Black Perspectives Shorts

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Five recent shorts explore Black life, art, family and memory, with strong Chicago roots.

This 69-minute program gathers five films from recent festival editions into a compact survey of Black interiority and everyday life. Its movement between music, artistic practice, love, parenthood and remembrance promises more range than a single feature, while much of the program remains rooted in Chicago.

More on Wednesday in Downtown, the Loop & West Loop

You Had to Be ThereWednesday · Oct 7Gene Siskel Film Center, Downtown, the Loop & West LoopDocumentary

Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty!Wednesday · Oct 8Gene Siskel Film Center, Downtown, the Loop & West LoopNew Release

How Lucky Can One Man GetWednesday · Oct 8Gene Siskel Film Center, Downtown, the Loop & West LoopDocumentary

Crowd Work WednesdayWednesday · Oct 8 - Oct 8The Comedy Bar, Downtown, the Loop & West Loop$22 – $25Comedy

Also in Downtown, the Loop & West Loop

Wayne Hancock and Three Blue TeardropsWednesday · Oct 8Reggies Music Joint, 2105 South State Street, Downtown, the Loop & West LoopLive Music

Eddie Jobson’s U.K. RevisitedWednesday · Oct 8Reggies Rock Club, 2109 South State Street, Downtown, the Loop & West LoopProgressive Rock

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