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The 17th Chicago Underground Film Festival
June 24 - July 1 2010
The Gene Siskel Film Center

Early Deadline is March 1 2010, Final Deadline March 15.

For entry forms and guidelines please visit http://www.cuff.org

Since 1994, the Chicago Underground Film Festival has presented the finest in new underground, experimental and documentary film and video. In 2008 the festival entered into a partnership with IFP/Chicago and in 2009 the festival moved to the state of the art Gene Siskel Film Center. 2010 will mark another major change for thefestival as we move from our traditional fall dates to the summer.
What kinds of movies are we looking for? Our mission is to promote films and videos that dissent radically in form, technique, or content from the ‘indie’ mainstream and to present adventurous works that challenge and transcend commercial and audience expectations…if you suspect your film is ‘underground,’ it probably is…

Director Spencer Parsons in Attendance, Q&A following the screening!

Thursday, March 25th, 2010, 7 pm
Film Row Cinema, 1104 S. Wabash, 8th Floor
Free Admission!

A casual one-night stand turns into something else entirely for a young Danish man backpacking through the U.S. and the American woman he meets in Austin. Starring Independent Spirit Award nominee, Melonie Diaz (Be Kind Rewind, Nothing Like The Holidays)

Synopsis:
Pelle wants a change from his change of scenery. Another day, another place, another postcard, another girl…But is Veronica really just another girl? It was only supposed to be a stolen, sweaty day together in Texas, and all they have in common is too many hours watching The Simpsons. But when circumstance brings Veronica to Pelle’s door in Denmark, this “casual” fling shakes things up for his best friend and family as well. Comedy and tragedy entwine in I’ll Come Running. Spencer Parsons feature directorial debut, a broken romance about what happens when a stranger accidentally changes your life.

For more information on the film or to watch the trailer, visit the website!