Films Selected For Midwest Waterways Short Film Festival

LOCKPORT, IL — The films selected for the Midwest Waterways Short Film Festival have been announced. The film festival will be held at the Roxy Theater this summer in downtown Lockport.

The city said for six evenings throughout the summer and through early October, filmgoers can see independent dramas, comedies, horror films, documentaries, sci-fi or animated flicks, and the culmination of all genres at Best of Fest.

Tickets are only $5 and ticket sales are now open at mwsfilmfest.com. The following films will be
shown by genre on the following evenings:

July 11 – Drama

• "Step One" by Sean Patrick Leonard
• "Guardian Angel" by Derek Braasch
• "Time Saver" by Caleb Kurowski
• "Reflection" by Michael White
• "Sergei’s Law" by Joseph Graziana

July 25 – Comedy

• "Wet Tux" by Thomas Fricilone
• "My Two Clones" by Joe Heath
• "The Adventures of Kitty Zombie" by John LaFlamboy
• "Just Kill It" by Wayne Pombert II
• "First Born" by Willy Laszlo

Aug. 8 – Horror

• "Into the Devil’s Reach" by Bennie Woodell
• "How To: Be A Man" by Ben Senior
• "Gary Nature/Gary Poetry" by Samuel Love
• "The Nest" by Ryan F. Atkins
• "Sleep" by Joseph Graziana

Aug. 22 – Documentary

• "A Search for Futbol" by Kristian Altuve
• "Making of Elvis at the Wheel" by Bruce Endres
• "Beneath the Trees" by Crystal Avila
• "Chicago 1940s-1980s" by Keith Bemis

Sept. 12 – Sci-fi or Animated

• "The Scavenger" by Jeremy Lynch
• "Mentis" by Derek Braasch
• "Unbound" by Maggie Mahrt
• "Reign of the Umbrella Men" by Eric Fisher
• "It’s Not Real" by Nicole Restrepo
• "Five Episodes" by Daniel Hall

Oct. 5 – Best of Fest

• Top voted films from previous nights will be shown and the audience will vote on the Best of the Fest.

Between films there will be an opportunity for the audience to discuss the work with the filmmakers themselves, the city said. Doors open at 6 p.m. and movies begin at 6:30 p.m. Tickets must be purchased in advance. Seating is limited.