Forbidden Fruits
June 13-21, 2026
Meredith Alloway's satirical slasher Forbidden Fruits, starring Lili Reinhart, Victoria Pedretti, Alexandra Shipp, and Lola Tung, is a glorious entry into what Rue Morgue magazine calls "girl horror” for the post-girl boss feminism era.
A Poet
June 13-21, 2026
Structured in four chapters, writer/director Simón Mesa Soto’s absurd tragicomedy A Poet is a satirical, yet empathetic look at the cost of living a creative life under the crippling weight of late stage capitalism.
Yes (Chicago Premiere)
June 13-21, 2026
CHICAGO PREMIERE! Described by Romanian auteur Radu Jude (Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World) as the best film of the year, provocateur Nadav Lapid's Yes is a biting, pitch black satire that takes a blistering and unflinchingly critical look at modern Israeli society.
The Piano Teacher (25th Anniversary)
Friday, June 26
A study in repression, control, and unraveling desire, The Piano Teacher (2001) is Michael Haneke’s icy and devastating portrait of obsession pushed past its limits.
Audition
Friday, June 26
A slow-burn descent into dread that detonates with unforgettable force, Audition (1999) is Takashi Miike’s masterwork of romantic unease turned nightmare.
Tyler Michael Balentine Presents... Sunday's Best
Screening [Month day-day, year]
Muffy Film Productions: Short Films
Sunday, June 28
Muffy Film Productions presents a curated selection of 8 of their short films.
Sanicole Short Films
Sunday, June 28
Muffy Film Productions presents a curated selection of 8 of their short films.
Harvey Pullings Short Films
Sunday, June 28
Harvey Pullings II presents a curated selection of his short films.
Pather Panchali
Wednesday, July 1
Satyajit Ray’s Pather Panchali (1955) arrives in our ESSENTIALS series as one of the most luminous and influential debuts in cinema history—free for FACETS members.
a temple of great cinema
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A film screening to an empty cinema is high parody.
An ironic stab at humanity’s ultimate populist artform.
Cinema needs an audience to live.
A community to sustain itself.
Drawing power from our collective witnessing.
Our collective processing.
Bringing new life into being.
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