Following its raving succes at the Romanian Film Festival in New York last December and at the South East Europe Film Festival in Los Angeles this May, Chicago Cultural Center, Cinema/Chicago and the Romanian Cultural Institute in New York present a free screening of "ELEVATOR", by George Dorobantu, in the framework of the Annual Summer Screenings Program.
George Dorobantu's tale of two teenagers trapped in an elevator is a powerful psychodrama-alternately humorous, tedious, suspenseful, and devastating. Two unnamed youth, retreating to an abandoned factory away from the watchful eyes of the city, find more privacy than they could have possibly imagined or hoped for. After each failed attempt to escape from the unintentional prison of their own making, the tension continues to mount. Shot entirely within the space of the three-by-four meter metal box, Elevator is at once minimalist and monumental in its exploration of the limits of human emotions.
Cinema/Chicago, the presenting organization of the Chicago International Film Festival, brings the best in international cinema to Chicago through its year-round programming and events. The mission is to foster better communication between people of diverse cultures through the art of film and the moving image. In collaboration with the Chicago Cultural Center and international and cultural partners throughout the city and not only, Cinema/Chicago hosts FREE public film screenings at the 6th Annual International Summer Screenings Program. These weekly Wednesday evening screenings, running June 10 - September 16, showcase fifteen films from around the world at the Chicago Cultural Center's Claudia Cassidy Theatre.
Claudia Cassidy Theatre Chicago Cultural Center
77 E. Randolph Street, 2nd floor, Chicago
FREE ADMISSION
For additional information, please visit Chicago Film Festival or call 312-332-3456 .
