Aaron Wolf, Jac Vonachen

15:00 min

This documentary is about Tom Kirk and the awe-inspiring House on Garling. A story of resilience, art, the power of community, and the strength to rebuild a life from the inside out.

Cassie Grawe

2:59 min

A mischievous young girl steals a piece of Magic Bubble Yum that whisks her away on an air borne journey that has some thunderous consequences.

Erika Valenciana

18:11 min

Migration season is when the Chicago Collision Bird Monitors are the busiest, looking for birds that have flown into windows. Broken Flight introduces us to the volunteers, scientists and veterinarians who rescue, study and catalog these amazing avian species.

Parental Warning: Contains scenes of a bird hitting a window and scientific imagery of dead birds.

Taylor Smith

2:35 min

A fun, feel-good short film, SketchBound follows a lonely middle schooler who is struggling at a new school, until she connects with others through their shared love of art.

Sydney Seipel

2:33 min

Percy works for the theater to pay back for his mess.

Stretch Ledford

8:20 min

In Freetown, Sierra Leone, fourteen-year-old Khadija Marrah’s first menstrual period brought with it a harsh reality shared by millions of girls worldwide: attending school meant risking stigma, shame, and exclusion.

Parental Warning: Includes conversations about menstruation, no imagery is shown.

Lilianna Popi, Mo Reed

10:53 min

"Hitchhiker" explores grief and acceptance through the unlikely bond between a lonely trucker and a curious alien, blending playful adventure with introspection.

Lindsey Gurgul

1:37 min

Sandy is a film about a girl made of sand who teaches a boy how to build a sandcastle.

Grace Neighbors

2:03 min

As children, there is one space that is truly ours. It not only reflects chapters of the story of our growing up, but ages with us as we become adults, until we eventually leave it behind.

Ellie Kraemer

4:24 min

10𝘵𝘩 𝘓𝘪𝘧𝘦 is the ethereal and whimsical animated tale of a lost kitten and his mysterious new ally as they try to find their way home.