University of Chicago’s Doc Films has a wide variety of films on its schedule, including “Maelstrom,” Denis Villeneuve’s French-Canadian film narrated by a fish, that depicts the story of a man who accidentally kills a fisherman. Another film, “Germany, Pale Mother,” gets its title from a poem by Bertolt Brecht. The movie is directed by Helma Sanders-Brahms, who examines the relationship between a mother and daughter and the historical issues of World War II. In “Missing Young Women,” Lourdes Portillo chronicles the plight of young Mexican women working in factories along the U.S.-Mexico border.
“Maelstrom,” 7, 9 and 11 p.m. Friday; “Germany Pale Mother,” 7 p.m. Monday; “Meeting People is Easy,” 7 p.m. Tuesday; “Missing Young Women,” 7 p.m. Wednesday, Doc Films, Max Palevsky Cinema at Ida Noyes Hall, 1212 E. 59th St., $4; 773-702-8575.
