Month: October 2022

2022 Official Selection: Short Film – Drama

An incident brings about an unexpected reunion.

Director(s): Michael Montazeri
Writer(s): Michael Montazeri
Producer(s): Michael Montazeri
Cast: Mazin Akar, Bahman Soltani

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Theatrical Screenings: Held at The Whitefire Theater in Sherman Oaks, (13500 Ventura Boulevard, Sherman Oaks, CA 91423)
Screenings for the 2022 festival take place from November 15 to November 20.
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Virtual Screenings: The SOFF 2022 Virtual Screenings will begin Friday, November 18. There will be 25 films to watch that are Virtual Exclusives as well as many of the films that screened at the theater.
Click here to visit our Virtual Screenings!

2022 Official Selection: Feature Film – Documentary

Seven days before leaving to make a documentary, his son dies of a drug overdose and he learns about healing and adapting from these adaptive divers.

Director(s): David Marsh
Writer(s): David Marsh
Producer(s): David Marsh
Key Cast: Jim Elliott, Tinamarie Hernandez

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This film is screening as a Virtual Exclusive at SOFF 2022.

Virtual Screenings: The SOFF 2022 Virtual Screenings will begin Friday, November 18. There will be 25 films to watch that are Virtual Exclusives as well as many of the films that screened at the theater.
Click here to visit our Virtual Screenings!

Theatrical Screenings: Held at The Whitefire Theater in Sherman Oaks, (13500 Ventura Boulevard, Sherman Oaks, CA 91423)
Screenings for the 2022 festival take place from November 15 to November 20.
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2022 Official Selection: Feature Film – Documentary

Three former child soldiers face anxiety and danger as they attempt to rebuild their lives after fighting in Colombia’s bloody civil conflict.

Director(s): Laura Bibibana Angel Rengifo, Noah David DeBonis
Producer(s): Laura Bibiana Angel Rengifo, Noah David DeBonis, Colleen Alena O’Brien

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This film is screening as a Virtual Exclusive at SOFF 2022.

Virtual Screenings: The SOFF 2022 Virtual Screenings will begin Friday, November 18. There will be 25 films to watch that are Virtual Exclusives as well as many of the films that screened at the theater.
Click here to visit our Virtual Screenings!

Theatrical Screenings: Held at The Whitefire Theater in Sherman Oaks, (13500 Ventura Boulevard, Sherman Oaks, CA 91423)
Screenings for the 2022 festival take place from November 15 to November 20.
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2022 Official Selection: Short Film – Arthouse/Experimental

An intimate portrait of one woman’s odyssey in coming to terms with the fragility of her own mental health as she witnesses the demise of her partner through addiction.

Director(s): Anita La Selva
Writer(s): Anita La Selva
Producer(s): Anita La Selva
Cast: Anita La Selva

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This film is screening as a Virtual Exclusive at SOFF 2022.

Virtual Screenings: The SOFF 2022 Virtual Screenings will begin Friday, November 18. There will be 25 films to watch that are Virtual Exclusives as well as many of the films that screened at the theater.
Click here to visit our Virtual Screenings!

Theatrical Screenings: Held at The Whitefire Theater in Sherman Oaks, (13500 Ventura Boulevard, Sherman Oaks, CA 91423)
Screenings for the 2022 festival take place from November 15 to November 20.
Click here to purchase tickets!

2022 Official Selection: Feature Film – Documentary

They would blow a siren on Saturday night and all the Black people had to go home.

Director(s): Willa Cofield, Karen Riley
Producer(s): Willa Cofield, Karen Riley

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This film is screening as a Virtual Exclusive at SOFF 2022.

Virtual Screenings: The SOFF 2022 Virtual Screenings will begin Friday, November 18. There will be 25 films to watch that are Virtual Exclusives as well as many of the films that screened at the theater.
Click here to visit our Virtual Screenings!

Theatrical Screenings: Held at The Whitefire Theater in Sherman Oaks, (13500 Ventura Boulevard, Sherman Oaks, CA 91423)
Screenings for the 2022 festival take place from November 15 to November 20.
Click here to purchase tickets!

2022 Official Selection: Short Film – Arthouse/Experimental

Stories portrays shots of lives from a dreamy and offhand generation, inhabited by a visceral need for audacity and freedom.

Director(s): Alban Coret
Writer(s): Alban Coret
Producer(s): Paul Gazai, Christophe Wagnies, Nicolas Fallet, Paul Frey
Key Cast: Mehdi Bendjebbour, Mauricio Cifuentes, Lina Lumbroso, Valentin Iouzalen, Charly Molle Cousin, Sonia Southwood, Manon Lamirault Maumet

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This film is screening as a Virtual Exclusive at SOFF 2022.

Virtual Screenings: The SOFF 2022 Virtual Screenings will begin Friday, November 18. There will be 25 films to watch that are Virtual Exclusives as well as many of the films that screened at the theater.
Click here to visit our Virtual Screenings!

Theatrical Screenings: Held at The Whitefire Theater in Sherman Oaks, (13500 Ventura Boulevard, Sherman Oaks, CA 91423)
Screenings for the 2022 festival take place from November 15 to November 20.
Click here to purchase tickets!

2022 Official Selection: Short Film – Comedy

Payback was declared. Mistakes were made.

Director(s): Darren Coyle
Writer(s): Darren Coyle
Producer(s): Darren Coyle
Key Cast: Jeremy Guskin, Vivian Gil, Anna Salinas, Ruha Taslimi

Go to 2022 Official Selections – Films Page

Theatrical Screenings: Held at The Whitefire Theater in Sherman Oaks, (13500 Ventura Boulevard, Sherman Oaks, CA 91423)
Screenings for the 2022 festival take place from November 15 to November 20.
Click here to purchase tickets!

Virtual Screenings: The SOFF 2022 Virtual Screenings will begin Friday, November 18. There will be 25 films to watch that are Virtual Exclusives as well as many of the films that screened at the theater.
Click here to visit our Virtual Screenings!

2022 Official Selection: Short Film – Animation

In a dingy factory we find an army of robots banging out bird cages on an assembly line all under the eye of a soulless security camera, until a one-eyed red finch flies in, with the power of love and an ass that won’t quit.

Director(s): Matthew B.W. Sheehan
Writer(s): Matthew B.W. Sheehan

Go to 2022 Official Selections – Films Page

Theatrical Screenings: Held at The Whitefire Theater in Sherman Oaks, (13500 Ventura Boulevard, Sherman Oaks, CA 91423)
Screenings for the 2022 festival take place from November 15 to November 20.
Click here to purchase tickets!

Virtual Screenings: The SOFF 2022 Virtual Screenings will begin Friday, November 18. There will be 25 films to watch that are Virtual Exclusives as well as many of the films that screened at the theater.
Click here to visit our Virtual Screenings!

2022 Official Selection: Short Film – SciFi

In near-future Oakland, an old-school romantic looking for “The One” falls in love with a free-wheeling woman who has a brain implant connecting her mind to 20,000 other people.

Director(s): Nicholas Geisler
Writer(s): Nicholas Geisler
Producer(s): Bennett Cordon
Cast: Jack Vincenty, Kyla Dyan

Go to 2022 Official Selections – Films Page

Theatrical Screenings: Held at The Whitefire Theater in Sherman Oaks, (13500 Ventura Boulevard, Sherman Oaks, CA 91423)
Screenings for the 2022 festival take place from November 15 to November 20.
Click here to purchase tickets!

Virtual Screenings: The SOFF 2022 Virtual Screenings will begin Friday, November 18. There will be 25 films to watch that are Virtual Exclusives as well as many of the films that screened at the theater.
Click here to visit our Virtual Screenings!

2022 Official Selection: Short Film – Dance

The humor of an unexpected visit turns surreal as the guest takes the host into her world.

Director(s): Regina Hofmanova
Writer(s): Regina Hofmanova
Producer(s): Regina Hofmanova, Barbora Červenková, Renata Weidlichová
Cast: Daniele Iemolo, Ivona Szantová

Go to 2022 Official Selections – Films Page

Theatrical Screenings: Held at The Whitefire Theater in Sherman Oaks, (13500 Ventura Boulevard, Sherman Oaks, CA 91423)
Screenings for the 2022 festival take place from November 15 to November 20.
Click here to purchase tickets!

Virtual Screenings: The SOFF 2022 Virtual Screenings will begin Friday, November 18. There will be 25 films to watch that are Virtual Exclusives as well as many of the films that screened at the theater.
Click here to visit our Virtual Screenings!