The Hills- Civic Cinema Fall 2026
September 8, 2026
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Cost
Free
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📣 Presented by the UIC Latino Cultural Center and the University Library's Undergraduate Engagement Program (UEP)
🏭 THE HILLS 🏭
Directed By: Ines Sommer
Run Time: 43 min.
📆When: Tuesday, September 8, 2026
🕜Time: 1pm-2:30pm
📍Where: Latino Cultural Center, Lecture Center B2
Join us for a film viewing and brief conversation of the 2023 documentary,The Hills, created by Chicago-based filmmaker and Associate Professor of Instruction at Northwestern University, Ines Sommer. Set on the far Southeast Side of Chicago, this documentary explores the aftermath of a community living in the industrial legacy after the fall of the steel industry in the 1970s.
Stay after the film for a brief 30 minute post-screening conversation facilitated by Sam Corona, co-founder of Bridges Puentes and organizer with Alliance of the Southeast (ASE).
All audiences are welcome. For more information or to arrange accommodations, contact the LCC at lcc@uic.edu or call 312-996-3095.
Date posted
Aug 11, 2026
Date updated
Aug 26, 2026