Mixed Signals: Three once-inseparable college seniors, struggling to come to terms with their changing relationship, discover an old TV and are suddenly swapped with characters from their favorite shows. Genre-hopping hijinks ensue as reality and fiction collide.
the '50s noir detective show
the '90s-style sitcom
the 2010s medical soap
The beneficiary of this year's film is 826CHI, a nonprofit organization dedicated to amplifying the voices of Chicago youth through literary arts. Offering creative and expository writing tutoring and support for young learners aged 6 to 18, 826CHI operates under the belief that all Chicago youth should have access to a high-quality literary arts education. The organization also provides services for local teachers to help encourage their own students to express themselves through the power of writing.
Find out more about them on their website (https://www.826chi.org/) or click here to make a donation!
Mixed Signals was made possible by a cast and crew of nearly one hundred creative, dedicated, and skilled members of the Northwestern community and beyond. There are many more names absent from this list who have helped all of us — on an individual or group level — to get to where we are. Thank you all for believing in this project, each other, and yourselves.
Starring:
Ella Stevens — Maggie
Charlie Niccolini — Cal
Ché Negron — Trevor
Lorenzo Hughes — Rook
Eitan Pessah — Thorne
Stephen Greenberg — Robbie
Maddie Reese — Dr. Supra
Arwen-Vira Marsh — Winnie
Gus Glick — Dirk
Finn Rollings — Francis
Nicole Streger — Harley
Isabella Moran — Berta
Hart Turner — Dr. Stethen
Veronica Szafoni — Dr. Cannula
Helena Schatzki — Shampoo Queen
Directed by:
Aaron Onish
Declan Franey
Written by:
Nathaniel Unger
Produced by:
Matthew Moseley
Lily Micheline Kaplan
Other Exec:
Community Engagement
Izzy Nielsen
Public Relations
Brigid Reilly
Finance Chair
Nick Leahy
Director of Photography:
Steven Yao
Yanni Economos
Composer:
Liam Ruiz
Sound Team:
Sound Mixer
Vi Yang
Jessica Herlitz
Maeren Quirke
Aluna Herrera
Sound Designer
Vi Yang
Colette Samek
Sarah Tomeo
Anna Castagnaro
Namish Kaistha
Boom Operator
John Xu
Marketing Team:
PR Asst.
Ashley Qiu
Efren Ponce
Graphic Design
Nathaniel Unger
Producing Team:
Associate Producer
Ananya Paul
Leela Malladi
Paloma Jourdes
Namish Kaistha
Casting Director
Agustin Maglione
Casting Asst.
Andre Pang
Francesca Gamba
Katia Shek
Locations Manager
Maddie Coyle
Directing Team:
First AD
Meghan Wells
Tori Hartson
Second AD
Casa Tang
Lynne Park
Script Supervisor
Nathaniel Unger
James Lee
Art Team:
Production Designer
Abby MacKenzie
Luna Xu
Costume Designer
Ella Simon
Journey Cole
Art Asst.
Lauren Jin
Props
Sydney Fener
Hair/Makeup Artist
Christina Warner
VFX:
Lee Ekong
Mahan Malhotra
Peining Jia
Camera Team:
First AC
Eileen Chen
Lara Llamas
Paul Kwak
Second AC
Diego Goldfrank
Luca Hirsch
Satarie Bennett
Nicholas Di Girolamo
Key Grip
Gideon Pardo
Gaffer
Jessica Herlitz
Maeren Quirke
Grips
Aluna Herrera
Arthi Venkatesh
Maddie Coyle
Nancy Barrera
Sammi Li
Kyra Lesmerises
Sofia Miglay
Photographers:
Stills Photographer
Kyle Bice
BTS Photographer
Jonah Elkowitz
Editing Team:
Head Editor
Jakob Dubin
Lee Ekong
Asst. Editor
Corbin Diaz
Arthi Venkatesh
Satarie Bennett
Colorist
Brett Toban
Production Assistants:
Alena Baker
Sam Swire
Animation:
Elisa Taylor
Lauren Jin
Alina Zhang
Austin Lopez
