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2024 Official Selection: Short Film – Arthouse/Experimental
In ‘Heaven in a Wild Flower’ we immerse ourselves in a lyrical exploration of the perilous consequences of pesticides on bees and their intricate ecosystem. In a mesmerizing microscopic world, science meets artistry, fraught with danger and beauty.
Director(s): Jesseca Ynez Simmons
Producer(s): João Queiroga
Los Angeles Premiere
Country: USA
2024 Official Selection: Short Film – Documentary
In Hanoi, Vietnam, tattoo artist Tran Ngoc specializes in the rare and challenging art of tattooing over scars, confronting social stigma and empowering her clients to reclaim their bodies and stories.
Director(s): Lindsay Nyman
Producer(s): Lindsay Nyman
Country: USA
2024 Official Selection: Short Film – Drama
When a trans NASA scientist rediscovers a lost satellite she helped launch, she’s forced to confront her painful past and reconcile who she once was with who she’s always been.
Director(s): Ariel Mahler
Writer(s): Ariel Mahler, Kunal Sengupta, Nicholas Schmid
Producer(s): Ilayda Cetinkaya
Key Cast: Danielle Squyres, Tirosh Schneider, Robert Dowdy, Leon A. Walker, Matthew Henerson, Jodi Harrison
Country: USA
2024 Official Selection: Short Film – Drama
Two people find out that they are in purgatory and discover that their fate relies on a man wearing socks with sandals.
Director(s): Dezmo DeGano
Writer(s): Dezmo DeGano
Producer(s): Theo Mars
Key Cast: Yasmeen Fletcher, Gregory Zaragoza
Los Angeles Premiere
Country: USA
2024 Official Selection: Short Film – Horror
Two neighbors battle private addictions that quickly become all consuming.
Director(s): Josh Baker
Writer(s): Josh Baker
Producer(s): Josh Baker, Chevy Knight
Key Cast: Chevy Knight, Nick Samson, Phillipe Andre Botello
Los Angeles Premiere
Country: USA
2024 Official Selection: Short Film – SciFi
Mark thinks he’s about to endure another boring fishing trip with his disillusioned old man, Ed. But he soon learns that the goal today is not to catch fish, but to become one.
Director(s): John Mudge
Writer(s): John Mudge
Producer(s): Daniel Kleinpeter
Key Cast: Matthew Paul Martinez, Darrell Philip, Ari Ross
Los Angeles Premiere
Country: USA
2024 Official Selection: Short Film – Comedy, Short Film – Horror
Tonight might be the night Michael and Aly take their relationship to the next level. But Aly has a secret.
Director(s): Kevin L Lee
Writer(s): Kevin L Lee
Producer(s): Aurora Real de Asua
Key Cast: Max Schuster, Angela Wong Carbone
Los Angeles Premiere
Country: USA
2024 Official Selection: Feature Film – Comedy
“Down Town” is an action comedy that follows the stories of T-Mo – the hustler, Hunny – the prostitute, and Jerry – the junkie, over the course of 24 hours in the criminal underbelly of Downtown Los Angeles.
Director(s): Gavin Jeffrey Gaitan
Writer(s): Gavin Jeffrey Gaitan
Producer(s): Gavin Jeffrey Gaitan, Ty Carlin, Dylan Skye
Key Cast: Cheyenne Marie Washington, Donnevan Tolbert, Seth Aguirre
Los Angeles Premiere
Country: USA
2024 Official Selection: Featurette – Documentary
In a world longing for human connection, imagine gathering a diverse group, providing them with unexpected financial means, and asking them to focus on a single mission – to spread kindness.
Director(s): T.C. Johnstone
Producer(s): Kristen Johnstone
Key Cast: Terri Dale Bullock, Susan Benoit, Rick Bragdon, Kim Bullian, Heidi Kopf, Adelya Nartadjieva, Will Stoller-Lee
World Premiere
Country: USA
2024 Official Selection: Short Film – Comedy
After the death of their mother, five hefty hellraising brothers reunite to fix up the old family home and reconnect with their monster of a father.
Director(s): Matt Mazany
Writers(s): Matt Mazany
Producer(s): Ross Buran
Key Cast: Mike Mitchell, Eddie Pepitone, Jesse Klein, Leroy Patterson, Winston Carter
Country: USA
