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March 27th - 29th, 2026 at FACETS (1517 W. Fullerton) in Beautiful Lincoln Park Chicago
2026 FESTIVAL SCHEDULE
A Celebration of Independent Cinema
FRIDAY 3/27
6pm-7pm
Check-In, Cocktail Hour, Red Carpet
*click each time block for trailers, summaries, and more info regarding each film*
*all film screening time slots will include a Q&A after*
7pm-8:45pm CINEMA
Kick-Off Film Screenings!
Transmit, SilverSizzle, The Last Fry, Peter, Blackout, Draft Paper, Digging My Own Grave, Nebuchadnezzar, This is Book Club
8:30pm-11pm
Kick-Off Networking Party!
9pm-11pm CINEMA
Late-Night Screenings
The Otherkind
9pm-11pm STUDIO
Late-Night Screenings
Puke Bitch, A Thousand Paper Cuts (Studio)
SATURDAY 3/28
*click each time block for trailers, summaries, and more info regarding each film*
*all film screening time slots will include a Q&A after*
11:15AM-NOON CINEMA
MORNING Meet-Up
Join us for coffee & bagels and mingle with fellow filmmakers & film lovers
NOON-2:15PM CINEMA
Time Block A
It Ends, Giving In, Normal, Haunt, No More Mr. Nice Guy, The Good News
2:15PM-3:45PM CINEMA
Time Block C
I Love You Sometimes, Future Tense, The Green Mill: A Real Chicago Joint
3:45PM-5:30PM CINEMA
Time Block D
Wide Awake, True Love's Miss, Intrusive, Skate or Die, The Gardener, Lluvia, Pesticide
5:30PM-7:15PM CINEMA
Time Block F
How To Sell Your Soul, American Dream, Scarlet Shoes, Mother Protect Us, Food Roots
11:15AM-NOON STUDIO
Elevator Pitch Competition
Participate in a fun competition where you will be tested on your creativity & pitching skills.
NOON-2:15PM STUDIO
Time Block B
For Your Amusement
2:30PM-3:30PM STUDIO
Foley Workshop
Learn about the art of sound effects in film with Chicago Foley artist Ele Matelan
3:45PM-4:45PM STUDIO
Time Block E
Crip Trip
4:45pm-5:30PM STUDIO
Q&A w/ Casey Hartnett
Meet the 'Scream Queen' to talk the ins & outs of acting in a commercially successful horror franchise ("Terrifier"), activism & storytelling, and breaking into the industry.
5:30PM-7:15PM STUDIO
Time Block G
The End of Nowhere
7:15PM-9:00PM CINEMA
Time Block H
Wanderfaust, Horse, 1-800-Get-Sexy, Hamster In My Head, Chicago's New Theme Song, Oliver Cosmic, The Mystery of Lake Templene
9:00PM-11:00PM CINEMA
Time Block J
The Driftless
9:15PM-11:00PM STUDIO
Time Block K
Ríos de Sangre
SUNDAY 3/29
*click each time block for trailers, summaries, and more info regarding each film*
*all film screening time slots will include a Q&A after*
11:00AM-1:30PM CINEMA
Time Block L
The Monk's Robe, Onion Dog, Foresight, Live a Little, Too Late, The Residential, Sweet Goodbye, The Lone Angler, Thanks Babe, MAC, Bored, Fading Colors
1:30PM-3:30PM CINEMA
Time Block N
Poetry in Chicago, Eye Candy, Right Hook, Chicago 1968, Dead Drop, Kings
3:30PM-5:30PM CINEMA
Time Block O
Still Pushing: A Retrospective Curriculum, Motel Matinee, Breakout, Spectrum, Snooze, Falling
5:30PM-7:30PM CINEMA
Time Block Q
Just Another Day, Yawhooligans, We Severed Our Brains, Red Nose, The Government Inspector, Rerun, Platonic Girlfriend, Roadkill
7:30PM-10:00PM CINEMA
Time Block S
Rusty Pipe, Phrases People Say During Sex, Marital Bed, UberFriends, Local Area Network
11:00AM-1:30PM STUDIO
Time Block M
Data Disaggregation in Illinois, Toons by Steve, Zastava Brothers, Surviving Zendik Farm
1:30PM-2:30PM STUDIO
Afternoon Mixer
Join us for light snacks and conversation
2:15PM-3:15PM STUDIO
Camera Workshop
Learn from industry professional Aaron Viramontes in this hands on workshop exploring camera operation and camera focus
3:30PM-5:30PM STUDIO
Time Block P
Meet the Doughboys
5:30PM-7:45PM STUDIO
Time Block R
Just Me and the Graves, Eleven:Eleven, Family Relapse, SPUDS, UltraRush, Flicker
7:45PM-10:00PM STUDIO
Time Block T
Model Professor, Cat Cam
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