Overview
- The festival runs Friday, July 10 through Sunday, July 12 across the Music Box Theatre, The Salt Shed, and the Gene Siskel Film Center with tickets now on sale.
- The Music Box program features the Chicago premiere of Jane Schoenbrun’s Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, a Sleepaway Camp screening with a panel led by Michael Varrati and Felissa Rose, a live score for Kelly Reichardt’s The Mastermind by Rob Mazurek, and a 25th‑anniversary showing of Ocean’s Eleven.
- The Salt Shed will host an outdoor MUBI Market, a scratch‑and‑sniff screening of Coralie Fargeat’s The Substance, a 10th‑anniversary sing‑along of Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping, and live music from acts including Current Joys.
- The Gene Siskel Film Center’s lineup includes Hirokazu Koreeda’s Monster, Akinola Davies Jr.’s My Father’s Shadow, a screening of The Royal Tenenbaums, a 40th‑anniversary showing of The Fly, and Lurker followed by a Q&A with director Alex Russell.
- Organized by distributor MUBI under the theme “Better Together,” the festival emphasizes paired programs and sensory, live events as a way to activate neighborhood venues, support local vendors, and offer interactive experiences beyond conventional screenings.