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Missouri Theatre
One Child Nation
Film89 min9:30 - 10:59amNRTOne Child Nation
Nanfu Wang uncovers her own revelatory history within China's far-reaching one-child policy. -
Showtime Theater @ The Blue Note
Mike Wallace is Here
Film91 min9:30 - 11:01amNRTMike Wallace is Here
The epitome of the brash, merciless investigative reporter, Mike Wallace (60 Minutes) lived his life on air. -
Rhynsburger Theatre
Chautauqua
Synapses90 min9:30 - 11amChautauqua
Join our piquant Provocateurs, host Martina Castro, and some surprise guests for a variety show featuring provocations, music, and storytelling. Immediately following, the conversations continue in the Bingham Gallery (across the hall) with a high tea. Reserved ticket required; general admission via the Q. -
Forrest Theater
Treasure Island
Film102 min9:30 - 11:12amNRTTreasure Island
Brimming with thrill-seeking discovery and nostalgia, this barmy delight captures all of the summer fun at a suburban Parisian water park. Supported by the Cultural Service at the Consulate General of France in Chicago
9:45am
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Jesse Auditorium
Mr. SOUL!
Film115 min9:45 - 11:40am
Mr. SOUL!
An electric exploration of SOUL!—the revolutionary unsung classic of American television that spotlighted soul legends and shattered conventions. Presented by Fresh Ideas -
Willy Wilson @ Ragtag
Shorts: & Tonic 67
Short67 min9:45 - 10:52amNRTShorts: & Tonic 67
The difference between what is seen and unseen drives these five films, from which our eyes will never recover.
10:15am
11:00am
12:00pm
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Showtime Theater @ The Blue Note
The Commons
Film92 min12 - 1:32pmNRTThe Commons
An intrepid film crew takes us inside an intense battle over a Confederate monument on UNC-Chapel Hill’s public commons. Plays with "The Changing Same" (dirs. Michèle Stephenson & Joe Brewster; 2018; 21 min.) -
Rhynsburger Theatre
Up The Mountain
Film126 min12 - 2:06pmNRTUp The Mountain
The charismatic painter Shen Jianhua’s remote mountain studio hosts a group of unconventional students, eager to learn more about his eye-popping, hyperreal approach to art and life. Presented by North Villiage Arts District -
Willy Wilson @ Ragtag
Shorts: Tequila 62
Short62 min12 - 1:02pmNRTShorts: Tequila 62
Filmmakers repurpose archival remnants and interrogate social status in these four short films. -
The Art Ramble
Other30 min12 - 12:30pmThe Art Ramble
A mind-expanding poetic improvisation masquerading as a conventional downtown walking tour, The Ramble returns in 2019, stranger than ever. Free and open to the public.
12:15pm
12:30pm
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Missouri Theatre
Midnight Traveler
Film87 min12:30 - 1:57pmNRTMidnight Traveler
Armed only with cellphone cameras, Hassan Fazili and his family flee from the Taliban, capturing every step of their high-stakes search for a new home. Presented by The Crossing -
Big Ragtag
Radio Atlas: The Night Watchman
Synapses58 min12:30 - 1:28pmRadio Atlas: The Night Watchman
Plays with "Fainting Spells" (Dir. Sky Hopinka; 2018; 11 min) Reserved ticket required; general admission via the Q.
12:45pm
1:00pm
2:00pm
2:30pm
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The Globe
Celebration
Film78 min2:30 - 3:48pmNRTCelebration
A disquieting peek behind the wardrobe of Yves Saint Laurent, the most distinguished couturier of the last century. Supported by the Cultural Service at the Consulate General of France in Chicago -
Big Ragtag
No data plan
Film80 min2:30 - 3:50pmNRTNo data plan
The American road movie is renewed by a director whose undocumented mom carries two phones, one solely for calls regarding immigration. Plays with "I Signed the Petition" (dir. Mahdi Fleifel; 2018; 10 min.). -
The Art Ramble
Other30 min2:30 - 3pmThe Art Ramble
A mind-expanding poetic improvisation masquerading as a conventional downtown walking tour, The Ramble returns in 2019, stranger than ever. Free and open to the public.
2:45pm
3:15pm
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Rhynsburger Theatre
Our Time (Nuestro Tiempo)
Film177 min3:15 - 6:12pmOur Time (Nuestro Tiempo)
Maverick director Carlos Reygadas' latest, filmed at his Mexican ranch, offers an audacious fiction about an open marriage that goes sour. -
Forrest Theater
The Game
Film78 min3:15 - 4:33pmNRTThe Game
Deep in the forests of southwest France, cult-like aficionados anticipate—and set traps for—the arrival of their quarry. Plays with "Crannog" (dir. Isa Rao; 2018; 15 min.) Supported by the Cultural Service at the Consulate General of France in Chicago
3:30pm
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Missouri Theatre
Midnight in Paris
Film75 min3:30 - 4:45pmNRTMidnight in Paris
The intense anticipation of prom week lights up this warmhearted, sometimes cheeky look at the teenagers of Flint, Michigan. -
The Picturehouse
The Magic Life of V
Film85 min3:30 - 4:55pmNRTThe Magic Life of V
Veera becomes the hero of her own story by using LARPing (live-action role-playing) to escape and transcend her difficult everyday life.
4:00pm
4:30pm
5:00pm
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The Globe
Segunda Vez
Film99 min5 - 6:39pmSegunda Vez
This radical reimagining of the biopic re-enacts the “happenings” and “anti-happenings” of Argentinian psychoanalyst Oscar Masotta. -
Big Ragtag
'Now something is slowly changing'
Film105 min5 - 6:45pmNRT'Now something is slowly changing'
Spiritually adrift Dutch turn to therapy and coaches in this puckish, provocative look at self-help culture.
5:30pm
6:00pm
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Missouri Theatre
Closing Night Reception
Reception60 min6 - 7pmClosing Night Reception
A common meal for all who attend Amazing Grace at Missouri Theatre. Ticket required; the film ticket includes the reception. -
Showtime Theater @ The Blue Note
Untitled Amazing Johnathan Documentary
Film96 min6 - 7:36pmNRTUntitled Amazing Johnathan Documentary
A magician's final tour triggers a twisty-turny, cat-and-mouse, hall-of-mirrors, inside-out, funhouse game between subject and filmmaker. -
The Picturehouse
American Factory
Film115 min6 - 7:55pmNRTAmerican Factory
Dizzying, hilarious, and devastating, American Factoryis a landmark story of globalization. Presented by The District
7:00pm
7:30pm
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Jesse Auditorium
APOLLO 11
Film93 min7:30 - 9:03pmNRTAPOLLO 11
Our miraculous first trip to the moon is conjured through 70mm footage finally uncovered from the NASA vaults. Presented by Veterans United Home Loans -
Rhynsburger Theatre
The Hottest August
Film92 min7:30 - 9:02pmNRTThe Hottest August
Brett Story's visionary look at New York City as it braces for an uncertain future. Supported by the Consulate General of Canada, Chicago -
Forrest Theater
Home, Sweet Home
Film110 min7:30 - 9:20pmHome, Sweet Home
A monumental achievement of long-term documentary filmmaking: 35 years in the life of Nao, whom doctors expected to die before she turned 20 years old. Presented by Boone Supported Living
7:45pm
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The Globe
Island of the Hungry Ghosts
Film98 min7:45 - 9:23pmIsland of the Hungry Ghosts
On far-off Christmas Island, therapist Poh Lin Lee counsels immigrants who are detained while millions of red crabs enjoy free rein during mating season. -
Big Ragtag
Cold Case Hammarskjöld
Film123 min7:45 - 9:48pmNRTCold Case Hammarskjöld
This engrossing gonzo film starts as a hell-bent investigation of the death of the U.N. secretary-general in 1961 then takes on long-lingering mysteries on the African continent.
8:30pm
8:45pm
9:00pm
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Missouri Theatre
Buskers Last Stand
Other60 min9 - 10pmBuskers Last Stand
Link arms with your festival friends and join True/False Buskers under the stars in The Sculpture Yard (and for those who prefer a quieter farewell, in the lobby of Missouri Theatre), as we throw an instant wake for T/F 2019 following the Q&A after Amazing Grace. No ticket required; open to all passholders. -
The Picturehouse
Encore: Mike Wallace is Here
Film90 min9 - 10:30pmEncore: Mike Wallace is Here
A festival fave brought back by popular demand for one final screening! Tickets are not available through passholder reservations, but can be picked up at the T/F Box Office starting at 9am on Sunday morning. There will be no Q&A following the screening. (Free for passholders, $12 for non-passholders at the Box Office & $14 at the Q.)