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2024 Official Selection: Short Film – Drama
A man trapped in his memories receives an unexpected visit.
Director(s):Christopher Saint
Writer(s): Christopher Saint
Producer(s): Christopher Saint
Key Cast: John Thomas Benson, Estefania De La Cruz Benson, Jonathan Trevone Moore, Victoire Charles
World Premiere
Country: USA
2024 Official Selection: Short Film – Drama
A woman and a man go on a date, both for the first time in years. Each must decide how open and honest they should be.
Director(s): Michael Glover Smith
Writer(s): Michael Glover Smith
Producer(s): Alyssa Thordarson, John Otterbacher
Key Cast: Alyssa Thordarson, Mickey O’Sullivan
Los Angeles Premiere
Country: USA
2024 Official Selection: Short Film – Drama
A couple wades through nibbles of discussion and heavy silences before breaking through the floor of their first, big loss together.
Director(s): Benjamin Carlucci
Writer(s): Jess Paul, Benjamin Carlucci
Producer(s): Benjamin Carlucci
Key Cast: Jess Paul, Curtis Caldwell
Los Angeles Premiere
Country: USA
2024 Official Selection: Feature Film – Drama
Over a decade after surviving an unspeakable trauma, Maggie Donovan struggles to reconcile newly-sparked romantic feelings with sinister memories.
Director(s): SJ Creazzo
Writer(s): Justy Kosek
Key Cast: Nellie Spackman, Nick Mauldin, Chase Masterson
World Premiere
Country: USA
2024 Official Selection: Short Film – Comedy
A lonely musician in a small town creates a thriving (albeit imaginary) underground music scene by inventing and posing as a multitude of bands. When Rolling Stone Magazine takes notice, his life unravels as he struggles to maintain the facade of his fictional bands.
Director(s): Christopher Scamurra
Writer(s): Christopher Scamurra, Nicholas Reynolds
Producer(s): Nicholas Reynolds, Daisy Davis, Christopher Scamurra, Buck Lindelof
Key Cast: Creed Bratton, Siobhan Fallon Hogan, Matthew Danger Lippman
Los Angeles Premiere
Country: USA
2024 Official Selection: Short Film – Horror
While assembling a video-based obituary, two disgruntled workers find themselves haunted by the very person they are editing.
Director(s): Jacob Farley
Writer(s): Jacob Farley
Producer(s): Jacob Farley
Key Cast: Elinor Zugazagoitia, Kai Symons, Will Schoeninger
Los Angeles Premiere
Country: USA
2024 Official Selection: Short Film – Comedy
At a quiet country bookstore, yoga teacher Lisa accidentally runs into Tanya, the woman who destroyed her marriage and nearly got her killed, only to find that there is now one more thing Tanya would like from her: physical punishment. Told through a series of escalating flashbacks, Will You Please Hit Me?’s distinct dark comedic tone and characters were born of a devising process involving stories from the actors lives, abstract movement, and improvisation.
Director(s): Jack Frederick
Writer(s): Jack Frederick, Melissa Aquiles, Lia Bonfilio
Producer(s):Melissa Aquiles, Jack Frederick
Key Cast: Melissa Aquiles, Lia Bonfilio, Jacob A. Ware, Matthew Dudley, Joshua Hurley, Kim Savarino, Kathiana Casimir, Dash King, Rory Cullen, Emily Pacilio, Gavin Price, Pat Galante, Florence Price, Charles Zivancev
Los Angeles Premiere
Country: USA
2024 Official Selection: Short Film – Action/Thriller
Two brothers find themselves entangled in a violent confrontation at a beach house in Malibu. One of the brothers loses his life, while the other, awaiting the arrival of the police, reflects on the events that led to this tragedy.
Director(s): Raphael Buisson
Writer(s): Raphael Buisson
Producer(s): Raphael Buisson, Jean Dumont
Key Cast: Richie Johnson, Kyle Vonn Elzey, Annie Theriault, Solyana Girum
Country: USA
2024 Official Selection: Feature Film – Arthouse/Experimental
HOLLYWOOD DOES NOT WANT YOU TO SEE THIS FILM
Director(s): Jonathan Latona
Writer(s): Jonathan Latona
Producer(s): Jonathan Latona
Key Cast: Jon Michael Lawrence, Eric Snow, Schuyler Dalenberg, Matthew Hartley, Jonathan Latona
World Premiere, Los Angeles Premiere
Country: USA
2024 Official Selection: Short Film – Comedy
Trevor decides to open up to his buddy Cole, unaware that their conversation is about to take a nightmarish turn.
Director(s): James Oxyer
Writer(s): James Oxyer
Producer(s): James Oxyer
Key Cast: Michael Warker, Alex Gagliardi
Los Angeles Premiere
Country: USA
