Annual Blue Whiskey Independent Film Festival

About the Event

BWiFF will be presenting its 15th festival at the Classic Cinemas Elk Grove XQ, located in the northwest suburbs of Chicago, from April 27-May 6, 2025.

Every year, the festival exhibits over 30 films from around the globe that compete for a variety of awards that range in genre, production, performance, and audience categories. Each film selected for exhibition and competition is screened in one theater over the course of the festival. Judges experience each film for the first time along with the audience. During the festival's week-long run, filmmakers are encouraged to attend and participate in QandA's moderated by a festival judge and any potential filmmaker panels. Each accepted filmmaker will receive two (2) festival passes.

Blue Whiskey Independent Film Festival continues to build a reputation for exhibiting rare and compelling independent films while bridging the gap between the film-goer and the filmmaker.

Schedule of Events:

7:00 pm - 10:00 pm: Segal + Short Selections

Segal
Feature Documentary
Directors: Vernon Alfredo Davidson, Ryan Krayser
Country of Origin: United States
Language: English

A legendary entertainer shares his life story, from a shy kid from Great Neck, Long Island to a sought-after leading man during Hollywood's most prolific decades.

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Music Video
Director: Ralph Klisiewicz
Country of Origin: United States
Language: English

A small boy living in poverty becomes homeless. He is then discovered by a gang member who recruits him. The boy becomes an assassin for the gang. When a shoot out leaves a young and innocent victim dead, the gang resolve to eliminate the problem by killing one of their own.

The Therapy Room
Short Narrative
Directors: Justin Schaack, Kristin Schaack
Country of Origin: United States
Language: English

A mistake when booking a family therapy session brings new tensions and solutions in bringing a family closer together.

Flush
Short Narrative
Director: Matt Gaynes
Country of Origin: United States
Language: English

Struggling to find balance between coping with his own grief and the responsibilities of single-fatherhood, recently-widowed Marty's composure is put to the test when he tries to shield his 7-year-old daughter, Claire, from yet another loss: the death of her pet goldfish.

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