Retrospective
To celebrate 60 years of cinema, we present astounding newly restored Chicago films, memorable movies from past editions, and recent classics.
After Life (1998) Wandâfuru raifu
A cast of characters waiting in limbo must decide which memory they want to preserve before moving on in this fantastical and poignant drama.
After the Storm (2016) Umi yori mo mada fukaku
A deadbeat dad is trapped with his family waiting out a typhoon. There, the fractured clan reckons with their past as they look to an uncertain future.
Broker (2022)
An overwhelmed new mother partners with two baby traffickers to find the perfect well-paying parents for her infant in this heartbreaking human story.
Compensation (1999)
Newly restored, this bold, original Chicago drama follows two love stories, set nearly a century apart, that echo each other in salient ways.
Like Father, Like Son (2013) Soshite chichi ni naru
A couple learns that, due to a hospital mix-up years ago, they must welcome their unknown biological son — and bid farewell to the boy they’ve long loved.
The Man Without a Past (2002) Mies vailla menneisyyttä
In this touching deadpan comedy, a welder, who finds himself in Helsinki and experiencing total amnesia, sets out to rebuild his life with a ragtag group of outsiders.
Nobody Knows (2004) Daremo shiranai
When their mother disappears, a young boy and his three siblings must figure out how to get by on their own in this at once heartfelt and heartbreaking drama.
The Package (1989)
Gene Hackman and Tommy Lee Jones star in this densely plotted, Chicago-set thriller about an army veteran who becomes a pawn in a sprawling conspiracy.
Save the Children (1973)
Virtually unseen for 50 years, this jubilant documentary features a soul-stirring display of contemporary Black musicians at Chicago’s 1972 Black Expo.
Shoplifters (2018) Manbiki kazoku
A tight-knit unit of petty thieves and outsiders comes together to shelter an abandoned child, but an unforeseen incident threatens to tear apart their newfound family.
The Spook Who Sat by the Door (1973)
A Black CIA agent secretly uses his training to lead a guerrilla army against the U.S. government in a powerful tale of resistance and liberation.
Toni Erdmann (2016)
A prickly corporate consultant is at her wit’s end after her hippie father disguises himself as a life coach in an effort to reconnect in this offbeat comedy.