BWiFF

Films

Geezers

2024 • Short Documentary • 13 minutes

Films

Blue Hour

2024 • Short Narrative • 16 minutes

Films

The Fight for Black Lives

2024 • Feature Documentary • 73 minutes

Films

Things I've Made My Roommate Do

2024 • Short Narrative • 9 minutes

Films

Wider Than the Sky

2024 • Short Narrative • 11 minutes

Films

Katele (Mudskipper)

2024 • Short Narrative • 14 minutes

Films

The Fire in Me

2024 • Short Documentary • 16 minutes

Festival News

BWiFF 2024 Opens This Sunday at Classic Cinemas Elk Grove

The 14th Blue Whiskey Independent Film Festival (BWiFF) opens at Classic Cinemas in Elk Grove Village on April 14, 2024.

Festival News

2024 Festival Apparel Store Open Through April 24

On Sunday, April 7, we launched our BWiFF 2024 apparel campaign through the festival's Bonfire store. The featured logo is a modified version of the 2020 campaign by graphic designer and illustrator Claire Cinquegrani. All apparel offered in the 2024 store feature material not previously offered. This season

Festival News

2024 Official Selections Announced

The Blue Whiskey Independent Film Festival is thrilled to announce the 48 short and feature-length films that have been officially selected for exhibition and competition. The traditional Shorts and Features Competitions will be presented in April over the course of seven days beginning April 14-23. The festival will be held

Festival Alumni

'Reporting for Christmas' Releases on Hulu This November

Festival alum Jack C. Newell's latest feature film Reporting for Christmas is coming to Hulu beginning November 1 and will be available to stream throughout the holiday season. The film is also now available to pre-order on Apple TV for $9.99. Reporting for Christmas follows an idealistic

Festival News

BWiFF 2024 Returns to Music Box Theatre in April

Since 2010, the Blue Whiskey Independent Film Festival has presented each season in the summer months – most commonly in July. The 14th season will mark a big change as the festival moves to mid-Spring. "We have enjoyed presenting our last four festivals at Chicago Filmmakers," said Executive Director

Films

Yellowstone 88 – Song of Fire

2023 • Short Narrative • 6 minutes

Films

You Have No Idea

2023 • Feature Documentary • 87 minutes

Films

Magdalena

2023 • Feature Narrative • 102 minutes

Films

Frank Bey: All My Dues Are Paid

2023 • Feature Documentary • 87 minutes

Films

How Do I Tell You This

2023 • Short Narrative • 19 minutes

Films

Hangman

2023 • Short Narrative • 23 minutes

Films

Rest

2023 • Short Narrative • 12 minutes

Films

The Voice in Isabel Fleiss's Office

2023 • Short Narrative • 7 minutes

Films

Loud Enough

2023 • Feature Documentary • 62 minutes

Films

Kiss 'n' Ride

2023 • Short Narrative • 8 minutes

Films

Some Days

2023 • Short Narrative • 8 minutes

Films

The Search

2023 • Short Documentary • 23 minutes

Films

Just. One. Mile.

2023 • Feature Documentary • 97 minutes