The First Annual Chicago South Asian Film Festival takes place this weekend, October 2-3, at Columbia College and Chicago Cultural Center.
This event seeks to promote South Asian culture throughout the Chicago area by showcasing both filmmakers of South Asian descent and films that represent the perspectives of South Asians who have chosen to make the U.S. their home.
Seven films will be shown at Columbia College’s Film Row Cinema on Saturday and Sunday. The cost is $11 per film or $35 for a pass good for all films all weekend. Four select films will also be screened at Chicago Cultural Center on Saturday, and admission is free for those films. Screenings for this festival include feature films, shorts, and documentaries in a variety of genres. View the selection of films and the location and time for each film.
Columbia College’s Film Row Cinema is located at 1104 S. Wabash Ave., 8th floor, in the South Loop neighborhood of Chicago. There are paid parking lots in the vicinity of Columbia College.
To reach Columbia College Film Row Cinema by public transportation:
CTA Bus: #4 (Cottage Grove), 29 (State), 62 (Archer), 3 (King Drive), and 28 (Stony Island Express).
CTA train: Take the Red, Green, or Orange line to Roosevelt.
The Chicago Cultural Center is located at 78 E. Washington St. in downtown Chicago. Parking for the Cultural Center is available at one of the nearby Millennium Garages.
To get to the Cultural Center by public transportation:
CTA train: Take the pink, orange, green, brown, or purple lines to Randolph, the Blue line to Washington, or the Red line to Lake.
CTA bus: #3 (King Dr.), 14 (Jeffrey Express, which also stops by the Ogilvie Metra Station), 145 (Wilson/Michigan Express, which also stops by the Metra Rock Island Station), 151 (Sheridan, which also stops by the Metra Union Station), and 157 (Streeterville/Taylor). If you take the State Street (#29) or the Clark Street (#22) buses, get off at Washington or Randolph and walk less than two blocks east. Get CTA maps and schedules.
By Metra: If you’re coming from the suburbs, check the RTA Metra website (the Metra Electric and South Shore have stops at Randolph, right next door to the Cultural Center).
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I'll be there on the 3rd. Sounds wonderful. As always, thanks for sharing.
You're welcome! I went yesterday to the films at the Cultural Center, and they were very good.
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