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Sat, Jan 14
Door Opens 6:00PM Red Carpet 6:30PM Awards 7:00PM Sat, Jan 14 Screenings and Q and A 8:00-10:00PM Block 1 Alzheimer's: A Love Story Directed by Gabe Schimmel Documentary, 16:24 Mr.Y Directed by Yuanyuan Qiu Animation, 8:32 Director in Person! F*CKERS Directed by Samuel Vera Short Drama, 16:00 Director in Person! Esoteric Directed by Mallory Gieringer Experimental, 3:35 Director in Person! The Guest Directed by Federico Olivetti Drama, 19:26 Director in Person! Keep to the Code Directed by Stephen Jangro Director in Person! Comedy, 14:34 Lil Bat Directed by Justin Gorski Animation, 3:10 Director in Person! Q and A with filmmakers after screenings. |
Sun, Jan 15 Screenings and Q and A 5:00-6:30PM Block 2 Edges Directed by Katie Stjernholm Documentary, 9:27 Snoot in the City Directed by Stephanie Davidson Animation, 1:09 Jaded Star Directed by James Debenham Sci-Fi, 15:00 Just a place in the sun Directed by Andrea Gandini 5:44 Experimental-drama Director in Person! Cecile Directed by Peter Sasowsky Documentary, 16:13 Director in Person! Oh Em Gee Directed by Jonathan Chase Comedy, 8:19 Director in Person! I AM DYSLEXIC Directed by Mads Johan Øgaard Animation, 6:22 Q and A with filmmakers after screenings. |
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Sun, Jan 15
Screenings and Q and A 6:30-8:00PM Block 3 Sisters Directed by Taylor Shortall Animation, 3:58 Director in Person! 1950 DA Directed by Sebastien Tulard Director in Person! Sci-Fi Drama, 7:29 Where She Stays Directed by Javier Joseph Drama, 16:00 The Verge Of Helplessness Directed by András Gábor Dance-Experimental, 5:00 Do Not Resuscitate Directed by Jonathan Slusser Romance/Thriller, 5:10 Director in Person! Simon, First and Only Directed by Magnus Wake Horror, 7:32 That Little "Drive" Thing Directed by Yoann Luis Drama, 9:32 Farewell Fire Directed by Scott Armstrong Animation, 7:16 Q and A with filmmakers after screenings. |
Sun, Jan 15
Screenings and Q and A 8:00-9:30PM Block 4 Rabbit Blood Directed by Yagmur Altan Animation, 4:36 Heart & Soul Directed by Michael Demas Drama, 2:40 Treintanera Directed by Diego Londoño Comedy-Drama, 9:01 Director in Person! Stay Directed by George Bessudo Drama, 15:43 Director in Person! VUP Directed by Thierry Vergnes Black Comedy- Experimental, 5:49 Director in Person! OUTSIDERS Directed by Susan Vetrone Docu-Comedy 12:03 Picked Directed by Kelsey Snelling Drama, 8:27 ¡Punch! Directed by Emilio Yebra Super Short Experimental, 0:30 Q and A with filmmakers after screenings. |
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If you celebrate on Sat-Sun, Jan 14 or 15 just bring your ID to Promenade Playhouse, Santa Monica and get ONE FREE ticket value of 10 bucks. Celebrate with Hollywood Short Film Festival. Good for screenings starts at 8PM on Saturday and 5PM on Sunday. |
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Film Details
Screenings and Q and A
Saturday, 8:00-10:00PM, Block 1
Screenings and Q and A
Saturday, 8:00-10:00PM, Block 1
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Alzheimer's: A Love Story
Directed by Gabe Schimmel Documentary, 16:24 Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCgRR5hK3YM Screening: Saturday, January 14, 8:00PM Tickets: Block 1: door $10, online $8 here Alzheimer’s is a chronic neurodegenerative disease that accounts for roughly 60 to 80 percent of dementia cases. It is caused by the death or malfunction of nerve cells in the brain, and results in eventual deterioration of memory, behavior, and basic bodily functions. Those diagnosed with the disease live an average of 8 years after their symptoms first become noticeable- it’s been 12 years for Greg. He lives at a memory care facility in Chicago and can no longer walk, go to the bathroom independently, or feed himself without assistance, let alone carry on a conversation. Every day a man named Michael comes and visits for a couple hours. No one can say for sure if Gregory knows who Michael is or why he comes every day, but it seems he does. From Michael’s point of view it’s only natural that he do so - after all, Michael has loved Greg since the day they met 40 years ago. Gregory began his next adventure, peacefully, on the other side of life as we know it seven months after this documentary was completed. Gregory passed on 10/04/15. 7 months after the documentary was filmed. |
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Mr.Y
Directed by Yuanyuan Qiu Animation, 8:32 Director in Person! Screening: Saturday, January 14, 8:00PM Tickets: Block 1: door $10, online $8 here Troubled in love, Mr. Y embarks on a fantastical journey -- will he succeed on this quest in search of love? |
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F*CKERS
Directed by Samuel Vera Short Drama, 16:00 Director in Person! Screening: Saturday, January 14, 8:00PM Tickets: Block 1: door $10, online $8 here It is the last day of class at a public school. When handing out the final grades, Mardones argues with the teacher over his exam. This will be the point of inquiry between the students that support their classmate, and those that just want to leave. The teacher asks for respect; the student asks for help... Will they reach an agreement? |
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Esoteric
directed by Mallory Gieringer Experimental, 3:35 Director in Person! Screening: Saturday, January 14, 8:00PM Tickets: Block 1: door $10, online $8 here Told through a myriad of images and objects, Esoteric is about a young woman’s descent into despair caused by looking inwards and thinking only of herself. |
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The Guest
Directed by Federico Olivetti Drama, 19:26 Director in Person! Screening: Saturday, January 14, 8:00PM Tickets: Block 1: door $10, online $8 here After the father’s death, a man gets on a train and stops in a country town. Takes a room in a boarding house run by a mother and her daughter, a fifteen-year-old girl. The girl seduces the man and the man rapes her. The man pays for his stay, and in order to avoid any possible official complaint, he leaves the boarding house and escapes. |
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Keep to the Code
Directed by Stephen Jangro Comedy, 14:34 Director in Person! Screening: Saturday, January 14, 8:00PM Tickets: Block 1: door $10, online $8 here On New Year's Eve 1999, the downtrodden I.T. once again isn't invited to the office New Year's party, but left to look after his computers. When the clock strikes midnight his luck begins to change when the office copy machine comes to life with the Y2K virus. While at first friendly, the virus begins to terrorize the office leaving Pendleton with the choice to save his immature coworkers or let them pay the price. |
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Lil Bat
Directed by Justin Gorski Animation, 3:10 Director in Person! Screening: Saturday, January 14, 8:00PM Tickets: Block 1: door $10, online $8 here With the deadly threat of white-nose syndrome ravaging the population of hibernating bats in North America, a lone baby bat tries to overcome his sadness. Opening his toy box and finding his favorite teddy bear, the lil bat tries to rediscover his innocence, unaware of the danger still lurking. |
Screenings and Q and A
Sunday, 5:00-6:30PM, Block 2
Sunday, 5:00-6:30PM, Block 2
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Edges
Directed by Katie Stjernholm Documentary, 9:27 Watch Trailer/Teaser: https://vimeo.com/188196559 Screening: Sunday, January 15, 5:00PM Tickets: Block 2: door $10, online $8 here Yvonne Dowlen has been ice skating for as long as she can remember. At the ripe age of 90, she ice skates at least five days a week and still competes in figure skating competitions across the country. Yvonne has lived her life on the ice: traveling internationally as a famous performer in the Ice-Capades and then coaching for nearly fifty years in her hometown of Denver. In recent years, she has experienced severe physical obstacles and is using both muscle memory and her passion for skating to rehabilitate. Her secret to recovery and longevity seems to lie not only in staying active, but simply in doing what she loves. Edges is a celebration of a long life lived well |
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Snoot in the City
Directed by Stephanie Davidson Animation, 1:09 Screening: Sunday, January 15, 5:00PM Tickets: Block 2: door $10, online $8 here On the rooftops above a cold, ironclad city, Snoot lives in a nice, warm home. When an intruder invades, his territorial instincts kick in and it's up to him to protect his home, even if it means going face to face with a giant house-crushing robot. |
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Jaded Star
Directed by James Debenham Sci-Fi, 15:00 Trailer: https://vimeo.com/159036478 Screening: Sunday, January 15, 5:00PM Tickets: Block 2: door $10, online $8 here A British Sci Fi film about the captain of a deep space mining vessel who is struggling to keep hold of his sanity as his crew are sent insane by a mysterious illness. |
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Just a place in the sun
Directed by Andrea Gandini 5:44 Experimental-drama Director in Person! Screening: Sunday, January 15, 5:00PM Tickets: Block 2: door $10, online $8 here An American desert. Californian motels. An obsessional trip between voyeurism and the praise of a woman. One love that never took place. A man watching. A woman being watched. She knows it and she plays the game. A realistic situation no more fictitious than life itself. |
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Cecile
Directed by Peter Sasowsky Documentary, 16:13 Director in Person! Screening: Sunday, January 15, 5:00PM Tickets: Block 2: door $10, online $8 here What do you do when you discover that your life's work is illegal? |
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Oh Em Gee
Directed by Jonathan Chase Comedy, 8:19 Director in Person! Screening: Sunday, January 15, 5:00PM Tickets: Block 2: door $10, online $8 here In a social environment, Deborah is plugged into a social app. Disconnected from her real life surroundings, she is joined by God. They share a drink and God shares some insight about living without her phone. It takes this divine presence to help Deb realize that life exists offline. Technology has its benefits, but humanity is the most powerful tool of all. |
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I AM DYSLEXIC
Directed by Mads Johan Øgaard Animation, 6:22 Screening: Sunday, January 15, 5:00PM Tickets: Block 2: door $10, online $8 here The animated short film I AM DYSLEXIC expresses what it feels like to have a learning difference in our current school system. Those with learning differences should be proud of who they are and should never be made to feel alone. The film uses strong metaphors to portray these emotions, as we follow a little boy in his journey to climb a mountain in a world made of books. |
Film Details, Screenings and Q and A
Sunday, 6:30-8:00PM, Block 3
Sunday, 6:30-8:00PM, Block 3
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Sisters
Directed by Taylor Shortall Animation, 3:58 Director in Person! Screening: Sunday, January 15, 6:30PM Block 3: door $10, online $8 here Part exercise of passion, and part love letter, ‘Sisters’ is a fragment of some lost, tragic opera. Trapped in the ruins of their former glory, a pair of performers bound together and abandoned by time rise up to sing once more. Conjured up by the song to which it’s set, the film represents a sincere vision of inspiration derived from the music of Karin Dreijer Andersson (Fever Ray). It is the confluence of a variety of abstract concepts, from the fragility of modern technology, to the cruelty of the passage of time. The movement of the characters references legendary contemporary choreographer, Martha Graham; transposing an exercise in human restraint and lamentation onto mechanical beings. |
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1950 DA
Directed by Sebastien Tulard Director in Person! Screening: Sunday, January 15, 6:30PM Block 3: door $10, online $8 here Axel is passionate about astronomy but his cosmic dreams isolates him from the other children of the neighbourhood. |
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Where She Stays
Directed by Javier Joseph Drama, 16:00 Screening: Sunday, January 15, 6:30PM Block 3: door $10, online $8 here Diagnosed with schizophrenia, Benjamin is convinced his girlfriend Denise exists in real life only to find out she's only a figment of his imagination. |
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The Verge Of Helplessness
Directed by András Gábor Dance-Experimental, 5:00 Screening: Sunday, January 15, 6:30PM Block 3: door $10, online $8 here Being blocked under pressing circumstances. without a track, without a way. Towards. Self. |
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Do Not Resuscitate
Directed by Jonathan Slusser Romance/Thiller, 5:10 Director in Person! Screening: Sunday, January 15, 8:00PM Block 3: door $10, online $8 here A beautiful seductress lures a hesitant former lover in for one more encounter. |
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Simon, First and Only
Directed by Magnus Wake Horror, 7:32 Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3d_vXQBODg Screening: Sunday, January 15, 6:30PM Block 3: door $10, online $8 here Mysteriously gifted with the ability to hear the thoughts of others and to manipulate the physical world, 8 year-old Simon has a vision of a deadly encounter between an old family friend and a deluded killer. He recklessly dashes through the streets of Edinburgh to try and stop the confrontation in the local Catholic church. Ultimately Simon's gifts are not enough to save the day and he must decide if the every day world is truly ready for someone with his powers |
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That Little "Drive" Thing
Directed by Yoann Luis Drama, 9:32 Trailer: https://vimeo.com/138955774 Screening: Sunday, January 15, 6:30PM Block 3: door $10, online $8 here A tormented father is driving his son to work. The young man will use this time to announce an important revelation. |
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Farewell Fire
Directed by Scott Armstrong Animation, 7:16 Screening: Sunday, January 15, 6:30PM Block 3: door $10, online $8 here A woman troubled by a dark secret feels alienated from her tribe, and so sets off on her own journey in search for answers. Though she tries to leave something behind, it finds its way back to her. Can she escape this horrible feeling? |
Screenings and Q and A
8:00-9:30PM Block 4
8:00-9:30PM Block 4
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Rabbit Blood
Directed by Yagmur Altan Animation, 4:36 Screening: Sunday, January 15, 8:00PM Block 4: door $10, online $8 here Just an ordinary day at an old mysterious Turkish country house where its residents have an extraordinary way of brewing tea. |
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Heart & Soul
Directed by Michael Demas Drama, 2:40 Screening: Sunday, January 15, 6:30PM Block 4: door $10, online $8 here Love is gross. Beautiful too, but mainly gross. |
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Treintanera
Directed by Diego Londoño Comedy-Drama, 9:01 Director in Person! Screening: Sunday, January 15, 8:00PM Block 4: door $10, online $8 here This is a short comedy about a Mexican-American woman who lives with her Mexican Abuela. She is soon to turn thirty, and believes that there is something wrong with her because she hasn’t found a man she can relate to, and her job doesn’t fulfill her. In her frustration, she decides to accept her Abuela’s crazy scheme, and go back to her roots and traditions to “make things right”... but things go horribly wrong. |
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Stay
Directed by George Bessudo Drama, 15:43 Director in Person! Screening: Sunday, January 15, 8:00PM Block 4: door $10, online $8 here STAY is a psychological drama that follows one couple's struggle to rebuild their relationship in the wake of mental illness. Charlie attempts to reconnect with his live-in fiancé, Jess. His efforts appear to be in vain until suddenly she returns to normal without any explanation. Although he's overjoyed with her feeling like her old self, Charlie soon wonders if there is a more sinister explanation for Jess' improvement. |
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VUP
Directed by Thierry Vergnes Black Comedy- Experimental, 5:49 Director in Person! Screening: Sunday, January 15, 8:00PM Block 4: door $10, online $8 here Two terminally ill men, sharing a room at a hospice and both kept alive by a multitude of machines; one has run out of patience and can’t stand his roommate anymore for constantly popping between channels of a shared television. |
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OUTSIDERS
Directed by Susan Vetrone Docu-Comedy 12:03 Screening: Sunday, January 15, 8:00PM Block 4: door $10, online $8 here OUTSIDERS is a 30 minute entertaining unscripted series that showcases talented folk artists from Georgia and the Appalachian mountains. These creative untrained artists are unlike any other people you have met. They sacrificed all for their art and have a great time every step of the way despite financial hardships. Networks, producers, and agents can contact outsidersTVprogram@gmail.com. Crowd funding page to support the OUTSIDERS program: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/outsiders-sacrifice-all-for-art THANK YOU!!!!!!! |
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Picked
Directed by Kelsey Snelling Drama, 8:27 Screening: Sunday, January 15, 8:00PM Block 4: door $10, online $8 here A young girl's quest for the perfect pumpkin ostracizes her from her peers. For anyone who has ever been asked to apologize for the things or the people that they love. |
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¡Punch!
Directed by Emilio Yebra Super Short Experimental, 0:30 Screening: Sunday, January 15, 8:00PM Block 4: door $10, online $8 here A blowfish is full of love. |
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