Reeling: The Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival

End of the World as You Know It

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5 films + livestream in package
Before It's Too Late
Exchange
Escaping the Fragile Planet
The Gust
If Then Else
End of the World as You Know It Filmmakers Q&A
Q&A: Saturday, September 26 at 2:30PM CST
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From diagnoses to disasters to the apocalypse, these shorts take us on an emotional journey through life’s most uncertain and unexpected times. Capturing anxieties that we can relate to in this global pandemic, the protagonists in these moving stories, confronted with the frailties of their existence, find the only way to cope with or transcend the hand life deals them is through human connection.


Click on the titles listed on the right side menu to view trailers for and learn more about each film in the program! Film details will be shown below.


***Please note that one or more films in this program have subtitles which will automatically appear on the screen.***

ESCAPING THE FRAGILE PLANET: A few hours before the world ends, two men have an unexpected encounter, while a strange pink fog is spreading throughout the city. Their romantic affair will only last for a day. But, in a broken world filled with fear, sharing a few intimate moments seems to be enough for them to feel safe, against the impending end.

  • Year
    2020
  • Runtime
    17 minutes
  • Language
    Greek
  • Country
    Greece
  • Premiere
    International Premiera
  • Note
    English Subtitles
  • Director
    Thanasis Tsimpinis
  • Cast
    Michail Tabakakis, Nikos Lekakis
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