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March 27th - 29th, 2026 at FACETS (1517 W. Fullerton) in Beautiful Lincoln Park Chicago
2025 FESTIVAL SCHEDULE
A Celebration of Independent Cinema
FRI
SAT
SUN
6pm-7pm
Check-In, Cocktail Hour, Red Carpet
630pm-7pm
Music Videos
Von dutch, Delusion, Sasquatcher, What If We Run Away?, Dead Calm, Middle of Nowhere, The Price, ClerbY
7pm-8:30pm
Kick-Off Film Screenings!
Project Eden, Quiet, Come Out Wherever You Are, Huck & Jim
830pm-10pm
Red Carpet Q&A's
& Kick-Off
Networking Party!
10pm-Midnight
Late-Night Screenings
The Winding Sheet, Delicate Arch (Main),
The Dogumentary (Studio)
1030am-Noon
Film Screenings: Time Block A
Smile for the Dead,
Fuck You Cupid, 88
Noon-130pm
Film Screenings: Time Block B
Fine, Drawn Together Torn Apart, The Last Rung On The Ladder, Lotus, Sing Me To Sleep, A Pickle and a Coke
145pm-230pm
Puppetry for TV Workshop:Frank Cesario
2pm-4pm
Film Screenings: Time Block C
The Cancer Card, Birds of a Feather, Stay, Down Safe, In Formation, The Girl From The Village
230pm-430pm
Meet & Greet w/
4 Star Casting
4pm-6pm
Film Screenings: Time Block D
Sentiment, The Pipes, Dr. Rooney's Office, Followers, Toby, Bay For Blood
6pm-8pm
Film Screenings: Time Block E
Foggy's Odyssey, The Five Steps of Irish Catholic Grieving, JOY!, Don't Feed The Unicorn, Nine Awkward Dates, The Terror, Crimes of Santa Claus
8pm-10pm
Film Screenings: Time Block F
Bush, Rent Boy, We Live Here Now, The Picture In The House, Cowboy Boots, Night Wire (Main)
PAPmusic - Animation for Fashion (Studio)
10pm-Midnight
Late-Night Film Screenings: Time Block G
The Tempest (Main Theater), Zombie Jesus Vampire Hunter (Studio)
1130am-130pm
Film Screenings: Time Block J
Shepherds Club, The Spades Club, Clancy Sigal: Hollywood Blacklist to A List
130pm-330pm
Film Screenings: Time Block K
Symbionic, The Reappearance of Joy, Face Time, You Are Home, Still Pushing: A Skateboarder's Push Through Time, Keep the Fight
2pm-3pm
Creating a Scene w/ Light: Featuring DP Austin Vinas
3pm-4pm
Post Production Workshop: Featuring Kyle Delso of Third Beacon
330pm-530pm
Film Screenings: Time Block L
Wellness Check, Rutabaga, Incubus, Up in Michigan, Gralloch, MUTE, After The Rain
530pm-730pm
Film Screenings: Time Block M
AGENTES DE SU PROPIO DESSARRE, IRON BROTHERHOOD, VULTURE CITY WYOMING, TRACING OUR PATH THROUGH PILSEN
730pm-930pm
Film Screenings: Time Block N
Rose, Is This True Love?, Alphabet Soup, Kick the Can
*all screening blocks will have a red carpet photo session before/after and a Q&A session*
*awards will be given during the Q&A session after each screening block*
*click each time block for trailers, summaries, and more info regarding each film*
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