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Top 100 Best Reviewed Festival in one of L.A.’s Best Theaters

We never get tired of getting the email from FilmFreeway with the subject, “Congrats on your Top 100 status!”

“According to reviews from real FilmFreeway users, your festival ranks in the top 1% of more than 14,000 film festivals and creative contests around the world. No doubt, this ranking is a testament to the countless hours of hard work and care that you and your staff have devoted to creating such a wonderful event.”

The Sherman Oaks Film Festival is held at the Look Cinema in Glendale, CA.  State of the art DCP projection with leather recliners, food & beverage service, and top of the line sound!

 

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Panes Taking

2025 Official Selection: Short Film – Dance

A young dancer in a reflected, refracted world of mixed messages pushes back on what she hears as child, youth, and young adult.

Director(s): John Schlag
Producer(s): John Schlag
Key Cast: Sadie MacKinnon

Los Angeles Premiere
Country: USA

Dancing in a glass house of mixed messages

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My Age Now

2025 Official Selection: Short Film – Arthouse/Experimental

On a Sunday that is a brief respite from everyday life, a young man is haunted by a final voice message, a break up, and a ‘goodbye’ he can’t take back.

Director(s): Daniel Talbott
Writer(s): Daniel Talbott
Producer(s): Daniel Talbott, Lovell Holder
Key Cast: Carey Cannata, Tyler Woehl

Los Angeles Premiere
Country: USA

A queer experimental short film about intimacy, loss, sex and love

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I’VE SEEN ALL I NEED TO SEE

2025 Official Selection: Feature Film – Drama

After the sudden and violent death of her estranged sister, an actor leaves Los Angeles and returns to her hometown in search of answers.

Director(s): Zeshaan Younus
Writer(s): Zeshaan Younus
Producer(s): Trevor Dillon, Matt Latham, Chris Heck, Logan Taylor
Key Cast: Renee Gagner, Rosie McDonald, John R. Smith Jnr., Nick Samson, Sydney McCarthy

Los Angeles Premiere
Country: USA

Memory is a mirror.

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The Mail Gaze

2025 Official Selection: Short Film – Comedy

Two roommates vie for the heart of the UPS man, loser does the dishes.

Director(s): Jonny Diaz
Writer(s): Kathryn Ross
Producer(s): Kelly Hooper, Kathryn Ross
Key Cast: Kelly Hooper, Kathryn Ross, Ryan Kearton, Jaylen Eichler

Los Angeles Premiere
Country: USA

All is fair in love and chores…

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A GUEST IN MY COUNTRY

2025 Official Selection: Short Film – Drama

An immigrant Ubër driver takes an upscale couple across town, and the drama that unfolds among them reveals truths they all would have preferred stayed hidden.

Director(s): John Gray
Writer(s): John Gray
Producer(s): Melissa Jo Peltier
Key Cast: Bayo Akinfemi

Los Angeles Premiere
Country: USA

Everyone’s fighting their own battle.

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V. – Freaky Friday

2024 Official Selection: Immersive Short – AR/VR/MR/360

Dive into the most immersive music video through VR as V. takes you and her homegirls around L.A. for a lovely day in the city, and onto an unforgettable night.

Director(s): David Lazaro
Writer(s): David Lazaro
Producer(s): David Lazaro
Song written & performed by V.
Song produced by Anderson Knight
Key Cast: V., Imani Kelai, Anica Le, Kerry Fongthavisay

Country: USA

 

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Ajax All Powerful

2024 Official Selection: Immersive Short – AR/VR/MR/360

A foul-mouth genie negotiates the terms of service with a deceptively-innocent young girl… and her lawyer.

Director(s): Ethan Shaftel
Producer(s): Ethan Shaftel
Writer(s): Ethan Shaftel
Key Cast: Henry Winkler, Chris Parnell

Country: United States

 

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The Carrier

2024 Official Selection: Immersive Short – AR/VR/MR/360

The harrowing tale of a family fleeing an unseen danger, as experienced through the eyes of a baby strapped into the back seat of the family car.

Director(s): Andrew Cochrane
Producer(s): Stacey Cochrane, Virginia Galloway, Adam Cohen
Writer(s): Andrew Hanson, Andrew Cochrane
Key Cast: Karolina Wydra, Nicholas Massouh, Stefanie Black, Anthony Hull

Country: United States

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SOFF 2024 Virtual Screenings

The virtual screenings are hosted by our sponsor The Indie Channel.

How It Works 
1. Where to go.  Access these screenings directly here: SOFF 2024 Virtual Screenings
2. How to purchase.  The viewer must purchase the title “Sherman Oaks Film Festival – Virtual Screenings” on The Indie Channel website as the smartTV platforms do not allow for the separate purchase.  A subscription to The Indie Channel is NOT required to watch our screenings.
3.  How to watch.  After making the purchase, the viewer can watch immediately on the web OR they can then go to their smartTV, install The Indie Channel app, and watch on there.  The Indie Channel is available on Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Android TV, and mobile phones.

We know that this extra step to watch on a TV is not perfect, but a very enthusiastic staff member tested it and confirmed that even though the smartTV platforms do not allow this extra purchase directly, the SOFF 2024 Virtual Screenings do show up as a Purchase with the smartTV apps.