The Women in the Director’s Chair International Film & Video Festival, now in its 13th year, continues Friday through Sunday, March 18 through 20. It highlights shorts as well as features by women, including documentary, animated, narrative, and experimental works. Screenings are at Chicago Filmmakers, 1543 W. Division; the Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum, 1852 W. 19th St.; Randolph Street Gallery, 756 N. Milwaukee; and Columbia College, 624 S. Michigan. Tickets are $6, $4 for Women in the Director’s Chair members, students, and senior citizens with a valid ID; festival passes are also available. For more information call 281-4988.
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Six short films: Susana Ortiz’s A Better Life (1993), Sami Alkassim’s Trip (1993), Angela D. Chou’s Red, White, Blue, and Yellow (1993), Amy E. Gerber’s Your Race Is Doomed (1993), Michelle Taghioff’s Home (1993), and Nicole Newnham’s Unforgettable Face (1993). (Chicago Filmmakers, 6:00)
Maria Novaro’s Otonal (1992) from Mexico, Irma Iranzo-Berrocal’s Yemaya (1988) from Puerto Rico, Nancy De Los Santos’s Breaking Pan With Sol (1993), Cindy Robateau’s Brazilian Self-Portrait (1993), and Olivia Olea’s Por la vida (1993). (Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum, 7:00)
SATURDAY, MARCH 19
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Ximena Arrieta will present four of her videos, which are not subtitled: La historia tiene nombre de mujer, Diaro de una mujer descasada, A mi no me preguntaron, and Fragmento de un sueno. (Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum, 7:00)
