Bias alert! I’ve seen this short film directed by Aira Juliet & Ben Weaver – which dropped in last year’s Front Fest screens portion – and it is an absolute riot. But don’t just take my word for it: Last week, while walking to Yellow Jacket Social Club after another great screening at Hyperreal Film Club, my friends and I were talking pre-movie shorts – which, if you’re a HFC repeat viewer, you’ve seen a zillion of before their repetory screenings. Therefore, I knew “SideQuests” was a total winner when my friend mentioned it alone out of the zillion as a standout. Catch it on 12th and Chicon this Friday, with a crew Q&A, a blooper reel, merch, cock/mocktails, and a live DJ to sweeten the deal. – James Scott
