Chicago Film Society Screenings at Northeastern Illinois University
Summer 2022
Presented by the Chicago Film Society
Sponsored by the Department of Communication, Media and Theatre
This summer marks the 17th season of NEIU’s collaboration with the Chicago Film Society. Highlights of the summer series include a screening of a new experimental film “The Afterlight” (with director Charlie Shackleton in person), an IB Technicolor print of “The Ladies Man” (a 1961 comedy directed by Jerry Lewis), and “The Trial of Vivienne Ware” (a pre-Code melodrama from 1932 unavailable on disc or streaming). We are also proud to present a rare 35mm screening of “Livin’ Large!,” the 1991 comedy from Michael Schultz after previously screening his other classics “Cooley High” and “Car Wash” at NEIU in previous seasons.
Schedule
7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 11
Auditorium
"The Afterlight"
Directed by Charlie Shackleton • 2021 • 35mm from the filmmaker
7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 18
Auditorium
"Gabriel Over the White House"
Directed by Gregory LaCava • 1933 • 35mm from Library of Congress, permission Swank
7:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 8
Auditorium
"Used Cars"
Directed by Robert Zemeckis • 1980 • 35mm from Sony Pictures Repertory
7:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 22
Auditorium
"Sudden Fear"
Directed by David Miller • 1952 • 35mm from Chicago Film Society Collections, permission Cohen Media
7:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 29
Auditorium
"Spawn of the North"
Directed by Henry Hathaway • 1938 • 35mm from Universal
7:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 6
Auditorium
"The Incredible Shrinking Man"
Directed by Jack Arnold • 1957 • 35mm from Universal
7:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 13
Auditorium
"Variety"
Directed by Bette Gordon • 1983 • 35mm from Kino Lorber
7:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 20
Auditorium
"Twister"
Directed by Michael Almereyda • 1986 • 35mm from Chicago Film Society Collections
7:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 27
Auditorium
"The Ladies Man"
Directed by Jerry Lewis • 1961 • 35mm from Chicago Film Society Collections
7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 10
Auditorium
"The Green Ray"
Directed by Éric Rohmer • 1986 • 35mm from The Film Desk
7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 17
Auditorium
"The Criminal Code"
Directed by Howard Hawks • 1930 • 35mm from Sony Pictures Repertory
7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 24
Auditorium
"Livin' Large!"
Directed by Michael Schultz • 1991 • 35mm from Chicago Film Society Collections, permission Park Circus
7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 31
Auditorium
"The Trial of Vivienne Ware"
Directed by William K. Howard • 1932 • 35mm from the Museum of Modern Art, Permission Criterion Pictures, USA
Tickets
Tickets cost $5 with a Northeastern ID and $10 for the general public. All screenings are presented by the Chicago Film Society and sponsored by the Department of Communication, Media and Theatre.
Directions and Parking
Event Parking
Free street parking is available along Bryn Mawr Ave., west of Central Park Ave. Patrons may also park in any designated NEIU parking lot by purchasing a parking pass. We recommend the Parking Facility, a short walk from Building E. You may also park in Lot D or Lot F.
There are several options for purchasing a single-use NEIU parking pass:
Purchase a $5 pass from the kiosk at the Parking Facility entrance (cash only). Purchase a $5 pass at the Parking Office on the first floor of the Parking Facility. Purchase a $5 virtual permit with your smartphone at Passport Parking or download the Passport Parking mobile app.
Getting Here with the CTA
Our screenings are also accessible via CTA.
From the Brown Line (Kimball station), one can either walk or take the #82 Kimball-Homan bus to Catalpa and walk the remaining short distance to Building E. From the Blue Line (Jefferson Park station), take the #92 Foster bus to Central Park and walk the remaining short distance to Building E.
Divvy
For cyclists, a Divvy station is located on the eastern edge of campus at St. Louis and Balmoral avenues. View a map of Divvy station locations.
