Short Film Screening: South Shore Sonata (2026)

Join Chicago Public Library and Kayla Cymone Sullers for a screening of her short film South Shore Sonata (2026). Recently released at the XL Film Festival, South Shore Sonata is an experimental short film blending spoken word, contemporary dance, and striking black-and-white imagery to explore the political realities shaping Chicago’s South Shore. Told from the perspective of African American women in Chicago, the film unfolds over a jazz score layered with news sound bites including references to recent ICE raids impacting immigrant communities across the city, creating a powerful meditation.