All these short films were grown organically and locally sourced, and brought fresh to the table for you.

Unfinished
Documentary • USA • 2026 • 5 Minutes

There are no faces in this film, and the narration adds depth to the story without taking sides. There is only the flag, hanging over the ordinary places where Americans live, and a contemplative narration that sits in the distance between what the country promised itself and how it actually lives.

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

Girl Dad
Narrative • Drama • USA • 2026 • 15 Minutes

Across laughter and quiet conversations that span years, a father and daughter navigate the joy of being together and the pain of a love that must learn to endure being apart.

Director: Rachael Hudson
Writer: Ty Hudson
Cast: Ty Hudson, Ella Cooper, Ruby Waits, Reese Ezernack
Producers: Rachael Hudson, Ty Hudson
Cinematographer: Alexander Jeffery
Editor: Jonnie Stapleton

Slots Of Life
Narrative • Drama • USA • 2026 • 6 Minutes

After life dealt her a bad hand, Carol spends her days in the last place she can find happiness: the video slots of her small-town pub. There’s nothing more life can do for her, but that doesn’t mean she can’t do anything for herself

Director: Kevin Lau
Writer: Kevin Lau
Cast: Kathy Patterson, Maisie Merlock, Frank Merlock
Producers: Emily Kasak, Maisie Merlock
Cinematographer: Kal Kociss
Editor: Kevin Lau

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

It’s Time
Documentary • USA • 2024 • 4 Minutes

It’s Time is a poetic 4-minute film born from a personal journey of discovery. Set in early spring, in our backyard on the banks of the Sangamon River in Illinois, this cinematic ode gives voice to nature through stunning visuals and lyrical narration.

Directors: Jason Lindsey, Scott Krahn
Producer: Talia Watkins
Editor: Jason Lindsey
Music: The Blackbird 3
Cast: Dave Pettitt, Anna Keck

Maybe It’s This
Documentary • USA • 2026 • 27 Minutes

What begins as a 30th birthday gift to herself, a pole dancing class, becomes an unexpected journey of self-discovery, grief, and healing for filmmaker and narrator, Tori. Set inside a pole dance studio, the film weaves together intimate portraits of a community of women who each arrived searching for something and found far more than they expected. Part personal essay and part community portrait, the film explores how the most unexpected spaces can become sites of profound transformation.

Director: Tori Beach
Producer: Tori Beach
Editor: Tori Beach
Cast: Tori Beach, Christine Herman, Athena Kyle, Beckie Kane, Mindy Smith, Liana Alcantara, Jordan Axelson