June 12th, 2023 8 pm Live Ticket Link Location: Gene Siskel Film Center 164 N State St, Chicago, IL
Sunday DIRECTOR: PEGAH PASALAR FORMAT: NARRATIVE SHORT FILM RUN TIME: 14:38 YEAR: 2014 COUNTRY: IRAN A young Iranian woman encounters different members of her family who all have immigrated as she remembers them on her 30th birthday. Inspired by magical realism, this short film creates moments of magic through a cinematic narrative. Una joven iraní se encuentra con diferentes miembros de su familia que han emigrado como ella los recuerda en su cumpleaños número 30. Inspirado en el realismo mágico, este cort
DIRECTOR: TANIA HERNÁNDEZ VELASCO FORMAT: DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM RUN TIME: 62 MINS YEAR: 2018 COUNTRY: MEXICO A mourning tree, dancing sprouts, ghosts, stories and forgotten seeds. This is a Mexican family’s very last attempt to cultivate their land. Un árbol de luto, brotes danzantes, fantasmas, historias y semillas olvidadas. Este es el último intento de una familia mexicana de cultivar su tierra.