INTERIOR LIVES: Sojourner Truth Festival of the Arts
Thursday, September 14, 6:00 p.m. In 1976, an extraordinary group of Black feminist artists organized the first-ever Black women’s film festival: the Sojourner Truth Festival of the Arts. Four decades later, a new generation of artists, curators, and scholars have revived the festival. INTERIOR LIVES opens a weekend of events at the Gene Siskel Film […]
Su Friedrich: TODAY
Thursday, September 7, 8:30 p.m. Join renowned filmmaker Su Friedrich for the Chicago premiere of her latest feature TODAY. “Challenges us to look at what’s right in front of us.” – Rhea Nayyar, Hyperallergic For nearly a half-century, Su Friedrich has played a pivotal role in American queer cinema and autobiographical film with her rich and […]
Su Friedrich: SINK OR SWIM and RULES OF THE ROAD
Thursday, September 7, 6:00 p.m. Join legendary filmmaker Su Friedrich for a screening of her contemporary classics SINK OR SWIM and RULES OF THE ROAD. “[A] personal chronicle about language, memory, and Dad that strikes hard, and deep.” – Manohla Dargis, The Village Voice “[Friedrich] creates a film like a perfect short story.” – Stuart Klawans, The Nation […]
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Conversations at the Edge is a weekly series of screenings, performances, and talks by groundbreaking media artists.
CATE is organized by SAIC's Department of Film, Video, New Media, and Animation in collaboration with the Gene Siskel Film Center and SAIC's Video Data Bank.
Programs take place at the Gene Siskel Film Center (164 N. State / Chicago, IL / 312.846.2600), unless otherwise noted.
