Best of Fest
Come On Time
Best of Illinois
Goodbye Janet
Audience Favorite
Last Chance Charlene
2022 Feature Film Selections
- 2020: A Comedy Special (United States)
dir. Joe Kaiser - The Eternal Flame (Israel)
dir. Ranni Midyan - A Handful of Water (Germany)
dir. Jakob Zapf - Him & Her (United States)
dir. Ice Mrozek - Last Chance Charlene (United States)
dir. Tony Gapastione - The Mother, the Son, the Rat, and the Gun (United Kingdom)
dir. Philip Larsen - NIJARI 니자리 (Republic of Korea)
dir. Hong Sang Jin - Roman Candle (United States)
dir. Joe Blank - Sweet Disaster (Germany)
dir. Laura Lehmus - The Ugly Truth (Germany)
dir. Krishna Ashu Bhati
2022 Short Film Selections
- Baba (Australia)
dir. Firass Dirani - Beneath Us (Canada)
dir. Fasial Lutchmedial - Black Action Figures (United States)
dir. Dave Steck - Broken Dolls (United States)
dir. Adam Andrew Holguin - cheKmate (United States)
dir. Carlos Garcia, Jr. - Come On Time (United Kingdom)
dir. Chris Vernon - Corsair (United States)
dir. George Cederquist - Do No Harm (United Kingdom)
dir. Douglas King - Eureka (United States)
dir. Miida Chu - Family First (United States)
dir. Jared Leighton - Fireflies (United States)
dir. David Perkins, Elijah Durnell - Goodbye Janet (United States)
dir. Will Schneider - High Ceilings (United States)
dir. Danilo Dayani - Home Along the Rails (United States)
dir. Justin Leyba - House Sitters (United States)
dir. Alexander Jeffery, Paul Petersen - The Little Drummer Boy (United States)
dir. John Gray - Prisoner #1616 (United States)
dir. Michael Fodera - Stairs (United States)
dir. Jeph Porter - The Phoenix (United States)
dir. Regina Pigsley - There’s Something in the Silence (United States)
dir. Mike Castro - We The Fishes (Sweden)
dir. Rouzbeh Noori
2022 Screening Schedule
Sweet Disaster + Short Selections July 16, 2022 • 3:00 pm
The Mother, the Son, the Rat, and the Gun July 16, 2022 • 7:00 pm
Him & Her + Short Selections July 17, 2022 • 3:00 pm
The Ugly Truth July 17, 2022 • 7:00 pm
The Eternal Flame + Short Selections July 18, 2022 • 7:00 pm
Nijari + Short Selections July 19, 2022 • 7:00 pm
2020: A Comedy Special + Roman Candle July 20, 2022 • 7:00 pm
Last Chance Charlene + Short Selections July 21, 2022 • 7:00 pm
A Handful of Water + Short Selections
2022 Award Winners
Best Original Score
Hong Sang Jin, NIJARI
Best Sound
William Tabanou, Eureka
Best Production Design
Derrick Hinman, Him & Her
Best Supporting Actress
Lena Urzendowsky as Yolanda in Sweet Disaster
Best Supporting Actor
Cameron James Matthews as Dino in Last Chance Charlene
Best Cinematography
Qingzhuo Wang for Eureka
Best Screenplay
Patrick Kleven & Philip Staal for The Mother, the Son, the Rat, and the Gun
Best Editing
David Higgs for Come on Time
Best Director
Joe Blank for Roman Candle
Best Achievement by a Young Actor
Audrina Miranda as Charlie in The Phoenix
Best Actor
Jürgen Proknow as Konrad Hausnick in A Handful of Water
Best Actress
Friederike Kempter as Frida in Sweet Disaster
Best Music Video
Fireflies
Best Documentary Short
Come On Time
Best Narrative Short (Comedy)
Do No Harm
Best Narrative Short (Drama)
Prisoner #1616
Audience Favorite
Last Chance Charlene
Best Documentary Feature
The Eternal Flame
Best Narrative Feature
Sweet Disaster
Best of Illinois
Goodbye Janet
Best of Fest
Come On Time
2022 Supporting Sponsors
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