2019 GROVE FILM FESTIVAL FILMS
December 18, 2019
BLOCK 1A 5:30-7PM
TEQUILA FLAVORED CIGARETTES
Your soulmate is decided on your 23rd birthday. Childhood friends reunite to celebrate the birthday of Angelo, the last of their group to turn 23. As the night progresses, old feelings come up, and they start to question whether the system is perfect. (feature film)
directed by Bobby McGruther
BLOCK 1B 5:30-7PM
A NEW GENERATION
Razed by Rebels released their first four-song album entitled “Dawn” in late 2018. The project leans into the mystique of a Science Fiction connection and the lyrics explore an intriguing narrative about strength and struggle. (music video)
directed by Jason Winfield
THE SAME BUT DIFFERENT
A young child learns how small ideas can grow into big things. (music video)
directed by Art Varga
A HITMAN'S SILENCE
A silent film following Marcus after he loses his wife and decides to quit being a hitman. Soon he’ll realize it’s a decision he can’t keep and discover a revelation.
directed by Elroy Martinez Jr.
DECOY
An ex cop and private eye teams up with an old partner for a murder/missing child case.
directed by Charles Haskins
BEFORE THE INK IS DRY
A father who has raised his daughter since birth can’t seem to shake his past and finds himself in prison for his actions. He decides to write his daughter an inspiring letter hoping she will one day read his life lessons, learn from his mistakes, and create her own legacy.
directed by John Sciarretta
THE PENTAGRAM OF NEW YORK CITY
Believers and skeptics investigate a UFO city in the New York area called "The Bronx Lights".
directed by Jeff Kaminski
TEENAGE LOVE
In this gory '90sploitation adventure, a high schooler with an obsession over the nineties takes matters into her own hands when her crush is kidnapped.
directed by Alex Chung
BLOCK 2A 7-8:30PM
WEAPONIZED
A music video for the song "Weaponized" from the album 'Careful in the Future' by songwriter/director James O'Brien.
directed by James O'Brien
GERONIMO: IN FLIGHT
Tired of dieting and traditional exercise, a veterinarian decides to take ownership of her health by becoming an aerialist. (documentary)
directed by Colleen Brady
AS ONE
Jill must put one foot in front of the other to move through her grief, and with connection she discovers that every mile has a story.
directed by David Spaltro
RESTLESS
After her mother's sudden death, Sophina deals with hallucinations, depression and this mysterious man who encourages her to commit to suicide in the hopes of ending her pain and giving her a new beginning.
directed by Ela Acur
NIGHT NOISE
A woman explores a noise she hears in the middle of the night, only to be in for a terrifying surprise.
UPON ARRIVAL
Two volunteer EMTs respond to a bizarre crime scene and have to babysit a dead body.
directed by Scott Perry
BLOCK 2B 7-8:30PM
STORMCHASER
All Bonnie Blue ever wanted was to chase tornadoes with her Dad. But dreams die with time. Now, she’s become a different kind of storm chaser — hawking storm-doors “door-to-door” for her charismatic boss, Flip Smyth: a cult-like father figure to Bonnie and his tribe of young sales bucks.
directed by Gretl Claggett
VINTAGE TREASURES
An Antique shop is the setting for a voyeuristic view into the comedic and dramatic lives of different customers.
directed by Joshua Nelson
BLOCK 3A 8:30-10PM
PURRRFECT INTERVENTION
Sarah loves cats, but her friends think she's taken it a little too far? What happens when they decide bring some outside help?
directed by Juhi Sharma
MIXED UP
"Mixed Up" is a TV series about a group of friends that graduated from Illinois University, while all living in Chicago pushing 30. The series is a comedic commentary of the realism that millennials are dealt with today.
directed by Agron Karameti
OLD DAD
Paul Barton has a perfect life, a good job, a hot thirty-five-year-old girlfriend. But everything is about to change when he finds out he's going to become a first-time father at the age of fifty.
directed by Jim Harkins
WINK
The morning after a wild party, a hungover couple, Tori and Michael, discover something odd in the middle of their living room. Tori's sister, mother and neighbor all come to take a look. As details about the night are revealed, the couple's future changes forever.
directed by John Gallagher
LOOSELY A KILLER
A horror-comedy of misdirection. A town is on the alert as a potential killer is on the loose.
CRAZY FOR THE BLONDE
Two serial killers compete for the same victim, a blonde-haired woman who has plans of her own.
directed by Mark Clauburg
BLOCK 3B 8:30-10PM
GHETTO NERD GIRL
An original web series about a girl who does the unthinkable during high school, leaves her 'cool girl' clique to find new friends!
directed by Sally Hassan
WHAT'S BOTHERING YOU?
A therapist sees a wide variety of patients from the tragic and serious to the comedic and ridiculous.
directed by Joshua Nelson
UNPRODUCED SCREENPLAYS
At The Mercy of Faith (written by Samuel Lee Taylor)
Flight AD4515 (written by Martina Lisec)
LimoCop (written by Kevin Lapsley, Michael Craig and Canz)
December 18, 2019
BLOCK 1A 5:30-7PM
TEQUILA FLAVORED CIGARETTES
Your soulmate is decided on your 23rd birthday. Childhood friends reunite to celebrate the birthday of Angelo, the last of their group to turn 23. As the night progresses, old feelings come up, and they start to question whether the system is perfect. (feature film)
directed by Bobby McGruther
BLOCK 1B 5:30-7PM
A NEW GENERATION
Razed by Rebels released their first four-song album entitled “Dawn” in late 2018. The project leans into the mystique of a Science Fiction connection and the lyrics explore an intriguing narrative about strength and struggle. (music video)
directed by Jason Winfield
THE SAME BUT DIFFERENT
A young child learns how small ideas can grow into big things. (music video)
directed by Art Varga
A HITMAN'S SILENCE
A silent film following Marcus after he loses his wife and decides to quit being a hitman. Soon he’ll realize it’s a decision he can’t keep and discover a revelation.
directed by Elroy Martinez Jr.
DECOY
An ex cop and private eye teams up with an old partner for a murder/missing child case.
directed by Charles Haskins
BEFORE THE INK IS DRY
A father who has raised his daughter since birth can’t seem to shake his past and finds himself in prison for his actions. He decides to write his daughter an inspiring letter hoping she will one day read his life lessons, learn from his mistakes, and create her own legacy.
directed by John Sciarretta
THE PENTAGRAM OF NEW YORK CITY
Believers and skeptics investigate a UFO city in the New York area called "The Bronx Lights".
directed by Jeff Kaminski
TEENAGE LOVE
In this gory '90sploitation adventure, a high schooler with an obsession over the nineties takes matters into her own hands when her crush is kidnapped.
directed by Alex Chung
BLOCK 2A 7-8:30PM
WEAPONIZED
A music video for the song "Weaponized" from the album 'Careful in the Future' by songwriter/director James O'Brien.
directed by James O'Brien
GERONIMO: IN FLIGHT
Tired of dieting and traditional exercise, a veterinarian decides to take ownership of her health by becoming an aerialist. (documentary)
directed by Colleen Brady
AS ONE
Jill must put one foot in front of the other to move through her grief, and with connection she discovers that every mile has a story.
directed by David Spaltro
RESTLESS
After her mother's sudden death, Sophina deals with hallucinations, depression and this mysterious man who encourages her to commit to suicide in the hopes of ending her pain and giving her a new beginning.
directed by Ela Acur
NIGHT NOISE
A woman explores a noise she hears in the middle of the night, only to be in for a terrifying surprise.
UPON ARRIVAL
Two volunteer EMTs respond to a bizarre crime scene and have to babysit a dead body.
directed by Scott Perry
BLOCK 2B 7-8:30PM
STORMCHASER
All Bonnie Blue ever wanted was to chase tornadoes with her Dad. But dreams die with time. Now, she’s become a different kind of storm chaser — hawking storm-doors “door-to-door” for her charismatic boss, Flip Smyth: a cult-like father figure to Bonnie and his tribe of young sales bucks.
directed by Gretl Claggett
VINTAGE TREASURES
An Antique shop is the setting for a voyeuristic view into the comedic and dramatic lives of different customers.
directed by Joshua Nelson
BLOCK 3A 8:30-10PM
PURRRFECT INTERVENTION
Sarah loves cats, but her friends think she's taken it a little too far? What happens when they decide bring some outside help?
directed by Juhi Sharma
MIXED UP
"Mixed Up" is a TV series about a group of friends that graduated from Illinois University, while all living in Chicago pushing 30. The series is a comedic commentary of the realism that millennials are dealt with today.
directed by Agron Karameti
OLD DAD
Paul Barton has a perfect life, a good job, a hot thirty-five-year-old girlfriend. But everything is about to change when he finds out he's going to become a first-time father at the age of fifty.
directed by Jim Harkins
WINK
The morning after a wild party, a hungover couple, Tori and Michael, discover something odd in the middle of their living room. Tori's sister, mother and neighbor all come to take a look. As details about the night are revealed, the couple's future changes forever.
directed by John Gallagher
LOOSELY A KILLER
A horror-comedy of misdirection. A town is on the alert as a potential killer is on the loose.
CRAZY FOR THE BLONDE
Two serial killers compete for the same victim, a blonde-haired woman who has plans of her own.
directed by Mark Clauburg
BLOCK 3B 8:30-10PM
GHETTO NERD GIRL
An original web series about a girl who does the unthinkable during high school, leaves her 'cool girl' clique to find new friends!
directed by Sally Hassan
WHAT'S BOTHERING YOU?
A therapist sees a wide variety of patients from the tragic and serious to the comedic and ridiculous.
directed by Joshua Nelson
UNPRODUCED SCREENPLAYS
At The Mercy of Faith (written by Samuel Lee Taylor)
Flight AD4515 (written by Martina Lisec)
LimoCop (written by Kevin Lapsley, Michael Craig and Canz)
