Blue Whiskey Independent Film Festival - The House That Stood and Short Selections

Join us for the 14th annual Blue Whiskey Independent Film Festival this spring! The festival will exhibit over 30 films from around the globe that will compete for a variety of awards that range in genre, production, performance, and audience categories. Each film selected for exhibition and competition will be screened in one theater over the course of seven days. Judges will experience each film for the first time along with the audience and moderate Q&A’s with attending filmmakers.

The House That Stood + Short Selections:

The House That Stood:

Feature Narrative
Director: Antonella Spirito
Country of Origin: Italy
Language: Italian (English Subtitles)

Sponsored by the Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago

San Pietro Avellana, southern Italy, 1943. Camillo, a teenager, sees his life being turned upside down when, one day, some retreating German soldiers begin using his family’s inn as a base of operation. Amid a war that seems never-ending, Camillo has much more in mind; and first things first, to ask Bianca, his longtime crush, on a first date. The world seems a little less ugly, even for a moment, until something changes their lives forever.

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Tilt:

Music Video
Director: Ben Nissen
Country of Origin: United States
Language: English

The playfulness and joy of dancing alone lifts a woman out of a dark place.

The Bend:

Short Narrative
Director: Sarah McCarron
Country of Origin: United States
Language: English

A trans man migrating from Tennessee to Minneapolis gets stranded in rural Wisconsin and encounters a fisherman. Unsure whether he is safe, he ultimately finds help and shared humanity, and makes his way to his chosen family.

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Short Narrative
Director: Mishu Hilmy
Country of Origin: United States
Language: English

A celebratory dinner party unravels when the guests find out the host doesn’t follow the news.

Not the Same Clarence:

Short Narrative
Directors: Brian Russell & Samuel B Russell
Country of Origin: United States
Language: English

A man must come to terms with his fathers Alzheimer’s disease.

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