Visting Filmmakers & Guests

Each year, scores of visiting filmmakers from around the world and the Heartland descend on the city to present their independent films to Wichita audiences.

Visiting filmmakers participate in Q&A's after their films, filmmaker panels, and festival VIP events.

We encourage filmmakers with films in the festival, and those without, to attend. For information about accomodation discounts for festival attendees and filmmaker passes please email our Hospitality Director. 

2012 Attending Filmmakers

Feature Filmmakers

  • Jeremy Goldscheider - Producer, PABLO
  • Luis Freddy Morales - Design & Motion Graphics, PABLO
  • Marcela Perdomo - Design & Motion Graphics, PABLO
  • Alonso Mayo - Director, THE STORY OF LUKE
  • Lou Taylor Pucci – Cast, THE STORY OF LUKE
  • Ken Adachi - Director, DEAD DAD
  • Ben Heathcoat - Cast/Producer, DEAD DAD
  • James Choi - Director, FAITH IN DESTINY
  • Sasha Grishkov - Cast, FAITH IN DESTINY
  • Ash Christian - Director, PETUNIA
  • Tobias Segal - Actor, PETUNIA
  • Korinna Sehringer - Director, SHOUTING SECRETS
  • Tyler Christopher - Actor, SHOUTING SECRETS
  • Ishai Setton - Director, THE KITCHEN
  • Tate Ellington - Cast, THE KITCHEN
  • Lee Gillentine - Producer, THINGS I DON’T UNDERSTAND
  • David Spaltro - Director, THINGS I DON’T UNDERSTAND
  • Stephanie Riggs - Director, THE STANDBYS
  • Ben Crawford - Cast, THE STANDBYS
  • Andrew Silver - Producer, FREE THROW
  • Bob Fisher - Cast, FREE THROW
  • Stefan Immler - Director, OXYGEN FOR THE EARS: LIVING JAZZ
  • Silvina Gatica - Associate Producer, OXYGEN FOR THE EARS: LIVING JAZZ
  • Stephen Kessler - Director, PAUL WILLIAMS STILL ALIVE
  • Cassie Jaye - Director, THE RIGHT TO LOVE: AN AMERICAN FAMILY
  • Karen Pritzker- Executive Producer, THE BIG PICTURE: RETHINKING DYSLEXIA
  • Bonnie Patten – Cast, THE BIG PICTURE: RETHINKING DYSLEXIA
  • Rob Kuhns - Director, YEAR OF THE LIVING DEAD
  • Esther Cassidy - Producer, YEAR OF THE LIVING DEAD
  • Neil Berkeley - Director, BEAUTY IS EMBARASING
  • Yvette Johnson - Co-Producer, BOOKER’S PLACE: A MISSISSIPPI STORY
  • Mark Hall - Director, SUSHI: THE GLOBAL CATCH
  • Denny Tedesco - Alumni Filmmaker/Filmmaker Panel
  • Christopher Metzler - Alumni Filmmaker/Tallgrass Filmmaker Lab

Kansas Filmmakers

  • Clay Zimmerman – FUTURE DAYS
  • Bart Vandever – WALL BETWEEN US AND THEM
  • Misti Boland – GOODNIGHT JANE
  • Mark Oldham – CONTROL
  • Meagan Flynn – THE ETIQUETTE OF IMPORTANCE
  • Christina Campagnola – KINGDOM INCORPORATED
  • David Riff - TYPECAST
  • Christina Hodel – JESSIE IN REVERIE
  • John Nguyen – DENIAL
  • Dawn Brown – HOUSE OF MONSTERS
  • Rik Dubiel – LAST STOP
  • Chance Mullen – EQUITY
  • Dakota Miller – SPECS
  • Rodrick Pocowatchit – THE GIRLFRIEND
  • Corban Aspegren – COLORS OF FREEDOM
  • Wade Hampton - PANTS
  • Andre Kahmeyer - RE-UP
  • Aaron Kahmeyer
  • Jacob Riggs - RE-UP
  • Andrews Revas-Cruz - RE-UP
  • Harrison Steele - RE-UP

Emerging Flmmaker Program

  • James Copeland – THE GLOB
  • Christopher Dierenfeldt – MAIL AND MORE
  • Bunee Tomlison – FRIENDS
  • Jackson Laurie – THE ROOM
  • Molly Nemer - OPENING LEVITOWN: MOVING THE FIRST BLACK FAMILY INTO AMERICA'S SECOND SUBURB