Silver Chance International Film Festival is a curated international competition dedicated to showcasing the power of storytelling through themes of hope, resilience, and transformation. Founded by filmmaker Efim Okov, the festival serves as a cultural bridge, bringing world-class independent cinema to the heart of the American Midwest.
Our mission: to provide a safe, empathetic platform where honest stories can connect communities, spark conversation, and inspire hope.
Doors open at 5:30
There will be a short introduction from the Festival Director & Organizers
Shorts start ~ 6:10p
Festival Program:
- Self-reflecting
- The Makers
- Directions
- ab mala usque ab ovo
- Zona Cesarini
- Documentary Category Winner - Functional, Not Fictional: The Reality of FND
- I see dark
- The Scape Goat
- SC The Will of the Mare
- Animation Category Winner Bruno’s Wings
- Student Category - Glass Child
- Student Category - That Night
- Student Category - Stuporia
- Fight
- Nar Cat 3 - Not for sale
- Nar Cat 2 - Our Circle in the Storm
- Nar Cat 1- Creature’s Coda
- Music Video (winner) - Right Back to me
Event Venue
Moxie Cinema, 305 S Campbell Ave #101, Springfield, MO 65806, United States











