Meredith Johnston

Wherever You Are, There You Go

Baby, a 29-year-old addict in recovery, embarks on a cross country to make amends to those she's wronged.

Corridor

An inept security guard thinks he's in a crime thriller after eavesdropping on a corporate murder scheme. He entangles an unlikely assortment of night owls in a series of mishaps and misunderstandings to unravel the mystery.

Local Band

Lyla Riley is in a punk band -- Minor Illusion. They suck. Regardless, she perseveres with her best friend Rob on guitar, numbskull drummer Sean and showboat bassist Pete. Minor Illusion's pathetic existence vexes Lyla's older sister Stephanie, a former punk turned 9-to-5 suit. Through lineup changes, borrowed cash, shitty gigs and drunken nights, Lyla and the band journey through the perils of Chicago's DIY music scene to get their shot at adequacy.

Ringolevio

Ada, a reserved young woman with a passion for entomology, travels north with Marissa, her free-spirited musician girlfriend. She's finally meeting the three brothers who helped raise Marissa: the paternal Ozzie, sensitive Arthur, and wild child Wren. As Marissa and her kin settle into their familial dynamics, Ada finds herself on the outside looking in. Desperate to make a good impression over the course of a weekend packed with fun and frivolity, Ada instead struggles to find common ground, opening fissures in the one relationship she needs the most.

Rocky VI

Meredith is down in the dumps after getting kicked out of her band, until the ghost of Rocky Rococo shows up to help her out!

Pet Names

When her ill mother urges her to take a vacation from her caretaking, grad-school-dropout Leigh invites her ex along on the camping trip. The two soon find that confronting old wounds during a weekend in the woods is anything but restful.

Christopher Darling

As his band's popularity begins to wane, semi-successful musician Christopher Darling copes with his boredom in increasingly destructive ways.

Pink Moon

The story follows Mira and K, a queer couple with their relationship on the rocks, living out of their van in the Chicago area. As a last ditch effort to escape their desolate life, they plan a bank heist in the small town of Worden, Kansas. However, executing a bank heist amidst a crumbling relationship yields tougher than they thought. As Mira and K adjust to small town living, they realize they must confront the failings of their relationship or lose everything they’ve got left.