34th Onion City Experimental Film Festival

The Onion City Experimental Film Festival, voted one of the top five "coolest" experimental or underground film festivals in the world in a poll conducted by Moviemaker Magazine, is one of the premiere international festivals exclusively showcasing experimental film, video, and expanded cinema. Onion City will present 9 competition programs and four special events in person from April 4-7 and virtually from April 8-14.

Special programs this year include the Opening Night screening of Chantal Akerman's newly restored TOUTE UNE NUIT (1982), presented in partnership with Cine-File on Thursday, April 4 at the Gene Siskel Film Center (1640 N. State St.); a program of expanded cinema [WE DON'T KNOW YET} WHAT CINEMA CAN DO: A NIGHT OF LIVE SOUND AND MOVING IMAGES on Friday April 5 at Public Works Gallery (2141 W. North Ave.) in partnership with Center for Concrete and Abstract Machines; a retrospective screening LEFT HANDED MEMORIES: THE FILMS OF SHELLIE FLEMING in partnership with the Chicago Film Society on April 6 at Chicago Filmmakers (1326 W. Hollywood Ave.); and on April 7 at Chicago Filmmakers a retrospective program TOM RUBNITZ: COMMUNITY DRAG THEATER, with co-presenters Nightingale Projects and Video Data Bank.