Invisible Ties Screening and Birthday Party Networking

​Join us at 6:00 PM for a special pre-screening Birthday Celebration before the Season 20 premiere! 🧁🎥

​Mingle with Chicago’s film community and then raise a glass at the 20th Anniversary Toast—complete with free cupcakes—to celebrate two decades of unforgettable cinema.

At 7:00 PM, the festivities transition into our first screening of the season, Invisible Ties: Celebrating the Profound Bonds That Shape Us.

​Invisible Ties Shorts Program
Step into a night of storytelling that highlights the deep, often unseen connections that transcend distance and time. 

"Broken Flight" – Erika Valenciana, Mitchell Wenkuz
"That Old Beautiful Love" – Maggie Meiners
"Regular Joe" – Gianna Rose LaPerna
"The Stars, and All the Planets and the Moon" – Shayna Strype
"Check Please" – Shane Chung
"Scroll Food" – Jason H. Bonner
"Chilee Oil Brand Film" – Drew Angle
"Live, Laugh, Love" – Aaron Cassara
"Wonder Child" – Jessica Tolliver