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31st Annual Black Harvest Film Festival Lineup Announced

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The Gene Siskel Film Center of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago has proudly announced the full lineup for the 31st Annual Black Harvest Film Festival, showcasing eight feature films, nine shorts programs, and over 50 guests. The festival will take place at the Siskel Film Center from November 7 to 16, with presenting sponsor Gilead Sciences. This year's festival will focus on homelands, exploring films that trace memory, longing, and return, reflecting how the idea of home reverberates across the diaspora.

Key Takeaways:

  • The 31st Annual Black Harvest Film Festival will feature eight feature films, nine shorts programs, and over 50 guests, making it Chicago's largest showcase for Black cinema from across the diaspora.
  • The festival will take place at the Siskel Film Center from November 7 to 16, with supporting sponsor Gilead Sciences.
  • This year's festival will focus on homelands, exploring films that trace memory, longing, and return, reflecting how the idea of home reverberates across the diaspora.
  • Highlights of the festival include BLKNWS: TERMS AND CONDITIONS, a bold new theatrical release by filmmaker Yuri House, which journeys through the Black Atlantic.
  • Curator Jada-Amina believes that Black storytelling has always been a ceremony, calling forth what must be seen, felt, and remembered, and emphasizes the importance of community and culture in shaping the film festival.
  • The festival will include exclusive screenings, thought-provoking dialogues, and celebratory receptions, honoring more than three decades of the Black Harvest Film Festival.
  • The festival will also feature "From the Block," a shorts program showcasing homegrown talent, Festival alumni, and first-time voices from Chicago filmmakers.
  • Curation for this year's Festival affirms cinema as a force that transforms community and culture, citing the sacred nature of "to see" and "to listen" in film.

Statistics:

  • 31st Annual Black Harvest Film Festival: 8 feature films, 9 shorts programs, and over 50 guests
  • Duration: November 7 to 16
  • Sponsorship: Gilead Sciences
  • Films: tracing memory, longing, and return, with a focus on homelands
  • Highlight: BLKNWS: TERMS AND CONDITIONS, a bold new theatrical release by Yuri House
  • Returning Festival: "From the Block," a shorts program showcasing homegrown talent, Festival alumni, and first-time voices from Chicago filmmakers

Sources:

  • NewsRx
  • Life Science Weekly
  • Gene Siskel Film Center
  • School of the Art Institute of Chicago
  • Black Harvest Film Festival
  • Gilead Sciences
  • Yuri House (filmmaker)

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