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• FACETS: Anime Club

  • Start
    Thu, January 08, 2026
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  • End
    Thu, December 10, 2026
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  • Schedule
    12 sessions
  • Location
    FACETS (1517 W Fullerton Ave.)

  
  

  

  Every second Thursday, FACETS Film Club Members are invited to explore the exciting world of anime with a mystery selection of OVAs, complete series, features, and short films, hand-picked with the help of our regular attendees.

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  Anime Club screenings are a Film Club Member ($15 /month or $150 /year) exclusive perk and include two free tickets, so that members can invite a plus one. This film series encourages community building and discussion around all things anime, featuring built in intermissions every month where members are invited to hang out in the FACETS Studio or Lounge to chat about the films, grab a drink, rent rare DVDs or VHS, and and let us know what other anime they’d like to see on the big screen by voting in our suggestion box. 

  Every month, we offer exclusive drink specials like Sapporo and hold a raffle where members can enter to win unique event posters and curated anime prizes. To enter the raffle, members must purchase a concession for $4 or more. Become a member today to join a community of cinephiles with exclusive access to rare, hard-to-find films and be the first to know about to all FACETS anime-related programming.

  

  Anime Club is programmed by Emma Greenleaf, FACETS‘ Marketing Manager & Nick Edelberg, FACETS‘ Program Operations Manager. 

  

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• FACETS: Film Trivia

  • Start
    Sat, January 10, 2026
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  • End
    Sat, December 12, 2026
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  • Schedule
    12 sessions
  • Location
    FACETS (1517 W Fullerton Ave.)

  
  

  Film Trivia is back, but with a new look, feel, and host: Syd Wrigley.

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  Join FACETS at 4:00pm every second Saturday for Film Trivia, a free team-based game with special film memorabilia prizes. 

  January trivia will feature categories focused on celebrating Rob Reiner, directorial debuts, a special winter wonderland video category, and much more.

  

  MEET YOUR HOST

  Syd Wrigley (She/They) is the FACETS Film Trivia host, as well as a filmmaker and video artist based in Chicago. She is currently a senior at School of the Art Institute of Chicago, pursuing her BFA in Film/Video/New Media.

  

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• FACETS: Cold Sweat

  • Start
    Fri, January 16, 2026
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  • End
    Fri, December 18, 2026
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  • Schedule
    12 sessions
  • Location
    FACETS (1517 W Fullerton Ave.)

  
  

  

  FACETS' monthly COLD SWEAT series plunges into the unsettling world of horror and cult cinema, offering unexpected, visceral double features that'll send a chill down your spine.

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  Each month, we’ll present a meticulously curated pair of films that push the boundaries of fear, blending classic chills with fresh, innovative scares. But this series isn’t just about the fright—it’s a journey into the psychology and physiology of horror. Why do we willingly subject ourselves to fear-inducing experiences? What is it about the adrenaline rush and the shivers that keeps us coming back for more? COLD SWEAT delves into these questions, exploring the complex relationship between our physical reactions and emotional responses when watching terrifying films. 

  
  

  Upcoming Double Features:

  Noroi: The Curse + Lake Mungo (Friday, Jan. 16 @ 7pm & 9:15pm)

  Birth + To Die For (Friday, Feb. 20 @ 7pm & 9pm)

  City of the Living Dead + The Day of the Beast (Friday, Mar. 20 @ 7pm & 9pm)

  

  COLD SWEAT is programmed by Nick Edelberg, FACETS’ Program Operations Manager and Emma Greenleaf, FACETS’ Marketing Manager. 

  

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• AmAuteur Film Festival

  • When
    Sun, November 08, 2026
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    2:30 PM - 10:30 PM
  • Location
    Bookclub Chicago - 2871 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL 60657

    
  

  AmAuteur Film Festival is coming soon!

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  The AmAuteur Film Festival is a genre-expansive, all-inclusive, community-oriented film festival with a focus on the new film underground. Our mission is one for the outcasts, the weirdos, the misfits, the ambitious, and the tragically underestimated pioneers of modern film language.

  Following a successful inaugural event in 2025, AmAuteur is back with a new batch of inventive, exciting DIY and micro-budget films. Come hang with us, meet new friends, and get inspired!

  Blocks schedules:
  Block 1 - 2:30pm /Block 2 - 5:10pm / Block 3 - 8:05pm

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• Reel Film Club Presents Isla Negra

  • When
    Tue, November 24, 2026
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    6:00 PM - 10:30 PM
  • Location
    Facets Film Forum, 1517 West Fullerton Ave.

  
  

  
  

  Reel Film Club Proudly Presents "Isla Negre"

  Held the last Tuesday of every month (except March, April and December) , the Reel Film Club is part of the Chicago Latino Film Festival's year-round film programming. The Reel Feel Club celebrates a theme night with a reception and film showing showcasing films and filmmakers from around Latin America followed by a post-screening discussion.

  This month's selection is Chilean filmmaker Jorge Riquelme Serrano's Isla Negra.

  Synopsis: Guillermo (Alfredo Castro) and his assistant Carmen (Paulina Urrutia) spend a weekend overseeing the final stages of a large real estate project in Isla Negra, the seaside resort where Pablo Neruda spent his final days. Their tranquility is disrupted by the unexpected arrival of a homeless family, who pitch a tent right outside their home. Their presence triggers a conflict that reveals deep political and social differences between them. As tensions rise, the characters are forced to confront their own contradictions in a power struggle that exposes the stark divides of contemporary Chilean society.

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