Gene Siskel Film CenterFive Questions with the team behind THE AREASociologist, photographer, and now filmmaker, David Schalliol makes his directorial debut with The Area. The film premieres in Chicago…9 min read·Aug 20, 2018----
Gene Siskel Film CenterFive Questions with Jim McKay, director of EN EL SÉPTIMO DÍADirector Jim McKay returns to the big screen with EN EL SÉPTIMO DÍA, his first feature film in over a decade. McKay is known for his…6 min read·Jul 25, 2018----
Gene Siskel Film CenterFive Questions with Irena Kovarova, programmer of “The Puppet Master: The Complete Jiří Trnka”Sometimes referred to as “the Walt Disney of Eastern Europe,” Jiří Trnka (1912–1969) is among the Czech Republic’s most prolific filmmakers…6 min read·Jun 15, 2018----
Gene Siskel Film CenterFive Questions with Tamer El Said director of: IN THE LAST DAYS OF THE CITYWith Cairo as the backdrop, IN THE LAST DAYS OF THE CITY is a haunting portrait of a filmmaker, Khalid, as his life is stalled in a psychic…10 min read·May 12, 2018----
Gene Siskel Film CenterWhat We’re Watching: The Film Center’s most anticipated CEUFF filmsIn honor of our 21st Annual Chicago European Union Film Festival (March 9 –April 5, 2018), we’re talking European cinema.4 min read·Mar 14, 2018----
Gene Siskel Film CenterWhat We’re Watching: The Film Center’s Holiday FavesOur holiday installment of #www (“What We’re Watching”)4 min read·Dec 21, 2017----
Gene Siskel Film Center5 Questions with Rebecca Carpenter, director of REQUIEM FOR A RUNNING BACKRebecca Carpenter’s father, Lewis Carpenter, was a World Championship running back for the Detroit Lions and Vince Lombardi’s Green Bay…4 min read·Nov 8, 2017----
Gene Siskel Film Center5 Questions for Mickey Lemle, director of THE LAST DALAI LAMA?Tibet’s 14th Dalai Lama is 82 years old. What will happen when he departs this earth? Will there be a 15th Dalai Lama? Director Mickey…6 min read·Oct 13, 2017----
Gene Siskel Film Center5 Questions with Sara Hall, Associate Professor of Germanic Studies at UIC, on STEFAN ZWEIG…In recent years, we have seen a profuse amount of news stories about refugees fleeing their homes due to war and crisis. However, we…6 min read·Jul 21, 2017----
Gene Siskel Film Center5 Questions with Filmmaker Bertrand Tavernier on MY JOURNEY THROUGH FRENCH CINEMAWhen we think of a documentary, we usually think of historical events or scholarly research portrayed on-screen through a compilation of…4 min read·Jul 6, 2017----
