A CTA Orange Line train on the elevated Loop tracks

Festival Program

Schedule

October 28–30, 2026 · Central Time

Opening night October 28 at AMC River East. Preliminary times; confirm before travel.

Orange Line on the Loop elevated · Photo: Laurence's Pictures · CC BY 2.0

A vintage Arriflex 35mm motion picture camera
Arriflex 35mm cameraPhoto: Biswarup Ganguly · CC BY 3.0
Plan Your Visit

Three Days · Four Venues

Preliminary schedule for planning purposes; times may shift. See the program for film details and venues for addresses and transit.

Festival Dates
Oct 28–30, 2026
Events
28 titles · 3 festival days
Timezone
Central (CT)
Venues
4 locations

All times Central. Q&A follows most competition screenings unless noted. This preliminary calendar lists flagship daily screenings (about four to five titles per day) plus talks and opening/closing events. The full official selection (28 titles) includes additional matinee, sidebar, and encore windows — see the program for every film; final encore times post in September 2026.

Venue Map
Wednesday

October 28

Opening day · 4 screenings · 1 event

Poster: Hollywoodgate

Hollywoodgate

AMC River East 21

US Feature · 91 min · Ibrahim Nash'at

Q&A
Feature
Poster: I Am Ready, Warden Poster: The Barber of Little Rock Poster: The Perfect Neighbor

US Short Documentary · Block A

Gene Siskel Film Center

I Am Ready, Warden · The Barber of Little Rock · The Perfect Neighbor

Q&A
Short
Poster: Daughters

Daughters

Film Row Cinema

US Feature · 84 min · Natalie Rae, Angela Patton

Q&A
Feature