Festival Schedule

November 13–14, 2026

Annie May Swift Auditorium

Friday, November 13

  1. 5:30 PM– 6:00 PM

    Doors Open & Mingling

  2. 6:00 PM

    Kickoff

  3. 6:00 PM– 7:45 PM

    Block 1 (Live-Action Narrative Pt.1)

    1. Meethi by Shreya Saini
    2. BEE STING by George Segress
    3. She’s Got Substance by Lola Selby
    4. The Lion of Teranga by Marcus Quinn
    5. The Shoe Thief by Adelle Yan
    6. Pistachio by Adriana Trajkovski
    Tickets TBD

Saturday, November 14

  1. 11:15 AM– 11:30 AM

    Doors Open

  2. 11:30 AM– 12:30 PM

    Lunch + Film Student Mixer

    Open to everyone.

  3. 12:30 PM– 2:00 PM

    Block 2 (Documentary/Animation)

    1. PASALUBONG! by Sophia Uy
    2. Crying Laughing by Zoe Kritzer
    3. The Clown Show by Kennedy Birtcher
    4. Point Nemo by Ava Elizabeth Azarmi
    5. Bootstrapping for the Boobied by Stella Chen
    6. Stay by Dylan Kaufmann
    7. Coming back (回来了) by Elizabeth Cheng
    8. Common Fly by Ian Castracane
    Tickets TBD
  4. 5:30 PM– 6:00 PM

    Doors Open

  5. 6:00 PM– 7:45 PM

    Block 3 (Live-Action Narrative Pt.2)

    1. CHECK PLEASE by Shane Chung
    2. REENACTMENT by Shahzeb Shah
    3. Teach a Man to Fish by Elianna Phillips
    4. Holy Mother by David Diouf
    5. Soldiers by Jonas Serpa Souza
    6. Back Then by Junhyeok Kim
    7. Really Good Deal by Jon Plester
    Tickets TBD
  6. 7:45 PM– 9:00 PM

    Chicago Filmmaking Panel + Closing Ceremony

    Speakers to be announced on Eventbrite.

Annie May Swift Auditorium

Annie May Swift Hall
1920 Campus Drive
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL 60208
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