The 13th Blue Whiskey Independent Film Festival (BWiFF) will be held at Chicago Filmmakers, 1326 W. Hollywood Avenue in Chicago, from July 14-22.
The 2023 festival will showcase twenty-three short and seven feature films on a single screen over the course of the week.
An additional four features will be exhibited in a new Dynamics Competition at various venues later this summer.
Of the thirty-four official selections, the competing films will consist of sixteen short narratives, seven feature documentaries, four feature narratives, four music videos, and three short documentaries.
“Congratulations to all of the 2023 Official Selections,” said Festival Operations Director Jonathan C. Legat following the official selections announcement on June 7. “We look forward to exhibiting your work at our 13th annual festival this summer.”
Shorts Competition
- Aaron With 2 A’s (United States), dir. Michael Goldburg
- Addie and the Lightning Bugs (United States), dir. Alexander Jeffrey
- Andrew After Angola (United States), dir. Will LaCalle
- Awake Ngorongoro (United Republic of Tanzania), dir. Alex Lobulu
- Big Guy (United States), dir. Nick Rohr
- The Family We Chose (United States), dir. Justin & Kristin Schaack
- Folaine (Ireland), dir. Margaret Kilcoyne
- Hangman (United States), dir. Sam Upton
- How Do I Tell You This (United States), dir. Chad Hill
- Kassandra (France), dir. Ivar Wigan
- Kiss ‘n’ Ride (United States), Olivia Jensen
- La Nueva (Spain), dir. Ivan Villamel
- Past Prologue (United States), dir. Brian Russell
- Play the Game of Thrones (United States), dir. Leigh Roberts
- The Rebellion (United States), dir. Gabriel Hostetler
- Rest (United States), dir. Micah Stathis
- Roadkill (United States), dir. William Angelico
- The Search (United States), dir. Thomas Brouns
- Some Days (United States), dir. Jef Ross Doebler
- TORI – Symphony of Vengeance (United States), dir. Riccardo Berdini
- The Voice in Isabel Fleiss’s Office (United States), dir. Jim Haverkamp
- Wheel (United States), dir. Honora Talbott
- Yellowstone 88 – Song of Fire (United States), dir. Jerry van de Beek & Betsy De Fries
Features Competition
- Everybody Wants to Be Loved (Germany), dir. Katharina Woll
- Frank Bey: All My Dues Are Paid (United States), dir. Tomy Dwyer & Lisa Palattella
- Just. One. Mile. (United States), dir. Duane Codrington
- Loud Enough (United States), dir. Hilary Klotz Steinman
- Magdalena (Poland), dir. Filip Gieldon
- The Wife and Her House Husband (United Kingdom), dir. Marcus Markou
- You Have No Idea (United States), dir. Alexander Jeffrey & Paul Petersen
Dynamics Competition
- Andrew After Angola (United States), dir. Will LaCalle
- Knock Out Blonde (United States), dir. Rick Lazes & Tom Denucci
- Loud Enough (United States), dir. Hilary Klotz Steinman
- Made By Immigrants (United States), dir. Carlo Gennarelli
- PATOU: In Black & White (Australia), dir. Fiona Cochrane
- Raised Up West Side (United States), dir. Brett A. Schwartz
- The Search (United States), dir. Thomas Brouns
- You Have No Idea (United States), dir. Alexander Jeffrey & Paul Petersen
Tickets for each evening session are $15 and will showcase a collection of short films followed by a feature narrative or documentary. Nightly screenings begin at 7pm. No screenings July 17-18.
The festival’s digital program guide is now available through the BWiFF mobile app. To download the app, visit app.bwiff.com or search “BWiFF” using Google Play on android devices and the App Store on iOS. The guide contains the complete schedule, trailers for select official selections, plus director biographies and interactive elements for attendees as the festival opens on July 14.
For more information about the Blue Whiskey Independent Film Festival and to purchase tickets, visit bwiff.com.
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