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EPISODE · Oct 27, 2025 · 1H

Chicago International Film Festival Dispatch #3

from Four Stars: A Chicago Film Podcast · host Paco Alvarez and Jeremy Marder

On our final dispatch out of the 61st Chicago International Film Festival, we talked about:Anything that Moves (dir. Alex Philips)Before the Call (dir. James Choi, World Premiere)Only Heaven Knows  (dir. Nurzhamal Karamoldoeva, World Premiere)New Group (dir. Yûta Shimotsu)Young Mothers (dir. Luc and Jean-Pierre Dardennes)Palestine 36 (dir. Annemarie Jacir – U.S. Premiere)Is This Thing On? (dir. Bradley Cooper)After Dark Shorts:Blue Violet (dir. Josie Charles)Coyotes (dir. Said Zagha)Dummy! (dir. Francesca Pazniokas)Earworm (dir. Patrik Eklund)Pinpoint (dir. Michael Merlino)Hotel Acropole (dir. Sarah Lasry)Family Friendly Animation Shorts: Tsuna the empty can – Meatball and Spaghetti (dir. Iku Ogawa)Pow! (dir. Joey Clift)On the Mat Outside my Door (dir. Antje Heyn)Yore Gramps and the Whale (dir. Mariana Elisabetsky)Snow Bear (dir. Aaron Blaise)Are We There Yet? (dir. Sven Kristlbauer, Raul Bison, Marion Zeder)Lily (dir. Kate Siegel)Art by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Lily Bacon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Music by⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ newest_latest⁠⁠⁠⁠Suggestions, comments, complaints, hate mail, and all other correspondence can be sent to [email protected]

On our final dispatch out of the 61st Chicago International Film Festival, we talked about:Anything that Moves (dir. Alex Philips)Before the Call (dir. James Choi, World Premiere)Only Heaven Knows  (dir. Nurzhamal Karamoldoeva, World Premiere)New Group (dir. Yûta Shimotsu)Young Mothers (dir. Luc and Jean-Pierre Dardennes)Palestine 36 (dir. Annemarie Jacir – U.S. Premiere)Is This Thing On? (dir. Bradley Cooper)After Dark Shorts:Blue Violet (dir. Josie Charles)Coyotes (dir. Said Zagha)Dummy! (dir. Francesca Pazniokas)Earworm (dir. Patrik Eklund)Pinpoint (dir. Michael Merlino)Hotel Acropole (dir. Sarah Lasry)Family Friendly Animation Shorts: Tsuna the empty can – Meatball and Spaghetti (dir. Iku Ogawa)Pow! (dir. Joey Clift)On the Mat Outside my Door (dir. Antje Heyn)Yore Gramps and the Whale (dir. Mariana Elisabetsky)Snow Bear (dir. Aaron Blaise)Are We There Yet? (dir. Sven Kristlbauer, Raul Bison, Marion Zeder)Lily (dir. Kate Siegel)Art by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Lily Bacon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Music by⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ newest_latest⁠⁠⁠⁠Suggestions, comments, complaints, hate mail, and all other correspondence can be sent to [email protected]

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On our final dispatch out of the 61st Chicago International Film Festival, we talked about:Anything that Moves (dir. Alex Philips)Before the Call (dir. James Choi, World Premiere)Only Heaven Knows  (dir. Nurzhamal Karamoldoeva, World Premiere)New...

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