Here
Synopsis
Reuniting the director, writer, and stars of Forrest Gump, Here is an original film about multiple families and a special place they inhabit. The story travels through generations, capturing the most relatable of human experiences. Zemeckis (Forrest Gump, Castaway, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Contact, Back to the Future) directs from a screenplay co-written by Eric Roth (Forrest Gump, Killers of the Flower Moon, Dune, A Star Is Born). Told much in the style of Richard McGuire’s acclaimed graphic novel, upon which it is based, Tom Hanks and Robin Wright star in a tale of love, loss, laughter, and life, all of which happen right Here.
Special Event
At the Closing Night screening, director Robert Zemeckis is set to receive the Founder’s Legacy Award, presented by Chicago International Film Festival founder Michael Kutza. Here will mark Zemeckis’s third time closing the Festival. He received a Career Achievement Award for his Tom Hanks-starrer The Polar Express, which held its World Premiere as the Closing Night film in 2004. In 2012, Flight, starring Denzel Washington, closed the festival with Zemeckis receiving the Founder’s Award.
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Film Credits
- Robert Zemeckis, Jack Rapke, Derek Hogue, Bill Block
- Eric Roth, Robert Zemeckis
- Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Paul Bettany, Kelly Reilly, Michelle Dockery
- Jeremy Johns, Andrew Golov, Thom Zadra
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Perfect 10
Synopsis
Troubled at home and bullied at school, 15-year-old Leigh is struggling to focus on her upcoming gymnastics competition. When Joe, her previously unknown half-brother, shows up at the front door in need of a place to stay, she finds a much-longed-for sense of connection and belonging. As the two form a friendship, Leigh finds herself drawn into Joe’s dangerous world.
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Odd, Very Odd
Synopsis
Expect the unexpected in these colorful, wildly offbeat shorts. In this utterly unique showcase, a cast of eccentric characters (both on camera and behind it) will dash every expectation of tone, performance, and good taste– and you’ll be all the better for it.
Please note: Films in this program contain themes, images, and language that may not be suitable for all ages.
Films
Picnic in the Clouds
After decades of marriage, Connie is ready to be rid of her husband George. She plans a special anniversary picnic accordingly.
The Pilot
A man enters a vaguely familiar sitcom apartment… with extremely unfamiliar results.
A Little Strange
Increasingly unsettling changes disrupt Ernest’s idyllic, repetitive life.
Academy
A disgraced dancer returns to her former academy to set the record straight…and settle a score.
The Hive Wedding
Socialite Mizzy summons a host of eccentric friends and strangers to her family’s dilapidated nightclub for her wedding.
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Time and Texture: Experimental
Synopsis
Some rules are made to be broken. Singular and diverse experiences of identity, sensation, isolation, and time are translated into stunning images and sound. The resulting seven films play like something of a dream, capturing the feeling of being alive as only cinema can.
Please note: Films in this program contain themes, images, and language that may not be suitable for all ages.
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Scared
A group of young people share their deepest fears using paper dolls and masks.
From the Void of Time
Two jailed men conjure hazy, summery renderings of time and memory.
After Love
In city apartments, an 18-year old and a middle-aged man form an intimate bond amid shared isolation.
The Shadow Puppet
A static, black and white window into the interior world of a man who believes himself to be a murderer.
Diegesis
Aimless on an empty beach, a wandering man tends to the bird in his pocket.
Misophonia
A multimedia representation of the daily overwhelm of living with a sensory-processing disorder.
build me through the image (constrúyanme a través de la imagen)
Mutliracial identity, queerness, and the construction of both are explored through archival footage and family artifacts.
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Nowhere Special
Synopsis
Thirty-five-year-old window cleaner and single father John has dedicated his life to raising his son. Given only a few months to live, he traverses Belfast, visiting homes of the working class and wealthy alike. He has a singular goal: to find the perfect family to raise his toddler Michael. How can he carry out this impossible task? Inspired by true events in the UK, Nowhere Special is a tender tale of pure love, profound heartbreak, and parenthood.
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