2026 Film: Hunger

Hunger by Michael Viers & Ross Bigley
Milwaukee, WI (World Premiere/Out of Competition)

Running Time: 7 minutes

Experimental

September 12th 

Juried Part 2, Block 3 7PM + Awards 

Avalon Atmospheric Theater

2473 S Kinnickinnic Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53207

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A woman (Drea Ivy) falls into a rut, she craves both physical sustenance and a mental hunger for knowledge. At the end, she finds that a small journey is very satisfying.

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Directors Bio:

Michael Viers is an independent filmmaker, podcaster, and editor from Milwaukee, WI. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee's prestigious film program with a BFA. While attending UWM Michael directed the award-winning short film From the Darkness Theatre which won awards at various festivals and played at the Short Film Corner at Cannes. Since then he's made music videos and directed two other films, Love You Still for Milwaukee Film and Do You Love Me which was written by Milwaukee musician Valerie Lightheart when she was still in High School. Michael is also a Producer and Co-Host of the film podcast the Shame List Picture Show. Michael likes to brag that he used to edit videos for Troma Entertainment and is texting buddies with Lloyd Kaufman, but no one really cares.

Ross Bigley is an award winning filmmaker and has produced 80 films, most of which you can find on his Dirty Job Films youtube channel, Troma Now, or Fawsome. He also is the founder and festival director of the MKE INT Short Film Fest, and board president for the Milwaukee Independent Film Society.