FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 23, 2023
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Paul Gonter, paul@facets.org
FACETS Announces Chicago Encore Engagement of ‘You Hurt My Feelings’ and ‘Talk to Me’
Press Release
CHICAGO—FACETS is excited to announce the Chicago encore engagements of Nicole Holocener’s You Hurt My Feelings on Sept. 28-Oct.1 and Danny and Michael Philippou’s Talk to Me on Oct. 26-29. Tickets can be purchased in advance through FACETS’ website and cost $12/person per screening, and $10/FACETS Members with proof of active membership.
Full synopsis, trailer, and ticketing can be found on FACETS’ website here.
YOU HURT MY FEELINGS
Screening Sept. 28 – Oct.1
New York novelist Beth has been working for years on the follow-up to her somewhat successful memoir, sharing countless drafts with her approving, supportive husband Don. However, Beth’s world quickly unravels when she overhears Don admit to her brother-in-law, Mark, that he actually does not like her new book. She vents to her sister Sara that decades of a loving, committed marriage pale in comparison to this immense betrayal. Meanwhile, therapist Don faces his own professional problems as he finds himself unable to care about or even recall the personal issues of his unhappy patients (particularly a hilariously unsatisfied couple portrayed by Amber Tamblyn and David Cross, who are married in real life) and they have started to notice. Writer-director Nicole Holofcener (Walking and Talking, Friends with Money) has made a cleverly observed, witty film that delicately skewers its sharply drawn, imperfect characters whose insecurities, privilege, and narcissism reveal their true feelings, with hilarious yet profound consequences. Julia Louis-Dreyfus (who starred in Enough Said, her first collaboration with Nicole Holofcener) and Tobias Menzies lead a uniformly superb, funny cast, as they pull everyone around them into the fallout of navigating whether loving someone also requires loving their work. Michaela Watkins stands out as the frank, unflappable Sara, who handles her own marriage to sensitive actor, Mark (played with charm by Arian Moayed), much more deftly. You Hurt My Feelings is a film about trust, lies, and the things we say to the people we love most.
Film information
You Hurt My Feelings, 2023, DCP, 93 mins, U.S.A, directed by Nicole Holofcener
TALK TO ME
Screening Oct .26-29
Conjuring spirits has become the latest local party craze, and looking for a distraction on the anniversary of her mother’s death, teenage Mia (Sophie Wilde) is determined to get a piece of the otherworldly action. When her group of friends gathers for another unruly séance with the mysterious embalmed hand that promises a direct line to the spirits, they become hooked on the new thrill, but are unprepared for the dangerous repercussions of bending the rules through prolonged contact. As the boundary between worlds collapses and disturbing supernatural visions increasingly haunt Mia, she rushes to undo the horrific damage before it becomes irreversible, finding herself wondering who to trust, the dead or the living. Filmmaking duo (and twin brothers) Danny and Michael Philippou, the duo behind the acclaimed YouTube series RackaRacka which has built an audience of over 6 million with its low-budget, high concept horror/action/comedy short films, suspend us in the foreboding and nightmarish realm of their remarkable debut feature, making the most of their twisted propensity for the surreal and grotesque. Effortlessly blending the creepiness of a ghost tale with the modern sensibilities of a horror-thriller for the Insta-generation, Talk to Me exposes an uncanny reality where the dead roam eerily close to the living, as the Philippou brothers bring a tense atmosphere and dread in a tangible tale about grief, peer pressure, and evil forces. Filmmaker Peter Jackson has said that ‘Talk to Me is very very good, and it is the best, most intense, horror movie I’ve enjoyed in years, relentlessly scary and disturbing — in the best possible way.”
Film information
Talk to Me, 2023, DCP, 95 mins, AUS/U.K., directed by Danny and Michael Philippou
This film contains extreme violence and gore. May not be suitable for all audiences.
About FACETS
Established in 1975, FACETS expands perspectives and affirms a shared humanity through inclusive engagement with film. FACETS‘ mission is to create cinematic experiences for youth and adults that foster vital conversations and community action through film exhibitions, media education, and film resources. Learn more at facets.org
FACETS presents the Chicago International Children’s Film Festival (CICFF), the largest children’s film festival in the world and an Oscar®-qualifying children’s film festival. Learn more at facets.org/cicff
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