JDIFF 2026 Recap - With Trivial Theater

At the end of April I attended the 2026 Julien Dubuque International Film Festival with Trivial Theater! We saw a ton of films, features & shorts, and like we did last year, we reviewed everything we saw!Check out some of the great artists and films saw!Day 1Nino Mancuso (Fatal Konflict)https://www.youtube.com/@ninomancuso7021/videoshttps://www.instagram.com/mancuso_incAlex Alessi (Homebody)https://www.youtube.com/@alexalessihttps://www.instagram.com/alexalessiGregory Lukin (Please Don’t Send Help)https://www.instagram.com/hellamellowfellowDay 2Ali Eats Americahttps://www.alieatsamerica.comhttps://www.instagram.com/alieatsamericaFork in the Roadhttps://www.forkintheroaddocumentary.comDay 3The Last Picture Shows:https://rustinthompson.com/last-picture-showsOcean WatchTurn Off the Machineshttps://www.totmfilm.comShiela & David Glatz - (Melrakki the Arctic Fox)https://www.youtube.com/@glatznatureproductionsIn the Still of the NightSoap BoxProutStudio Eeksaurus - (Croak Show)https://www.youtube.com/@studioeeksaurusDesi Un - HatchlingsSomething Greater Than YouLandlordDay 4A Moment in the Sunhttps://www.amomentinthesunmovie.comWhat the Hell HappenedMBM Studios (Backstabbers)https://www.instagram.com/mbmstudiospresentsCrestwood Elementary (Timun Mas)https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxU3eS8pXyjnva2dhhtY8yQBTS -The Mistletoe Dart - Wes Tian (Mind Over Matter)https://www.instagram.com/westian_officialThe Realm of EldervinFollow Nicki online!YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/trivialtheater⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/TrivialTheater⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://instagram.com/trivialtheater⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Joncast Rewind/Multiverse - Episode 11For links to my latest episodes, all my podcasts, and other social media, check out my Link Tree! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/jonjnorth⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠For bonus episodes, extended episodes, and more, sign up for my Patreon! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/jonjnorth⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thejoncast.substack.com