Event Guide

(RE)BIRTH (Short Film)

Drama
March 21, 2013 • 09:30 pm • Get Tickets

A woman must choose between having a baby and keeping her husband.

World Premiere
3 PERCENT (Short Film)

Adventure
March 17, 2013 • 03:30 pm • Get Tickets

Imagine everything you value going away in an instant, through no fault of your own. That happens to our main character and you get to witness how he reacts and how a plan comes to mind which takes him 3,744 miles to ‘the Garden of Allah’ – The Sahara Desert! Enjoy the chaos of Marrakech -- [Read More]

World Premiere
30 1/2 (Short Film)

Romance
March 16, 2013 • 04:30 pm • Get Tickets

The perfect love is the love that has never begun.
88 MILES TO MOSCOW (Short Film)

Coming of Age
March 14, 2013 • 09:30 pm • Get Tickets

15-year-old Niki gets more than she bargained for when she sneaks off a train for a quick smoke, stumbling into a once-in-a-lifetime adventure involving her ex-con dad, her nosy mom, and a young Russian garbage man.
A CONVERSATION ABOUT CHEATING WITH MY TIME-TRAVELING FUTURE SELF (Short Film)

Sci-Fi
March 17, 2013 • 03:30 pm • Get Tickets

“A Conversation about Cheating with my Time-Traveling Future Self” is an off-beat drama questioning faith, fidelity, and love following a man as he urgently travels back in time to tell himself one important thing: that his life will get better if he cheats on his girlfriend.
A WASTED NIGHT (Short Film)

Comedy
March 23, 2013 • 04:30 pm • Get Tickets

Two friends reunite after a frustrated night with two girls. Both of them lie about the outcome of their dates, these lies are the trigger for a flashback that reveals what really happened that night.
AD NAUSEAM (Feature)

Comedy
March 22, 2013 • 10:00 pm • Get Tickets

Derek and Clive, two young viral ad producers from Sydney, have 12 hours to get a million Youtube views or they’re out of a job. Lucky they don’t have any morals.

World Premiere
ALL IN (Short Film)

Action
March 14, 2013 • 09:30 pm • Get Tickets

A released prisoner is facing with the desire to begin a new life with his son while the shadow of the past continues to haunt him and threatens his future.

World Premiere
AWKWARD SUNRISE (Web Series)

Comedy
March 20, 2013 • 07:00 pm • Get Tickets

“a show about sexy awkward sex-people” – Nick Douglas SLACKTORY
BABY-SITTING (Short Film)

Horror
March 14, 2013 • 07:00 pm • Get Tickets

A young woman accepts a babysitting offer from a couple she doesn’t know. Puzzled by the children’s odd behavior, she invites some friends to keep her company. Little do they know that it will be the worst night of their lives…

LA Premiere
BEAUTY AND THE BREAST (Feature)

Documentary
March 17, 2013 • 06:00 pm • Get Tickets

A first-time documentary filmmaker offers a compelling insight into the devastating reality of breast cancer, seen through the eyes of female patients helping demystify the disease while painting poignant and often humorous portraits of survival.

West Coast Premiere
BEST IF USED BY (Short Film)

Dramedy
March 21, 2013 • 09:30 pm • Get Tickets

When Maggie’s boyfriend max suddenly dies, she keeps their love alive by taking his body to the grocery store’s produce refrigerator.
BEYOND THE DEADEND (Short Film)

Drama
March 16, 2013 • 04:30 pm • Get Tickets

A homeless vagabond becomes obsessed with a pair of shoes.

LA Premiere
BLACK IRISH (Short Film)

Drama
March 20, 2013 • 09:30 pm • Get Tickets

Black Irish is the story of a young single father who cannot afford to take care of his family. In order to get a much needed promotion he must hide his true identity.

LA Premiere
BUTCHER’D MEATS (Animation)

Action
March 23, 2013 • 04:30 pm • Get Tickets

Clarence is hunger for meat, but he is broke. How can he earn some cash? Just stay in the ring three rounds with Paddy O’Shea.
BY THE BOOK (Short Film)

Romantic Comedy
March 20, 2013 • 09:30 pm • Get Tickets

Still reeling from being dumped, best friends Leo and Kate decide the best way to get over their exes is to rebound with each other. With a misguided self-help book as their handbook to happiness, the pair find love where they least expected.

West Coast Premiere
CALLBOX 23 (Short Film)

Dramedy
March 16, 2013 • 04:30 pm • Get Tickets

Heather Blithe has a secret that she only shared with her two closest friends; Leah and Milo. They would do anything for her and prove it when she asks them to help her break all the rules of society to complete a journey of love, friendship and freedom, even if it means they risk losing -- [Read More]

LA Premiere
CHICKEN SKIN (Short Film)

Sci-Fi Fantasy
March 23, 2013 • 04:30 pm • Get Tickets

An aspiring Finnish actor tries to make it in Hollywood, but is held back by a very unusual problem; random time travel.

LA Premiere
CONGRATULATIONS (Feature)

Dramedy
March 21, 2013 • 07:00 pm • Get Tickets

When Jim proposes to Bridget, she asks him a very simple question: “Why would you want to ruin this?” Their situation is further complicated by Jim’s mom, who greets them both with a “Congratulations” banner and hugs. Jim and Bridget pretend to be engaged for the weekend, and find that their differing views on what -- [Read More]

LA Premiere
DADDY’S EYES (Music Video)

Drama
March 16, 2013 • 04:30 pm • Get Tickets

A visual story of broken love torn by vices.

World Premiere
DEAD MAN ROCKIN’ (Feature)

Documentary
March 15, 2013 • 10:00 pm • Get Tickets

Dead Man Rockin’ offers a portrait of a unique and uncompromising artist, a true American Bluesman, a ‘you can never forget him’ type of character, a man who lives (and dies) for his craft and art every day of his life.

World Premiere
DEATHLESS (Short Film)

Action
March 16, 2013 • 04:30 pm • Get Tickets

British private detective John Ray is on the trail of alleged murderer Max Serloom, who has kidnapped John’s wife Eileen. Only one man can win the deadly duel of wits and bullets that follows, played out against the dramatic backdrop of a Victorian railway tunnel and deserted warehouse near London Bridge and the River Thames. -- [Read More]

World Premiere
ELEGY FOR A REVOLUTIONARY (Short Film)

Drama
March 21, 2013 • 09:30 pm • Get Tickets

Two friends living in apartheid South Africa decide to join the revolution to abolish racial inequality. When their acts of sabotage turn to murder, they are arrested by the Security Police. To avoid torture, one of them turns state witness and betrays the other, but an avenger knows no limits when it comes to saving -- [Read More]
EN PASSANT (Animation)

Musical
March 20, 2013 • 07:00 pm • Get Tickets

Home for Leilah is the fortress lair of her crime lord father; her family the mobsters who terrorise a world from which she is protected. But when she gets a taste of the outside, she realises the real darkness lies not on lawless streets, but deep within herself.

USA Premiere
FLORIA’S SUNDAY (Short Film)

Drama
March 17, 2013 • 03:30 pm • Get Tickets

Floria’s lustful affair with a married man takes a damaging turn as unexpected events triggers an unforeseen end to their relationship.

West Coast Premiere
FRANKY AND THE ANT (Short Film)

Thriller
March 21, 2013 • 09:30 pm • Get Tickets

Franky’s been betrayed and everyone close to him soon discovers that vengeance is not what he seeks. He wants a lot more than that.
HALF GOOD KILLER (Short Film)

Drama
March 14, 2013 • 07:00 pm • Get Tickets

A jaded child soldier fighting for an African rebel force struggles to survive the war he was thrust into as he reawakens to the life he was destined to lead.

LA Premiere
HEAVEN SENT (Short Film)

Thriller
March 20, 2013 • 07:00 pm • Get Tickets

Left for dead, Joan finds herself laying face down at the edge of the ocean. Confused, dazed and suffering loss of memory she’s haunted by the night before and fragmented memories of an attack. Suspecting her husband of foul play she finds her way home and teams up with her best friend to uncover the -- [Read More]
IRIS (Short Film)

Sci-Fi
March 14, 2013 • 09:30 pm • Get Tickets

In the near future, when status has become more important than ever before, a woman with a fake identity must decide how far she’s willing to go to move up the social ladder.
JONAH (Short Film)

Drama
March 17, 2013 • 03:30 pm • Get Tickets

Jonah attempts to live a balanced life between the woman he has fallen for and his own troubled mind.
LITTLE RED (Animation)

Fairy Tale
March 20, 2013 • 09:30 pm • Get Tickets

Little Red is out riding the wood again. But this time, the wolves have become more organized…

USA Premiere
LIVING by ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT (Music Video)

Musical
March 20, 2013 • 07:00 pm • Get Tickets

They won 2 Grammy Awards and countless other accolades. But then – they stopped making music… right? Wrong. America just stopped listening. Arrested Development has been making music for the last twenty years and performing live on almost every continent. And now – they are ready for America to open their ears to the music -- [Read More]
LONG KISS GOODNIGHT (Short Film)

Thriller
March 23, 2013 • 07:00 pm • Get Tickets

A comic twist on the legal advice given by a family attorney (Carson Grant), when Mark (Diego Benavente) confesses to the murder of his wife.

World Premiere
LUCY FALLS (Short Film)

Drama
March 23, 2013 • 04:30 pm • Get Tickets

A strong-willed small town girl in an abusive relationship has an epiphany through the help of her seven-year-old friend and it changes her life forever.
MARGARET FINDS HER MOJO (Short Film)

Comedy
March 14, 2013 • 09:30 pm • Get Tickets

Eager-to-please Margaret, enters her final job interview with a prestigious, security-conscious corporation as a sure thing but upon discovering their manipulative techniques, she rejects their games and chooses her own path, resulting in mind playing, ass-kicking, estrogen-fueled chaos.

World Premiere
MATT’S CHANCE (Feature)

Dramedy
March 17, 2013 • 08:30 pm • Get Tickets

A darkly comedic tale of love, revenge, and the fickle nature of human morality. Enter Matt, a down-on-his-luck loser who on his birthday night discovers his fiancée, Jessica, in bed with another man. As Matt learns the true depth of Jessica’s betrayal, he begins a downward spiral revenge quest that pits him face to face -- [Read More]
MAYBE… (Short Film)

Romantic Comedy
March 20, 2013 • 07:00 pm • Get Tickets

What happens when a single cup of coffee is not enough? “Maybe…” is about a boy, a girl and a moment where creativity and love come together. Take eight-minutes to watch it and try not to smile!
MELDRUM HOUSE (Short Film)

Mystery
March 20, 2013 • 09:30 pm • Get Tickets

A trip into the mind of a killer to understand his motive. A journey into the 18th century to understand the legend of a ghost. A road into the darkest chambers of a man’s soul. A Scottish castle. A murder. A detective. A ghost. 15 minutes of mystery film noir, shot entirely on location in -- [Read More]
MULBERRY STAINS (Feature)

Drama
March 22, 2013 • 07:30 pm • Get Tickets

In this nail biting thriller and emotionally charged family drama, twenty-seven year old Harper Breaux (Tricia Jo Hoffman) has spent the last ten years on the run with her young daughter Navy (Bailey Gambertoglio). With no money and nowhere to turn, Harper has no choice but to return home to the small Texas town that -- [Read More]

West Coast Premiere
MY NAME IS FAITH (Feature)

Documentary
March 24, 2013 • 05:00 pm • Get Tickets

“Just because a child has a past doesn’t mean they’re broken forever.” The story of a 13-year old girl working hard to overcome a troubling past, embrace vulnerability and accept the love and possibility that now surround her.

LA Premiere
NIBBLE (Short Film)

Horror
March 16, 2013 • 04:30 pm • Get Tickets

Andy is like a lot of young men, he loves his girlfriend and hates his job but what sets him apart from most isn’t the life he leads, it’s what’s living in his wall.
OBJECTS IN THE REARVIEW (Short Film)

Drama
March 23, 2013 • 07:00 pm • Get Tickets

A group of college friends staring down their 30s examine how close – or how far – they are to achieving their goals, driving one of them to make an unconscionable decision.

World Premiere
ON-RAMP (Short Film)

Drama
March 14, 2013 • 09:30 pm • Get Tickets

Rolling up your window at the on-ramp is not untypical. Recognition through the glass is all it can take to unlock a longing to connect and convey understanding. But somethings are hard to explain.
ONLY CHILD (Short Film)

Experimental
March 20, 2013 • 09:30 pm • Get Tickets

ONLY CHILD is a five-minute experimental film about the internal challenge of a Chinese toy painter as she is swept into a moment of artistic inspiration.

LA Premiere
ORDINARY GIRL (Music Video)

Thriller
March 14, 2013 • 07:00 pm • Get Tickets

This narrative Music Video follows a man through a difficult relationship as he begins to see his girlfriend in a new light…

World Premiere
OUT FOR VENGEANCE (Short Film)

Comedy
March 20, 2013 • 09:30 pm • Get Tickets

Charlie Burke, a former cop, has been set up by his partner. Two years later and he’s out of jail; losing his family and his reputation. But when Charlie meets his hero, action star Bernie Begal, Charlie realizes, with a little help, he can take his life back.
PLACEBO (Animation)

Romance
March 23, 2013 • 07:00 pm • Get Tickets

World-weary Graham lives in a world of quiet frustration, until his belief in a magical gift for his wife re-ignites his passion for love and life.

USA Premiere
PRIVATE WAR (Short Film)

Drama
March 23, 2013 • 04:30 pm • Get Tickets

Twenty-year old Lance Corporal Olive Mendez, assigned to a Female Engagement Team on the front lines of Afghanistan, is vilified by a male Corpsman, and falls victim to a brutal sexual assault, she risks her life in an act of retribution and valor.
PYRO & KLEPTO (Short Film)

Coming of Age
March 17, 2013 • 03:30 pm • Get Tickets

When a young kleptomaniac boy meets a pyromaniac girl, they join forces to try to let go of their troubled pasts and pursue her dream of going to Alaska.

LA Premiere
RED VELVET (Short Film)

Drama
March 20, 2013 • 07:00 pm • Get Tickets

Two former best friends meet at a cafe and confront each other about an undiscovered crime.
REVENGE OF THE FLY (Animation)

Comedy
March 21, 2013 • 09:30 pm • Get Tickets

A King-Kong fly finds a way to get its own back.

West Coast Premiere
SECRET LIFE (Music Video)

Thriller
March 21, 2013 • 09:30 pm • Get Tickets

A 50′s style tale of love and deception.

USA Premiere
SHREDDED (Short Film)

Comedy
March 14, 2013 • 07:00 pm • Get Tickets

Charlie and Charles both brought dates to a Halloween party. Their dates went off together leaving Charlie and Charles to fend for themselves.

World Premiere
SKINNY JO (Short Film)

Drama
March 20, 2013 • 07:00 pm • Get Tickets

In dire need of marijuana to treat her mother’s epilepsy, Jo must scrape together money to pay the Choctaw medicine man for the herb. Along the way, she runs into a former beau and elicits his help in an attempt to keep him from a life of bootlegging.
SUMMER CAMPBELL (Short Film)

Coming of Age
March 23, 2013 • 07:00 pm • Get Tickets

A teenage girl plots revenge on the guy she likes after he humiliates her.

LA Premiere
SWEETLY BROKEN (Short Film)

Romance
March 23, 2013 • 07:00 pm • Get Tickets

It’s what happens when a boy puppet gets separated from the girl puppet of his love and the lengths he goes to to reunite with her.

West Coast Premiere
THE EMPLOYER (Feature)

Thriller
March 15, 2013 • 07:30 pm • Get Tickets

Five candidates for a high-ranking position at a powerful and mysterious corporation are given a final interview unlike any they could have imagined. Presiding over this life-or-death contest is the CEO of the corporation, known only as The Employer (Malcolm McDowell).
THE GLAMOROUS LIE (Feature)

Documentary
March 16, 2013 • 07:00 pm • Get Tickets

A documentary on the life of YaVaughnie Wilkins, including her early life and eight and a half year relationship with high profile executive Charles E. Phillips, Jr. The documentary explores the couple’s love story from bliss to bitter end. The film shows her triumph over adversity and the challenges she’s faced even after the original -- [Read More]
THE JOGGER (Feature)

Drama
March 23, 2013 • 09:30 pm • Get Tickets

A man goes on an evening jog only to have it turn into a race for his life when he is stalked by a psychotic killer.

World Premiere
THE LAST ALCHEMIST (Short Film)

Thriller
March 23, 2013 • 04:30 pm • Get Tickets

In a cave an ancient and mysterious rite is about to be performed. Seven girls will be sacrificed to grant another life to the thousand-years-old alchemist Felix. Only the off-duty cop Paul and a deaf-mute teenager Lara could save them from that tragic fate.

USA Premiere
THE LAST DAY OF AUGUST (Feature)

Drama
March 16, 2013 • 09:30 pm • Get Tickets

Logline: A paraplegic’s friends pay him an unannounced visit to challenge his secluded life. Synopsis: Dan (Michael Izquierdo) was paralyzed just over a year ago. Following months of recovery and overwhelmed by life’s new realities, he retreated to a family cabin in upstate New York. On the last day of August, his closest friends arrive -- [Read More]

LA Premiere
THE LIFE OF ERIC RICHARDS (Short Film)

Satire
March 20, 2013 • 07:00 pm • Get Tickets

Some people are lucky, some are very lucky, then there is Eric Richards!
THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN BRAIN (Short Film)

Drama
March 21, 2013 • 09:30 pm • Get Tickets

Stanley is seven years old when he accidentally discovers that his brain is made of gold.

LA Premiere
THE VISIT (Short Film)

Drama
March 14, 2013 • 09:30 pm • Get Tickets

When a tragic event turns Diana’s life upside down, she receives a visit from the last person from whom she wants help – her estranged mother. Can they bridge the gap that divides them…

LA Premiere
TRAINED (Short Film)

Mystery
March 16, 2013 • 04:30 pm • Get Tickets

During the thirties, a magician named Leonard is on the verge of bankruptcy. To avoid it, he decide to perform the biggest and most dangerous trick of his career, despite the advice of his manager.

LA Premiere
TWENTY FEET CLOSE (Short Film)

Drama
March 23, 2013 • 07:00 pm • Get Tickets

Two foreign brothers must contend with questions of their own morality as a result of their impulsive choices made during a crude kidnapping situation.

World Premiere
UNTIL COLLEGE (Short Film)

Musical
March 23, 2013 • 07:00 pm • Get Tickets

A musical comedy that follows Rachel and her dynamic group of friends through their first semester away at college. The group leans on each other through various issues, including love, drugs, and self-discovery, all in a light, humorous tone.
WAITING FOR GODOT (Music Video)

Musical
March 20, 2013 • 09:30 pm • Get Tickets

A high-art music video for Janina Gavankar’s single ‘Waiting for Godot’. Gavankar plays two sides of the same person, fighting with each other as they find themselves lost in a vast plane.
WALK THE LIGHT (Short Film)

Romantic Comedy
March 14, 2013 • 07:00 pm • Get Tickets

Working inside a Walk/Don’t Walk traffic light isn’t as easy as it looks. When you learn more about James and Lester’s life, you will never cross a street the same way – especially if Julia isn’t far away.
WE GOT IT MADE (Music Video)

Musical
March 23, 2013 • 04:30 pm • Get Tickets

‘We Got It Made’ is the debut music video for Plume Giant, the Brooklyn-based folk trio that’s quickly taking the indie music scene by storm with their beautiful three part vocal harmonies and whimsical sense of humor. The video, which pays homage to early 60′s technicolor films like “Mary Poppins” and “The Music Man”, combines -- [Read More]

LA Premiere
WHITE MULE (Short Film)

Adventure
March 14, 2013 • 07:00 pm • Get Tickets

In a small deserted town a mysterious man enters in a 1972 roadrunner to keep fate intact.

West Coast Premiere

EVENT GUIDE

Drama

Adventure

Romance

Coming of Age

Sci-Fi

Comedy

Comedy

Action

Comedy

Horror

Documentary

Dramedy

Drama

Drama

Action

Romantic Comedy

Dramedy

Sci-Fi Fantasy

Dramedy

Drama

Documentary

Action

Drama

Musical

Drama

Thriller

Drama

Thriller

Sci-Fi

Drama

Fairy Tale

Musical

Thriller

Drama

Comedy

Dramedy

Romantic Comedy

Mystery

Drama

Documentary

Horror

Drama

Drama

Experimental

Thriller

Comedy

Romance

Drama

Coming of Age

Drama

Comedy

Thriller

Comedy

Drama

Coming of Age

Romance

Thriller

Documentary

Drama

Thriller

Drama

Satire

Drama

Drama

Mystery

Drama

Musical

Musical

Romantic Comedy

Musical

Adventure