Quiet Tonight

Narrative • Horror/Drama • USA • 2026
19 Minutes

Donnie and Lydia discuss a an impossible dilemma while desperately trying not to wake the thing in the next room.

Director: Thomas Nicol
Writer: Mathew Green
Cast: Mathew Green, Kimmy Schofield, Clint Andrae
Producers: Thomas Nicol, Mathew Green, Nat Dykeman
Cinematographer: Kal Kociss
Editor: Thomas Nicol
Composer: Eric Watkins

Festivals: Lake County Film Festival

Public Contact: Thomas Nicol
Email Address: tdnicol@gmail.com

Most Likely To Succeed

Narrative • Comedy • USA • 2024
15 Minutes

Allie finds herself languishing in her domestic life with a husband and two kids. She spends her days fantasizing about the exotic lifestyle of classmate turned influencer, Autumn. The two come face to face at their twenty-year reunion.

Director: Ty Hudson
Writer: Rachael Hudson
Cast: Rachael Hudson, Melissa Munds, Ty Hudson, Charleszette Tyson Roe
Producers: Ty Hudson, Rachael Hudson
Cinematographer: Domenico Grasso
Editor: Jonnie Stapleton

Festivals: Cleveland International
Omaha

Public Contact: Ty Hudson
Email Address: tehudson1@gmail.com

Nan

Narrative • Drama • USA • 2025
16 Minutes

It’s 1964, and when Nan’s husband skips town, she’s left with three daughters, no car, and no income. Determined to hold her family together and maintain the appearance of a perfect mother, she steps into the workforce for the first time—and she begins to find her voice.

Director: Lily Ellora Newton
Writer: Stevi Zabawa, Lily Ellora Newton
Cast: Heather Salm, Mason Wilson, Abby Briggs, Vera Zabawa, Audrey Carter, Kyle Dal Santo, Nathan Brandon Gaik
Producers: Stevi Zabawa
Cinematographer: Adam Sitton
Editor: Adam Sitton
Composer: Seth Boggess

Festivals: Lake County Film Festival

Email Address: forcedpartyfilms@gmail.com

Time Machine

Music Video • USA • 2025
4 Minutes

This music video for Charming Disaster’s “Time Machine”, is a cerebral sci-fi short that tells the story of a pair of time travelers who are torn apart by chance.

Director: Summer Purks
Producers: Katie Limentato
Cinematographer: Zolomon Zelko
Composer: Charming Disaster

Public Contact: Katie Limentato
Email Address: katielimentato@witchinghouranimation.com

Breaking Ice: The Making Of Cracks In The Ice

Documentary • USA • 2025
5 Minutes

Breaking Ice follows photographer Jason Lindsey as he creates his “Cracks in the Ice” series, prompted by his son’s question about what the world will look like due to climate change. Unable to give clear answers to a child who craves stability due to his medical history, Lindsey turns to art to explore this question.

Director: Jason Lindsey
Writer: Jason Lindsey
Producers: Talia Watkins
Cinematographer: Jason Lindsey
Editor: Jason Lindsey

Festivals: Lake County Film Festival

Public Contact: Jason Lindsey
Email Address: jason@jasonlindsey.com

Last Night In Urbana

Narrative • Thriller • USA • 2024
20 Minutes

Over the course of a rain-soaked night, private detective Andre Conrad unravels a series of confounding murders, uncovering a deadly menace stalking the streets of Urbana

Director: Aaron Anastos
Writer: Aaron Anastos
Cast: Zoë Van Krey, Daniel Cahill, Aiden Garland-Sutter, Michael Biedak
Cinematographer: Brandon Hood
Editor: Aaron Anastos, Will Mueller

Festivals: Lake County Film Festival

Blink

Narrative • Drama • USA • 2025
16 Minutes

Liana confronts the haunting complexities of her marriage as memories unravel in a surreal loop, revealing the insidious influence of friends turned monsters, forcing her to stay entangled in an unhealthy relationship.

Director: Trude Namara
Writer: Trude Namara
Cast: Trude Namara, Keenan Dailey, Myles Valentine, Dominic Morgan
Producers: Kevin Lau, Keenan Dailey, Trude Namara
Cinematographer: Kal Kociss
Editor: Treyvon Spiva

Festivals: Lake County Film Festival

Permanent Residence

Narrative • Thriller • USA • 2025
10 Minutes

An ordinary immigration interview. What could possibly go wrong?

Director: Bi An
Writer: Bi An
Cast: Mathew Green, Bi An
Producers: Thomas Nicol, Nat Dykeman
Cinematographer: Thomas Nicol
Editor: Bi An
Composer: Bi An

Festivals: Lake County Film Festival