John Jadkowski

Amidst strange encounters in her life and work, Helena, a Brazilian filmmaker living in Chicago, is struck by a compelling obvious question: Where’s south?

Amid the anonymity & disconnection of modern society, a lonely painter struggles to return to his mundane everyday routine after making brief connection with a passing stranger. A mediation on the disconnecting effects of over-connection, expectation, and the inability of media to reconcile life's unceremoniousness.

A kid's identity crisis and lifelong sinus problems are transformed by his relationship with a disabled boy.

On Halloween, a grief dream reunites a young programmer with his lost Player 2.

After a recent breakup, two women sit beside a fire and contemplate the universe.

Around the landscapes of rural Illinois, a dying old man relives some of his early memories through the sublime manifestation of his younger self.

A woman and her ex-boyfriend reconnect at the vet after their dog gets sick, as a new boyfriend experiences jealousy. “WILK,” directed by Peg, is an experimental comedy with its own absurd cinematic language and esoteric scene-building. Joseph watches from the car as his girlfriend, Tallie, is consoled by her ex outside the vet (while Joseph’s car has a penis spray-painted on it). Later at home, Joseph still feels antsy about Tallie’s reconnection with her ex, as he’s offered a glass of ‘WILK’ (wine+milk) soon claimed by Tallie’s roommate, an eccentric music producer. Having learned what the titular WILK means, we can now cut to a boxing match between a milk mascot and a wine mascot while a hip hop track plays. Delivered as a medley of bizarre shifts and barely discernible story beats, the film is intriguingly chaotic and one-of-a-kind.

A couple takes a chance on an odd, beautiful restaurant, only to learn looks are deceiving.

Nate plans an unconventional birthday present for his boyfriend.

A documentary that explores the beginning and end of a bloodline. Starting in the urban environment of São Paulo city where the filmmaker was raised and ending on her family’s country farm where her grandparents spend their golden years, the film delves into the personal and shared history of a Brazilian family, and the explorations of a longing memory.

The Last Great Tale of the American Show Male follows Richard "Dick" Denim, a wannabe gigolo and lifelong virgin, as he line dances his way through the unsparing deserts of The West.

Amidst strange encounters in her life and work, Helena, a Brazilian filmmaker living in Chicago, is struck by a compelling obvious question: Where’s south?