This movie event is presented in partnership with IRL Movie Club, a non-profit whose mission is to create sustainable support for in-person movie events like the ones we host!

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SCHEDULE

4:00PM: Doors open; social hour (indoors)

5:00PM: Movie starts (indoors)

FOOD & DRINK

This event is BYOB. Free popcorn!

SYNOPSIS

The Thinking Game takes you on a fascinating journey into the heart of DeepMind, one of the world's leading AI labs, as it strives to unravel the mysteries of artificial general intelligence (AGI).

Inside DeepMind's London headquarters, founder Demis Hassabis and his team are relentlessly pursuing the creation of AI that matches or surpasses human abilities on a wide range of tasks.

Filmed over five years, the documentary puts viewers in the room for the pivotal moments of this quest, including the groundbreaking achievement of AlphaFold, a program that solved a 50-year grand challenge in biology.

The Thinking Game captures the exhilaration of historic breakthroughs like AlphaFold, the crushing weight of disappointment during setbacks, and the unwavering pursuit of knowledge that defines Demis' commitment to scientific innovation. This film invites viewers to witness one of the most important scientific adventures of our time, exploring the potential of AGI to reshape our world.

ABOUT THE FILM

Directed by: Greg Kohs

Runtime: 84 minutes

Starring: Demis Hassabis

Language: English

Production Companies: Reel As Dirt, Cityspeak Films

Website: https://www.ThinkingGameFilm.com

Instagram: @TheThinkingGameFilm

Twitter/X: @ThinkGameFilm

LOCATION

CineCity Studios
2429 W 14th St
Chicago, IL 60608

PARKING

Free parking in the CineCity Studios lot.

SCHEDULE

6:00PM: Doors open; social hour (outdoor/indoor)

7:30PM: Movie starts (indoors)

FOOD & DRINK

Soft drinks will be available. BYOB.

SYNOPSIS

A quantum physicist finds herself stuck in a time loop with a black hole growing in her chest and only a week to live. When she meets a gifted student they team up to save her life and unlock the mysteries of time travel.

ABOUT THE FILM

Directed by: Bernardo Britto

Runtime: 107 minutes

Starring: Mary-Louise Parker, Ayo Edebiri, Carlos Jacott, Chris Witaske, Hannah Pearl Utt, Harris Yulin

Language: English

LOCATION

CineCity Studios
2429 W 14th St
Chicago, IL 60608

SCHEDULE

7:00PM: Doors open; social hour

8:30PM: Movie starts

FOOD & DRINK

Soft drinks and snacks will be available. BYOB.

SYNOPSIS

From Executive Producers LeBron James and Maverick Carter, Danny Lee’s “Who is Stan Smith?'' highlights Smith’s tennis accomplishments, but also covers his humanitarian feats off the tennis court: Smith’s relationship with Arthur Ashe heavily inspired his anti-racist activism, while touching upon his relationship with Black player, Mark Mathabane, whom Smith helped escape from apartheid in South Africa.

More than the namesake of one of the world’s most iconic sneakers, Stan Smith has lived a champion’s life on and off the tennis court. Chronicling his rise from collegiate superstar to World No.1 and beyond, Smith blazed new paths for athletes, both as a humanitarian and fashion icon. Complete with intimate first-person accounts and dynamic archival materials, “Who Is Stan Smith?” is a powerful and inspiring portrait of the man behind the shoe that became a movement.

ABOUT THE FILM

Directed by: Danny Lee

Runtime: 94 minutes

Executive Producer: LeBron James, Maverick Carter, Jamal Henderson, Donald Dell, Alexandra Dell, LeBron James, Maverick Carter, Jamal Henderson, Donald Dell, Alexandra Dell, LeBron James, Maverick Carter, Jamal Henderson, Donald Dell, Alexandra Dell

Language: English

LOCATION

Goddess and the Baker
165 W Superior St.
Chicago, IL 60654

This free event hosted by Elevated Films is part of Sundance Institute x Chicago.

SCHEDULE

3:00PM: Discussion begins

4:30PM: Discussion ends

LOCATION

CHICAGO CULTURAL CENTER - LEARNING HUB
78 E Washington St.
Chicago, IL 60602

YOU MADE A MOVIE! NOW WHAT?!

Join fellow filmmakers, film distributors, and movie lovers for an intimate, candid discussion about how films are being distributed--the models, the challenges, and new ideas about how to navigate it all. This discussion is open to the public and will be a true roundtable, where all are invited to participate openly (and of course, respectfully).

The second portion of our roundtable discussion will be open to filmmakers only, to dig deeper into recent experiences with distribution. The goal is to share and suggest distribution ideas and actualities. We believe that by sharing information and insights as much as possible, we can all benefit! Distribution is often a black hole with respect to what happens once a movie is acquired. Filmmakers will have an open forum to discuss their experiences about distribution.

Further topics will discuss why certain films are acquired and others are not, talk about experiences getting financing, and try to come up with a best practices approach to sales and distribution. Time permitting, we can discuss navigating the festival circuit.

Moderated by: Jennifer Reeder

About Elevated Films Chicago:

Elevated Films Chicago is a non-profit organization whose mission is to raise awareness for independent film and create opportunities for youth arts in Chicago, by hosting independent film events showcasing today’s strongest filmmakers and their work, and youth arts mentorship & outreach programs bringing up the next generation of filmmakers.

This free event is co-hosted by Comfort Film.

SCHEDULE

6:30PM: Doors open; social hour

7:30PM: Movie starts

FOOD & DRINK

Soft drinks and snacks will be available.

SYNOPSIS

Two hapless drifters, Frank (Kiowa Gordon) and Bruno (John Way), team up with Linde (Lily Gladstone) to recover her land and trek across 1870's Southern Arizona to find an elusive frontier musician. The complex quantum time theory is blended with philosophical musings about art as the way we understand our history and memories, with gunfights, horses, dance halls, cacti, and saloons!

ABOUT THE FILM

Directed by: Geoff Marslett

Written by: Howe Gelb, Geoff Marslett

Runtime: 99 minutes

Cast: Lily Gladstone (her first feature!), David Arquette, Kiowa Gordon, Neko Case, John Way, Frank Mosley, Trieste Kelly Dunn

LOCATION

Comfort Station
2579 N Milwaukee Ave
Chicago, IL 60647

About Elevated Films Chicago:

Elevated Films Chicago is a non-profit organization whose mission is to raise awareness for independent film and create opportunities for youth arts in Chicago, by hosting independent film events showcasing today’s strongest filmmakers and their work, and youth arts mentorship & outreach programs bringing up the next generation of filmmakers.

About Comfort Film:

Comfort Film presents screenings of local, national, and international films every Wednesday. Our film programmers closely collaborate with a variety of local cinephile organizations and film festivals to bring debuts by independent filmmakers, niche titles from obscure archives, experimental film making, and more.

A brick maker in Uganda becomes an Internet sensation when he tries his hand at making action movies.

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This "donate-what-you-can" event is a secret pop up.

RSVP to get the location. See you there!

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SCHEDULE

7:00PM: Doors open; live music

8:30PM: Movie starts

FOOD & DRINK

There will be a full food and drink menu available for purchase on site.

SYNOPSIS

The story of how Ugandan brickmaker Isaac Nabwana decided to make action films, drawing the attention of New York film programmer Alan Hofmanis. As Isaac Nabwana's star begins to rise, the friendship between the two men becomes threatened.

ABOUT THE FILM

Directed by: Cathryne Czubek

Written by: Cathryne Czubek & Amanda Hughes

Runtime: 94 minutes

LOCATION

Secret location in Chicago. Will be sent to RSVP list before the event.

Kick off our 2023 season with Chicago filmmaker Alex Thompson's mystery/thriller!

Starring Namir Smallwood, Sidney Flanigan and Michael Potts.

LIVE Q&A with Alex Thompson immediately following the film

SCHEDULE

7:45PM: Gates open

8:45PM: Movie starts

Live Q&A with Alex Thompson immediately following the film

FOOD & DRINK

Order cold beverages, popcorn, tacos, wings, frozen mangos, and more right to your car!

WALK UP, BIKE UP or DRIVE UP

We have pricing and spaces available for all of our audience options!

For drive-in, one ticket per vehicle for up to 6 adults.

All spaces have excellent views of our large screen. You may face forward or back your car into your space. Buy your ticket in one of our 4 sections (small cars and small SUV’s only for green section). Your space within those rows will be determined on a first-come, first-served basis on the night of the show. Our restaurant delivers right to your vehicle and features great Mexican food, movie-theater popcorn, drinks, and snacks with our healthiest items on our $1 menu. Outside food or beverage is not allowed.

SYNOPSIS

Driven medical resident James Hayman (Namir Smallwood) transfers to a rural hospital for a fresh start. There, the demons of his past start to catch up to him when he becomes consumed by the case of young asthma patient Helen Adso (Sidney Flanigan). As James' claims grow increasingly alarming, Helen's mother is determined to keep the case out of his hands and the hospital administration begins to question his mental fitness.

ABOUT THE FILM

Written and Directed by: Alex Thompson

Starring: Namir Smallwood, Sidney Flanigan, Michael Potts, Max Lipchitz, David Cromer, Cheryl Lynn Bruce

Runtime: 90 minutes

Language: English

LOCATION

ChiTown Movies

2343 S Throop St, Chicago, IL 60608, USA

Special FREE event! Join us for this SXSW thriller/comedy in the garden!

SCHEDULE

7:45PM: Doors open

8:15PM: Movie starts

FOOD & DRINK

Stop by the Music Box concessions and lounge before heading back to the Garden Patio!

PARKING

Paid street parking is available Southport Ave.

SYNOPSIS

Hiding out in New Mexico after a freak accident, Elena runs into Jessica, an old friend from high school. When Jessica’s stalker suddenly shows up at their door, they must seek help from beyond the grave to get rid of him, for good.

ABOUT THE FILM

Starring:

Callie Hernandez (Under the Silver Lake)

Will Madden (The Wolf of Snow Hollow)

Ashley Denise Robinson

Andy Faulkner (Youngstown)

Director: Pete Ohs (Youngstown, Everything Beautiful Is Far Away)

Writers: Ashley Denise Robinson, Callie Hernandez, Andy Faulkner, Will Madden, Pete Ohs

Producer / Cinematographer / Editor: Pete Ohs

Sound Designer: Danny Madden

Music: John Bowers

Genre: Comedy/Drama/Thriller

Language: English

Country of Origin: USA

Runtime: 72 min

Rating: Not Rated

Picnic-style event on the beautiful Great Lawn in Chicago's Lathrop neighborhood!

7:00PM: Cocktail hour with live music

8:30PM: Movie starts

Live Q&A with writer/director Addison Heimann immediately following the film, hosted by Jennifer Reeder!

SEATING

It's a lawn party! Bring your own blankets, chairs, whatever you like! We will have Elevated Films blankets available for purchase.

FOOD & DRINK

We will have some light food and beverages available for purchase. Feel free to BYOB!

PARKING

Free street parking is available on Leavitt St and surrounding blocks.

SYNOPSIS

Will is a young Hispanic artist with a loving boyfriend and a good life, but when his mentally ill mother re-emerges after a 10 year absence, it erodes the foundation of the world he has created and exposes a dark past of violence he was desperate to keep hidden. Afraid of becoming like his mom, Will spirals into obsession, despair and madness, tormented by a manifestation of his childhood trauma.

ABOUT THE FILM

Starring: Zach Villa, Devon Graye, Madeline Zima, Yumarie Morales, Marlene Forte, Chris Doubek, Paget Brewster, Adam Busch, Michael Cassidy, Peter Mensah, Debra Wilson

Director: Addison Heimann

Genre: Horror/Thriller/LGBTQ+/Mental Health

Language: English

Country of Origin: USA

Runtime: 96 min

Rating: Not Rated

Join us for this free indoor film event!

We're taking over the 17th floor Town Hall (which also happens to be an NBA-sized basketball court!) at 167 Green Street.

Cocktail hour starts at 6:30PM.

Program begins 7:30PM.

BECOME A FILMMAKER program director, Liliane Calfee, will introduce the program and talk about the exciting plans we have coming up this year, we'll play some of the wonderful shorts previously produced through the program, we'll debut new work from other Chicago filmmakers, and we'll tell you all about our upcoming season!

FILMS LINEUP:

"Birthday" - Become a Filmmaker
"Big Drip" NEW - Become a Filmmaker
"Without Dying" - Become a Filmmaker
*Secret Project* NEW - Alex Thompson
"Heart" - Merawi Gerima
*Secret Project* NEW - Kelly O'Sullivan
"My Duduś" SXSW '22 - Coy Coyote
"Dunes" - Jennifer Reeder
"It Takes a Village" NEW - Glamhag & Sarah Squirm

About Become a Filmmaker:

Since 2016, the Become a Filmmaker youth program, an intensive six-week summer documentary filmmaking course, has provided underserved youth with new economic pathways and the tools to share their voices with the world. The program, a partnership made possible by the Chicago Housing Authority’s nonprofit partner Springboard to Success and DePaul University’s School of Cinematic Arts, part of the College of Computing and Digital Media, has helped participants gain technical filmmaking skills and learn the power of their personal narratives.

About Elevated Films Chicago:

Elevated Films Chicago is a non-profit organization whose mission is to raise awareness for independent film and create opportunities for youth arts in Chicago, by hosting independent film events showcasing today’s strongest filmmakers and their work, and youth arts mentorship & outreach programs bringing up the next generation of filmmakers.

Donate to Elevated Films

"One of the year's most audacious and terrifying debuts."

- Dread Central

LIVE Q&A

Immediately following the film, star Pat Healy and director Sean King O'Grady will join us for a Q&A via Zoom!

SYNOPSIS

After Melissa and her family seek shelter from a storm, they become trapped. With no sign of rescue, hours turn to days and Melissa comes to realize that she and her girlfriend Amy might have something to do with the horrors that threaten to tear her family - and the entire world, apart.

97 minutes | dir. Sean King O'Grady

SUPPORT ELEVATED FILMS

Donations will benefit Elevated Films and its mission to raise awareness for independent films and create resources and platforms for youth arts.

Donate to Elevated Films

"Beautiful, smart, irreverant, and really f*cking funny. Simply put, it's divine."

Kristy Puchko, Pajiba

LIVE Q&A WITH UDO KIER AND WRITER/DIRECTOR TODD STEPHENS!

Immediately following the film, star Udo Kier ("Pat") and writer/director Todd Stephens will join us live via Zoom!

SYNOPSIS

Legendary actor Udo Kier stars as retired hairdresser Pat Pitsenbarger, who escapes the confines of his small-town Sandusky, Ohio nursing home after learning of his former client's dying wish for him to style her final hairdo. Soon, Pat embarks on an odyssey to confront the ghosts of his past – and collect the beauty supplies necessary for the job. SWAN SONG is a comical and bittersweet journey about rediscovering one’s sparkle, and looking gorgeous while doing so.

105 minutes | dir. Todd Stephens

SUPPORT ELEVATED FILMS

To celebrate our 2021 season opener and our return to in-person screenings, Elevated Films presents this free admission event! But we can still always use your support to further our mission.

Donations will benefit Elevated Films and its mission to raise awareness for independent films and create resources and platforms for youth arts.

Donate to Elevated Films

FOLLOW THE FILM

https://twitter.com/swansongfilm

https://www.facebook.com/SwanSongTheFilm

https://instagram.com/swansongfilm

We could all use a little truth right now, and we could all use a classic Jim Carrey performance anytime.

LIAR LIAR

Conniving attorney Fletcher Reede (Jim Carrey) is an ace in the courtroom, but his dishonesty and devotion to work ruin his relationships. His wife, Audrey (Maura Tierney), has left him for a more dependable man, and Fletcher often breaks the commitments he makes to his beloved son, Max (Justin Cooper). When Max wishes his dad would stop lying for 24 hours, Fletcher suddenly finds that he can only speak the truth -- on the day his career-deciding court case has to be won.

1997 | dir. Tom Shadyac | 87 mins

TAKE ADVANTAGE of amazing concessions - popcorn, tacos, wings, frozen mangos, and more brought right to your car!

Remember -- your ticket price is a donation and is tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. For more information about our mission, check out our website.

TICKETS / PARKING

Price is per vehicle for up to 6 adults.

All spaces have excellent views of our large screen. You may front or back your car into your space and sit outside under the stars on lawn chairs. Our restaurant can bring meals, snacks, and drinks right to your vehicle.

Your ticket will give a space in a section of rows. Your space within those two rows will be determined on a first-come, first-served basis on the night of the show. Gates open at 6PM. Your spot will be at least six feet away from other vehicles.

The great Sean Connery stars in the Alcatraz action thriller, alongside Nicolas Cage, Ed Harris, and a huge ensemble of supporting cast.

THE ROCK

FBI chemical warfare expert Stanley Goodspeed (Nicolas Cage) is sent on an urgent mission with a former British spy, John Patrick Mason (Sean Connery), to stop Gen. Francis X. Hummel (Ed Harris) from launching chemical weapons on Alcatraz Island into San Francisco. Gen. Hummel demands $100 million in war reparations to be paid to the families of slain servicemen who died on covert operations. After their SEAL team is wiped out, Stanley and John deal with the soldiers on their own.

1996 | dir. Michael Bay | 136 mins

TAKE ADVANTAGE of amazing concessions - popcorn, tacos, wings, frozen mangos, and more brought right to your car!

Remember -- your ticket price is a donation and is tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. For more information about our mission, check out our website.

TICKETS / PARKING

Price is per vehicle for up to 6 adults.

All spaces have excellent views of our large screen. You may front or back your car into your space and sit outside under the stars on lawn chairs. Our restaurant can bring meals, snacks, and drinks right to your vehicle.

Your ticket will give a space in a section of rows. Your space within those two rows will be determined on a first-come, first-served basis on the night of the show. Gates open at 6PM. Your spot will be at least six feet away from other vehicles.

Join us for the Chicago Premiere event of ECHO BOOMERS, with writer/director Seth Savoy for a live Q&A!

LIVE FILMMAKER Q&A

Filmmaker Seth Savoy will join via zoom for a post-show Q&A!

ECHO BOOMERS is based on a true story of five college graduates who decide the best way to get back at the unfair economy and live the life they've always wanted is to steal from Chicago's richest and give to themselves.

Follow the film:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/echoboomersmovie/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/echoboomersmovie/

TAKE ADVANTAGE of amazing concessions - popcorn, tacos, wings, frozen mangos, and more brought right to your car!

Remember -- your ticket price is a donation and is tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. For more information about our mission, check out our website.

TICKETS / PARKING

Price is per vehicle for up to 6 adults.

All spaces have excellent views of our large screen. You may front or back your car into your space and sit outside under the stars on lawn chairs. Our restaurant can bring meals, snacks, and drinks right to your vehicle.

Your ticket will give a space in a section of rows. Your space within those two rows will be determined on a first-come, first-served basis on the night of the show. Gates open at 6PM. Your spot will be at least six feet away from other vehicles.

Special early show pricing! $23 per car!

Join us for the 1988 classic BEETLEJUICE, preceded by our "Without Precedent" short film fest winner, QUARANTINE DOG GOOD BOY!

QUARANTINE DOG GOOD BOY

WINNER of Elevated Films' co-sponsored "Without Precedent" short film fest

"Martin brings us more joy than Tiger King, Love is Blind, and all of the episodes of The Sopranos combined. We feel bad for anybody who has to quarantine without a dog."

— Michael Reich, Elke Van Der Steen and Lucia Ahrensdorf

BEETLEJUICE

After Barbara (Geena Davis) and Adam Maitland (Alec Baldwin) die in a car accident, they find themselves stuck haunting their country residence, unable to leave the house. When the unbearable Deetzes (Catherine O'Hara, Jeffrey Jones) and teen daughter Lydia (Winona Ryder) buy the home, the Maitlands attempt to scare them away without success. Their efforts attract Beetlejuice (Michael Keaton), a rambunctious spirit whose "help" quickly becomes dangerous for the Maitlands and innocent Lydia.

1988 | dir. Tim Burton | 93 mins

TAKE ADVANTAGE of amazing concessions - popcorn, tacos, wings, frozen mangos, and more brought right to your car!

Remember -- your ticket price is a donation and is tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. For more information about our mission, check out our website.

TICKETS / PARKING

Price is per vehicle for up to 6 adults.

All spaces have excellent views of our large screen. You may front or back your car into your space and sit outside under the stars on lawn chairs. Our restaurant can bring meals, snacks, and drinks right to your vehicle.

Your ticket will give a space in a section of rows. Your space within those two rows will be determined on a first-come, first-served basis on the night of the show. Gates open at 6PM. Your spot will be at least six feet away from other vehicles.

Join us for the exclusive free screening event, sponsored by Maple Hill Creamery, including a live zoom Q&A with filmmakers and special guests. First 75 cars receive a swag bag!

LIVE FILMMAKER Q&A

Filmmakers Josh & Rebecca Tickell will join for a live zoom Q&A after the film, with special guests to be announced soon!

KISS THE GROUND reveals that, by regenerating the world’s soils, we can completely and rapidly stabilize Earth’s climate, restore lost ecosystems and create abundant food supplies. Using compelling graphics and visuals, along with striking NASA and NOAA footage, the film artfully illustrates how, by drawing down atmospheric carbon, soil is the missing piece of the climate puzzle.

This movie is positioned to catalyze a movement to accomplish the impossible – to solve humanity’s greatest challenge, to balance the climate and secure our species future.

Gates open at 6pm. Movie starts at 7pm, with Q&A immediately following.

TAKE ADVANTAGE of amazing concessions - popcorn, tacos, wings, frozen mangos, and more brought right to your car!

Remember -- your ticket price is a donation and is tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. For more information about our mission, check out our website.

TICKETS / PARKING

Price is per vehicle for up to 6 adults.

All spaces have excellent views of our large screen. You may front or back your car into your space and sit outside under the stars on lawn chairs. Our restaurant can bring meals, snacks, and drinks right to your vehicle.

Your ticket will give a space in a section of rows. Your space within those two rows will be determined on a first-come, first-served basis on the night of the show. Gates open at 6PM. Your spot will be at least six feet away from other vehicles.

Join us for the Chicago Theatrical Premiere event of ONCE UPON A RIVER, with writer/director Haroula Rose and cast appearing for a live Q&A!

About this Event

LIVE FILMMAKER Q&A

Filmmaker Haroula Rose will be live at the event, along with local cast, for a post-show Q&A!

ONCE UPON A RIVER is the coming-of-age story of Margo Crane, a 15-year-old sharpshooter in rural Michigan in 1978. After a family tragedy, Margo must take to the Stark River in search of her mother, a journey that introduces her to a world filled with wonders and dangers.

Follow the film:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ouarfilm/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ouarfilm/

TAKE ADVANTAGE of amazing concessions - popcorn, tacos, wings, frozen mangos, and more brought right to your car!

Remember -- your ticket price is a donation and is tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. For more information about our mission, check out our website.

TICKETS / PARKING

Price is per vehicle for up to 6 adults.

All spaces have excellent views of our large screen. You may front or back your car into your space and sit outside under the stars on lawn chairs. Our restaurant can bring meals, snacks, and drinks right to your vehicle.

Your ticket will give a space in a section of rows. Your space within those two rows will be determined on a first-come, first-served basis on the night of the show. Gates open at 7PM. Your spot will be at least six feet away from other vehicles.

Join us for Sundance favorite SAVE YOURSELVES! + live filmmaker Q&A! First 90 people to the door get a "Save Yourselves! (and others)" mask!

LIVE FILMMAKER Q&A

Filmmakers Eleanor Wilson & Alex Huston Fischer will join via zoom for a live Q&A after the film!

GOODIES!

The first 90 people to the door will receive a free mask with the film's logo and a courteous message, "Save Yourselves! (and others)". See photo below.

In SAVE YOURSELVES!, a young Brooklyn couple head to an upstate cabin to unplug from their phones and reconnect with each other. Blissfully unaware of their surroundings, they are left to their own devices as the planet falls under attack.

TICKETS HERE!

TAKE ADVANTAGE of amazing concessions - popcorn, tacos, wings, frozen mangos, and more brought right to your car!

Remember -- your ticket price is a donation and is tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. For more information about our mission, check out our website.

TICKETS / PARKING

Price is per vehicle for up to 6 adults.

All spaces have excellent views of our large screen. You may front or back your car into your space and sit outside under the stars on lawn chairs. Our restaurant can bring meals, snacks, and drinks right to your vehicle.

Your ticket will give a space in a section of rows. Your space within those two rows will be determined on a first-come, first-served basis on the night of the show. Gates open at 7PM. Your spot will be at least six feet away from other vehicles.

Maggie and Jimmy have never met, but they keep showing up in each other’s dreams. As they navigate memories, traumas, hopes and desires in sleep and the waking world, they’ll discover the truth of their linked destiny with the help of a dream detective, a sleep scientist and the poet Walt Whitman himself.

Starring Jackson Rathbone (Twilight), Andrea Londo (Narcos), Tony Fitzpatrick (Patriot, Chi-Raq) and Wendy Robie (Twin Peaks), Dreaming Grand Avenue is a journey through unresolved losses and haunted pasts to uncover the potential of dreams yet to be realized. Filmed entirely in Chicago, a city with big dreams of its own, Dreaming Grand Avenue was written and directed by Hugh Schulze and produced by NewCity's Chicago Film Project (Signature Move, Knives and Skin).

Follow the film:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dreamgrandavenue/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dreaminggrandavenue/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/dreamgrandave/

Website: https://dreaminggrandavenue.com/

#dreaminggrandave

TAKE ADVANTAGE of amazing concessions - popcorn, tacos, wings, frozen mangos, and more brought right to your car!

Remember -- your ticket price is a donation and is tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. For more information about our mission, check out our website.

TICKETS / PARKING

Price is per vehicle for up to 6 adults.

All spaces have excellent views of our large screen. You may front or back your car into your space and sit outside under the stars on lawn chairs. Our restaurant can bring meals, snacks, and drinks right to your vehicle.

Your ticket will give a space in a section of rows. Your space within those two rows will be determined on a first-come, first-served basis on the night of the show. Gates open at 7PM. Your spot will be at least six feet away from other vehicles.

SPECIAL Q&A WITH LEAD ACTORS AND THE SCREENWRITER

Join leading actors Shane Paul McGhie and Louis Gossett Jr., as well as writer Jay Paul Deratany, for an exclusive Q&A after the film. You don't want to miss this one-night-only event!

SYNOPSIS

Michael Trainer (Matthew Modine) is a high-powered corporate lawyer, estranged from his family and his humanity; Jamal Randolph (Shane Paul McGhie) is an angry young man who has been imprisoned after enduring years of abuse in the corrupt foster care system. If Michael and Jamal can overcome their differences, they may find justice for Jamal and expose the immorality of for-profit foster care.

Follow the film:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fosterboyofficial/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/fosterboymovie/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fosterboyofficial/

Website: https://www.fosterboy.com/

#FixFosterCare #FosterBoyMovie

TAKE ADVANTAGE of amazing concessions - popcorn, tacos, wings, frozen mangos, and more brought right to your car!

Remember -- your ticket price is a donation and is tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. For more information about our mission, check out our website.

TICKETS / PARKING

Price is per vehicle for up to 6 adults.

All spaces have excellent views of our large screen. You may front or back your car into your space and sit outside under the stars on lawn chairs. Our restaurant can bring meals, snacks, and drinks right to your vehicle.

Your ticket will give a space in a section of rows. Your space within those two rows will be determined on a first-come, first-served basis on the night of the show. Gates open at 7PM. Your spot will be at least six feet away from other vehicles.

"Enter THE ROOM and leave forever changed!"

Join us for the cult classic, followed by a live zoom Q&A with Greg Sestero, plus never-before-seen-in-Chicago behind the scenes documentary!

This “electrifying American black comedy about love, passion, betrayal and lies” stars (and was directed, written and produced by) the mysterious Tommy Wiseau, and has been a cult favorite in LA since 2003. “Enter The Room and leave forever changed!”

SPECIAL Q&A WITH GREG SESTERO

Join leading actor & co-writer Greg Sestero for a post-show Q&A!

SYNOPSIS

Johnny is a successful banker who lives happily in a San Francisco townhouse with his fiancée, Lisa. One day, inexplicably, she gets bored of him and decides to seduce Johnny's best friend, Mark. From there, nothing will be the same again.

TAKE ADVANTAGE of amazing concessions - popcorn, tacos, wings, frozen mangos, and more brought right to your car!

Remember -- your ticket price is a donation and is tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. For more information about our mission, check out our website.

TICKETS / PARKING

Price is per vehicle for up to 6 adults.

All spaces have excellent views of our large screen. You may front or back your car into your space and sit outside under the stars on lawn chairs. Our restaurant can bring meals, snacks, and drinks right to your vehicle.

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THE THING

In remote Antarctica, a group of American research scientists are disturbed at their base camp by a helicopter shooting at a sled dog. When they take in the dog, it brutally attacks both human beings and canines in the camp and they discover that the beast can assume the shape of its victims. A resourceful helicopter pilot (Kurt Russell) and the camp doctor (Richard Dysart) lead the camp crew in a desperate, gory battle against the vicious creature before it picks them all off, one by one.

THEY LIVE

Nada (Roddy Piper), a wanderer without meaning in his life, discovers a pair of sunglasses capable of showing the world the way it truly is. As he walks the streets of Los Angeles, Nada notices that both the media and the government are comprised of subliminal messages meant to keep the population subdued, and that most of the social elite are skull-faced aliens bent on world domination. With this shocking discovery, Nada fights to free humanity from the mind-controlling aliens.

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JUST ANNOUNCED: Live Zoom Q&A after LUCKY GRANDMA with writer/director Sasie Sealy, hosted by SAINT FRANCES writer/star Kelly O’Sullivan and director Alex Thompson!!

LUCKY GRANDMA

In New York City's Chinatown, an ornery, chain-smoking Chinese grandma goes all in at the casino, landing herself on the wrong side of luck - and in the middle of a gang war.

SAINT FRANCES

After an abortion, a deadbeat nanny finds friendship with the 6-year-old she's hired to watch.

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"Co-directed and co-written by Harry Elfont and Deborah Kaplan (who also penned the songs and directed another cult gem in Can’t Hardly Wait), Josie And The Pussycats was as meta as Scream, as clever as Election, as funny as Old School, as glossy as any Britney Spears video, and as audibly catchy as any great female-fronted 90s LP, which isn’t a huge surprise given Kay Hanley from Letters To Cleo provided the lead vocals on the soundtrack with support from Buffy OST favourite Bif Naked (Cook, Reid and Dawson supplied backing vocals). It was a riot grrrl movie with No Doubt mass appeal, featuring just enough weird elements to make sure it endured in the pop culture lexicon. Dawson, for instance, was the long shot for Valerie and T.L.C’s Lisa ‘Left-Eye’ Lopes considered the original favourite (Beyonce and Aaliyah also auditioned). Parker Posey and Alan Cumming delivered a one-two punch of high camp performances, while Donald Faison, Seth Green and Breckin Meyer gave a tone-perfect parody of the boy band phenomenon at the time as Du Jour: a minor cameo that’s a treat given their combined star power in 2001."

- Graffiti With Punctuation

"Twenty years after Bring It On debuted, “Brr it’s cold in here” and “This is not a democracy, it’s a cheerocracy” have shown no signs of being shunted aside from the cultural lexicon...

Bring It On follows two rival high school cheer squads as they prepared to compete for the national title. But the coming-of-age story is more than just impressive stunts and spirit fingers. The film’s central conflict — Torrence and the Toros find out their team’s five-time winning routines were stolen from Black cheerleaders — weaves in a timely and timeless social message about cultural appropriation and white privilege."

- Variety

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Catch the cult classic sci-fi psychothriller "teen movie filtered through the work of David Lynch" at the drive-in!

Before STRANGER THINGS combined science fiction, Spielbergian touches and ‘80s nostalgia to much acclaim, Richard Kelly set the high-water mark with this debut feature. Initially beset with distribution problems, it would slowly find its audience and emerge as arguably the first cult classic of the new millennium.

“If revisiting an old movie is a bit like going back in time, that sense of disorientation is doubled in DONNIE DARKO. A haunted miasma of youthful alienation, suburban malaise, cosmic upheaval and 1980s pop-cultural infatuation, writer-director Richard Kelly’s captivatingly strange 2001 debut plays more than ever like its own suspended-in-time artifact.” -- Justin Chang, L.A. Times

Described by its director as ''The Catcher in the Rye as told by Philip K. Dick'', DONNIE DARKO stars Jake and Maggie Gyllenhaal, Patrick Swayze, Drew Barrymore, Mary McDonnell, Katharine Ross and Noah Wyle.

Restoration courtesy of Arrow Films and the American Genre Film Archive.

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Catch the science-fiction psychological thriller anime Paprika at the drive-in!

SYNOPSIS:

Three scientists at the Foundation for Psychiatric Research fail to secure a device they've invented, the D.C. Mini, which allows people to record and watch their dreams. A thief uses the device to enter people's minds, when awake, and distract them with their own dreams and those of others. Chaos ensues. The trio - Chiba, Tokita, and Shima - assisted by a police inspector and by a sprite named Paprika must try to identify the thief as they ward off the thief's attacks on their own psyches. Dreams, reality, and the movies merge, while characters question the limits of science and the wisdom of Big Brother.

The film will be shown with English dubbing.

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Exclusive Chicago theatrical screening of the anime film Children of the Sea!

SYNOPSIS:

Ruka is a young girl whose parents are separated and whose father works in an aquarium. When two boys, Umi and Sora, who were raised in the sea by dugongs, are brought to the aquarium, Ruka feels drawn to them and begins to realize that she has the same sort of supernatural connection to the ocean that they do. Umi and Sora's special power seems to be connected to strange events that have been occurring more and more frequently, such as the appearance of sea creatures far from their home territory and the disappearance of aquarium animals around the world.

The film will be shown with English dubbing.

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Join us for the Chicago premiere of NOMAD at the drive-in!

BONUS MOVIE!

Tickets purchased for Terminator 2 will automatically qualify for a $7 ticket to the 8pm showing of Nomad (see ticket confirmation for details).

SYNOPSIS:

In this sequel set eleven years after "The Terminator," young John Connor (Edward Furlong), the key to civilization's victory over a future robot uprising, is the target of the shape-shifting T-1000 (Robert Patrick), a Terminator sent from the future to kill him. Another Terminator, the revamped T-800 (Arnold Schwarzenegger), has been sent back to protect the boy. As John and his mother (Linda Hamilton) go on the run with the T-800, the boy forms an unexpected bond with the robot.

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Join us for the Chicago premiere of NOMAD at the drive-in!

BONUS MOVIE!

Tickets purchased for Nomad will automatically qualify for a $7 ticket to the 10pm showing of Terminator 2 (see ticket confirmation for details).

SYNOPSIS:

Werner Herzog turns the camera on himself and his decades-long friendship with the late travel writer Bruce Chatwin, a kindred spirit whose quest for ecstatic truth carried him to all corners of the globe. Herzog’s deeply personal portrait of Chatwin, illustrated with archival discoveries, film clips, and a mound of “brontosaurus skin,” encompasses their shared interest in aboriginal cultures, ancient rituals, and the mysteries stitching together life on earth.

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