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…Aug 20, 2018Aug 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…Jul 25, 2018Jul 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…Jun 15, 2018Jun 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…May 12, 2018May 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.Mar 14, 2018Mar 14, 2018
Gene Siskel Film CenterWhat We’re Watching: The Film Center’s Holiday FavesOur holiday installment of #www (“What We’re Watching”)Dec 21, 2017Dec 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…Nov 8, 2017Nov 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…Oct 13, 2017Oct 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…Jul 21, 2017Jul 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…Jul 6, 2017Jul 6, 2017