REEL Shorts: Friday Evening Show
Friday, November 13, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Chicago Filmmakers Theater, 1326 W. Hollywood Ave., Chicago, IL 60660
screening
Program of the 23rd Annual Chicago International REEL Shorts Film Fest. 10 short films, approx. 80-90 min.
1. Deadication — dir. Charles Hornsby (California, 10:00). A woman finds an antique book that opens a portal to an evil past.
2. Saint Linda — dir. Jeff Hadick (Virginia, 5:48). What's it mean to be a dog person?
3. Oracle of Delphi, Ohio — dir. Carter Mitchell Stewart (New Jersey, 19:38). A loss-prevention specialist meets an employee who can tell when people steal.
4. Crowd Work — dir. James Austin Black (Chicago, 6:47). A stand-up comedian tries crowd work and his life changes.
5. Nowhere Good — dir. Bryant Carroll (Ohio, 13:08). An aging grifter must face someone she hurt long ago.
6. Potluck — dir. Kathleen Maus (Chicago, 5:08). An unsettling homemade dish at an office holiday potluck.
7. Distorted Copy — dir. Amr Assad (Abu Dhabi, UAE, 1:34). AI horror about a man trapped in a hospital simulation.
8. The Last Visit — dir. E.J. Gong & Corbin Weitenhagen (Seattle, WA, 7:05). A regular at Jack's BBQ shares something that changes everything before he leaves.
9. The Harpies — dir. Rogan Lovse (British Columbia, Canada, 4:30). Two people take shelter in an abandoned lumber mill with a deadly harpy.
10. Hamster in my Head — dir. Jerry S Gonzalez (Illinois, 14:47). A genetically modified hamster in a mech suit goes on dates.
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