The Mezcla Spring Showcase is an annual intimate community gathering of filmmakers that celebrates the dynamic work coming from within the Mezcla community.

Our 2025 theme, Many Faces of Love - Kin & Kindred explores the beauty and complexities of relationships, whether through chosen families, close knit communities, or unexpected bonds. We are celebrating how connection and support systems can heal, inspire and empower us. A portion of this year’s ticket sales and sponsorships will go towards our Fall 2025 Microgrant program, to encourage more creation of work.

We will also feature a silent auction for a 10K camera rental package, courtesy of Keslow Camera. Start bidding HERE

PROGRAM

1pm - Doors Open
1:30pm - 1:40pm Opening Remarks and Acknowledgements
1:40pm - 1:50pm - MC/Performance from Jackie Linn
1:50pm - 2:35 pm - Film screenings: A Few Nice Words, One Another, All the Ways to Say I Love You
2:35pm - 2:50pm - Intermission
2:50pm - 3:50pm - Q&A with Nilufer Kaya, Amber Love and Maya Wanner, moderated by McKenzie Chinn
3:50pm - 5pm: Networking & Social Hour

Interested in our accessibility plans for this event? Email us at: operations@mezclamediacollective.org

2025 Showcase Sponsors

ABOUT MEZCLA

Mezcla Media Collective is a Chicago-based film organization dedicated to providing resources and advocating for equity for over 750 BIPOC women and non-binary filmmakers. Mezcla exists solely to uplift and support filmmakers in the Midwest through educational workshops, networking and developing a hyperlocal community.

Funding for Mezcla Media Collective in 2025 is provided by: The Field Foundation, Illinois Arts Council Agency, The Crossroad Fund, and Gaylord & Dorothy Donnelley Foundation.

Mezcla's Spring Showcase 2025

A spotlight on films that explore the theme of Kin and Kindred from Chicago based filmmakers