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CineYouth Program
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.
Films
![CY24 Scared 1200x600 Figures dressed in black wear masks made with brown paper bags and marker. One with a frightening, smiling face is centered.](https://cinemachicago.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/CY24_Scared_1200x600-300x150.jpg)
Scared
A group of young people share their deepest fears using paper dolls and masks.
![CY24 FromtheVoidofTime 1200x600 A hazy, black-and-white still shows a remote road lined by foliage disappearing into fog.](https://cinemachicago.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/CY24_FromtheVoidofTime_1200x600-300x150.jpg)
From the Void of Time
Two jailed men conjure hazy, summery renderings of time and memory.
![CY24 AfterLove 1200x600 In an apartment living room, a man kicks his feet up and plays with a cat on the couch.](https://cinemachicago.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/CY24_AfterLove_1200x600-300x150.jpg)
After Love
In city apartments, an 18-year old and a middle-aged man form an intimate bond amid shared isolation.
![CY24 TheShadowPuppet 1200x600 Centered in a grayscale still of trees by residential buildings, the flag of the United Kingdom stands out in full color.](https://cinemachicago.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/CY24_TheShadowPuppet_1200x600-300x150.jpg)
The Shadow Puppet
A static, black and white window into the interior world of a man who believes himself to be a murderer.
![CY24 Diegesis 1200x600 A crossfade centers a hand squeezing a jacket pocket within the lens of a camera.](https://cinemachicago.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/CY24_Diegesis_1200x600-300x150.jpg)
Diegesis
Aimless on an empty beach, a wandering man tends to the bird in his pocket.
![CY24 Misophonia 1200x600 Viewed from behind, a student sits at a classroom desk in front of a blackboard and presses on her headphones.](https://cinemachicago.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/CY24_Misophonia_1200x600-300x150.jpg)
Misophonia
A multimedia representation of the daily overwhelm of living with a sensory-processing disorder.
![CY24 Buildmethroughtheimage 1200x600 A person falls through space, superimposed beween a pair of black-and-white eyes. Subtitles read "Look at me" and "Mirenme."](https://cinemachicago.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/CY24_buildmethroughtheimage_1200x600-300x150.jpg)
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.