Matt Liston

Wait 'Til Next Year: The Saga of the Chicago Cubs

Dennis Farina, Ron Santo

Using the frame of opening day, 2006, this documentary examines the Cubs' 100 years without a World Series title. Between conversations with a half-dozen selected Cubs fans in 2006, the film looks back at the Wrigley years, sale to the Tribune, and coming oh-so-close in 1945, 1969, 1984, and 2003.

Chasing October

Matt Liston

Ben Brimer, Nate Calloway

"Chasing October" is filmmaker Matt Liston's docu-comedy that chronicles his crusade to take the Cubs to the World Series "by any means necessary." Liston quits his job and decides that by making a documentary about the team during the 2003 season, he can single-handedly will the Cubs to the post season. The hilarious film will bring joy to every Cubs Fan.