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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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Shame the Devil

2026 Official Selection: Screenplay – Screenplay – Pilot / Web Series

Shame the Devil

Screenplay Awards Ceremony · Sun, Dec 6, 2026 · 2:00 PM

A down on her luck ex-journalist battles hostile wedding guests and her own personal demons when trying to solve the murder of her best friend on her wedding day.

  • Writer(s): Andrea Claire Eddleston

Language: English

Country: Not Specified

Shame the Devil is a 3-part murder mystery series consisting of 1 hour episodes.
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A down on her luck ex-journalist battles hostile wedding guests and her own personal demons when trying to solve the murder of her best friend on her wedding day.

The story takes place on a fictional island near Cornwall during a storm that blocks communication to the outside world. Geri Jones arrives on the island for her best friend’s wedding. Geri has recently been publicly shamed

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Million Apocalypse House

2026 Official Selection: Screenplay – Screenplay – Pilot / Web Series

Million Apocalypse House

Screenplay Awards Ceremony · Sun, Dec 6, 2026 · 2:00 PM

Contestants on a reality show have to face ever increasing challenges when their show continues filming amidst a series of apocalyptic events.

  • Writer(s): Sam Gasch

Language: English

Country: Not Specified

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Contestants on a reality show have to face ever increasing challenges when their show continues filming amidst a series of apocalyptic events.

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Intuition

2026 Official Selection: Screenplay – Screenplay – Pilot / Web Series

Intuition

Screenplay Awards Ceremony · Sun, Dec 6, 2026 · 2:00 PM

Sam insists she isn’t psychic—she’s just intuitive. To save her late uncle’s failing New Orleans bar, a sharp-witted bartender turns her intuition into a secret side hustle.

  • Writer(s): Michelle K Dumont

Language: English

Country: Not Specified

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Sam insists she isn’t psychic—she’s just intuitive. Facing a sudden financial squeeze and limited options, Sam reluctantly, with the support of her two best friends, decides to turn her intuition into the ultimate side hustle to dig her out of debt and save Lucky’s, her family’s New Orleans bar.

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Braking Point

2026 Official Selection: Screenplay – Screenplay – Pilot / Web Series

Braking Point

Screenplay Awards Ceremony · Sun, Dec 6, 2026 · 2:00 PM

Sixteen-year-old street racer Mack Shelby gets one shot at the pro league. The price? Her best friend. The catch? It’s rigged. The stakes? Her heart.

  • Writer(s): Chris Van De Polder

Language: English

Country: Not Specified

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In a dystopian near future where the powerful have no limits and the powerless must drive to survive, speed is currency and racing is the only escape. Sixteen-year-old street racer Mackenzie “Mack” Shelby refuses to stay in her lane, and fights her way out of the underground to race against her secret crush in the big leagues. There, she discovers that it’s all rigged…and she betrayed her best friend for a lie.

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You And I Are Earth: The Art of Jeanne K. Simmons

2026 Official Selection: Short Film – Documentary

You And I Are Earth: The Art of Jeanne K. Simmons

Program 16 – Powerful Spotlight · Sun, Dec 6, 2026 · 2:00 PM

  • Director(s): Ward Serrill
  • Writer(s): Ward Serrill
  • Producer(s): Rocky Friedman

Language: English

Runtime: 19m

Country: United States

Los Angeles Premiere

Synopsis: The Environmental Art of Jeanne K. Simmons and how it helped her to overcome life’s greatest grief, the loss of a child.

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What We Carry

2026 Official Selection: Short Film – Documentary

What We Carry

Program 16 – Powerful Spotlight · Sun, Dec 6, 2026 · 2:00 PM

  • Director(s): Roman Zen Treppa
  • Producer(s): Stephanie Perkinson, Roman Zen Treppa

Language: English

Runtime: 6m

Country: United States

Synopsis: “What We Carry” is a short documentary that follows the Phoenix Fire Department Station 42 crew and their stories. These stories relate to work, life, and the mental and physical exposures they face in the line of duty.

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Time Apart

2026 Official Selection: Short Film – Drama

Time Apart

Program 20 – Innovative Spotlight · Sun, Dec 6, 2026 · 3:45 PM

  • Director(s): Advaith Deo
  • Writer(s): Advaith Deo
  • Producer(s): Advaith Deo, Joel Liss
  • Key Cast: Adam Milhander, Liv Wysocki, Jonathan Aboaf, Andrew Chen, Nana
  • Editor(s): Advaith Deo
  • Cinematographer(s): Joel Liss
  • Production Designer(s): Emma Pine
  • Sound Designer(s): Clara Montague

Language: English

Runtime: 14m

Country: United States

World Premiere

Synopsis: Jaded and filled with regret, Tony revisits moments from his last relationship to make things right.

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The Beard

2026 Official Selection: Short Film – Drama

The Beard

A couple’s way of life is threatened when the outside world bursts in and reveals the true nature of their relationship.

Program 04 – Impactful Spotlight · Fri, Dec 4, 2026 · 9:20 PM

  • Director(s): Kelsey Corbin
  • Writer(s): Nate Raven
  • Producer(s): Rick Raven
  • Key Cast: Nate Raven, Savira Windyani, Amanda Detmer, Rob Wilson, Sharlene Radlein
  • Editor(s): Kelsey Corbin, Yvan Galermo
  • Cinematographer(s): Ludovica Isidori
  • Production Designer(s): Hugo Martinez
  • Sound Designer(s): Tyler Fordham
  • Composer(s): Tyler Fordham

Language: English

Runtime: 14m

Country: United States

Synopsis: A couple’s way of life is threatened when the outside world bursts in and reveals the true nature of their relationship, forcing them to face the stark reality that nothing in this world is private.

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Tea for Two

2026 Official Selection: Short Film – Comedy

Tea for Two

Program 02 – Originality Spotlight · Fri, Dec 4, 2026 · 7:15 PM

  • Director(s): Victorya Cintra
  • Writer(s): Victorya Cintra
  • Producer(s): Ashley Valenzuela

Language: English

Runtime: 15m

Country: United States

Los Angeles Premiere

Synopsis: In the near future, a group of housewives host a bookclub as a cover for their illegal dealings. When the police drop by, they must think fast to keep their cover.

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Sundays

2026 Official Selection: Short Film – Animation

Sundays

Program 20 – Innovative Spotlight · Sun, Dec 6, 2026 · 3:45 PM

  • Director(s): Ashley Gerst
  • Writer(s): Ashley Gerst
  • Producer(s): Awful Good

Language: English

Runtime: 7m

Country: United States

Los Angeles Premiere

Synopsis: In this intimate, 2D animated, memoir, a daughter navigates the aftermath of loss as she reflects on the weekly rituals she once shared with her father.

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