Short Films: Chambana To Chicago
This collection of short films features both filmmakers from the Champaign-Urbana region, and filmmakers from the Chicago region.
Sunday, June 1st
3:15pm
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Chambana
High Standards
Narrative • Comedy • USA • 2024 • 12 Minutes
Director: Katie Weston, Christina Giorgi
Writers: Katie Weston, Christina Giorgi
Producers: Katie Weston, Thomas Quinn, Rick Lunn
Cast: Hanna Hagerty, Grace Lumpkin, Halle Berghoff, Megan Christoferson, Jacob Nuti
Four single best friends navigate life together—until one of them falls for a guy. Suddenly, he’s under scrutiny as the friends put him through hilarious tests to see if he can handle their “high standards.”
An Affair At The End Of Time
Narrative • Comedy • USA • 2025 • 15 Minutes
Director: Chase Todd
Writer: Chase Todd, Phillip Hazen
Producer: Chase Todd, Phillip Hazen
Cast: Katherine Bokenkamp, Myles Valentine, Mercedes DeSilva
A man has second thoughts about the affair he’s been having on the day the world ends.
Kal-Haven
Narrative • Horror • USA • 2025 • 12 Minutes
Director: Kal Kociss
Writer: Andrew Bailes
Producer: Kyle Clark
Cast: Noah Smith, Courtney Mazeika, Andrew Bailes
A young man named Hunter is in search of food in a post-apocalyptic world. During his travels, he meets another scavenger with ambiguous intentions.
Chicagoland
Anhedonia
Narrative • Horror • USA • 2025 • 8 Minutes
Director: Aaron Hill
Writer: Aaron Hill
Producer: Tj Hill
Cast: Elle Laesch, Shelby Hill, Ryan Pickerill
Kiera is haunted by the memory of her sister, and the shame of causing her death.
Fragments Of A Crime
Narrative • Horror • USA • 2025 • 8 Minutes
Directors: Damon Rios, Dexter Blanchard, Jacob Goldberg
Writers: Damon Rios, Dexter Blanchard
Producers: Damon Rios, Dexter Blanchard
Cast: Joshua Klein, Richard Pike, Jacob Coggshall, Joaquin Carrig, Jacob Meyerson
A disgruntled detective recounts multiple versions of the same crime to a stranger in hopes of finding an answer to his mystery.
The Cancer Card
Narrative • Drama/Comedy • USA • 2025 • 14 Minutes
Director: Jimmy Rancich
Writer: Jimmy Rancich
Producer: Tanja Meyer
Cast: Dekin Walter, Evlis Garcia, Michael Oilar, Diana Simonzadeh, France Jean-Baptiste
A young cancer fighter seeks advice on managing his disease from a survivor, who shows him the only benefit of getting the disease.
Captain Of Industry
Narrative • Comedy • USA • 2020 • 18 Minutes
Director: Andrew Laudone
Writer: Andrew Laudone
Producer: David Ryzner, Sarah Sharp, Rob Stern
Cast: Buzz Leer, Simon Hedger, Ronny Stein, Charles W. Rhodes
A maniacal business tycoon devises a campaign of terror, and hopes to make a little money along the way.
