity culture, Teeth is also an incisor sharp comedy on male entitlement, consent, and sexual violence.
- [17 Blocks](https://facets.org/programs/17-blocks/) - Available February 26–March 11, 2021
- [True Mothers](https://facets.org/programs/true-mothers/) - Available February 26–March 11, 2021
- [F.T.A.](https://facets.org/programs/fta/) - Available March 5–March 25, 2021
- [Sophie Jones](https://facets.org/programs/sophie-jones/) - Available March 12–April 8, 2021
- [A First Farewell](https://facets.org/programs/a-first-farewell/) - Available March 12–April 1, 2021
- [Stray](https://facets.org/programs/stray/) - Available March 12–April 8, 2021
- [CICFF Presents: 2040](https://facets.org/programs/cicff-presents-2040/) - Available April 16–22, 2021
- [15 Things You Didn't Know About Bigfoot](https://facets.org/programs/15-things-you-didnt-know-about-bigfoot/) - Available April 9–22, 2021
- [The Inheritance](https://facets.org/programs/the-inheritance/) - Available April 16–29, 2021
- [2021 Oscar Nominated Short Films](https://facets.org/programs/2021-oscar-nominated-short-films/) - Available April 16–29, 2021
- [Bill Traylor: Chasing Ghosts](https://facets.org/programs/bill-traylor-chasing-ghosts/) - This documentary is dedicated to spreading the word about one of America's most prominent artists to a wider and very grateful audience.
- [The Columnist](https://facets.org/programs/the-columnist/) - Gleefully unhinged, The Columnist is a dark and very funny satire that is also a stark reminder of the internet's number one rule: never read the comments.
- [Drunk Bus](https://facets.org/programs/drunk-bus/) - Drunk Bus is a charming coming-of-age comedy, which understands the uncertainty of second adolescence.
- [Nina Wu](https://facets.org/programs/nina-wu/) - After toiling for years in bit-parts, aspiring actress Nina Wu finally gets her big break with a leading role in a spy thriller set in the 1960s.
- [Take Me Somewhere Nice](https://facets.org/programs/take-me-somewhere-nice/) - Ena Sendijarević's quirky and surreal debut feature shows the complicated nature of familial relationships in this teen European road movie.
- [About Endlessness](https://facets.org/programs/about-endlessness/) - Swedish auteur Roy Andersson once again ponders the human condition, and the meaning of life in his newest film.
- [Perfumes](https://facets.org/programs/perfume/) - The friction between this mismatched pair remains so good natured in this delightful comedy, which is also a visual and sophisticated treat.
- [Les Nôtres](https://facets.org/programs/les-notres/) - From prejudices to secrets and silences, filmmaker Jeanne Leblanc examines the life of these small towns governed by appearances and good thinking.
- [Dead Pigs](https://facets.org/programs/dead-pigs/) - Dead Pigs centers on the intersecting stories of five characters, whose connections begin to fatefully intertwine
- [Platform](https://facets.org/programs/platform/) - The Mansourian sisters are world champions in Wushu, an intense Chinese contact sport that is a combination of wrestling, boxing, and martial arts.
- [Angélica](https://facets.org/programs/angelica/) - Angélica is an intimate drama whose main themes are family, discrimination, migration and love.
- [Bottle Rocket](https://facets.org/programs/bottle-rocket-movies-on-the-lawn/) - Bottle Rocket set the pace and style for director Wes Anderson's iconic films while delivering a runny endearing take on a youthful heist film.
- [Blood Conscious](https://facets.org/programs/blood-conscious/) - The Thing meets Get Out in this shocking tale reflecting racial and social tensions of our time.
- [Broken Diamonds](https://facets.org/programs/broken-diamonds/) - Broken Diamonds, with humor and irony, shines a light on a mental illness that affects millions of people and their families.
- [Slow Machine](https://facets.org/programs/slow-machine/) - The thriller genre is exploded and reassembled in DeNardo and Felten's funny and alluring work on paranoia, surveillance, and performance.
- [Sisters](https://facets.org/programs/sisters/) - This moving quest for identity delicately evokes the relationship between one’s country of origin and one’s host country
- [Anne at 13,000 Ft.](https://facets.org/programs/anne-at-13000-ft/) - Canadian filmmaker Kazik Radwanski dives headlong into the daily struggles of Anne, anchored by Deragh Campbell’s layered and dynamic performance.
- [Trouble Every Day](https://facets.org/programs/trouble-every-day/) - Two American newlyweds in Paris experience a love so strong, it almost devours them in this erotic horror from director Claire Denis.
- [Raw](https://facets.org/programs/raw/) - A young woman, studying to be a vet, develops a craving for human flesh in this 2016 coming-of-age cannibal horror.
- [Don't Look Now](https://facets.org/programs/dont-look-now/) - A married couple grieves the recent death of their young daughter and have strange encounters in this film adapted from the short story by Daphne Du Maurier.
- [499](https://facets.org/programs/499/) - 499 uses magical realism to draw a parallel between the apocalyptic sacking of Tenochtitlan and the harsh reality of many modern-day Mexicans.
- [Ganja & Hess](https://facets.org/programs/ganja-and-hess/) - After being stabbed with an ancient, germ-infested knife, a doctor finds himself with an insatiable desire for blood.
- [CICFF Presents: 2040](https://facets.org/programs/cicff-presents-2040-in-person/) - To kick off the upcoming FACETS 38th Annual Chicago International Children's Film Festival (CICFF), running November 5-14, 2021, we're presenting the CICFF37 audience favorite, 2040.
- [FACETS PRESENTS CICFF ENCORE MATINEES](https://facets.org/programs/facets-presents-cicff-encore-matinees-press-release/)
- [IN-PERSON DECEMBER 2021 PROGRAMMING Press Release](https://facets.org/programs/in-person-december-2021-programming-press-release/)
- [A SON Press Release](https://facets.org/programs/a-son-press-release/) - CHICAGO—FACETS is excited to announce the screening of A Son by director Mehdi Barsaoui. A Son will screen in-person from December 10-12 & 17-19 at FACETS’ cinema.
- [Serial Mom](https://facets.org/programs/serial-mom-movies-on-the-lawn/) - Set in a picket white fence suburban town and starring a nuclear family, Serial Mom twists the knife on multiple genres and archetypes.
- [ISABELLA Press Release](https://facets.org/programs/isabella-press-release/) - CHICAGO—FACETS is excited to announce the screening of Isabella by director Matías Piñeiro. Isabella screens in-person from November 19-21 & 26-28 at FACETS' cinema.
- [BULLETPROOF Press Release](https://facets.org/programs/bulletproof-press-release/)
- [FACETS ANNOUNCES ADDITION TO "ALTERNATIVE HORROR ESSENTIALS" SERIES SCREENING OCTOBER 28, 2021](https://facets.org/programs/facets-announces-addition-to-alternative-horror-essentials-series-screening-october-28-2021/) - FACETS announces a new addition to their "Alternative Horror Essentials" series, Mitchell Lichtenstein's TEETH
- [SON OF MONARCHS Press Release](https://facets.org/programs/son-of-monarchs-press-release/) - FACETS is excited to announce the in-person screenings of Son of Monarchs by director Alexis Gambis
- [MEMORY HOUSE Press Release](https://facets.org/programs/memory-house-press-release/) - CHICAGO—FACETS is excited to announce the virtual screening of Memory House by director João Paulo Miranda Maria.
- [LATIN AMERICAN RARITIES/2040 Press Release](https://facets.org/programs/latin-american-rarities-2040-press-release/)
- [FACETS Announces Tickets for the 38th Annual Chicago International Children's Film Festival](https://facets.org/programs/cicff38-ticket-announce/)
- [FACETS PRESENTS RODRIGO REYES’S MAGICAL REALIST DOCU-FICTION HYBRID 499 ](https://facets.org/programs/facets-presents-rodrigo-reyes-magical-realist-docufiction-hybrid-499/) - FACETS is excited to announce the in-person screenings of 499 by director Rodrigo Reyes.
- [FACETS ANNOUNCES LATE NIGHT FILM SERIES: "ALTERNATIVE HORROR ESSENTIALS" STARTING OCTOBER 7, 2021](https://facets.org/programs/facets-announces-late-night-film-series/) - Celebrate Halloween FACETS style with these bone-chilling deep cuts and underrated eerie classics at our Alternative Horror Essentials late night screening series.
- [FACETS RETURNS TO IN-PERSON FILM SCREENINGS WITH CANADIAN INDIE THRILLER ANNE AT 13,000 FT.](https://facets.org/programs/press-release-anne-at-13000-ft/)
- [FACETS Virtual Cinema Presents Roy Andersson’s Existential About Endlessness](https://facets.org/programs/facets-virtual-cinema-presents-roy-anderssons-existential-about-endlessness/) - Watch About Endlessness, a series of uproarious and existential vignettes about the futility, vulnerability, and hilarity of life.
- [FACETS Virtual Cinema Presents 4K Restoration of Infamous Documentary F.T.A.](https://facets.org/programs/facets-virtual-cinema-presents-4k-restoration-of-infamous-documentary-fta/) - Watch F.T.A, a film on the Vietnam War shrouded by political controversy which is remarkable for how little it is known and how rarely it has been seen
- [FACETS Announces Karen Cardarelli as the New Executive Director](https://facets.org/programs/facets-announces-karen-cardarelli-as-the-new-executive-director/)
- [Now Available, FACETS Virtual Cinema screenings](https://facets.org/programs/now-available-facets-virtual-cinema-screenings/)
- [FACETS Celebrates its 45th Anniversary](https://facets.org/programs/facets-celebrates-its-45th-anniversary/)
- [FACETS Announces Six New Virtual Summer Camps](https://facets.org/programs/facets-announces-six-new-virtual-summer-camps/)
- [Facets Virtual Cinema Presents Queer Pregnancy Drama The Surrogate](https://facets.org/programs/facets-virtual-cinema-presents-queer-pregnancy-drama-the-surrogate/)
- [Facets Virtual Cinema Presents Comic-Tragic Feature Documentary The Ghost of Peter Sellers](https://facets.org/programs/facets-virtual-cinema-presents-comic-tragic-feature-documentary-the-ghost-of-peter-sellers/)
- [Facets Virtual Cinema Presents 4k Restoration of Hong Sang-soo’s Woman on the Beach](https://facets.org/programs/facets-virtual-cinema-presents-4k-restoration-of-hong-sang-soos-woman-on-the-beach/)
- [FACETS Announces Award Winners For The 37th Annual Chicago International Children's Film Festival](https://facets.org/programs/6848/)
- [Facets Virtual Cinema Presents Mother-Daughter Drama Miss Juneteenth](https://facets.org/programs/facets-virtual-cinema-presents-mother-daughter-drama-miss-juneteenth/)
- [FACETS Virtual Cinema Presents Widow of Silence](https://facets.org/programs/facets-virtual-cinema-presents-widow-of-silence/)
- [Facets Virtual Cinema presents documentary You Never Had It -- An Evening with Bukowski](https://facets.org/programs/facets-virtual-cinema-presents-documentary-you-never-had-it-an-evening-with-bukowski/)
- [FACETS Virtual Cinema Presents Documentary John Lewis: Good Trouble](https://facets.org/programs/facets-virtual-cinema-presents-documentary-john-lewis-good-trouble/)
- [FACETS Virtual Cinema Presents A Girl Missing](https://facets.org/programs/facets-virtual-cinema-presents-a-girl-missing/)
- [FACETS Virtual Cinema Presents Pandemic Thriller Before the Fire](https://facets.org/programs/facets-virtual-cinema-presents-pandemic-thriller-before-the-fire/)
- [Facets Virtual Cinema Presents record renaissance documentary Vinyl Nation](https://facets.org/programs/facets-virtual-cinema-presents-record-renaissance-documentary-vinyl-nation/)
- [Facets Virtual Cinema Presents optimistic journey film Ghost Tropic](https://facets.org/programs/facets-virtual-cinema-presents-optimistic-journey-film-ghost-tropic/)
- [FACETS Announces Drive-In Series](https://facets.org/programs/facets-announces-drive-in-series/)
- [FACETS To Present 37th Annual Chicago International Children's Film Festival, Streamed Virtually for the First Time, November 13 - 22](https://facets.org/programs/facets-to-present-37th-annual-chicago-international-childrens-film-festival-streamed-virtually-for-the-first-time-november-13-22/)
- [18th Annual African Diaspora International Film Festival, Chicago](https://facets.org/programs/adiff-chicago-2021/) - Women take central stage at the 18th Annual African Diaspora International Film Festival, running July 18-24.
- [In Focus: Asian-American Film and its Media Representation](https://facets.org/programs/in-focus-asian-american-film/) - Available April 16–29
- [Ham on Rye](https://facets.org/programs/ham-on-rye/) - Available October 23–December 17, 2020
- [Frida Kahlo](https://facets.org/programs/frida-kahlo/) - Available November 6–December 3, 2020
- [Dirty God](https://facets.org/programs/dirty-god/) - Available November 20–December 3, 2020
- [Insert Coin](https://facets.org/programs/insert-coin/) - Available November 27, 2020–January 28, 2021
- [Markie in Milwaukee](https://facets.org/programs/markie-in-milwaukee/) - Available December 4–December 31, 2020
- [Queer Japan](https://facets.org/programs/queer-japan/) - Available December 11, 2020–February 11, 2021
- [Through the Night](https://facets.org/programs/through-the-night/) - Available December 11–December 24, 2020
- [PJ Harvey: A Dog Called Money](https://facets.org/programs/pj-harvey-a-dog-called-money/) - Available December 18–December 31, 2020
- [To the Ends of the Earth](https://facets.org/programs/to-the-ends-of-the-earth/) - Available December 18, 2020–February 4, 2021
- [Mayor](https://facets.org/programs/mayor/) - Available December 24, 2020–February 18, 2021
- [Shadow in the Cloud](https://facets.org/programs/shadow-in-the-cloud/) - Available January 1–February 11, 2021
- [Savage State](https://facets.org/programs/savage-state/) - Available January 8–February 18, 2021
- [Some Kind of Heaven](https://facets.org/programs/some-kind-of-heaven/) - Available January 22–February 25, 2021
- [What Happened Was...](https://facets.org/programs/what-happened-was/) - Available January 29–February 25, 2021
- [A Film About a Father Who](https://facets.org/programs/a-film-about-a-father-who/) - Available January 29–February 25, 2021
- [Softie](https://facets.org/programs/softie/) - Available January 29–February 18, 2021
- [A Glitch in the Matrix](https://facets.org/programs/a-glitch-in-the-matrix/) - Available February 12–February 25, 2021
- [Preparations to Be Together for an Unknown Period of Time](https://facets.org/programs/preparations-to-be-together-for-an-unkown-period-of-time/) - Available February 12–February 25, 2021
- [Two of Us](https://facets.org/programs/two-of-us/) - Available February 12–February 25, 2021
- [My Darling Supermarket](https://facets.org/programs/my-darling-supermarket/) - Available February 26–March 11, 2021
- [CICFF Presents: The Breadwinner](https://facets.org/programs/the-breadwinner/) - Available March 20–21, 2021
- [Truth or Consequences](https://facets.org/programs/truth-or-consequences/) - Available March 26–April 8, 2021

## Categories

- [Cinema](https://facets.org/category/cinema/)
- [Education](https://facets.org/category/education/)
- [Watch Lists](https://facets.org/category/watch-lists/)
- [All Publications](https://facets.org/category/all-publications/)
- [Legacy](https://facets.org/category/legacy/)
- [Festival](https://facets.org/category/festival/)
- [Staff Picks](https://facets.org/category/staff-picks/)

## Portfolio Categories

- [Now Playing](https://facets.org/portfolio-category/now-playing/)
- [Cinema](https://facets.org/portfolio-category/cinema/)
- [Coming Soon](https://facets.org/portfolio-category/coming-soon/)
- [Archive](https://facets.org/portfolio-category/archive/)
- [Field Trips](https://facets.org/portfolio-category/field-trips/)
- [Must-Watch Indies](https://facets.org/portfolio-category/must-watch-indies/)
- [Anime Club](https://facets.org/portfolio-category/anime-club/)
- [Film Trivia](https://facets.org/portfolio-category/film-trivia/)
- [Staff Picks](https://facets.org/portfolio-category/staff-picks/)
- [Speakeasy Cinema](https://facets.org/portfolio-category/speakeasy-cinema/)
- [Cold Sweat](https://facets.org/portfolio-category/cold-sweat/)
- [Family Sundays](https://facets.org/portfolio-category/family-sundays/)
- [FACETS 50](https://facets.org/portfolio-category/facets-50/)
- [Chicago on Screen](https://facets.org/portfolio-category/chicago-on-screen/)
- [5 Films/5 Decades/5 Critics](https://facets.org/portfolio-category/5-5-5/)
- [Optical Noise](https://facets.org/portfolio-category/optical-noise/) - Optical Noise is here to cut through the modern fog of media static and guide you to the best underground, cult, and indie cinema. Reject the mainstream and embrace the noise. Programmed by CineRomero Productions.
- [Sunday's Best](https://facets.org/portfolio-category/sundays-best/)
- [Essentials](https://facets.org/portfolio-category/essentials/)
- [ADIFF](https://facets.org/portfolio-category/adiff/)
- [Films of LaBruce](https://facets.org/portfolio-category/films-of-labruce/)

## Portfolio Tags

- [Galentine's Weekend](https://facets.org/portfolio-tag/galentines-weekend/)
- [Poitier Tribute](https://facets.org/portfolio-tag/poitier-tribute/)
- [Film Trivia](https://facets.org/portfolio-tag/film-trivia/)
- [If We Picked the Oscars](https://facets.org/portfolio-tag/if-we-picked-oscars/)
- [Halfway to Halloween](https://facets.org/portfolio-tag/halfway-to-halloween/)
- [Arthouse Environmentalism](https://facets.org/portfolio-tag/arthouse-environmentalism/)
- [47th Anniversary Celebration](https://facets.org/portfolio-tag/47th-anniversary-celebration/)
- [Milos's Picks](https://facets.org/portfolio-tag/miloss-picks/)
- [Kartemquin Films X Full Spectrum Features](https://facets.org/portfolio-tag/kartemquin-films-x-full-spectrum-features/)
- [Real Chicago](https://facets.org/portfolio-tag/real-chicago/)
- [Anime Auteurs](https://facets.org/portfolio-tag/anime-auteurs/)
- [ADIFF Chicago 2022](https://facets.org/portfolio-tag/adiff-chicago-2022/)
- [Cinema Deathmatch: Round One](https://facets.org/portfolio-tag/cinema-deathmatch-round-one/)
- [Giallo Gelato](https://facets.org/portfolio-tag/giallo-gelato/)
- [Symphony of Horrors](https://facets.org/portfolio-tag/symphony-of-horrors/)
- [Chicago Horror](https://facets.org/portfolio-tag/chicago-horror/)
- [Tribute to Jim Wynorski & Kelli Maroney](https://facets.org/portfolio-tag/a-tribute-to-jim-wynorski-kelli-maroney/)
- [APUC Horror Marathon](https://facets.org/portfolio-tag/apuc-horror-marathon/)
- [Assayas's Techno Horror](https://facets.org/portfolio-tag/assayas-techno-horror/)
- [Undead & Queer](https://facets.org/portfolio-tag/undead-queer/)
- [Hip Hop + Horror](https://facets.org/portfolio-tag/hip-hop-horror/)
- [Family Fright Matinees](https://facets.org/portfolio-tag/family-fright-matinees/)
- [Rubén Galindro Jr. Frights!](https://facets.org/portfolio-tag/ruben-galindro-jr-frights/)
- [FACETS Anime Club](https://facets.org/portfolio-tag/facets-anime-club/)
- [Holiday Detour](https://facets.org/portfolio-tag/holiday-detour/)
- [Naughty List](https://facets.org/portfolio-tag/naughty-list/)
- [Twisted Fairy Tales](https://facets.org/portfolio-tag/twisted-fairy-tales/)
- [Galentine's Dynamic Duos](https://facets.org/portfolio-tag/galentines-dynamic-duos/)
- [Black Italian Film Showcase](https://facets.org/portfolio-tag/black-italian-film-showcase/)
- [FACETS Anime Club - March](https://facets.org/portfolio-tag/facets-anime-club-march/)
- [Body Parts](https://facets.org/portfolio-tag/body-parts/)
- [ADIFF Chicago 2023](https://facets.org/portfolio-tag/adiff-chicago-2023/)
- [Fetish Film Forum: Cronenberg Edition](https://facets.org/portfolio-tag/fetish-film-forum-cronenberg-edition/)
- [Festival de Cannes at FACETS](https://facets.org/portfolio-tag/festival-de-cannes-at-facets/)
- [Finntastic: New Films from Finland](https://facets.org/portfolio-tag/finntastic-new-films-from-finland/)
- [CYBERGRIME](https://facets.org/portfolio-tag/cybergrime/)
- [Anime Auteurs 2023](https://facets.org/portfolio-tag/anime-auteurs-2023/)
- [Migrant Stories in Italian Cinema](https://facets.org/portfolio-tag/migrant-stories-in-italian-cinema/)
- [BLACK CHRISTMAS + CURTAINS W/ LYNNE GRIFFIN](https://facets.org/portfolio-tag/black-christmas-curtains-w-lynne-griffin/)
- [RUDOLPH & CO](https://facets.org/portfolio-tag/rudolph-co/)
- [Holiday Detour 2023](https://facets.org/portfolio-tag/holiday-detour-2023/)
- [DOUBLE THE DEMONS](https://facets.org/portfolio-tag/double-the-demons/)
- [Queer Galentines](https://facets.org/portfolio-tag/queer-galentines/)
- [MIRANDA + LAURA](https://facets.org/portfolio-tag/miranda-laura/)
- [If We Picked the Oscars 2024](https://facets.org/portfolio-tag/if-we-picked-the-oscars-2024/)
- [CATS VS EVIL](https://facets.org/portfolio-tag/cats-vs-evil/)
- [Oscars Encore](https://facets.org/portfolio-tag/oscars-encore/)
- [MAXIMAL MELT](https://facets.org/portfolio-tag/maximal-melt/)
- [ECO HORROR](https://facets.org/portfolio-tag/eco-horror/)
- [SPEAKEASY CINEMA](https://facets.org/portfolio-tag/speakeasy-cinema/)
- [TV SHOCKERS](https://facets.org/portfolio-tag/tv-shockers/)
- [GREMLINS: DO NOT OPEN](https://facets.org/portfolio-tag/gremlins-do-not-open/)
- [ADIFF Chicago 2024](https://facets.org/portfolio-tag/adiff-chicago-2024/)
- [Anime Club Presents](https://facets.org/portfolio-tag/anime-club-presents/)
- [Artivism](https://facets.org/portfolio-tag/artivism/)
- [Queer Complexities](https://facets.org/portfolio-tag/queer-complexities/)
- [COLD SWEAT](https://facets.org/portfolio-tag/cold-sweat/)
- [Dressed to Possess](https://facets.org/portfolio-tag/dressed-to-possess/)
- [Outside the Lines](https://facets.org/portfolio-tag/outside-the-lines/)
- [Family Fall Fun Day](https://facets.org/portfolio-tag/family-fall-fun-day/)
- [The Searchers Restored](https://facets.org/portfolio-tag/the-searchers-restored/)
- [EU Film Fest](https://facets.org/portfolio-tag/eu-film-fest/)
- [Miguel Llanso](https://facets.org/portfolio-tag/miguel-llanso/)
- [5 Films/5 Decades/5 Critics](https://facets.org/portfolio-tag/5-films-5-decades-5-critics/)
- [Chicago on Screen](https://facets.org/portfolio-tag/chicago-on-screen/)
- [ADIFF CHICAGO 2025](https://facets.org/portfolio-tag/adiff-chicago-2025/)
- [Projecting Homosexuality](https://facets.org/portfolio-tag/projecting-homosexuality/)
- [Anime Club Presents 2025](https://facets.org/portfolio-tag/anime-club-presents-2025/)
- [EUNIC](https://facets.org/portfolio-tag/eunic/)
- [Sunday's Best](https://facets.org/portfolio-tag/sundays-best/)
- [Anime Club Presents 2026](https://facets.org/portfolio-tag/anime-club-presents-2026/)

## Testimonials Categories

- [CICFF37 Press Coverage](https://facets.org/testimonials-category/cicff37-press-coverage/)
- [Stray Screening](https://facets.org/testimonials-category/stray-screening/)
- [17 Blocks Screening](https://facets.org/testimonials-category/17-blocks-screening/)
- [True Mothers Screening](https://facets.org/testimonials-category/true-mothers-screening/)
- [My Darling Supermarket Screening](https://facets.org/testimonials-category/my-darling-supermarket-screening/)
- [A Glitch in the Matrix Screening](https://facets.org/testimonials-category/a-glitch-in-the-matrix-screening/)
- [Preparations Screening](https://facets.org/testimonials-category/preparations-screening/)
- [Two of Us Screening](https://facets.org/testimonials-category/two-of-us-screening/)
- [What Happened Was Screening](https://facets.org/testimonials-category/what-happened-was-screening/)
- [A Film About a Father Who Screening](https://facets.org/testimonials-category/a-film-about-a-father-who-screening/)
- [Some Kind of Heaven Screening](https://facets.org/testimonials-category/some-kind-of-heaven-screening/)
- [Softie Screening](https://facets.org/testimonials-category/softie-screening/)
- [Mayor Screening](https://facets.org/testimonials-category/mayor-screening/)
- [Shadow in the Cloud Screening](https://facets.org/testimonials-category/shadow-in-the-cloud-screening/)
- [Queer Japan Screening](https://facets.org/testimonials-category/queer-japan-screening/)
- [To the Ends of the Earth Screening](https://facets.org/testimonials-category/to-the-ends-of-the-earth-screening/)
- [Insert Coin Screening](https://facets.org/testimonials-category/insert-coin-screening/)
- [Markie in Milwaukee Screening](https://facets.org/testimonials-category/markie-in-milwaukee-screening/)
- [Through the Night Screening](https://facets.org/testimonials-category/through-the-night-screening/)
- [Ham on Rye Screening](https://facets.org/testimonials-category/ham-on-rye-screening/)
- [Dirty God Screening](https://facets.org/testimonials-category/dirty-god-screening/)
- [Song of the Sea Screening](https://facets.org/testimonials-category/song-of-the-sea-screening/)
- [The Breadwinner Screening](https://facets.org/testimonials-category/the-breadwinner-screening/)
- [2040 Screening](https://facets.org/testimonials-category/2040-screening/)
- [Sophie Jones Screening](https://facets.org/testimonials-category/sophie-jones-screening/)
- [Truth or Consequences Screening](https://facets.org/testimonials-category/truth-or-consequences-screening/)
- [Nina Wu Screening](https://facets.org/testimonials-category/nina-wu-screening/)
- [A First Farewell Screening](https://facets.org/testimonials-category/a-first-farewell-screening/)
- [The Inheritance Screening](https://facets.org/testimonials-category/the-inheritance-screening/)
- [About Endlessness Screening](https://facets.org/testimonials-category/about-endlessness-screening/)
- [The Columnist Screening](https://facets.org/testimonials-category/the-columnist-screening/)
- [Drunk Bus Screening](https://facets.org/testimonials-category/drunk-bus-screening/)
- [Slow Machine Screening](https://facets.org/testimonials-category/slow-machine-screening/)
- [Film 101 testimonials](https://facets.org/testimonials-category/film-101-testimonials/)
- [Perfume Screening](https://facets.org/testimonials-category/perfume-screening/)
- [Dead Pigs Screenings](https://facets.org/testimonials-category/dead-pigs-screenings/)
- [Take Me Somewhere Nice Screenings](https://facets.org/testimonials-category/take-me-somewhere-nice-screenings/)
- [Les Nôtres Screenings](https://facets.org/testimonials-category/les-notres-screenings/)
- [My Heart Can't Beat Unless You Tell it To Screening](https://facets.org/testimonials-category/my-heart-cant-beat-unless-you-tell-it-to-screening/)
- [Serial Mom Screening](https://facets.org/testimonials-category/serial-mom-screening/)
- [Bottle Rocket Screening](https://facets.org/testimonials-category/bottle-rocket-screening/)
- [Broken Diamonds](https://facets.org/testimonials-category/broken-diamonds/)
- [Her Socialist Smile Screening](https://facets.org/testimonials-category/her-socialist-smile-screening/)
- [Angelica Screening](https://facets.org/testimonials-category/angelica-screening/)
- [Blood Conscious Screening](https://facets.org/testimonials-category/blood-conscious-screening/)
- [Anne at 13k ft Screening](https://facets.org/testimonials-category/anne-13k-screening/)
- [Trouble Every Day](https://facets.org/testimonials-category/trouble-every-day/)
- [Raw Screening](https://facets.org/testimonials-category/raw-screening/)
- [Don't Look Now Screening](https://facets.org/testimonials-category/dont-look-now-screening/)
- [Ganja & Hess Screening](https://facets.org/testimonials-category/ganja-hess-screening/)
- [Perfect Blue](https://facets.org/testimonials-category/perfect-blue/)
- [499 Screening](https://facets.org/testimonials-category/499-screening/)
- [Wildland Screening](https://facets.org/testimonials-category/wildland-screening/)
- [Memory House Virtual Cinema](https://facets.org/testimonials-category/memory-house-virtual-cinema/)
- [Son of Monarchs Screening](https://facets.org/testimonials-category/son-of-monarchs-screening/)
- [Bulletproof Virtual Screenings](https://facets.org/testimonials-category/bulletproof-virtual-screenings/)
- [Isabella Screenings](https://facets.org/testimonials-category/isabella-screenings/)
- [A Son Screening](https://facets.org/testimonials-category/a-son-screening/)
- [Funeral Parade of Roses Screening](https://facets.org/testimonials-category/funeral-parade-of-roses-screening/)
- [Eyes Wide Shut Screening](https://facets.org/testimonials-category/eyes-wide-shut-screening/)
- [The Ice Harvest Screening](https://facets.org/testimonials-category/the-ice-harvest-screening/)
- [Tokyo Godfathers Screening](https://facets.org/testimonials-category/tokyo-godfathers-screening/)
- [Happy Christmas Screening](https://facets.org/testimonials-category/happy-christmas-screening/)
- [Tangerine Screenings](https://facets.org/testimonials-category/tangerine-screenings/)
- [Carol Screening](https://facets.org/testimonials-category/carol-screening/)
- [Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy Screenings](https://facets.org/testimonials-category/wheel-of-fortune-and-fantasy-screenings/)
- [The Card Counter Screenings](https://facets.org/testimonials-category/the-card-counter-screenings/)
- [All is Forgiven Screenings](https://facets.org/testimonials-category/all-is-forgiven-screenings/)
- [Set it Off screening](https://facets.org/testimonials-category/set-it-off-screening/)
- [Mulholland Drive Screening](https://facets.org/testimonials-category/mulholland-drive-screening/)
- [Frances Ha Screening](https://facets.org/testimonials-category/frances-ha-screening/)
- [Romy and Michele Screening](https://facets.org/testimonials-category/romy-and-michele-screening/)