We head into 2025 continuing our monthly screenings on the last Sunday of each month at 4pm at the Savoy 16 + IMAX, and adding additional screenings where possible. Tickets are available at https://the-chambana-film-festival.square.site.
April 27
Slice Of Life: The American Dream. In Former Pizza Huts
A contemporary portrait of America, told through a collection of stories observed within the walls of former Pizza Hut buildings across the country. These nostalgic spaces hold memories of a bygone era, but through the power of transformation, they provide something new and special for the communities that continue to flow through them.
From an LGBTQ+ church in Florida, to a karaoke bar in Texas, to a cannabis dispensary in rural Colorado, these modern-day portraits are paralleled with the origin story of Pizza Hut – one of America’s most iconic brands, and the two brothers who founded the company in Wichita, Kansas in 1958.
This new feature documentary is the work of Matthew Salleh & Rose Tucker, an award-winning Australian-born, Brooklyn-based filmmaking duo whose previous films include Barbecue and We Don’t Deserve Dogs.
“An anthology of resilience and renewal of communities
who can find new homes and a place to gather.”
– Zachary Lee, RogerEbert.com
Slice Of Life was one of the closing night films of the 2024 Lake County Film Festival, and also played at Chicago International Film Festival, Tallgrass, SXSW Sydney, and Calgary Underground Film Festival.
May 29 – June 2
The 1st Savoy Lumière
With 14 screenings across 5 days, our first film festival will have something for EVERYONE.
We’ll have narrative comedies, dramas, thrillers and action. Moving, emotional documentaries, attending local and regional filmmakers, and plenty of short films.
You can see everything going on at our festival subsite: https://2025lumiere.chambanafilmfestival.org/
Thursday, May 29
6:00 – Brim
Friday, May 30
6:45pm – Short Films: Science Fiction
9:00pm – Gunman (Gatillero)
Saturday, May 31
11:00am – Short Films: Animation + Shorts With Kids
1:30pm – Free Leonard Peltier
4:00pm – The Premiere
6:15pm – AJ Goes To The Dog Park
8:30pm – The Other People
Sunday, June 1
11:00am – Catching Bullets
1:15pm – Paper Marriage
3:15pm – Short Films: Chambana To Chicago
5:30pm – Never Not Yours
7:30pm – Inbetweening
Monday, June 2
7:00pm – Sally
Individual tickets for screenings will be $12. A Full Festival Badge will be available at $125, less than $9 each, and will move to $140 ($10 each) after April 20th. Badges come with a personalized badge and lanyard, but can be shared.
