AUGUST 12, 2026 at the DAVIS THEATER​

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featurED WORK BY

 

(in no particular order):

 

Rob Steinberg, Doug Alberts, Conor Kehelly, Jake Mathew, Taylor Moore, Dave Holm, Shane Chung, Glam Hewitt, Cullen Parr, Matt Butler, Kelsey Robinson, Torey Korvick, Qianwen Yu, Wendy Jia and Andrew Wernette, Marel Ragchaasuren, Straight To Tell, Giorgio Requiescat, Joel Ruby, Stavros Hatzopoulos, Julie Mullins, Jake Williams, Emma Gautier, Ilich Gomez, Sarah Schmidt, Alex Rumsa, Brian C Stevens, Anna Hrachovich, Jeffrey Lawson, Ming Liu, Michael McAfee, Masha Kostevich, Dan Henrick, Blaque Studio, Sergey Zharkiy, Drew Shields, Zach Mikaliska, Olivia Moon, Grace Cliff, Nick Maher +

 

Large Crewed Short Films The Protagonist Gene dir. by Kyle Leland Cullerton, Haute Wheels dir. by Jess Batson, Grilled Cheese dir. by Tommy Martin & Connar Brown Sprenger, and Hand Job dir. by Meezahn Senbatta and Davis Cameron Chu! + the work of many many other artists bringing the event to life and more!

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​​​title animation​

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Nick Maher

Co-Director, DP, Editor

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Ethan Barnowsky

Co-Director, Art Director

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Popcorn Guy

as Himself

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Dan Clason

as Dirf Claybor

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Animators

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Cullen Parr

Brad Naugle

Jake Mathew

Julie Mullens

Katrina Zimmerman

Matthew Butler

Mike Pindara

Ryan Bechtel

Doug ALberts

Greg Radi

Jake Williams

Kelsey Robinson

Dan Forke

Margaret Bialis

Davis Cameron Chu

Katie Schade

JC Tecklenberg

Ian Ballentyne

Ethan Barnowsky

 

Organizers, volunteers, and moral support

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Bradley Naugle

Dan Clason

Andrew Graham

Katrina Zimmerman

Erik Jensen

KGB

Nick Hopkins

Sergio Salgado

Emily Barnowsky

Becky Whitfield

Nick Maher

 

branding and organized

by ethan barnowsky

 

SpONSORED BY OUR FRIENDS

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Chicago women in motion design,

half rez, cmag, SAROFSKY, NOODLE​

 FURNACE FPS, Run Kick Shout,

digital FICTION, INDIE CITY GAMES

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See you next time!

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