<p>At the end of April I attended the 2026 Julien Dubuque International Film Festival with Trivial Theater! We saw a ton of films, features &amp; shorts, and like we did last year, we reviewed everything we saw!</p><p></p><p>Nino Mancuso (Fatal Konflict)</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/mancuso_inc">https://www.instagram.com/mancuso_inc</a></p><p></p><p>Alex Alessi (Homebody)</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/alexalessi">https://www.instagram.com/alexalessi</a></p><p></p><p>Gregory Lukin (Please Don't Send Help)</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/hellamellowfellow">https://www.instagram.com/hellamellowfellow</a></p><p></p><p>Ali Eats America</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.alieatsamerica.com">https://www.alieatsamerica.com</a></p><p></p><p>Fork in the Road</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INnKI9D2tls">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INnKI9D2tls</a></p><p></p><p>Ocean Watch</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKnXrbg_VoY">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKnXrbg_VoY</a></p><p></p><p>Turn Off the Machines</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.totmfilm.com">https://www.totmfilm.com</a></p><p></p><p>Shiela &amp; David Glatz - (Melrakki the Arctic Fox)</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/@glatznatureproductions">https://www.youtube.com/@glatznatureproductions</a></p><p></p><p>In the Still of the Night</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4bIWoZkc7M">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4bIWoZkc7M</a></p><p></p><p>Soap Box</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://vimeo.com/1029349805">https://vimeo.com/1029349805</a></p><p></p><p>Studio Eeksaurus - (Croak Show)</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/@studioeeksaurus">https://www.youtube.com/@studioeeksaurus</a></p><p>Desi Un - <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2P7E-K99cE0">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2P7E-K99cE0</a></p><p></p><p>Landlord</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTstlIdhZqU">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTstlIdhZqU</a></p><p></p><p>A Moment in the Sun</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.amomentinthesunmovie.com">https://www.amomentinthesunmovie.com</a></p><p></p><p>What the Hell Happened</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://vimeo.com/949889294">https://vimeo.com/949889294</a></p><p></p><p>MBM Studios (Backstabbers)</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/mbmstudiospresents">https://www.instagram.com/mbmstudiospresents</a></p><p></p><p>Crestwood Elementary (Timun Mas)</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxU3eS8pXyjnva2dhhtY8yQ">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxU3eS8pXyjnva2dhhtY8yQ</a></p><p>The Mistletoe Dart - <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40VvHQQLQ2c">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40VvHQQLQ2c</a></p><p></p><p>Wes Tian (Mind Over Matter)</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/westian_official">https://www.instagram.com/westian_official</a></p><p></p><p>The Realm of Eldervin</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxnHoxBiqq0">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxnHoxBiqq0</a></p>