CHICAGO Shorts Festival - May 15/16 event
New Releases
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Crime, Comedy, Educational, Drama, Documentary, Fantasy, Independent, Short Films
See the Full Lineup of Films:
WEEK 11: SLAPSTICK, 2min., USA
Directed by William (Sharp) Walker
After a little boy loses his ball on a roof, he tries increasingly outlandish strategies to get it back.
Watch the Audience Feedback Video:
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/slapstick-feedback
HALCYON, 7min,. Australia
Directed by Brenton McNally
David looks for his missing wife but struggles to get out of his own way.
Watch the Audience Feedback Video:
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/halcyon-feedback
WEEK 2: THRILLER, 1min., USA
Directed by Genus Griggs
Two brothers explore what appears to be an abandoned building. The older brother goes missing and the younger searches for him. He find's his older brother bleeding out. The younger brother is then also captured.
https://twitter.com/genus_art
https://www.instagram.com/genus.entertainment/
ASHES - CHAPTER 0, 4min., USA
Directed by Isaiah Matthew Griggs
In a mysterious facility, David, a captive, engineers his escape by tricking a guard. He evades pursuit through the building, discovering a lab and learning about his metahuman status. Outside the facility, he is captured by guards who mention his destructive potential. David wakes up in the lab, where his powers intensify and cause a powerful explosion. The short ends with David metaphysically floating in space, undergoing a transformative experience before unleashing a surge of energy.
https://twitter.com/genus_art
https://www.instagram.com/genus.entertainment/
Watch the Audience Feedback Video:
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/ashes-feedback
THE CAPSULE, 20min,. Poland
Directed by Kamil Keenan, Agnieszka ?aglewska
Two astronauts in a space capsule realize that they won't have enough oxygen until help arrives. In this extreme situation, they suddenly have to face the ultimate questions. Accompanying the characters on their final journey, viewers begin to wonder what their answers would be.
http://kamilkeenan.com/
https://www.instagram.com/kamilkeenan
Watch the Audience Feedback Video:
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/capsule-final-feedback
PUREBRED PASSION, 22min,. USA
Directed by Sam Powell
A documentary profiling two teams of competitors during the 2023 Great American Dog Show in Chicago.
https://www.samnpowell.com/
http://vimeo.com/sampowell
Watch the Audience Feedback Video:
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/purebred-passion-feedback
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https://www.instagram.com/michaeldibiasio/
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