Things to do in Chicago for movie fansMary Houlihan – For the Sun-Timeson June 18, 2021 at 2:25 pm

Wondering what movies to watch and where to see them? Here is our guide to screenings and events for cinema fans in Chicago.

Welcome to our round up of movie screenings and events in Chicago. Bookmark this page and check back for updates on shows and activities.

African Diaspora International Film Festival

Artmattan Films

When: June 18-24

Where: Online

What: The festival returns for its 18th year with a virtual lineup of features and documentaries, all Chicago premieres. The opening-night film, “Betrayal of a Nation” is Brandi Webb’s experimental documentary that addresses issues of poverty, brutality and mass incarceration and questions, via a mock trial, whether or not the U.S. government is to blame. Kathryn Fasegha’s romantic comedy-drama “2 Weeks in Lagos” captures the vibrant and complex life of everyday life in Lagos, Nigeria. And in another romantic comedy, Nichole Sylvester’s “Maya and Her Lover,” a woman finds her life disrupted when she falls in love with a younger man. Tickets: $10 per film, $15 for the films mentioned above, $95 festival pass.

More information: nyadiff.org

DOC10 Documentary Film Festival

Concordia Studio

When: June 17-20

Where: ChiTown Movies, 2343 S. Throop St., and Davis Theatre, 4614 N. Lincoln Ave.

What: Canceled last year, the festival returns with local premieres of 10 promising documentaries. The ChiTown Movies drive-in hosts the opening-night film, “Summer of Soul (… Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)” (director Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson’s look back at the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival), followed on Friday by “All These Sons,” an examination of Chicago gun violence by Bing Liu (“Minding the Gap”) and Joshua Altman. Tickets: $17.60 at the Davis and $40-$50 per car at the drive-in.

More information: www.doc10.org

Garden Movies

Music Box Theatre

When: All summer long

Where: 3733 N. Southport

What: The Music Box Theatre is screening films in its expanded courtyard under the stars. Tickets: $9.

More information: musicboxtheatre.com

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