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With the FACETS ReOpening Soon Campaign ending soon, we wanted to take some time and look back at the impact that our education programs have had on the individuals and community within and around FACETS. In the last year, communication has changed so much, with there really being no such thing as “face-to-face” conversations when it comes to our personal and professional lives. In a time where so much of our communication has been pushed into the digital realm, we are interacting with video and screens more than ever have before. Now is the time where film and media literacy are most important. Since

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This week at FACETS, we’re taking a deep dive into the world of Asian-American film and its media representation with our first In Focus event. Check out our virtual screenings and get your free ticket to join us live online Wednesday, April 21 at 7pm for the first In Focus panel discussion engaging filmmakers and the film community through moderated discussions on various film related topics. In this first In Focus discussion, our panel consists of Chicago based documentarian Jenny Shi, Award-winning, multidimensional, Chicago-based artist Mia Park, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Assistant Professor Maryam Kashani and Michael Phillips The Chicago Tribune’s film critic since

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With the FACETS ReOpening Soon Campaign well underway, we wanted to take some time to reflect on some of the most important moments in the history of FACETS. Last week, we explored the storied history behind the iconic FACETS building, and now we want to explore some of the transformative cinematic experiences that have happened within its doors. Before the pandemic closed our doors and before the movie-going experience became a nostalgic thought for many, FACETS was a hub for the film community and a place for all to experience the magic of cinema. From the films screened, to the films

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This April Fool’s Day we wanted to take a look at films that you’ll probably never watch. These films push limits of both cinema and the human attention span to its extremes with runtimes that would make even the most seasoned movie-goer exhausted. With the rise of social media, instant gratification, and streaming services that offer “bite sized entertainment” like the ill-fated “Quibi”, it seems that our nation’s attention span is under attack from all angles. Hell, even Netflix recently gave users the options to change the speed at which their film or TV show plays, in case you really just