While we mostly program shorts into highly specific blocks on different topics, this one is simply a mish-mosh of great films that were produced in the area.

A young Korean-American hustler runs throughout the city of Chicago making sales out of his “mobile gift shop”.

BJ's Mobile Gift Shop

A young Korean-American hustler runs throughout the city of Chicago making sales out of his “mobile gift shop”.

Horse Girl is about Evangeline, a young girl with an interest in equestrianism, who sees her life in the vast country and the image of her horse diferently once arupture between her mom and dad is formed.

Horse Girl

Horse Girl is about Evangeline, a young girl with an interest in equestrianism, who sees her life in the vast country and the image of her horse diferently once a rupture between her mom and dad is formed.

Just a routine sleepover at Jeffrey's house. Or is it?

Parricide

Just a routine sleepover at Jeffrey's house. Or is it?

At his school's black box theater, stuttering Roman struggles to self-tape an audition, his manic Hamlet. Nearing success, his dreams are shattered by nightmarish figures.

Self Tape

At his school's black box theater, stuttering Roman struggles to self-tape an audition, his manic Hamlet. Nearing success, his dreams are shattered by nightmarish figures.

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