IMEN TV Series Chicago Screening: Free Pilot Premiere at Harper Theater, Nov. 12
Dean Vincent’s fight over ownership of the self meets Henrietta Lacks’ HeLa cells in a free Chicago l Hyde Park screening, followed by a conversation with the creators.
(YorkPedia Editorial):- Chicago, Illinois Nov 9, 2026 (Issuewire.com) – IMEN TV Series Pilot Premiere Party Screening in Chicago, IL
Chicago is stop six on the 12-city IMEN TV Series tour, and the free screening at Harper Theater on Thursday, November 12, 2026 invites audiences to experience the full pilot.
The screening is followed by a discussion with the show’s creative team. The tour asks what we inherit and who decides what it means. RSVP Today! Detroit, MI is next on deck.
IMEN TV Series Pilot Premiere Party l Chicago, IL
Screening Details
Date: Thursday, November 12, 2026, 6:30 PM
Venue: Harper Theater, Hyde Park
Address: 5238 S Harper Ave, Chicago, IL 60615
Admission: Free
Format: Official Pilot screening followed by a discussion
A Science Fiction Series with a Longer Memory
IMEN TV Series follows Dean Vincent into a covert biological transfer tied to Henrietta Lacks’ immortal HeLa cells, a conflict where loyalty, ambition and ownership of the self collide. The science fiction premise opens onto older terrain: ritual, inheritance and patterns of power carried across generations. The series, created by Resmaa Menakem, Vincent Ventresca and Andre Hardy, asks how a person might reclaim agency when ownership of the self is under threat.
The Breakfast Club x IMEN TV Series
On October 28, Resmaa Menakem, Vincent Ventresca and Charles Little II, ACE, joined the nationally known morning show, The Breakfast Club, to introduce the series, its creators and to address questions behind story to a much wider audience. The appearance carried the show’s themes of ownership, inheritance and self-determination beyond the trailer and set up the in-person conversation this tour is built around.
Resmaa Menakem and Charles Little II, ACE, will headline the conversation at the Harper Theater on November 12. Chicago audiences will have the opportunity to view the full pilot, stay for the discussion afterward, and be part of the tour before it moves on to Detroit.
Admission is free.
The Creative Team Behind IMEN TV Series
Meet The Creators
Resmaa Menakem, Executive Producer and Co-writer. Trauma specialist and author of My Grandmother’s Hands.
– Instagram: @resmaamenakem
Vincent Ventresca, Director, Co-writer and Actor. Known for The Invisible Man and Friends.
– Instagram: @vincent_ventresca
Andre Hardy, Co-writer. Writer, producer and publisher.
– Instagram: @andrehardybooks
Charles Little II, ACE, Editor. Emmy-winning editor of Welcome to Wrexham.
– Instagram: @charleslittle2
The IMEN TV Series Tour
The tour has already visited:
Los Feliz Theatre, Los Angeles, CA, August 2026
The Capri Theatre, Minneapolis, MN, September 2026
Pikes Cinema Studio, Pikesville, Maryland, October 2026
The Greenhouse, Kingston, NY, October 2026
Harlem School of the Arts, New York, NY, October 2026
Bring Your Friends and Family to the Chicago Screening
Chicago friends and family, bring your people. Admission is free, so invite your friends, family and neighbors to join the Chicago conversation at Harper Theater.
Audience Response l IMEN TV Series Official Trailer
Week two audience report: 89% of people who pressed play watched 84% of the trailer. 1,175 people have entered the IMEN TV Series Screening Room.
RSVP for the November 12 Chicago screening at https://imenuniverse.com/harperIW
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