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Black Harvest at the Film Center: Some films to see at the fall perennial, this time without co-founder Sergio Mims

Sergio Mims, left, and Ernest R. Dickerson attend the screening of "Invaders from Mars” during the 2022 TCM Classic Film Festival at the TCL Chinese 6 Theatres Multiplex in Los Angeles on April 23, 2022.

CHICAGO — The 28th Black Harvest Film Festival, which kicks off this weekend and continues through Nov. 20 in person at the Gene Siskel Film Center, will not be like the previous 27.

Co-founder and chief programmer Sergio Mims died in October, a significant loss for Chicago film. Opening night, and all across this year’s festival, tributes to Mims should serve to remind audiences of the unique combination of curator, critic, educator and cinephile.

Mims did a

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