Kiss the Future

Wayfarer Cares Presents a Midwest premiere of the film "Kiss the Future". Join Wayfarer for a special screening followed by a panelist discussion covering the topics brought forth in the film as well as the behind-the-scenes look at the creation of the film. "Kiss The Fututre" Is an exploration of the perils of nationalism and art’s role as a weapon of resistance and activism throughout the 1990s Siege of Sarajevo during the Bosnian War. Explore how art and music sustained hope, thanks in part to humanitarians and the band U2. This screening is a part of our Wayfarer Cares series and is a free event Wednesday December 4th @ 7pm Meet the Panel Sarah Anthony Prior to producing Kiss the Future, Sarah Anthony was the Story Producer of the Disney series Light and Magic for director Lawrence Kasdan with Imagine and Lucas films. She won a Grammy for the HBO series, The Defiant Ones, and Produced the Emmy-nominated The Price of Free, a documentary about child slavery which won the Sundance Festival Grand Jury Prize. Other films include the Peabody-winning series The Age of Aids for PBS Frontline, Bikram: Yogi, Guru, Predator for Netflix, and many more. She is endlessly curious about the world, and passionate about using media to promote positive social change Molly Butler bio: A long-time Chicago resident, Molly Butler spent many years working in the bar industry and enthralled by the craft beer scene here in the Windy City before meeting her husband, sound designer Andrew Twite, and uprooting to Los Angeles in 2013. After 5 years in the craft beer industry in Los Angeles, as one of the first employees of the successful independent brewery Three Weavers, she decided to make a career change away from the beer scene. Kiss the Future was her first film as an archivist, and she has gone on to work on many more films, which are still in production so she can’t tell you about them! She enjoys learning through research and helping to craft interesting stories. And post-pandemic she is grateful for the ability to work remotely which allowed her and Andrew to return to Chicago, their favorite place. Eric Burton- is an accomplished editor and filmmaker whose career reflects a passion for dynamic storytelling and meticulous craft. After studying film editing at Columbia College in Chicago, Burton began his career editing the first two seasons of Garage Squad for Velocity TV. Leaving the “cooler by the lake” shores of Chicago, he moved to Los Angeles where he went on to edit various shows and specials for major networks like Discovery and History Channel, including the historical short series Crossroads of History. His versatility extends to scripted projects as well, having edited the pilot Faculty Lounging, which won the Audience Award for Best TV Pilot at the 2022 Downtown Film Festival Los Angeles. Recently, Burton’s editing talents brought depth and resonance to the documentary Kiss the Future, which earned three Audience Awards at the Sarajevo Film Festival, the Ljubljana International Film Festival, and the Bosnian-Herzegovinian Film Festival. Following his work as editor and director on THC INC. for Wayfarer Studios, he is currently editing a new documentary produced by Judd Apatow and Sarah Anthony, who also produced Kiss the Future. The film centers on Regina Spektor and her friendship with a Holocaust-surviving violinist who speaks out on the dangers of prejudice. Through his dedicated approach to visual storytelling, Burton continues to bring compelling narratives to lifeDocumentaryPT1H43M2024-12-04

Vesna Andree Zaimović

Senad Zaimović

Enes Zlatar

Nenad Cicin-Sain

Matt Damon

Ben Affleck

Ned O'Hanlon

Sarah Anthony

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Showtimes

December 4, 7:00 pm