DAY TEN: Top Film at 56th Chicago International Film Festival is 'Sweat'

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DRIVE IN: “One Night in Miami” at 6:30pm, Chi-Town Drive-In, 2343 South Throop Street, Chicago. Adapted from the award-winning play of the same name, the film is a fictional account of the incredible night in 1964 when underdog Cassius Clay, soon to be called Muhammad Ali (Eli Goree), defeats heavyweight champion Sonny Liston at the Miami Convention Hall, and afterward Clay memorialized the event with three of his friends … Malcolm X (Kingsley Ben-Adir), Sam Cooke (Leslie Odom Jr.) and Jim Brown (Aldis Hodge).

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One Night in Miami
Photo credit: Chicago International Film Festival

APPEARANCES OF THE DAY: 9:00pm: “Twilight’s Kiss” … Livestream Q&A with director Ray Yeung. Suggested Streaming Start Time, 7:15pm. (For more info, click here)

FILM(S) OF THE DAY: “City/State Shorts 1” – A potpourri of local Chicago and Illinois talent are on display in this shorts program (one of many in the festival). “Patois” – directed by Andre Muir and Danielle Alston – is a heartfelt story of trying to fit in. “The Reversal – Jennifer Boles – is an imaginative rewind into a Chicago engineering project … reversing the Chicago River. “Swipe Up Vivian!” – Hannah Welever – is a redemptive near future match game. “Pegasus” – Orlando Leroi – imagines a unique escape path for a profiled young black man. “The Ephemeral Orphanage” – Lisa Barcy – is a clever animation using old timey imagery. “Sacred Brick Technology” – Ian Bertorelli – considers the 19th/20th Century art of the brick. And “Grizzly” – Alex Heller – regards a mother who essentially won’t let go. (click here).

The 56th Chicago International Film Festival takes place through October 25th, 2020. Click here for digital film schedules and ticket information.

HollywoodChicago.com senior staff writer Patrick McDonald

By PATRICK McDONALD
Editor and Film Writer
HollywoodChicago.com
pat@hollywoodchicago.com

© 2020 Patrick McDonald, HollywoodChicago.com

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