Chicago Film Lover Meetup

"To a Land Unknown is a beautifully heartbreaking film with a very urgent and necessary message. The story of Chatila and Reda may be fictional, but all of its elements may very well have happened, and that is this film’s power.” (Film Magazine) To a Land Unknown premiered at Cannes in 2024. It is set in Athens, Greece, and follows two Palestinian refugees, Chatila (Mahmood Bakri) and his cousin Reda (Aram Sabbah), who live on the fringes of society. They dream of reaching Germany and opening a restaurant with Chatila’s wife who has stayed behind in Lebanon with Chatila’s son, but their dream seems almost impossible to achieve as they face the high costs of their journey to Europe, as imposed by the smugglers who got them in via illegal routes. Upon meeting a child who is also a Palestinian refugee, Chatila and Reda attempt to help him reach his aunt in Italy, but are willing to do anything to make their own dream come true.

THE TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mfFnbPu5Yg#ddg-play

You can buy your ticket here: https://facets.org/programs/to-a-land-unknown/

WE WILL MEET IN THE LOBBY AT 6.40. AFTER THE SHOW, WE’LL HAVE A DRINK AND DISCUSS THE FILM IN THE FACETS’ BAR LOUNGE.

Chicago's beloved free outdoor film traditions return this year with the Millennium Park Summer Film Series. The Jay Pritzker Pavilion transforms into an open-air cinema. Films start at 6:30 p.m. with gates opening at 5 p.m.
PLEASE JOIN US FOR A SUMMER MOVIE IN THE PARK.

BRING FOOD, DRINKS, LET’S SIT TOGETHER ON THE LAWN AND WATCH the romantic comedy MY BEST FRIEND’S WEDDING with Julia Roberts and Rupert Everett. The movie takes place over a few days in summer in Chicago. Julianne is devastated to learn that Michael is marrying this rich young beauty, and her strategy is simple: put on a happy face, pretend to go along and destroy from within.

MORE INFO BEFORE THE SHOW.

2001: A space Odyssey at the Music Box is an event you simply cannot afford to miss even if you have watched it before. It’s a spectacular, grand show. It has an overture, an entr'acte, an intermission, and the Music Box projectionists have a page-long set of instructions so they know when to dim the lights and open the curtain at exactly the right moment. Stanley Kubrick’s masterpiece is beautiful, confounding, filled with extraordinary music, images, and color, mind-blowing and completely unforgettable.

PLEASE GET YOUR TICKET ASAP. EVERY YEAR THIS SHOW ALWAYS SELLS OUT QUICKLY. https://musicboxtheatre.com/films-and-events/2001-a-space-odyssey

WE WILL HAVE TO WAIT IN LINE OUTSIDE. MORE INFO THE DAY BEFORE THE SHOW.