Chicago Filmmakers Firehouse Cinema (1326 W. Hollywood Ave) | Sunday, April 12, 2026 - 2:00PM

The color blue. The color Maggie Nelson fell in love with for us to have the Bluets. In response, this program presents a set of moving bluets. Some films are literally blue, drenched in cyan; others explore grief, desire, the loss of innocence, the ache of sehnsucht. Blue is what we make of ourselves, and blue is what we remember.

Lineup:

Heaven and Earth | Kylie Walters | US | 2025 | 4 min | Chicago Festival Premiere

Midsummer | Masha Vlasova | Finland/US | 2024 | 3 min | Chicago Festival Premiere

Aftersong | Matthew Berka | UK | 2023 | 10 min | Chicago Festival Premiere

N/A (Not Available) | Robert Orlowski and Martha Orlowski | US | 2022 | 5 min |Chicago Festival Premiere

A Light Into A Void | Lin Chen | China/US | 2026 | 14 min | Chicago Festival Premiere

Nursery Rhymes. (Holy) Water | Belinda Kazeem-Kamiński | Austria | 2025 | 4 min | US Festival Premiere

To Summon A Seer | Alan Medina | US | 2025 | 8 min | Chicago Festival Premiere

Placeholder | Jesse McLean | US | 2026 | 13 min | Chicago Festival Premiere

Daria's Night Flowers | Maryam Tafakory | Iran/UK/France | 2025 | 16 min | Chicago Festival Premiere