April 9th

5 PM | Doors Open

5:30 Thursday Films:

Beau Ideal (1 hr 49 m) – In the stillness of a remote town, a troubled writer intervenes in a neighbor’s abusive household—testing the limits of truth, heroism and his own fractured sense of self.

Thursday Afterparty:

April 10th

12 PM | Doors Open

12:30 Friday Films:

What Rhymes with Magdalena? (1 hr 40 m) – The night before her wedding, a poet visits all her exes in order to figure out why her relationships always fail.

3:00 Friday Films:

F2020 (1 hr 12 m) – Confronted with a worldwide pandemic, daunting financial struggles, turbulent relationships, and creative obstacles, a talented Indiana artist struggles to survive.

6:00 Friday Films:

Step 6 (1 hr 10 m) – A quiet mechanic must outwit a mysterious maintenance man after a failed assassination attempt traps him in his shady boss’s apartment.

8:00 Friday Films:

Bloom (45 m) – Autumn struggles with her mental health and an overbearing mother. A new support group gives her hope, but something more to the group lies beneath the surface.

Friday Afterparty:

April 11th

11 AM | Doors Open

11:30 Saturday Films:

A Lesser Gift (1 hr 25 m) – New parents’ relationship is tested when an American woman unexpectedly enters their lives in picturesque Ireland.

1:30 Saturday Short Films:

Ball Lightning (12 m) – Drama. 

Imagine a Cave (9 m) – Philosophical.  

Match Dance (4 m) – Experimental. 

Go Down, Diller (23 m) – Surreal feel-good. 

AMEROTICA (12 m) – Cult. 

Release (13 m) – Dystopian. 

The Last Advice (7 m) Cyberpunk.  

Helezon Akışkan (10 m) Survival.

Total Section Length: 90 min

3:30 Saturday Films:

The Conversation (12 m) – A cold-case tip from an odd homeless man stuns a hard-boiled Detective.

Not If I See You First (1 hr 11 m) – While visiting Chicago for work, Kenny befriends Aaron—whose selective amnesia (and a mysterious car explosion!) tests their unlikely new friendship.

5:30 Saturday Films:

ON BORROWED TIME (1 hr 45 m) – After losing weight and reinventing himself, a medical student secretly reconnects with the woman who once broke his heart—only to find his quest for revenge turning into a journey of self-discovery.

8:00 Saturday Films:

Hekla (1 hr 28 m) – Hekla, a determined Chicago actress, races through auditions, breakups, and self-doubt over the course of one chaotic day, risking her heart and career to claim her voice and step fully into the artist and woman she’s meant to be.

Saturday AfterParties:

April 12th

12 PM | Doors Open

Sunday Special Event:

3:30 Sunday Films:

Programmer’s Choice (1 hr) – Come and see what secrets our Covellite International Film Festival programmer has in store for his Sunday afternoon picks!

4:30 Sunday Films:

Ghost Fish (1 hr) – After escaping a lifetime of captivity beyond the veil, Isla Novak emerges into the world searching for her parents and finds temporary refuge with the kind owners of a tropical fish store—though the darkness she fled may still be following her.

6:00 Sunday – People’s Choice Award Ceremony

Sunday Afterparty: