SAT NOV 7, 2026 4:30 PM Changemakers: Block #7 $15.00 (member) ; $20.00 (general admission) Ticket prices include a $2.00 online booking fee. Culver Theater Aud. 1 | ‘PROOF Film Festival 2026’ PROOF All-Access Badge holders get free access to this event! Not a badge holder? Check out badges for purchase here!
ABOUT THE EVENT: These four films highlight incredibly dynamic, brave, off-beat and even characters committing credit card fraud! While on the surface these characters may seem unrelated, but what they have in common is that they are marching to the beat of their own drum, in the face of adversity. They deviate from the path set before them to make themselves, and even those around them, benefit. ABOUT THE FILMS: KARUPY Director: Kalainithan Kalaichelvan Producers: Shaista Roshan, Shifting Sands Media, Alison Almeida, Fam Jam Media Writer: Kalainithan Kalaichelvan Canada | 12min @kalainithan @shaayu @alisonkayalmeida During her 65th birthday celebration, a bitter Tamil matriarch shocks her family by announcing her plan to end her own life that very night. As she prepares for this final act, her party guests confront her about the decision, sparking a whirlwind of emotion. KARUPY is an absurd, multi-generational portrait confronting South Asian family secrets and silence, blending dark humor with interpersonal tension, unresolved grief and a touch of the supernatural. VITAL Director: Amir Zargara Producers: Amir Zargara, Sara Nasrabadi, Iman Tahsin Writer: Amir Zargara, Gabe Berry Canada, Iran, Turkey | 14min @amirzargara In Iran, Fereshteh considers selling her organs to save her sick daughter. In the U.S., Dr. Dariush Yazdani faces an ethical dilemma as his daughter awaits a transplant. Their parallel struggles reveal the human cost of desperation and the moral complexity of the global organ trade. Veterano Director: Patrick Epino Producers: Paola Mardo, Patrick Epino, National Film Society Writer: Patrick Epino USA | 10min @PatrickEpino @PaolaMardo Set in 1981 San Francisco, Veterano follows Valentino, an aging Filipino World War II veteran beaten down by the system. Within the crumbling walls of his rundown apartment, he dusts off his pistol, grabs his old army jacket and hits the streets of the city on an unspoken mission. When he enters a bank, the room turns. Time slows. And he must make a moral choice that could cost him everything. The Key Director: Stephanie Halovanić Producers: Mia Rose Kavensky, Canning Robb Writer: Mia Rose Kavensky USA | 14min @MiaRoseKavensky @OldStephanie The night of her wedding, Catherine and the hot stable boy make a plan to run away together. But there’s one thing they need before they go… the key her husband holds captive. Catherine makes a plan to seduce her arranged husband Edward so she can steal the key and unlock herself. A heist of independence quickly spirals into a farcical showdown of love triangles, power struggles and blood shed. PENGUIN HOUSE: CREDIT LIMIT Director: Chris Alden Producers: Grayson Arndt, A This Food Has Bones In It Production Writers: Chris Alden, Tanner Bartlett USA | 13min @_cosmicosmo, @graysona, @tcbartt Envious of others’ wealth and status, three broke penguin roommates are scammed by a mall food court salesman into signing up for Credit Cards. After negligently spending their imagined wealth on materialistic garbage like “Pince’s” signed guitar, a butler and a bizarre product known as Tooth Glue, P, Mac and Basil are confronted with the reality of their choices, and must find a way to pay off their towering debt.