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"Chicago Filmmakers hosts a variety of screenings and community events at our historic Firehouse Cinema in Edgewater, in addition to our two annual festivals: Onion City Experimental Film Festival and Reeling: The Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival. We work with filmmakers and programmers to create a compelling schedule of screenings and events consistent with our mission."

"Denis Mueller and Ilko Davidov | 2026 | 86 min | Digital Projection"

"Russell Banks: I Write in Order to Be a Better Person examines the life and work of the renowned American writer, author of the acclaimed novels Affliction, Continental Drift, Book of Jamaica, The Sweet Hereafter, and Rule of the Bone, focusing on his ability to use fiction to question his own life and to confront the biases and cultural assumptions, thus allowing him to become a better person. This drive to become a better person through literature allowed Banks to develop the empathy and compassion necessary to recognize the full, shared humanity of those with backgrounds and outlooks different from his own."

"“A thoughtful, literary look at the works and life of one of the best US storytellers in the last fifty years” - Ron Jacobs, CounterPunch"

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