Aside from all their duties as film critics, journalists, radio show hosts and TV guests, Erik Childress and Sergio Mims also each produce film festivals in the city of Chicago. Erik created the Chicago Critics Film Festival, the only event curated entirely by film critics and Sergio has been producing the Black Harvest Film Festival for over 25 years. Both events are taking place this year in November and each are teaming up to tell you all about what is in store for you if you can attend either. But first they also have some films they saw at the Chicago International Film Festival and they have a little love to give there before unveiling what they have helped put together this year.

0:00 – Intro / The 2021 Chicago International Film Festival

3:10 – The French Dispatch

7:02 – Any Given Day

9:29 – Punch 9 For Harold Washington

21:29 – Petite Maman

24:29 – Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking

30:04 – Hellbender

32:15 – The Sadness

35:06 – Spencer

48:09 – The Beta Test

52:38 – The Chicago Critics Film Festival

1:25:32 – The Black Harvest Film Festival

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