Films | Cow Lamp Films

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Thieves Quartet is a brooding tale of betrayal, kidnapping and murder. Set in a cold and barren Chicago, the film is the story of four lost souls, each seeking a second chance to begin life anew through one big score.

DIRECTED BY

Joe Chappelle

Thieves Quartet

DIRECTED BY

Jordan Amandes

Quarter Life Crisis searches to discover the causes and dispel the myths of modern society's hardships, including misguided parenting, endless comparisons of lives over social media, and established institutions no longer guaranteeing happiness and prosperity.

Quarter Life Crisis

DIRECTED BY

Crystal Barnes

A talented young filmmaker desperate to escape his small town discovers his destiny is to save it.

The Law of Moises

DIRECTED BY

Drew Britton

Five distinctive people, each with a flimsy coping strategy, find themselves stuck together after an accident.

Back at the Staircase

DIRECTED BY

Logan Hall

An artist gains the power to draw the future and erase the past.

Animator

DIRECTED BY

Aaron Wertheimer

In search of transcendence through stone skipping, an idealistic drifter arrives in a quiet lakeside town. Facing resistance from unimpressed locals, and pursued by members of his former skipping crew, he is forced to consider the merit of his lifelong quest.

Skippers

DIRECTED BY

Crystal Barnes

A struggling Chicago artist finds herself at a crossroads in life, overwhelmed by changes and needing to make a critical decision in her relationship.

Olympia

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DIRECTED BY

Michael Reiter

A Vietnam War military intelligence analyst, adviser, and operative for the Army, CIA, and South Vietnamese intelligence services tells his story.

Agents Unknown

DIRECTED BY

Caitlin Parrish, Erica Weiss

17 year-old Justine is having the worst year of her life, when she finds an unlikely lifeline in her disabled therapist.

The View from Tall

DIRECTED BY

Henry Johnston

A comedy-drama, King Rat examines the possibility that years after graduation - whether it's ten years or thirty - we may be stuck with the same issues we had before crossing that stage at commencement.

King Rat

DIRECTED BY

B.A. Lewandowski, Tony Wash

Skeletons in the Closet is the titular late-night, horror anthology television series featuring The Widow and her dead husband, Charlie. Jamie, their #1 fan, sits down in front of the tube to devour the delectable terror, but her show is constantly interrupted by her annoying new babysitter, Tina. If they can survive each other, they may be able to survive the night!

Skeletons in the Closet

DIRECTED BY

Carol Brandt

A woman is forced to confront her past when her nine-year-old sister runs away after discovering a family secret.

Dear Coward on the Moon

DIRECTED BY

Josh da Silva

Something Out of Nothing follows a group of at-risk teenagers as they learn about improv comedy through an after school arts program in Chicago, Illinois. They succeed and struggle during the summer program that culminates in a show.

Something Out of Nothing

DIRECTED BY

Guillermo Bárcenas, Frank Spano

Three athletes, three elements, three friends. All believing in their own path and life risk. Crossing the same road full of doubts, efforts and passion for a sport, for a job, a fire that at this moment ceases to be Hidden.

HIDDEN

DIRECTED BY

Pamela Sherrod

Anderson

Educators and students at Dixon Elementary Public School keep art real in and outside the classroom. Students led by teacher Joy Parham connect history and today’s news in spoken word poetry inspired by the school’s museum-like art collection. Art happens.

The Curators of Dixon School

DIRECTED BY

Katharine Mahalic

In a sleepy mountain town nestled in rural America, seven foreign exchange students set out to tackle the "American Dream".

Welcome to Unity

DIRECTED BY

Michael Raspatello, Brent Kado

Against the backdrop of the United States’ latest music festival surge, Festival captures a moment in time. It follows the stories of Jill, Travis, Austin, Kenneth, Barbara and Tracy as they navigate their demons, relationships, dilemmas and a 3-day Chicago festival weekend. When 100K people descend on a music festival weekend, these are the stories they bring.

Festival: A Documentary

DIRECTED BY

Steve Summers

A stirring drama focusing on the emotional, moral and practical impact on the decision of bringing children into today's world. It is a story that follows three groups of individuals, each asking their own question of what in means to have a child.

The Glass House

DIRECTED BY

Steven Huffaker

As both James and Abe try to escape the stresses of their single parent homes, the Christian high school they attend becomes a stage for their comedic antics and romantic fantasies to play out. This is problematic for their peculiar, conservative school principal Mr. Durante, who is struggling to get things done.

Love in Moreno Valley

DIRECTED BY

Ryan Sarnowski

For over 80 years, Merle Hayden has crusaded to recruit members for Lawsonomy. His high school sweetheart Betty Kasch, however, is tired of Lawson coming between them. Reunited after over 60 years apart, Betty wants Merle to join her in Florida, but Merle's commitment to preserving Lawson's legacy has Betty worried he may leave her for Lawson once again.

MANLIFE

Tom, an overweight young man, takes refuge at his grandmother's cabin in rural Protection, IL, in an attempt to bury the years of being bullied and feeling rejected. While in town, he meets a precocious blind girl named Lilly, who shows him how to be accepted and loved.

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DIRECTED BY

Joe Chappelle

DIRECTED BY

Jordan Amandes

DIRECTED BY

Crystal Barnes

DIRECTED BY

Drew Britton

DIRECTED BY

Logan Hall

DIRECTED BY

Aaron Wertheimer

DIRECTED BY

Crystal Barnes

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DIRECTED BY

Michael Reiter

DIRECTED BY

Caitlin Parrish, Erica Weiss

DIRECTED BY

Henry Johnston

DIRECTED BY

B.A. Lewandowski, Tony Wash

DIRECTED BY

Carol Brandt

DIRECTED BY

Josh da Silva

DIRECTED BY

Guillermo Bárcenas, Frank Spano

DIRECTED BY

Pamela Sherrod

Anderson

DIRECTED BY

Katharine Mahalic

DIRECTED BY

Michael Raspatello, Brent Kado

DIRECTED BY

Steve Summers

DIRECTED BY

Steven Huffaker

DIRECTED BY

Ryan Sarnowski

DIRECTED BY

James Choi