2025 Venues and Films
Screenings and filmmaker talkbacks were scheduled alongside live performances and interactive demos, as well as panels on regional creative spaces, projects and resources (ft. local filmmakers, writers, actors and founders of regional creative spaces).
Interactive Workshop
CREATE Portage County
1300 Maria Drive, Stevens Point, WI 54481
Retro and Interactive Media Workshop!
Organized in partnership with The Wisconsin Computer Club, this workshop will feature rare and retro media of all-kinds, and multiple interactive stations/systems. This is your chance to get hands-on with rare tech, from the old virtual boy system to laserdisc and video on vinyl.
*Admission with any Fest Ticket
Feature Film
Dreyfus University Center Theater
1015 Reserve St, Stevens Point WI 54481
Possession, a feature-length psychological horror/drama, screening alongside the fest as part of CREATE and UWSP’s monthly Revival House film series, featuring classic films from the Criterion Collection and beyond. $5 Ticket at the door or Free Entry with Fest Ticket
Short Film Screening
CREATE’s Great Hall - Get Tickets
1300 Maria Drive, Stevens Point, WI 54481
Featuring a selection of curated short films and filmmaker talkbacks. Enjoy Create’s Historic Great Hall and Cash Bar. See below for films screening this evening.
CREATE Portage County’s new headquarters and collaborative hub, home to new offices, labs, studios, and an upcoming commercial kitchen. This unique setting for work, meetups, and events houses a variety of professional tools and equipment to satisfy the most ambitious creators.
Friday SHORT FilmS
Scapegoat
Narrative (Horror) Directed by Andrew Egan
A young couple goes on an ill-fated camping trip. Things are going well until they are ambushed by a violent cult looking for fresh blood for their ritual.
Face Time
Narrative (Horror) Directed by Joel Sacramento
A troubled young woman battles her mother’s ever-changing personas—until a chilling discovery shifts the rules of their twisted family.
Grooms on Hold
Exp. Narrative (Found Footage) Directed by Samuel Karow
The intimate, anxious final minutes of bachelorhood. A collage of audio and video repurposed from countless real wedding ceremonies.
GIN
Narrative (Drama/Thriller) Directed by Jose Castillo
Filmed in Mexico, Las Vegas, Nevada and Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Gin is a neo-noir detective film that takes place on the streets of Las Vegas, Nevada (Sin City).