ADFF:Chicago Films

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February 4, 2026

We're gearing up for ADFF's final festival of the season. This year, the iconic Chicago Cultural Center will host ADFF:Chicago's opening night. Then we'll move to the School of the Art Institute of Chicago's Gene Siskel Film Center for the rest of the festival.

Opening night is already sold out, but there are still tickets available for many of our screenings. Don't miss your chance to see ADFF films on the big screen.

ADFF:Chicago – February 19-22

Below are just a few highlights of Chicago screenings. Click the screening date to buy tickets.

Living in a Piece of Furniture

2024 / 52 min / Netherlands

Enter the 1924 Rietveld Schröderhuis, the first of architect Gerrit Rietveld's living sculptures—part design object, part residence. Living in a Piece of Furniture tells the story of the building through the people who call it home.

February 20 at 8:45pm

Building on the Edge

2025 / 73 min / US

Chicagoans will feel right at home with the frigid climate of Building on the Edge. In this thrilling film, a group of design/build students is tasked with creating NOAA buildings for one of the most extreme environments on Earth—Antarctica.

February 21 at 1:00pm

We The Others

2024 / 55 min / Italy

Join us for the story of two Brazilian brothers, Fernando and Humberto Campana, whose impactful design work blurs the lines between art, craft, and furniture. We The Others takes us from the Campanas' humble beginnings to their hard-won success.

February 21 at 8:00pm

At the Garden's Pace

2024 / 70 min / Netherlands

A meditative film, At the Garden's Pace follows the design/build process of creating a modern pavilion in a century-old landscape.

February 22 at 1:00pm

Miralles

2024 / 90 min / Spain

Enric Miralles was a brilliant designer taken from the world too soon. Miralles drifts through space and time, searching for the architect in the traces he left behind.

February 22 at 5:00pm

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