Nick Davis Lecture: Unsung Movies Of 2025

With his film lecture series at the Alliance Francaise, professor Nick Davis has continuously provided a thoroughly informative and fun look at movie topics ranging from Romanian films to the value of set design to Asian American romances to the films of auteurs from Steve McQueen to Lynne Ramsay to Bong Joon-ho. His lecture finishing the first month of 2026 is to cast his (and our) eyes on the many creative film efforts during 2025 that flew under the radar. From the tricksy Norwegian love story of "Dreams (Sex Love)" to the Portuguese fantasy "Grand Tour" to the French migrant drama "Souleymane’s Story", Nick will show the virtues of how these 2025 films and more told new stories in new expressive cinematic ways!

After the 90 minute lecture we'll head to the nearby Centennial on 733 N. LaSalle to talk about our favorite films of 2025 which should get more recognition. The event is FREE, but it's recommended to register in advance to help track attendance (his last event was "full", but there should be no problem getting into the venue even in that case, as they allot several seats for such "standby" attendees.) You can register by visiting this link: https://www.chicagofilmfestival.com/event/diggingdeeper-buriedtreasures/