The Chicago International Children’s Film Festival, now in its 19th year, continues Friday through Sunday, November 1 through 3, at City North 14; Facets Cinematheque, 1517 W. Fullerton; and the Vittum Theater, 1012 N. Noble. Tickets are $6 for children and adults, $4.50 for Facets members; various discounts are available for ten or more tickets. Professional actors will be on hand to read subtitled films. For more information call 773-281-9075 or 773-281-2166. Programs marked with an * are highly recommended.
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“In Pierre Monnard’s UK comedy Swapped,” writes Fred Camper, “a boy trades his boring father for two goldfish, and dad winds up getting traded away again and again. The complaint ‘All he ever did was read newspapers’ is illustrated with a shot in which a paper seems to have replaced his head.” Joshua Katzman describes Christina Schindler’s German short Different as “a touching tale of a chameleon that has trouble changing color like its increasingly angry siblings.” The pair are among 15 live-action and puppet-animation shorts, from Canada, Denmark, Australia, the UK, and the U.S. 88 min. (Vittum Theater, 9:45 am)
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Beautiful Minds: Memory, Senses, and Inspiration
Adventures With Aardvarks
See listing for Friday, November 1. (City North 14, 11:00 am)
