Festival Archives: Chicago Intl Film Festival

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A person stands in front of a black background wearing a bloody turtleneck and jacket with blood on their mouth and forehead.

Chomp [short film]

  Suki-Rose, Crickett Arrison

  United States     9 minutes

Synopsis

A news studio becomes the ideal breeding ground for an unexpected new monster. As the cameras roll, something sinister begins to take shape behind the scenes.

This film screens as part of the After Dark Shorts: Disturbing Diversions program.

 English 

Film Credits

  •   Michael Scott, Josh Ascalon
  •   Cricket Arrison and Suki-Rose
  •   Emily Wilson
  •   Seannie Bryan
  •   Cricket Arrison, Kate Freund, DeMorge Brown
  •   Josh Ascalon
  •   Spooky Kind

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In a dark room, a young girl stands in front of a breezy open window wearing a high-collared red cape.

Transylvanie [short film]

  Rodrigue Huart

  France     15 minutes

Synopsis

When a 10-year-old vampire realizes that she will be living alone for eternity, she plans to turn a neighborhood boy into her immortal companion. In an effort to prove her immortality, she reveals something much more sinister.

This film screens as part of the After Dark Shorts: Disturbing Diversions program.

 French with subtitles

Film Credits

  •   Lucie Vigier
  •   Rodrigue Huart, David Alexander Cassan, Axel Würsten
  •   Marco Novoa
  •   Julien Ramirez Hernan
  •   Katell Varvat, Lucien Le Ho, Emma Gautier
  •   The Psychotic Monks
  •   Qui Vive!

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A woman looks down with her right hand over her chest and the left raised while bright green circles float in front of her.

She Stays [short film] Ella se queda

  Marinthia Gutiérrez

  Mexico     10 minutes

Synopsis

As Laura spends a night out in downtown Tijuana, she anxiously awaits the arrival of her destiny. The vibrant city buzzes around her, but her thoughts are consumed by what lies ahead.

This film screens as part of the After Dark Shorts: Disturbing Diversions program.

 Spanish with subtitles

Film Credits

  •   Melissa Castañeda
  •   Marinthia Gutiérrez​
  •   Marinthia Gutiérrez​
  •   Mayela Ponce
  •   Marianna Escobedo, Sofia Jofré, Násmar Guzmán, Leo Aldair, Brenda Bellozo
  •   Amor Amezcua, Rob Coudert
  •   Omar Lopex, Juan Marcos Gutiérrez
  •   Violeta Cine, Standard Fantastic, Peonia Films

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A person crouches on a stool within a dark room that is filled with different kinds of lamps.

I Can No Longer See [short film]

  Raine Yung

  United States     7 minutes

Synopsis

A self-portrait of trauma, dilemma, objectification, and relief told through a collection of experimental shorts.

This film screens as part of the Best of CineYouth 2024 program.

 English 

Film Credits

  •   Raine Kam Yung

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Claymation title card shows the words 'Artist on the go' on a painter's palette.

Artist on the Go! (DS Advanced Unreleased Gameplay) [short film]

  Nathan William Frost

  United States     6 minutes

Synopsis

A surreal, nightmarish game in which the player (or the viewer) is confronted with abstract and frightening tasks to complete.

This film screens as part of the Best of CineYouth 2024 program.

  

 English 

Film Credits

  •   Nathan William Frost
  •   Nathan William Frost