Events

The Problem of the Hero + Short Selections

Classic Cinemas Elk Grove XQ 1050 Elk Grove Town Center, IL, Elk Grove Village, IL

Closing Night of the 2024 Blue Whiskey Independent Film Festival, featuring four (4) short films and one (1) feature narrative.

$15

2024 Blue Glass Awards

Virtual Event Virtual Event

Tune-in on Wednesday, May 1 at 7:00pm/c for the 2024 Blue Glass Awards, where the festival judges will announce the winners of the 14th annual Blue Whiskey Independent Film Festival!

BWiFF 2024 • Fire Department, Inc.

Chicago Filmmakers 1326 W Hollywood Ave, Chicago, Illinois

SOLD OUT | A suburban firefighter’s labor union finds itself under a different kind of fire when the Village Mayor announces he’s privatizing their department to save money. What results is a five year long legal battle with the potential to change labor law for the entire country.

$15

BWiFF 2024 • Fire Department, Inc.

Chicago Filmmakers 1326 W Hollywood Ave, Chicago, Illinois

SOLD OUT | A suburban firefighter’s labor union finds itself under a different kind of fire when the Village Mayor announces he’s privatizing their department to save money. What results is a five year long legal battle with the potential to change labor law for the entire country.

$15

BWiFF 2024 • Encore Screenings

Music Box Theatre 3733 N Southport Avenue, Chicago, IL, United States

BWiFF 2024 Encore
An encore presentation of award-winning films from the 2024 Blue Whiskey Independent Film Festival, featuring three (3) short films and one (1) feature documentary.

$12

BWiFF 2024 • Park Life

Music Box Theatre 3733 N Southport Avenue, Chicago, IL, United States

A cynical consultant from New York and a dispirited writer from Los Angeles randomly meet on a Chicago park bench, beginning a memorable, trajectory-changing night together.

$12

Speed • 30th Anniversary Screening

Classic Cinemas Tivoli Theatre 5021 Highland Avenue, Downers Grove, IL

Los Angeles SWAT cop Jack Traven is up against bomb expert Howard Payne, who’s after major ransom money. First it’s a rigged elevator in a very tall building. Then it’s a rigged bus – if it slows below 50mph, it will blow up. The situation is bad enough anywhere, but in LA traffic: an impossible nightmare. And that’s just the beginning...

$7

BWiFF 2024 • Beyond Shorts #1

Classic Cinemas Tivoli Theatre 5021 Highland Avenue, Downers Grove, IL

The first session of the BWiFF 2024 Beyond Shorts Program will consist of four (4) short films, including Exhale, Chicken, The Overlook, and Spirit of Place.

$12

BWiFF 2024 • Beyond Shorts #2

Classic Cinemas Tivoli Theatre 5021 Highland Avenue, Downers Grove, IL

The second session of the BWiFF 2024 Beyond Shorts Program will consist of three (3) short films, including Swatted, Implosions, and The Last Drop.

$12

BWiFF 2024 • Love & Irony

Music Box Theatre 3733 N Southport Avenue, Chicago, IL, United States

The search for an authentic life leads an existential bike mechanic to discover the universal truths and transformative powers of love.

$12