How can we begin to imagine Chicago’s future? Sometimes, turning to the past can provide a clue to the way forward. In collaboration with the Chicago Film Archives, visual artist zakkiyyah najeebah dumas o'neal, and composer Ayana Contreras; CHF presents a new film meditating on what’s to come for our city. Repurposing archival footage from the Chicago Film Archives’s extensive collection, o'neal has created a speculative visual representation; centering Black women’s cultural contributions to Chicago, Black lesbian experiences, and notions of belonging. The film also features a new soundtrack from Contreras. Join us for a screening, followed by a conversation with o'neal and Contreras about how the creative process be turned toward imagining a different Chicago.

This program is presented as part of Art Design Chicago Now, an initiative funded by the Terra Foundation for American Art that amplifies the voices of Chicago's diverse creatives, past and present, and explores the essential role they play in shaping the now. This program is presented in partnership with Chicago Film Archive.