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For our screening for 499 (2020) directed by Rodrigo Reyes, we at FACETS see it of utmost importance to create a watchlist of films that explores the consequences of the failed colonial project of the past. 499 is a film that tackles subject matter from a unique perspective. A ghostly unnamed conquistador (Eduardo San Juan Breña) has ostensibly time traveled in his period garb to present-day. He follows the same route as Cortés took in 1521 to conquer the Aztec city of Tenochtitlan, but in this modern-day setting. The film can be described as a hybrid between documentary and fiction

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Here at FACETS, we’ve been busy renovating and are finally reopening! While we were limited in what we could offer in-person during lock-down, as things open back up again we’ve decided to use this opportunity to make our space better serve you. One particularly exciting building update we can't wait to unveil is The Café. Our beloved video rentals store has been redone to enhance the fun hangout qualities it already had and offer even more! Now, whenever you stop by FACETS to rent or watch a film, you can also sit and stay a while with comfortable seating options,

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Anne at 13,000 Ft. premieres in-person at FACETS (1517 W. Fullerton Ave.) on September 17th, 2021 after an 18 month hiatus. This film explores some of what we all have come to feel through the COVID-19 pandemic, a longing for meaning after isolation. In honor of reopening and the Chicago Premiere of Canadian director Kazik Radwanski’s film, we at FACETS would like to begin by going through a brief history of the Toronto New Wave and the movement's films of past and present. Often, as film enthusiasts, when we think “New Wave” our minds jump to the Nouvelle Vague, or what

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We here at FACETS are pleased to announce we will be fully reopened September 17th and are so eager to welcome you all back in-person again! We will be announcing our opening film Friday, September 4. In the meantime, enter to win 10-free cinema tickets to redeem when we reopen here.  Thanks to the help of all who supported our ReOpening Soon Campaign, we raised over $50,000 and are coming back better and stronger than ever this fall. Because of you, our dedicated patrons, members and supporters, we raised nearly double our initial goal of $30,000 and have been able to