FACETS Film Forum: A New Name, a Milestone Celebration, And a New Vision for the Future
CHICAGO, IL–As FACETS celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2025, the iconic Chicago nonprofit art house cinema is unveiling exciting changes, including a new name, a fresh slate of programming and ambitious plans for growth. Known for its pioneering role in international cinema
Charles Coleman’s Top 10 Films of 2024
Charles Coleman, Film Program Director of FACETS Cinema, provides us with a list of his favorite films from 2024, which are not selected in order of importance. All We Imagine As Light and Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat will be shown at Facets in January, so
Charles Coleman’s Top 10 Films of 2023
FACETS’ Film Program Director, Charles Coleman, provides us a list of his favorite films from 2023. The list, which is not in order of importance, features Aki Kaurismaki’s Fallen Leaves, Justine Triet’s Anatomy of a Fall, and Todd Haynes' May
Staff Picks #3: Sweet Home Chicago
This July, FACETS is as active as ever as we head on the road towards the 39th annual Chicago International Children’s Film Festival, running November 4-20, 2022 and continue screening the best new independent and international films in our cinema.
Sacrificing to Live as Yourself: A Double Feature of Social Belonging and Artistic Freedom
Two screening series are currently running at the FACETS Cinema this month, making for an opportune and coincidental pairing of two films with different perspectives on the nature of belonging. Rebecca Hall’s film Passing, part of our If We Picked
History & Reality: Exploring Postcolonial Cinema
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
Staff Picks: FACETS Discoveries
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
The Long Journey Home: A Modern Western Double Feature
Savage State is currently available to watch at FACETS Virtual Cinema until January 21. For a captivating double feature, we suggest Meek’s Cutoff, Kelly Reichardt’s 2010 Western with a star studded cast who give career defining performances.Savage StateDirected by David PerraultFrench director
Charles’s Picks: Juneteenth Watchlist
Juneteenth is a holiday that commemorates news of the Emancipation Proclamation finally reaching Galveston, Texas in 1865, officially ending slavery in the United States. Facets’ program director, Charles Coleman, has put together a watchlist of essential Black Cinema to celebrate