Sherman Oaks Film Festival

2023 Official Selection: Short Film – Sci-Fi

On the one-year anniversary of her son’s abduction, a group of home-invaders deliver Rachel some unsettling news.

Director(s): Garrett Johnson, Ben Nicholson, Paranoid LA
Writer(s): Garrett Johnson, Ben Nicholson
Producer(s): Jake Michels, Matt Moynihan, Becca Scott
Key Cast: Becca Scott, Henry Rhoades, Bryan Langlitz, Patrick Metcalf

West Coast Premiere, Los Angeles Premiere

Go to 2023 Official Selections – Films Page

Theatrical Screenings: All theatrical screenings are held at:
LOOK Dine-In Cinemas
128 Artsakh Avenue
Glendale, California 91206
SOFF 2023 Theatrical Screenings held from November 29 to December 3.

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Virtual Screenings: The SOFF 2023 Virtual Screenings run from Friday, December 1 to Sunday, December 10. There will be Virtual Exclusives as well as many of the films that screened at the theater.

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2023 Official Selection: Short Film – Comedy

Chris and Annie move to an intimate neighborhood for a fresh start, but their partnership is quickly put to the test by a tight knit community in which they find themselves in the center.

Director(s): Jason Lee Segal
Writer(s): Jason Lee Segal
Producer(s): Connor Sullivan, Jason Lee Segal
Key Cast: Connor Sullivan, Brandon Burtis, Kylie Cipolla, Elizabeth Arija

Go to 2023 Official Selections – Films Page

Theatrical Screenings: All theatrical screenings are held at:
LOOK Dine-In Cinemas
128 Artsakh Avenue
Glendale, California 91206
SOFF 2023 Theatrical Screenings held from November 29 to December 3.

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Virtual Screenings: The SOFF 2023 Virtual Screenings run from Friday, December 1 to Sunday, December 10. There will be Virtual Exclusives as well as many of the films that screened at the theater.

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2023 Official Selection: Short Film – Documentary

A generational love story set in the historic town of Nicodemus, Kansas, the only remaining western settlement founded by formerly enslaved Black Americans following the Civil War. Robert works as a maintenance man at the Nicodemus National Historic Site, tending to the very building where he met his wife, Billie, over sixty years ago. A few years after her passing, Robert reflects on their shared life and love.

Go to 2023 Official Selections – Films Page

Theatrical Screenings: All theatrical screenings are held at:
LOOK Dine-In Cinemas
128 Artsakh Avenue
Glendale, California 91206
SOFF 2023 Theatrical Screenings held from November 29 to December 3.

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Virtual Screenings: The SOFF 2023 Virtual Screenings run from Friday, December 1 to Sunday, December 10. There will be Virtual Exclusives as well as many of the films that screened at the theater.

Click here to visit our Virtual Screenings!

2023 Official Selection: Short Film – Documentary

Former lawyer Chuck Dickerson orchestrates a remarkable change in inner-city Los Angeles, founding the Inner City Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles (ICYOLA) to address the shocking underrepresentation of Black musicians in American orchestras.

Director(s): Christopher Stoudt
Producer(s): Maryann Garger, Ryan Suffern, Bob Logan, Ainz “Brainz” Prasad
Key Cast: Charles Dickerson

Go to 2023 Official Selections – Films Page

Theatrical Screenings: All theatrical screenings are held at:
LOOK Dine-In Cinemas
128 Artsakh Avenue
Glendale, California 91206
SOFF 2023 Theatrical Screenings held from November 29 to December 3.

Click here to purchase tickets!

Virtual Screenings: The SOFF 2023 Virtual Screenings run from Friday, December 1 to Sunday, December 10. There will be Virtual Exclusives as well as many of the films that screened at the theater.

Click here to visit our Virtual Screenings!

2023 Official Selection: Short Film – Drama

Young and unnurtured, a child is berated by the ways of the world with a need to survive but is faced with the inevitable defeat.

Director(s): Dominique Draper
Writer(s): Dominique Draper
Producer(s): Yussef Haridy, Mikayah Lee
Key Cast: Camden Randall, Jovon Henry

Los Angeles Premiere

Go to 2023 Official Selections – Films Page

Theatrical Screenings: All theatrical screenings are held at:
LOOK Dine-In Cinemas
128 Artsakh Avenue
Glendale, California 91206
SOFF 2023 Theatrical Screenings held from November 29 to December 3.

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Virtual Screenings: The SOFF 2023 Virtual Screenings run from Friday, December 1 to Sunday, December 10. There will be Virtual Exclusives as well as many of the films that screened at the theater.

Click here to visit our Virtual Screenings!

2023 Official Selection: Short Film – Horror

Director(s): Joanne Verbos
Writer(s): Joanne Verbos, Will Vega
Producer(s): Joanne Verbos, Todd Hickey, Will Vega
Key Cast: Joanne Verbos, Chloe Farnworth, Gloria Gruber, Quinn Minichino Eakins

Go to 2023 Official Selections – Films Page

Theatrical Screenings: All theatrical screenings are held at:
LOOK Dine-In Cinemas
128 Artsakh Avenue
Glendale, California 91206
SOFF 2023 Theatrical Screenings held from November 29 to December 3.

Click here to purchase tickets!

Virtual Screenings: The SOFF 2023 Virtual Screenings run from Friday, December 1 to Sunday, December 10. There will be Virtual Exclusives as well as many of the films that screened at the theater.

Click here to visit our Virtual Screenings!

2023 Official Selection: Short Film – Horror

Halloween night, three friends high in a van, and an urban legend surrounding a cult singer’s mysterious death in a fire – what could go wrong?

Director(s): Zach Fleming
Writer(s): Zach Fleming
Producer(s): Lizz Astor
Key Casey: Glori Dei Filippone, Jack Russell Richardson, Andrea Granera

Los Angeles Premiere

Go to 2023 Official Selections – Films Page

Theatrical Screenings: All theatrical screenings are held at:
LOOK Dine-In Cinemas
128 Artsakh Avenue
Glendale, California 91206
SOFF 2023 Theatrical Screenings held from November 29 to December 3.

Click here to purchase tickets!

Virtual Screenings: The SOFF 2023 Virtual Screenings run from Friday, December 1 to Sunday, December 10. There will be Virtual Exclusives as well as many of the films that screened at the theater.

Click here to visit our Virtual Screenings!

2023 Official Selection: Short Film – Horror

A reluctant young woman agrees to help a former criminal associate dispose of a dead body with unexpected results.

Director(s): Chris Ethridge
Writer(s): Chris Ethridge
Producer(s): Dayna Noffke
Key Cast: Hailey Swarthout, Troy Halverson, Jeff Strand

Los Angeles Premiere

Go to 2023 Official Selections – Films Page

Theatrical Screenings: All theatrical screenings are held at:
LOOK Dine-In Cinemas
128 Artsakh Avenue
Glendale, California 91206
SOFF 2023 Theatrical Screenings held from November 29 to December 3.

Click here to purchase tickets!

Virtual Screenings: The SOFF 2023 Virtual Screenings run from Friday, December 1 to Sunday, December 10. There will be Virtual Exclusives as well as many of the films that screened at the theater.

Click here to visit our Virtual Screenings!

2023 Official Selection: Short Film – Horror

A tomboy transforms the gender trappings of her childhood to show her cruel mother how sugar and spice don’t equal nice.

Director(s): Renetta G. Amador
Writer(s): Michael Clifton
Producer(s): Gabriela Latorre, J. Judit Apolinario, Michael Clifton, Renetta G. Amador, Ernesto Luna, Michael Perrotti
Key Cast: Noah Fernández Mejía, Paloma Palacios

Los Angeles Premiere

Go to 2023 Official Selections – Films Page

Theatrical Screenings: All theatrical screenings are held at:
LOOK Dine-In Cinemas
128 Artsakh Avenue
Glendale, California 91206
SOFF 2023 Theatrical Screenings held from November 29 to December 3.

Click here to purchase tickets!

Virtual Screenings: The SOFF 2023 Virtual Screenings run from Friday, December 1 to Sunday, December 10. There will be Virtual Exclusives as well as many of the films that screened at the theater.

Click here to visit our Virtual Screenings!

2023 Official Selection: Short Film – Horror

Zora, a young black woman, discovers that her father has been murdered during her family’s luxury vacation in Caribbean.

Director(s): Camille Corbett
Writer(s): Camille Corbett
Producer(s): Camille Corbett, Miranda Pacheco, Vaughn Millette, Sade Nyda
Key Cast: Camille Corbett, Numa Perrier, Sasha Compere, Bo Peoples, Doron JePaul Mitchell, Idris Keith, Angelie Simone, Denise Milfort

Go to 2023 Official Selections – Films Page

Theatrical Screenings: All theatrical screenings are held at:
LOOK Dine-In Cinemas
128 Artsakh Avenue
Glendale, California 91206
SOFF 2023 Theatrical Screenings held from November 29 to December 3.

Click here to purchase tickets!

Virtual Screenings: The SOFF 2023 Virtual Screenings run from Friday, December 1 to Sunday, December 10. There will be Virtual Exclusives as well as many of the films that screened at the theater.

Click here to visit our Virtual Screenings!