The 19th Chicago Underground Film Festival
May 31st – June 7th, 2012
Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N. State St.

TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE
at the Gene Siskel Film Center Box Office
AND
Online through the Ticketmaster link under each film on the GSFC website or directly through Ticketmaster.

Tickets to each screening are $11/general admission. Other ticket prices are $7/student and $6/Film Center and IFP/Chicago members. All tickets may be purchased at the Film Center Box Office. Both general admission and Film Center member tickets are available through Ticketmaster, 800-982-2787, www.ticketmaster.com, and all Ticketmaster outlets.

ALSO….This year, FESTIVAL PASSES are available!
$75 gets you into an unlimited number of screenings! This is well over a $130 value!
Buy your festival pass at the GSFC box office starting May 17th.
Plus, once CUFF is over, you can turn in your pass to the box office at the end of the fest to get a $5 discount on Siskel Membership.

You’ll still need to pick up a ticket at the box office before each screening. Please note that a festival pass needs to be presented at the box office for a ticket and does not guarantee a passholder entry if a screening sells out.

FREE!

Monday April 9, 2012
screening starts at 9pm
Beauty Bar (1444 W Chicago Ave).
Hosted bar from 8pm to 9pm!!
(with RSVP to: chicagorsvp@thebeautybar.com)

Drink Specials:$3 Drafts, $4 Well Drinks, & per usual $10 Martini + Manicures!

Films include:

Playing Alive by Mike Olenick 16 min

Boxcartoon by Matt Marsden 10 min

Video Terraform Dance Party by Jeremy Bailey 12 min

Boxes, Jesus and Sandwiches by Jennifer Matotek 2 min.

Voice On The Line by Kelly Sears 7 min.

Prison Beta by Lucas Dimick 22min.

IFP/Chicago is pleased to invite IFP members and friends to a free screening of Justin Hayward’s “Wretched,” the premiere of the IFP/Chicago Production Fund Film for 2010.  The film will be preceded by a short presentation by Bob Mastronardi of Kodak. 

“Wretched”

When ten-year-old Sarah’s estranged parents clash over simply saving a seat in a busy cafeteria, the quick minded little girl is forced to settle the silly squabble diplomatically and thus demonstrating the role blurring of parent and child in this modern American culture. 

Directed By Justin Hayward

Produced By Leigh Jones 

Sunday September 18, 2011 at 1:00 pm 

Gene Siskel Film Center

164 North State Street, Chicago

Screening is FREE to all!

The Chicago premiere of “A Good Man,” co-directed by Bob Hercules and Gordon Quinn, will make it’s Chicago premiere September 23 at the Gene Siskel Film Center (and then have a one-week run).  The film, co-produced by American Masters, Kartemquin Films and Media Process Group, chronicles acclaimed choreographer Bill T. Jones over two years as he struggles to create a dance/theater work about the legacy of Abraham Lincoln.  The film premiered at this year’s Full Frame Film Festival and will be broadcast on PBS’ American Masters on November 11.  

At the Sept. 23, 8:15PM  screening Hercules, Quinn, D.P. Keith Walker and editor David E. Simpson will be present for a Q/A.  

For tickets:  Siskel Film Center

Chicago Underground Film Festival (CUFF)

Profane (2011, Usama Alshaibi, USA, 78 min)

with:

Tears Cannot Restore Her: Therefore, I Weep (2011, Jennifer Reeder, USA, 10 min)

10pm Friday 3 June

Gene Siskel Film Center

Chicago Underground Film Festival (CUFF)

The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye (Marie Losier, 75 min, 16mm on video, 2010, USA)

with:

Irma (Charles Fairbanks, 12 min, 16 mm on video, 2010, USA)

Lazslo Lassu (Ben Popp, 3 min, video, 2010, USA)

8pm Friday 3 June

Gene Siskel Film Center

Chicago Underground Film Festival (CUFF)

Shorts Program:  My Head Is My Only House Unless It Rains (2009-2010, various directors, various nations, 89 min.)

6pm Friday 3 June

Gene Siskel Film Center

Some Girls Never Learn (2011, Jerzy Rose, USA, 80 min.)

World Premiere of Chicagoan Jerzy Rose’s first feature.  SAIC alum Jerzy Rose and his Chicago based cast and crew will be present for post-film Q&A

With:  Monica Panzarino Sings the Star-Spangled Banner (2011, Monica Panzarino, USA, 3 min.)

Opening Night After-party with DJ Rad Brian

Bottom Lounge, Volcano Room, 10pm-2am

Part sequel, part variation on his acclaimed and controversial HAPPINESS, the newest film from celebrated director Todd Solondz (WELCOME TO THE DOLLHOUSE, PALINDROMES) assembles an amazing ensemble cast including Allison Janney, Shirley Henderson, Paul Reubens, Michael Kenneth Williams, Ally Sheedy, Charlotte Rampling, and Ciáran Hinds in an utterly hilarious exploration of the boundaries of forgiveness, family, and love.

Ten years have passed since shocking revelations shattered the world of the Jordan family, and now sisters Joy (Henderson), Trish (Janney), and Helen (Sheedy), each embroiled in their own unique dilemmas, struggle to find their place in an unpredictable and volatile world. The past now haunts their family both literally and otherwise, and jeopardizes the future. Alternately hilarious and tragic, outrageous and poignant, LIFE DURING WARTIME is an audacious comedy with unexpected resonance.

Thursday, July 22nd, 2010
7:30pm
AMC River East 21
322 East Illinois Street
Chicago, IL 60611

First Tuesdays with The Midwest Independent Film Festival will kick off its 2010 season with the star-studded, highly anticipated thriller Chicago Overcoat on Tuesday, February 2nd at Landmark’s Century Centre Cinema, 2828 North Clark beginning at 6 p.m. Writer/director Brian Caunter, writer/producer John Bosher, executive producer JoAnne Moss, actor Danny Goldring and other cast and crew will be in attendance for a post-screening discussion with the audience.

Film Synopsis: The fates of an aging hitman (Frank Vincent, The Sopranos, Casino) and a washed up detective (Chicago theatre veteran Danny Goldring) become entwined when one last job leads to one last chance to settle an old score.

Twenty years ago, Lou Marazano (Frank Vincent, The Sopranos, Casino) was the deadliest triggerman in the notorious Chicago Outfit. When Lou’s jailed boss (four-time Golden Globe nominee Armand Assante) orders a wave of hits to cover up a conspiracy between city officials and the mob, Lou sees a chance to finance his retirement and relive his glory days. But does he still have what it takes? This neo-noir crime drama is an accomplished debut from first-time local filmmakers.

Screening Information: Tuesday, February 2, 2010 — screening begins with a Pre-Show Cocktail Reception (sponsored by Heineken, Candid Wines, Death’s Door Spirits and Templeton Rye) at Landmark’s Century Centre Cinema (2828 North Clark) at 6 p.m. The evening’s Producers Panel will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the theater. Chicago Overcoat screens promptly at 7:30 p.m. A post-screening reception will be held immediately following the film at Forno Diablo, 433 West Diversey. For more information, please visit www.MidwestFilm.org.