Featured Films
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American Curious
Gabylu Lara / International Features / Mexico / 2017 / 85 mins
Jordan Belfi, Ana Claudia Talancón and Isela Vega star in this romantic comedy about a Chicago-based stand-up comedian, David Green, who finds out that the Mexican biological mother he never knew has passed away and left him a restaurant in Mexico City.
American Curious
Julia De Burgos Performance and Arts Center
Friday, Aug. 24 7:00pm Buy Tickets -
Ruben Blades Is Not My Name
Abner Benaim / Opening Night and After Party, Premieres / Argentina, Colombia, Panama / 2018 / Documentary / 88 mins
This star-studded documentary offers an intimate portrait of Ruben Blades, revealing a living legend and his struggle to come to terms with his legacy.
Ruben Blades Is Not My Name
AMC Empire 25 Theatres
Wednesday, Aug. 22 7:30pm Buy Tickets
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Medea
Alexandra Latishev Salazar / International Features / Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica / 2016 / 73 mins
In her directorial debut, Costa Rican director Alexandra Latishev Salazar paints a powerful portrait of a lost young woman in search of meaning.
Medea
AMC Empire 25 Theatres
Saturday, Aug. 25 1:00pm Buy Tickets -
The Wall
Brian Kaufman / Premieres / USA / 2018 / 80 mins
For almost 2,000 miles, one line defines a country and divides two worlds.
The Wall
Julia De Burgos Performance and Arts Center
Saturday, Aug. 25 4:00pm Buy Tickets
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Canal Street
Rhyan LaMarr / Premieres / USA / 2018 / 94 mins
In this provocative, unsettling thriller, a high school teen from the South Side finds himself at the center of a murder investigation.
Canal Street
AMC Empire 25 Theatres
Friday, Aug. 24 8:00pm Buy Tickets -
The Sentence
Rudy Valdez / Premieres / USA / 2018 / 85 mins
Winner of the 2018 Sundance Audience Award, Rudy Valdez’s The Sentence explores the devastating consequences of mass incarceration and mandatory minimum drug sentencing through the story of Cindy Shank, a mother of three young children serving a 15-year sentence in federal prison for her tangential involvement in a Michigan drug ring years before.
The Sentence
AMC Empire 25 Theatres
Thursday, Aug. 23 8:30pm Buy Tickets
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