Chicago Filmmakers, 5243 N. Clark, has announced its diverse lineup of film and video programs for the fall season. What makes the upcoming season even more intriguing is that many of the filmmakers will be visiting in person to watch their works with the audience.
On Sept. 9 and 10, the venue will present Cinnamon, the new feature film by Kevin Everson that looks at the world of African-American drag racing. A special group show (organized by Ocularis in Brooklyn) features new experimental shorts based on Marlo Thomas’ landmark 1974 television movie Free to Be … You and Me. The screening will include a live performance of songs from the original film by the band Roommate.
Among those coming to Chicago is the Swedish experimental filmmaker Gunvor Nelson, who will be presenting her new digital video, True to Life, along with her classic film Light Years on Nov. 18. Nelson will also be showing work at the Film Studies Center at the University of Chicago and at the Gene Siskel Film Center as part of the School of Art Institute of Chicago’s ‘Conversations at the Edge’ series.
Acclaimed Thai filmmaker Apichatpong Weerasethakul (Tropical Malady; Mysterious Object at Noon) will present a program of his short films and videos on Oct. 11.
Other visiting filmmakers include Michael Galinsky, who will present a special screening of his rock ‘n roll road movie Half-Cocked; experimental animator Lewis Klahr; and filmmaker Lynne Sachs, who will screen her new film States of Unbelonging as part of an illustrated lecture.
Local work this fall includes group shows of work by faculty members from DePaul’s Art Department and by documentary students at Columbia College. Also showing this fall is soulMaid, the new feature by the local production organization Split Pillow.
For information, e-mail to programming@chicagofilmmakers.org.