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The Light of Truth: Richard Hunt’s Monument to Ida B. Wells

Directed by Rana Segal | United States
66 minutes

Winner of Audience Choice Award for Best Documentary at the 60th Chicago International Film Festival!

Chicago icons past and present come together in this inspiring documentary about artistic practice and political activism. As celebrated sculptor Richard Hunt crafts his monument to civil rights icon Ida B. Wells, “The Light of Truth,” the film weaves together Hunt’s story with the captivating history of his subject, Ida B. Wells.

In connecting artist and activist through Hunt’s towering 35-foot-high Bronzeville-based sculpture, the film reveals their analogous missions to battle racism and forge new paths for Black Americans. A moving testament to Hunt, an influential artist, and Wells, notable for her anti-lynching organizing and role in the suffragist movement, The Light of Truth is a monument to public art, the spirit of protest, and two essential Black Chicago pioneers dedicated to freedom and perseverance.

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An Evening with Mike Myers

Career Achievement Award presentation and conversation with actor Dave Foley

Towering comedic talent Mike Myers has brought an array of iconic characters to life in film and television as an actor, director, producer, and writer — Wayne Campbell, Austin
Powers, Dr. Evil, and Shrek, among them. Together with The Second City, the Chicago International Film Festival is thrilled to recognize this multifaceted performer and the extraordinary impact of his work with a Career Achievement Award.

Born in Toronto, Canada, Myers was discovered by Saturday Night Live producer Lorne Michaels at The Second City and debuted on SNL in 1989. Just three years later, Myers brought his popular character Wayne Campbell to the big screen in Wayne’s World and Wayne’s World 2. Myers also created, wrote, produced, and starred in the smash hit Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery, which spawned two sequels.

Myers lent his voice to the title role of Shrek, the beloved green ogre, in the wildly popular animated franchise; So I Married an Axe Murderer, Myers’ first film following his SNL tenure, is a cult classic. His additional film credits include Bohemian Rhapsody, Terminal, and David O. Russell’s Amsterdam.

Myers received a Screen Actors Guild ensemble award for his work in Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds and has been honored with the AFI Star Award at the U.S. Comedy Arts Festival, along with numerous additional accolades.

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