Not If I See You First

Tickets:
Friday, March 20 – 8:20pm – Room C105
Saturday, March 21 – 4:30pm – Room B222

In town for work, Kenny meets Aaron, who convinces him to extend his trip a few days to see the famous sights of Chicago. But when Kenny’s car explodes and Aaron gets selective amnesia, will their fledgling friendship lose its way?

Narrative • USA • 2025 • 71 Minutes
Director: Aaron Wertheimer
Writer: Aaron Wertheimer
Producers: Andre Fonseca
Executive Producers: Jordan Bass, Yoel Goldberg, Joshua Rosen
Cinematographer: Pouya Shahbazi
Editor: Aaron Wertheimer
Composer: Classy Williams
Cast: Kenny Zimlinghaus, Aaron Wertheimer, Johanna Wertheimer, Elizabeth Stam, Leslie Crum

Awards & Festivals:
LA Comedy Film Festival – Best Feature
Alumni: Writer/Director Aaron Wertheim produced the feature Relative (LCFF 2022), and the short film My Last Martini (LCFF2025) 

Public Contact: Aaron Wertheimer
Email Address: aaronmilan@gmail.com

Short film preceding the feature:

Living With Maria

A newly emigrated Latina woman struggles with her loss of culture, her inability to work in a new country and her husband’s lack of empathy.

Cleverly, she manages to transport him into an alternate dimension, wherein they both inhabit a 1950s film from the Mexican golden age of cinema.

Narrative • Drama • Canada • 2025 • 10 Minute
Director: John Barnard
Writer: Derek Kun
Producers: Carolina Campos
Cast: Derek Kun, Carolina Campos