Friday, October 4

GARIBALDINA SOCIETY

4533 N Figueroa St,

Los Angeles, CA 90065

Ruby's Guide to Being Okay

Daniel Pattison

*California Premiere

The film follows a young woman, named Ruby, who struggles with anxiety while living and working out of a motel. She desperately wants to make a human connection, but people around her check in to check out. Ruby uses a guide she wrote that helps her get through anxious moments.

Girly Boy

Cole Crawford

*World Premiere

During a suburban summer day, 11-year-old Connor, under the supervision of his abrasive aunt, discovers the art of self-assertion and conquers the deep end of a swimming pool.

Sea of Tranquility

Eli Berliner

*West Coast Premiere

After his mom passes away, Sam's father finds a way to help him move forward.

Softer

Jeremy Camp

After Henry's first real friend moves away, he is forced to learn how to make a new friend for the first time. He finds the strength through the advice of an unlikely source (code).

Acceptance Letter

John William Edwards

A young man is struggling to leave his Grandmothers house to pursue a degree because he believes her ghost is still present.

Spritz

Elise Felber

*World Premiere

A couple looking to spice things up in their relationship have a surreal psychedelic experience during a date night.

Blue Eye Shadow

Terrence Ivory

A beautiful coming of age story of love and innocence. It's Saturday night. After Mom & Dad depart for a night of dancing two young brothers discover a long held secret.

Does My Vote Count?

Emily L Karlsson

*World Premiere

Our story follows voters, candidates hoping to make a difference, and activists while they fight for disabled, veteran, immigrant and Native American voter rights, as well as tackle the deep-seated issue of the black disenfranchised voter. We document the highs and lows of these important people as they passionately fight to have every vote count in an uncharted time and historic election. In the aftermath of Biden’s victory, we explore how that happened. Who fought to have votes count in areas where they hadn't before? Who succeeded in doing so and who failed?

The Interview

Joseph Blank

*World Premiere

Annabelle was supposed to come prepared. She's got a big time, adult job interview with some reputable people. As she waits for her 10-15 minutes, we hear her thoughts and fears. THE INTERVIEW takes a look at the absurdity of corporate culture, anxieties of young people entering the workforce, nepotism and which golf course is best to be a member at.

XOXO

Sharukh Khan

Love is in the air...

Please Send Help

Danny Corey

*World Premiere

Two brothers process a recent break-up.

Uninvited

Tati Golykh

*World Premiere

A complicated story about an OCD guy who is planning to propose to his girlfriend on Christmas Eve, but his ex-girlfriend shows up at his door, unannounced and drunk.

EZ Money

Katherine Dudley, Heather Nguyen

*World Premiere

Tracksuit thug Kalashnikov seeks a backroom deal at E-Z Money Laundry. But he may have just walked into the WRONG laundromat... Buckle up for a dark spin cycle of mistaken identities, germaphobic gangsters, and the question: what gets truly clean at E-Z Money Laundry?

Boiling Point

Alexander Holmes

*World Premiere

A young man with social anxiety tries to make pasta for a second date.

Petunia

Alec Cohen-Schisler

*World Premiere

A broke twenty-something scrambles to afford the vet bill for his dying cat.

Breakfast Salad

Roe Moore

*World Premiere

When Andrew finally joins his friends for their cherished weekly breakfast outing, he discovers they have a bizarre new obsession: breakfast salads. Chaos ensues as Andrew struggles to accept this culinary rebellion, believing it to be a violation of breakfast law!

Estela, Is It You?

Fabian Martin, Victor Martin

A grieving woman communicates with her dead husband through her car radio.

Love Bites

Kai Gentile

*World Premiere

“Love Bites” is a short film about a guy named Adrian who is not trying to be late for a date with this girl he's been talking to for a while. While he tries to get to his date he runs into obstacles, such as a protest and a Cholo Fit Creeper fanatic. These detours prevent our main character from reaching his goal. He eventually gets to the theater right just in time. He was shocked that his girl hasn't shown up. He calls his date and apparently he's an hour early.

Talking Stage

Leland Frankel

*World Premiere

A faltering first date threatens to unravel completely when a high-strung young man brings up his mother's cancer diagnosis.

Brotherly Blood

Alejandra Lopez

Two step-brothers seek revenge against the killer accountable for their parents' death.

Las Adelitas

Carlos Zelaya

*World Premiere

Three women fight violence with violence to take back what's theirs.

La Ida Y Vuelta

Shan Shaikh

Koreatown, Los Angeles. Sosa returns to his stomping grounds in an effort to find healing from the past that lives there, but things have changed. He decides to hit up his best friend Jonah and go for a walk like they used to do as kids. But as the day unfolds, we start to see just how deep their cuts are. Sosa slowly becomes consumed by his memories, unable to distinguish between past and present. Meanwhile, Jonah wrestles with forgiveness for Sosa's sudden departure years ago, which left him to come up in this unforgiving world without a friend.

Birthday Dinner

Hae Ji Cho, Kevin Alcántar

*World Premiere

Birthday Dinner tells the story of a woman who attends a dreaded private celebration thrown by an unforgiving mother, forcing them to confront how the damage of their past mistakes fuels an insatiable cycle of repentance and punishment.

Last Night

Ryan Mack

*LA Premiere

After falling for his client, a seemingly straightforward in-home massage takes an unsettling turn.

Backwash

Dalton Ibarra

Calvin is expecting a child within a week but fears to face the fact he does not want to be a father. He discusses with his close friend LaSalle whether or not he'll stick around and the consequences of either decision.

Yolk

Joey Lopez

*World Premiere

Two budget clowns get pranked by a bunch of teenagers. After bonding over their plight, an attempt is made at revenge. (This low res version is picture locked)

PACIFIC OPERA PROJECT (P.O.P.)

125 S AVE 57,

Los Angeles, CA 90042

Invisible Raptor

Mike Hermosa

*LA Premiere

Hold on to your buttholes! The Tyler Corporation has finally figured out how to genetically engineer a raptor, but they didn’t stop there… They also made it invisible! Unfortunately for them, he’s a really smart invisible raptor. After easily breaking out of its enclosure—because it’s invisible—this apex predator unleashes 70 million years of suppressed primal instincts on the community of Spielburgh County. The county’s only hope is Dr. Grant Walker, a pragmatic, washed up, amusement park paleontologist, and Deniel “Denny” Denielson, the park’s lonely, hapless security guard who longs for a best friend. These two polar opposite’s will have to put their differences aside and work together to investigate this looming, invisible threat. And maybe they’ll become best friends… Or at least “work friends.” But Grant and Denny can’t do it on their own. They’ll need the help of local celebrity chicken farmer Henrietta McCluckskey (as seen on TV) and Grant’s old flame (and possible baby momma?) Amber, to uncover the truth behind the mysterious disappearances, unexplained carnage and copious amounts of dinosaur shit in their beloved Spielburgh County.

I Hope This Helps!

Daniel M. Freed

From executive producers Matthew Modine and Adam Rackoff, "I Hope This Helps!" is a humorous, genre-bending hybrid documentary that invites viewers to ponder the evolving relationship between humanity and technology. In the film, investigative journalist Daniel Freed enlists the help of Google's AI chatbot, Bard, to collaborate on a documentary...about AI. Appearing in the blue, furry form it requested, Bard helps Freed explore the benefits and risks of this world-changing innovation.

Billy Rabbit

Norman Bertolino

*LA Premiere

When a therapist commits a patient for clinging to their imaginary friend, she unwittingly unleashes a vengeful entity determined to prove their bond is anything but imaginary.

Black Dragon

Alexander Thompson

Vietnam, 1968. A feared American colonel nicknamed “the Black Dragon” by Vietnamese locals must face his inner shadow when his platoon presents him with a captured Vietcong girl who harbors some very unusual powers. A Jungian psychological thriller/parable examining the capacity for monstrous evil lurking within us all, the film is loosely inspired by the My Lai Massacre, one of America’s most pernicious wartime atrocities. Hailing from the producer of “Cabin Fever”, the film stars Matthew Del Negro (Scandal, The Sopranos, West Wing, City on a Hill, Wind River) and Celia Au (Lodge 49, Nora From Queens, Wu Assassins).

The Wandering Room

Faith Abraham

*World Premiere

Our all female staff welcomes you into the sanatorium. We hope you'll sit and stay for a spin.

Vivir

Gerardo Maravilla

In her darkest moment, a despairing Latina artist at the end of her rope considers ending it all. However, she crosses paths with a mysterious and immortal vampire that offers her a new perspective.

Candlelight

Audrey Maxon

*World Premiere

Candlelight and ghosts; do you know the rules?

Sorry for the Mess

Joshua Gracita

*World Premiere

Reeling from a breakup, a woman seeks solitude at a cabin retreat... but it quickly turns into a nightmare when the host discovers her uncanny resemblance to his late wife.

I Drew You

Harry Valentine

A social media influencer takes a commuting businessman on a subway ride of karmic revenge.

Are You Sorry?

Selah Turner

*World Premiere

A girl finds herself in a church confessional after her involvement in a fatal car crash. A mysterious presence, a demonic manifestation of her guilt, drives her down to the church basement. She becomes trapped when one door leads to many haunting rooms, she must find a way to escape these rooms along with the demon that haunts her.

The Devil's Plot

Julia Rose Weisberg-Cortés

After being bought as bride and moving to an isolated plot of land in the mountains, Eleonora meets a stranger in the woods who rouses in her the desire for something more.

Saturday, October 5

GARIBALDINA SOCIETY

4533 N Figueroa St,

Los Angeles, CA 90065

Fight For A Dream

Jiovana Arteaga

A short film about a single father, Sergio, a street vendor raising money to accomplish his daughter's dream of having a quinceañera.

Motorhome

Barlo Duran

*World Premiere

A family celebrates a milestone in the most unexpected way.

Voyager

Pablo Pagán

When a shy, socially anxious night janitor, cleaning up after Barcelona's affluent party crowd, discovers a mysterious drug that lets her shed the boundaries of her physical self, she breaks out of her isolation and opens herself up to the people she desires... but her newly gained freedom comes at a heavy price.

Cayote

Alejandro Joaquin

*World Premiere

Haunted by a string of recurring nightmares, a young immigrant struggles to stay asleep and make sense of his own fears.

Norma

Edmund Lozano, Romina Alexandra

*World Premiere

A window into the life and dreams of a street vendor in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico.

The Premiere

Jon Silver

*World Premiere

On the night of his first movie premiere, Jacob Sanders is hounded by mounting issues and paranoid delusions appearing on the screen. Disaster looms at every turn - his family argues, audience members complain, the popcorn machine breaks, and the movie file doesn’t work. All of these problems are exacerbated by the rumored arrival of a famous Actor. Jacob struggles to overcome disaster, all while fending off criticisms, expectations, and disturbing figments of his imagination.

Guardami

Gina Simone

*LA Premiere

A daughter discovers how to communicate with her destitute mother through the music that defined her life.

Heirloom

Michela Maria

Heirloom tells the story of a mother and daughter who set out to discover why Italian Americans love to garden. Along their journey, they meet notable members of the Italian American community (like Isabella Rossellini), and even travel to Italy itself. Heirloom is a recipient of the Russo Brothers Italian American Film Forum grant. Spearheaded by Hollywood directors Anthony and Joe Russo, the Film Forum is an initiative to fund films depicting and exploring the Italian American experience for the benefit of future generations.

Fiabexit

Lorenzo Giovenga, Giuliano Giacomelli

We too have the right to dream

Slut in Training

Missy Greenberg

*LA Premiere

As a last resort, a sexually repressed woman takes an obscure class on the art of becoming a slut.

Post Comedy

Via Bia

A comedian's set is interrupted by the one thing she never jokes about.

Chicken Salad

CK Thornton

*World Premiere

In this Surrealist cinema poem, a woman processes the waves of grief and finds solace in becoming one with her art.

Red Onion

Iris Almaraz

As you peel back the layers of RED ONION, a day in the life of a phone sex operator becomes an exploration of intimacy, death, and human connection.

Room Tone

Tatyana Yassukovich

*World Premiere

A sound man who lives in a version of his own silent movie, finds himself on a set of an all female crew.

Priest Date

Kate Cook

*World Premiere

A priest makes an acquaintance.

Mine

Melissa Tomjanovich

MINE is a tender psychological tale about unspeakable loss and unspeakable love where a grieving man finds healing through an unexpected companion. It's about the heaviness of being human, and the resiliency of our spirit, our capacity for hope.

Tandem

Brianna Barrett

After a devastating breakup, Addie visits her recently widowed grandpa, and together they find the healing they need by learning to ride a tandem bicycle together.

PACIFIC OPERA PROJECT (P.O.P.)

125 S AVE 57,

Los Angeles, CA 90042

Emosical

Tom Oakes

*World Premiere

WOOF is a glorious little musical critter that has big dreams of becoming a rock star in the starry city of Los Angeles. Growing up in Las Vegas and all of its crazy cacophony, WOOF constantly writes songs about everything around. After writing his first musical, little emo WOOF builds up the courage to grab his guitar and songbook and go, across the desert, by paw. This is where his story begins.

Laika

Yann Carrillo

Cosmonaut extraordinaire Laika blasts into space! When her mission goes awry, however, she is forced to confront her own existence.

Boy Cut

Cullen Burt, Abby Corbett, Indira Escobar, Shon Xiao

*World Premiere

Something as simple as a haircut can mean so much to one person. This animated documentary tells the story of a child’s desire to control their own appearance. Directed and Animated by four students in USC's CTXA 470 Documentary Animation Production class.

Wish You Were Here

Isa Moreno

Upon receiving a message from his estranged daughter one day, a lonely space cowboy reflects on moments of her childhood... both beautiful and painful.

The Allegory of the Cave

José David Apel

*LA Premiere

Pedro Luca Mamani (80) is a hermit who’s been living inside a cave in the Tucumán mountains since he was 30 years old. His life is an amazing alchemy between his astonishing ideas of the outside world and his natural universe. Throughout the course of the 4 seasons of the year, his life and thoughts are depicted in an unbelievable setting.

Razón de Ser: Luis C. Garza

Alessandro Gentile

*World Premiere

LOGLINE: "Razón de Ser: Luis C. Garza" is a documentary that chronicles the story of this rare Chicano photographer who uniquely documented activist movements on both coasts, and internationally, during the 1960s and 1970s. SYNOPSIS "Razón de Ser: Luis C. Garza" is a documentary that chronicles the story of this rare Chicano photographer who uniquely documented activist movements on both coasts, and internationally, during the 1960s and 1970s. Perhaps best known recently for his work in co-curating the blockbuster LA RAZA exhibition at The Autry as part of The Getty's Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA, Garza's work spans from the Chicano civil rights movement in Southern California to New York where he captured scenes of his South Bronx neighborhood, demonstrations on women's rights, and rallies by the Young Lords Party who sought to empower Puerto Ricans and other colonized people. It also includes his 1971 travels to Eastern Europe for the World Peace Conference where, as a young Chicano student, he met renowned Mexican muralist David Alfaro Siqueiros. Currently, 80-year-old Garza is seeking an institution to properly archive his nearly 8,000 film negatives of his life's work.

Stalking the Bogeyman

Markus Potter, Jack Dorfman

The true story of investigative journalist David Holthouse who plots to kill the man who sexually abused him when he was seven years old. A reconstruction of the intended murder and outcome, blending live-action, animation, and documentary elements. Based on the Outer Critics Circle Award nominated Off-Broadway play.

It's For You: Ephemeral Art & The Death of the Public Phone

Ryan Steven Greene

Utilizing such varied materials as concrete, papier-mâché, and blown-out tires, disparate Los Angeles street artists give new life to the dwindling remnants of the city’s public payphones by repurposing them as canvases for unique expressions of a moment in time. With the streets as their gallery, our heroes defy vandalism laws, maintenance crews, haters, and history itself to deliver a moment’s levity to the right kind of passerby. By keeping its focus on the artists, the phones, and the ephemeral nature of both art and technology, this short documentary thoughtfully invites its audience to appreciate what’s being lost as the world moves on.

Behind the Wall

Sofiia Sapozhnik

An average day of Ukrainian refugee, who faced not an average challenges.

Arthur Carrillo: The Art of Discipline

Vincent DeMaria

After a history of learning lessons the hard way, Arthur Carrillo reflects on how he was able to transform his outlook towards life through his love for painting.

The Herd Within Project: R.J. Donovan Correctional Facility

Vincent DeMaria

A brief documentary following two trauma therapy group facilitators as they work with inmates and horses through equine therapeutic exercises.

Margaret Garcia: Against All Odds

Vincent DeMaria

Colorful in artistic style and personality, Margaret works day in and day out to educate her community and revive the pride and historical importance of people of color in Los Angeles.

Water is Life

James Round

*World Premiere

Veteran Highland Park artist Joe Bravo creates a new mural for the city on the side of laundromat. He shares what inspires him, the meaning of his work to the community, and the gifts we all have to share with the world.

Still Hunting

Chris Vinan

A veteran turned hunter living in the city shoots coyotes for the local butcher until he has to turn his barrel on a new younger hunter intent on ruining his life. Starring John Henry Richardson, Alex Crawford, Ryan the Leader, Pablo Garcia. Directed by Chris Vinan. Written by Chris Vinan and Nahuel Vilar.

Human Connection

Caroline Oriordan

*World Premiere

Fernando gets a disorienting call from Dan, a comedian he's forced to compete with for acting jobs in Hollywood and affordable housing in gentrified Highland Park.

Danny Gonzalez

Mathew Oquendo

*World Premiere

A former lawyer living as a drifter on trains, must deliver a message to a person in trouble after hearing a name from his past.

F###ed up in the Woods

Nick Nardini, Molly Murphy

*World Premiere

When a lost preschool teacher asks a metalhead gold panner for help finding her fiancé in the woods, both end up losing their way-- and finding a new one together.

Charity

Dave Rock

*World Premiere

A couple must decide whether to help a stranger in need.

Fern

Katherine Bourne Taylor and Mary Tilden

Katherine is moving away. Mary doesn't want her to. On Katherine's final day in town, Mary goes to absurd lengths to get her to stay.

Over the Board

Emiliano Balado

twin brothers played meet for the first time, under unique circumstances. Before they can come together, however, they must first overcome their differences.

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