TONIGHT:
Chicago residents should make their way over to the Whistler tonight for a selection of short documentaries made by recent graduates of Stanford's Documentary Film MFA Program, curated by Rory Fraser, will be presented at The Whistler on Saturday, August 13th, at 7 pm. 
No cover
2421 N. Milwaukee Avenue

Films presented:

Shangri-La
by Adam Smith
6 min.
A Tibetan monk describes his transition into American life and the challenge of setting up a monastery for fellow exiled monks.

A Changed Landscape
by Tijana Petrović
7 min.
This conceptual film observes the mundane lives of cows, donkeys, ducks and humans, and the changing world that they inhabit.

Well-Fed
by Anna Moot-Levin
7 min.
A journey into the world of carnivorous plants where nature has taken an unexpected twist.

Wooden Boat
by John Rory Fraser
7 min.
Inside the world of wooden sailboats in Sausalito, California.

Plasticity
by Ryan Malloy
6 min.
While cities have historically served as dynamic places of innovation and experimentation, contemporary uses of urban space have generally conformed to certain mainstream expectations. Plasticity reveals three instances—a rooftop apiary, an occasional restaurant, and a mobile pizzeria—of people redefining how urban space is used in San Francisco.

Tuned In
by Kevin Gordon
6 min.
Naturally produced radio signals surround us all the time but are invisible to the human ear. This film explores the world of one natural radio enthusiast and his journey to capture these sounds.

Love Hacking
by Jenni Nelson
22 min.
A virtual relationship becomes a reality when a robot inventor journeys to Nepal to meet his fiance for the first time.

SAINT
by John Rory Fraser
14 min.
The story of John Renken - a former Ultimate Fighter, Army Ranger and Satanist, now a born-again Christian and the founder of Xtreme Ministries in Clarksville, Tennessee. SAINT examines John's life and his philosophy of a masculine Christianity.