2026 EUNIC Chicago Film Festival
The EUNIC Film Festival showcases films that explore the diverse cultural landscapes of Europe, offering fresh perspectives on the continent’s evolving identities. This year’s lineup brings together heartfelt stories about family and identity set in communities across Europe.
France will present Leave One Day (Partir un jour), a musical-drama film directed by Amélie Bonnin (2025) as part of Young French Cinema, a program of UniFrance and Villa Albertine that aims to bring French films that are not distributed in the US to art house cinemas, film societies, the Alliance Française network, and American universities.
PROGRAM
Friday, Nov 6, 2026
Opening Night Reception – 6PM
Leave One Day – 7PM
DIR. Amélie Bonnin | France
LANGUAGE French
Cécile is about to open her own gourmet restaurant, finally making her dream come true, when suddenly her father has a heart attack and she is called back to the village where she was born. Far from the hubbub of Paris life, she runs into her teenage crush. The memories come flooding back, destabilizing her certainties.
Saturday, Nov 7, 2026
Olivia and the Invisible Earthquake – 4:30PM
DIR. Irene Iborra Rizo | Spain, France, Belgium, Chile, Switzerland
LANGUAGE Catalan
After their family is evicted, young Olivia turns the upheaval into a game, pretending she and her brother are filming a movie, and finds an unexpected new family along the way.
Renovation – 5PM
DIR. Gabrielė Urbonaitė | Lithuania, Belgium, Latvia
LANGUAGE English
In Vilnius, a young woman about to turn thirty begins to doubt the settled life she has built after befriending a Ukrainian construction worker, and starts writing poetry.
How Could I Live Without You – 7PM
DIR. Dénes Orosz | Hungary
LANGUAGE Hungarian
Reading her mother’s old letters, Lili relives a memorable summer at Lake Balaton, where music, love, and jealousy changed everything.
Sunday, Nov 8, 2026
Tarrac – 1PM
DIR. Declan Recks | Ireland
LANGUAGE Irish
Back in the Kerry Gaeltacht to care for her ailing father, Aoife joins her friends in a traditional rowing race and finds a chance to mend their relationship.
Pinnochio – 3PM
DIR. Enzo D’Alò | Italy
LANGUAGE Italian
An animated feature film based on the 1883 novel The Adventures of Pinocchio.
Stelios – 5PM
DIR. Yorgos Tsemberopoulos | Greece
LANGUAGE Greek
A tribute to the legendary singer, Stelios Kazantzidis, whose voice touched the hearts of all Greeks around the world.