The third annual Chicago International Documentary Festival continues Friday through Sunday, April 8 through 10, with screenings at the Beverly Arts Center; Chopin Theatre, 1543 W. Division; Facets Cinematheque; Northwestern Univ. Block Museum of Art; Northwestern Univ. Thorne Auditorium; and Society for Arts, 1112 N. Milwaukee. Unless otherwise noted, tickets are $8.50, $7 for seniors and students, and $6.50 for shows before 2 PM or after 10 PM. Passes are available for $250 (all screenings), $125 (20 screenings), and $70 (10 screenings), but only the first includes admission to the closing-night gala; for more information call 773-486-9612.
Peaceable Kingdom
British directors Brian Woods and Deborah Shipley’s documentary (2003, 80 min.) looks at the plight of South African children orphaned by AIDS. In English and subtitled Zulu. (Society for Arts, 3 PM)
Waiting for Quds
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Devorah Blanchor’s 2004 feature chronicles the marriage and subsequent travails of her cousin, a New York human rights attorney, and a Palestinian. In English and subtitled Hebrew and Arabic. 79 min. (Facets Cinematheque, 5:30 PM)
Pamela Yates directed this insightful chronicle of the violence that gripped Peru between 1980 and 2000 as the murderous Shining Path movement waged guerrilla war against the nation’s brutally repressive military forces. The film nimbly covers the conflict’s background, starting with the Shining Path’s founding in 1970 amid a series of military coups, then presents an effectively impressionistic account of the war, which ultimately claimed the lives of 70,000 civilians, and its aftermath. Yates makes good use of her access to participants in Peru’s Truth Commission, creating both an engaging historical survey and a timely warning about the perils of declaring war on terror. In English and subtitled Spanish. 94 min. (Reece Pendleton) (Chopin Theatre, 6 PM)
A Life Without Pain
