Summer Screenings returns with a special edition dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the funding of Route 66—America’s most iconic highway. This year’s program, On the Road Again, will pay homage to the classic “road movie,” in which the journey is the destination. Featuring everything from gripping revenge odysseys and harrowing ocean crossings to introspective cross-country treks and whirlwind railway capers, these films explore what it means to “hit the road” in countries across the globe.
Summer Screenings is a free weekly film series presented by the Chicago International Film Festival, Chicago Department of Cultural Aff airs and Special Events (DCASE), Chicago History Museum, and various consular and cultural partners. The series will present 1-2 films each week that spotlight cinema from around the world along with post-screening discussions. The 21st edition takes place June 3-August 22 at the Chicago History Museum and the Chicago Cultural Center.
“Piccolo Corpo” (Small Body) by Laura Samani
Wednesday, June 3 at 6:30pm
Chicago Cultural Center
Free screening. Registration required.
Tickets available: Monday, May 25 at 10:00am
Italy, 1900. After delivering a stillborn baby, grief-stricken Agata is worried her child’s soul will be condemned to an eternity in Limbo. When she learns of a remote sanctuary where miracles are performed, she sets out on a perilous journey through forests, overseas, and up mountains in this sublime, spiritual parable of healing and redemption.
Year: 2021
Duration: 89′
Language: Italian, dialects from Friuli-Venezia Giulia, with English subtitles
Country: Italy
After the film, join us for a Q&A led by Veronica Vegna, Senior Instructional Professor and Director of the Italian Language Program, Department of Romance Languages and Literatures, University of Chicago.