Windy City Heat

In the 1970s, Strange Fruit were it. They lived the rock lifestyle to the max, groupies, drugs, internal tension and an ex front man dead from an overdose. Even their demise was glamorous; when lightning struck the stage during an outdoor festival. Twenty years on, these former rock gods they have now sunk deep into obscurity when the idea of a reunion tour is lodged in the head of Tony, former keyboard player of the Fruits. Tony sets out to find his former bandmates with the help of former manager Karen to see if they can recapture the magic and give themselves a second chance.

Fresh out of a long term, serious breakup, Lane Woods chooses to work through (read as: distract himself from) his feelings by making a documentary about his attempts to get back out there and find a new love. With the help of his younger brother, Colin, Lane films himself as he goes on countless dates, hoping to catch those first sparks of love on film, instead he ends up documenting something much closer to reality.

A new father takes his wife and daughter on a journey to his mother’s birthplace in Scotland. It is 1976 – the year in which NASA’s Viking 1 and 2 space probes land on the surface of Mars. They send images of an only vaguely explored area from a great distance, enabling a first look into the history of an alien planet. Like the NASA scientists, the small family are hoping that their journey will give them insights into the past, an understanding of the present situation and perhaps even the chance to anticipate the future.

Charlie is an awkward teenage boy who can't get over his ex-girlfriend. After his attempt to win her back goes horribly wrong, he and his bumbling friends (Ben and Ricky) head to the streets to try and learn how to find love. As their fourth friend films them, the boys hear a variety of perspectives on what love is, and attempt improve their abilities to make women swoon.

Filmmaker Adrian Beqiri was gearing up to make his magnum opus experimental film 'Adventures Of A Posthuman Through Time And Space' but now the pandemic has made him rethink his process. He decides he's tired of making zero budget productions like his first film 'Moon Men' and creates a Pay-Per-View series of videos teaching plebeians how to become true patricians when watching cinema. Adrian is no more, he goes by a new name now; The Kino Kowboy. Kino's schemes don't exactly go to plan and he's forced to come up with new schemes to make money.

In this found footage comedy, two brothers go on an adventure to find the urban legend known as "Man Chicken." The trip takes a turn for the worst, as the truth begins to reveal itself, the deeper they travel into the forest.

An amateur film set descends into chaos when a lovers’ quarrel involving a crew member threatens their production.

Jonathan Stavleu explores, in a stream-of-consciousness video essay, the relationship people have with water and what happens when access to it is taken away. For this work, he examines anecdotal histories he has heard from Estonians, as well as stories from his own family history in the Netherlands, weaving them together into a journal-like narrative.

An ambitious event promoter tries to launch a new national championship based around video gaming. Inviting the five top gamers from around the country, the road to seat league is paved with bizarre characters and amusing detours.

Two generations dialogue through the images they filmed of their children, a reflection of the emotional bond that arises from their involvement with what was shot.

In the year 1984, TV Journalist, Donna Detweiler, takes you on a journey with her documentary segment "Down and Out with Donna Detweiler." In episode 6 of season 4, she aims to uncover the lost history whereabouts of the English punk rock band, Sachwheel.

Eyewitnesses across the globe describe encountering the same evil entity.