Synopsis: The behind-the-scenes story of the making of the infamous "The Star Wars Holiday Special," featuring interviews with Seth Green, Weird Al Yankovic, Paul Scheer, Donny Osmond, Gilbert Gottfried, Bonnie Burton, Bruce Vilanch and Steve Binder.

Synopsis: ​In the wake of inheriting his father's hotel chain, Hal tries to end his long and secret relationship with Rebecca, a dominatrix. A battle of wills ensues over the course of one fraught night, with Rebecca and Hal struggling to keep the upper hand.

Synopsis: Eccentric staff members of an upstate New York theatre camp must band together when their beloved founder falls into a coma.

Synopsis: In 1988, a new law stigmatizing gays and lesbians forces Jean, a closeted gym teacher, to live a double life. As pressure mounts from all sides, the arrival of a new student catalyzes a crisis that will push Jean to the edge.

Synopsis: A meticulous horticulturist is devoted to tending the grounds of a beautiful estate that a wealthy dowager owns. When he's told to take on her troubled great-niece as an apprentice, his life is thrown into chaos and dark secrets from his past emerge.

Find all our coverage here in one spot, including our podcast discussion with CCFF programmer Erik Childress previewing the 2022 event that took place at the Music Box Theatre in Chicago May 13-19, 2022. Click the below film titles to see the individual reviews.

Synopsis: The unexaggerated true story about the greatest musician of our time. From a conventional upbringing where playing the accordion was a sin, "Weird Al" Yankovic rebels and makes his dream of changing the words to world-renowned songs come true. An instant success and sex symbol, Al lives an excessive lifestyle and pursues an infamous romance that nearly destroys him.

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Synopsis: While investigating a case of valuable stolen paintings, the roguishly charming and endlessly troublesome Fletch becomes the prime suspect in a murder. To prove his innocence, he must sift through a long list of suspects -- from an art dealer to a missing playboy to a crazy neighbor to his own girlfriend.