ADIFF CHICAGO 2026

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Sunday, June 7

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Sunday, June 7

11:00 AM

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Chicago Premiere!

EMPIRE
Dir. Frederikke Aspöck | Denmark | Narrative | 2023 | 93 mins

Chicago Premiere

St. Croix, the Danish West Indies, 1848. Anna and Petrine are close friends. Both are women of color, but Anna is free and owns her housekeeper, the enslaved Petrine. Things are seemingly fine until rumors of a rebellion begin to swirl.

ADIFF CHICAGO 2026

The ADIFF Chicago 2026 film festival features a diverse lineup of 14 films, including several Chicago premieres, spanning documentaries, narratives, and short films. The festival is scheduled from Friday, June 5, to Sunday, June 7, 2026. View full festival.

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