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Festival Shorts in the Parks

This summer, you can catch selected shorts from past Festivals playing before some of the Chicago Park District’s Movies in the Parks. All movies are free and begin at dusk. Call the Movies in the Parks hotline at 312-742-1134 for daily listings and updated weather-related cancellations.

All shorts are official selections from the Chicago International Children’s Film Festival’s previous seasons. Come catch your Festival favorites and get excited for this year’s Festival, coming up October 21-30, 2011!

UPCOMING SCREENINGS:

Jaws / El Tux  Tuesday, July 12, 2011
   63rd St.  Beach – 300 S. Lake Shore Drive
   Feature Film: Jaws (PG)
   Festival Short: El Tux

 

Ony the Strong Survive / Live Music  Tuesday, July 12, 2011
   Douglas Park – 401 S. Sacramento Ave.
   Feature Film: Only The Strong Survive (PG)
   Festival Short: Live Music

 

That's Entertainment / The Mouse That Soared  Wednesday, July 13, 2011
   Indian Boundary Park – 500 W. Lunt Ave.
   Feature Film: That’s Entertainment (NR)
   Festival Short: The Mouse That Soared

 

Barbershop / Live Music  Tuesday, July 19, 2011
   63rd St.  Beach – 300 S. Lake Shore Drive
   Feature Film: Barbershop (PG-13)
   Festival Short: Live Music

 

War Dance / Live Music  Wednesday, July 20, 2011
   Tuley Park – 01 E. 90th Pl.
   Feature Film: War Dance (PG-13)
   Festival Short: Live Music

 

This Is It / Mobile  Tuesday, July 26, 2011
   Palmer Park – 1 W. 111th St.
   Feature Film: Michael Jackson’s This Is It! (PG)
   Festival Short: Mobile

 

Babe / Ormie  Tuesday, July 26, 2011
   63rd St. Beach – 300 S. Lake Shore Drive
   Feature Film: Babe (G)
   Festival Short: Ormie

 

Shine A Light / One Shoe Blues  Wednesday, July 27, 2011
   South Shore CC – 059 S. South Shore Dr.
   Feature Film: Shine A Light (PG-13)
   Festival Short: One Shoe Blues

 

Mad Hot Ballroom / El Tux  Thursday, July 28, 2011
   Humboldt Park Boathouse – 359 N. Sacramento Ave.
   Feature Film: Mad Hot Ballroom (PG)
   Festival Short: El Tux

 

Small Wonders / Live Music  Tuesday, August 09, 2011
   Lincoln Park CC – 2045 N. Lincoln Park West
   Feature Film: Small Wonders (PG)
   Festival Short: Live Music

 

Dr. No / Ormie  Tuesday, August 16, 2011
   Grant Park:  Grove 5 – Balbo & Columbus
   Feature Film:  Dr. No  (PG-13)
   Festival Short: Ormie

 

Raisin in the Sun / One Shoe Blues  Tuesday, August 23, 2011
   Grant Park:  Grove 5 – albo & Columbus
   Feature Film: A Raisin In The Sun (NR)
   Festival Short: One Shoe Blues

 

Virginia Woolf / Happy Duckling  Tuesday, August 30, 2011
   Grant Park:  Grove 5 – albo & Columbus
   Feature Film: Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (PG)
   Festival Short: Happy Duckling

 

Hoop Dreams / Mouse That Soared  Thursday, September 01, 2011
   Marquette Park – 734 S. Kedzie Ave.
   Feature Film: Hoop Dreams (PG)
   Festival Short: The Mouse That Soared

 

In Memoriam / Ormie  Friday, September 09, 2011
   Ridge Park – 625 S. Longwood Dr.
   Feature Film: In Memoriam: 9/11 (PG)
   Festival Short: Ormie