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Welcome to the 11th Annual Hollywood Short Film Festival
Sun, March 30, 2025.

This is an international annual event held in Los Angeles CA. We screen local, national and international films.
BEST OF THE BEST. We screen comedies, dramas, music videos, and more. Great networking for actors, filmmakers, and other artists. Meet filmmakers who created selected films in PERSON! Stay for the Q&A with film directors, and enjoy the Awards Ceremony, Red Carpet, and the After Party.

WHEN: Sun, March 30, 2025, 12pm
WHERE: Los Angeles Performing Arts Conservatory
10931 W Pico Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90064

WINNERS LIST
BEST OF THE FESTIVAL SENDER UNKNOWN
BEST ANIMATION  Contracting the Cooties
BEST EXPERIMENTAL JUPITER
BEST COMEDY Convicts & Chocolate
BEST DIRECTING DUO I Got You, Directors Zack Matzganis, Nathan Redfern
BEST DIRECTOR UNDER
BEST DRAMA Pieces of Me
BEST INTERNATIONAL PRODUCTION I'm a BIG FAN
BEST CONCEPT, An East Los Tale
BEST HORROR Speak No Evil
BEST DOCUMENTARY Mukuru is the Name
BEST SCREENPLAY ATTUCKS

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1% of all ticket and festival merchandise sales go to Free Arts for Abused Children
www.freearts.org

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TICKETS
BLOCK 1, 12 PM, Short Films, Q&A w/Filmmakers ($7 here, $10 doors)
BLOCK 2, 2 PM, Short Films, Q&A w/Filmmakers ($7 here, $10 doors)
BLOCK 3, 4 PM, Short Films, Q&A w/Filmmakers ($7 here, $10 doors)
ALL FILMS PASS, 12-4 PM, All Short Films, All Q&As w/Filmmakers ($20 here, $25 doors)
1% of all tickets, and film passes sales go to Free Arts for Abused Children.(www.freearts.org).

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Festival Reviews on FilmFreeway
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LOCATION

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SUGGESTED PARKING

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Submit your Film or Screenplay
Is your next project ready? If "YES,"
submit it for the next festival edition via FilmFreeway here:

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FILMS WE SCREENED IN THE PAST

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FILMS WE SELECTED THIS YEAR

Schedule
Sun, March 30, 2025
Door open 11:30 am
Screenings + Q&A w/Filmmakers 12:00 pm, 2:00 pm, 4:00 pm
Awards Ceremony 6:00 pm- 6:15 pm
After Party 6:15 pm- 7:00 pm
Festival Ends 7:00 pm

12:00 pm Screenings, Block #1
1. I'm A Big Fan, Director Janet Rose Nguyen, Drama, Canada, 6:20
2. Follow Your Feel Good: The Art of Sarah Seidelmann, Director Asher James Carlson, Documentary, United States, 7:58
3. Contracting the Cooties, Directors Skylar Levine, Maya Bayewitch, Animation, United States, 2:33
FILMMAKERS IN PERSON
4. Louna, Director Cedric Blun, Drama (eng subs), France, 13:34
5. Convicts & Chocolate, Director Brandie Lee McDonald, Comedy, 11:00
FILMMAKERS IN PERSON
6. Speak No Evil, Directors Bryan LaSof, Karla Guzman, Horror, United States, 5:48
7. GIVE A WAY, Director Maria Melenevskaya, Comedy (eng subs), 22:10
8.  Shape of the Elephant, Director Sam Kuwa, Animation (eng subs), Japan, 8:11
77 min total
1:30 pm Q&A w/Filmmakers
1:50 pm Break/Networking

2:00 pm Screenings, Block #2
1. Full Circle: Fiber Art by Rebecca Yeomans, Director Christina Harshbarger, Documentary, United States, 16:44
2. SENDER UNKNOWN, Director Lauren Coggiola, Comedy, United States, 11:14
FILMMAKERS IN PERSON
3. Pieces of Me, Director Cristian García Zelada, Drama (eng subs), Peru, 6:43
4. When I'm With You, Director Kanja Chen, Animation, Canada, 3:53
5. Mukuru is the Name, Director Seungho Brian Park, Documentary (eng subs). United States, 11:00
6. JUPITER, Director Amanda Mickwee, Experimental, United States, 8:07
FILMMAKERS IN PERSON
7. Little Other, Director Andres Tenusaar, Animation, Estonia, 12:00
8. An East Los Tale, Directors Emiliano Lopez & Zuela Force, Experimental, United States, 2:31
FILMMAKERS IN PERSON
74 min total
3:30 pm Q&A w/Filmmakers
3:50 pm Break/Networking

4:00 pm Screenings, Block #3
1. Best Intentions, Director Martin Strange-Hansen, Comedy/Web Series (eng subs), Denmark, 3:13
2. I Got You, Directors Zack Matzganis, Nathan Redfern, Very Dark Comedy, United States, 7:00
FILMMAKERS IN PERSON
3. Antipolis, Director Kaspar Jancis, Animation, Estonia, 25:41
4. The Human Side Of Plastic: Babacar Thiaw, Directors Andrew Lynch, Ben Ayers, Rush Sturges, Documentary (eng subs), United States, 15:41
5. UNDER, Director Aloura Melissa Charles, Comedy/Drama, United States, 19:58
FILMMAKERS IN PERSON
73 min total
5:30 pm Q&A w/Filmmakers
5:50 pm Break
Awards Ceremony 6:00 pm- 6:15 pm
After Party/Networking 6:15 pm- 7:00 pm
Festival Ends 7:00 pm

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Details
12:00 pm Screenings, Block #1

I'm A Big Fan, Director Janet Rose Nguyen
Drama, Canada, 6:20
An influencer goes to retrieve her lost phone but realizes her past as a bully has caught up with her.

Follow Your Feel Good: The Art of Sarah Seidelmann, Director Asher James Carlson, Documentary, United States, 7:58
"Follow Your Feel Good: The Art of Sarah Seidelmann" is a short documentary about Sarah’s mission to create art that "makes love visible" and how it came about.
TRAILER

Contracting the Cooties, Directors Skylar Levine, Maya Bayewitch
Animation, United States, 2:33
FILMMAKERS IN PERSON
A pair of second grade girls, Parker and Maggie, are playing at a playground when Maggie touches a boy’s hand, unaware that she just contracted the cooties, and Parker must help her find the cure before it’s too late.

Louna, Director Cedric Blun
Drama (eng subs), France, 13:34
Daniel, a man consumed by grief and anger, leads a monotonous and lonely life, trapped in his painful past. One day, while driving under the influence of medication, he narrowly avoids hitting Louna, a young girl who has gotten lost. Despite his cynicism, Daniel agrees to help her.
A story about inner struggle and resilience.

Convicts & Chocolate, Director Brandie Lee McDonald
Comedy, 11:00
FILMMAKERS IN PERSON
In this action-packed, high octane hero swap, comedy spoof with Forrest Gump trying to save the day in the 1997 film, Con Air.

Speak No Evil, Directors Bryan LaSof, Karla Guzman
Horror, United States, 5:48
A young woman struggles to survive when she uncovers the disturbing truth behind her family's dark past.

GIVE A WAY, Director Maria Melenevskaya
Comedy (eng subs), 22:10
On a narrow road, an intelligent woman cannot pass a car of a man who never backs up. She is used to yield, but not today.

Shape of the Elephant, Director Sam Kuwa
Animation (eng subs), Japan, 8:11
There was an elephant living in my house, but all the adults were avoiding it.
The elephant kept changing its shape and grew up with me.

77 min total
1:30 pm Q&A w/Filmmakers
1:50 pm Break

2:00 pm Screenings, Block #2

Full Circle: Fiber Art by Rebecca Yeomans, Director Christina Harshbarger, Documentary, United States, 16:44
Fiber Artist Rebecca Yeomans’ fascinating process and story combine botanical printing, knitting, and stitching with a painterly feel. The film “Full Circle: Fiber Art by Rebecca Yeomans” captures the artist in her home studio and foraging for leaves and other botanical materials to create her original art. Each piece is unique and always a surprise whether a scarf or a piece of cloth on canvas. The process involves many steps including the relationship with the natural world inherent in the process: foraging walks, growing her own dye plants, the aroma of cooking eucalyptus, and the opening of a bundle to reveal what gift Mother Nature has given. The story of “Full Circle” reveals the artist’s childhood love of exploring nature and making art into her evolution as an artist.

SENDER UNKNOWN, Director Lauren Coggiola
Comedy, United States, 11:14
FILMMAKERS IN PERSON
In the vibrant heart of Los Angeles, Grace, a young woman with a seemingly perfect life, begins to receive mysterious packages each Saturday, each one more bizarre than the last. These unexpected deliveries disrupt her routine and unearth hidden anxieties, leading her down a dark path of self-discovery. As Grace grapples with the chaos in her life, her mental state spirals, pushing her to confront her inner demons.
The climax of her unraveling occurs when the final package arrives—an unmarked box containing a gun. Faced with a life-altering decision, Grace must choose between succumbing to despair or embracing the unknown to reclaim her identity.

Pieces of Me, Director Cristian García Zelada
Drama (eng subs), Peru, 6:43
A young woman confronts the different roles that life gave her, as she tries to silence the voices of her past.

When I'm With You, Director Kanja Chen
Animation, Canada, 3:53
An emotional tale of how the enduring love between a young boy and his grandfather bridges the gap between generations.

Mukuru is the Name, Director Seungho Brian Park
Documentary (eng subs). United States, 11:00
At Mtree, we believe in the power of art to enrich and change lives. This documentary highlights Mtree's Fashion Design and Global Citizenship Education (GCED) program launched in Kenya’s Mukuru informal settlement in collaboration with the Kenya National Commission for UNESCO, showcasing how art and design can bring forth positive change. Educating the educator is the core of this program. Teachers were enlightened beyond their traditional method of teaching for the sake of teaching.
TRAILER

JUPITER, Director Amanda Mickwee
Experimental, United States, 8:07
FILMMAKERS IN PERSON
When Callie, 23, faces the possibility of motherhood, she returns to memories of her estranged, alcoholic mother, forcing her to confront the pain of their unresolved relationship.

Little Other, Director Andres Tenusaar
Animation, Estonia, 12:00
In our film two babies are about to be born. One of them is bound to be a regular kid. The other is destined to be a trickster. There's the rub - how to determine which is which, since the birth of identical twins in itself is a trick performed by Nature!
Nobody is aware of what is about to happen next - the existing of life have unanimously been abolished. The new ones are yet to be established.
TRAILER

An East Los Tale, Directors Emiliano Lopez & Zuela Force, Experimental, United States, 2:31
FILMMAKERS IN PERSON
Through a thin veil between two worlds, Luna clings to Joey’s memory as she recalls her love for him in every passing moment. Little does she know that Joey walks beside her, leaving whispers in the wind as he guides her from the afterlife.

74 min total
3:30 pm Q&A w/Filmmakers
3:50 pm Break

4:00 pm Screenings, Block #3

Best Intentions, Director Martin Strange-Hansen
Comedy/Web Series (eng subs), Denmark, 3:13
"Best Intentions" is an episode from a 6-episode web series, where all episodes can be viewed as a stand-alone episode. It is the same characters that interact throughout the 6 episodes crosswise.
The series "INCIDENTS" is a series of small film pearls about what happens when you cross each other's boundaries in public, when people meet. They were created by the Oscar-winning director Martin Strange-Hansen, and Panorama Academy and Panorama Agency owner Lene Seested, together with the students at Panorama Academy year 3.
TRAILER

I Got You, Directors Zack Matzganis, Nathan Redfern
Very Dark Comedy, United States, 7:00
FILMMAKERS IN PERSON
A man seeks revenge on his uncle who has taken something very dear to him.

Antipolis, Director Kaspar Jancis
Animation, Estonia, 25:41
Some people believe that the Earth is flat. And then there are those who think that somewhere there, under the Crust of the Earth, another civilization exists. The events of “Antipolis” take place in the world inside the Earth. Unlike some of the well informed inhabitants of our civilization, the occupants of Antipolis have no idea that they are living inside a gigantic globe. Getting to know this is a sobering shock.

The Human Side Of Plastic: Babacar Thiaw, Directors Andrew Lynch, Ben Ayers, Rush Sturges
Documentary (eng subs), United States, 15:41
Babacar Thiaw, a visionary Senegalese surfer, entrepreneur, and environmental activist, is on a mission to tackle his country’s escalating plastic pollution crisis and preserve its coastline for future generations. Deeply connected to the ocean through his family’s history and inspired by his father’s teachings, Babacar channels this passion into innovative, community-driven solutions.
He founded Senegal’s first zero-waste restaurant, setting a groundbreaking example of sustainability that has since inspired a growing movement across the country. This film follows Babacar’s journey as he champions the power of local action to combat global environmental challenges. Through his story, we witness how one person’s commitment can ignite widespread change, offering a hopeful message for a world in need of solutions. Babacar’s legacy is a call to action, reminding us all that safeguarding the future begins with the choices we make today.
TRAILER

UNDER, Director Aloura Melissa Charles
Comedy/Drama, United States, 19:58
FILMMAKERS IN PERSON
When Minh, a trafficking victim escapes her captors and hides under a residential house, she is secretly drawn into the life of Amy mother struggling with postpartum depression. Both women feel trapped and alone. As Minh listens to the joys and tears of both Amy and her baby, she is reminded the child she tragically lost. Ultimately, Min comes to Amy’s aid and the women connect, finding friendship and hope.

73 min total
5:30 pm Q&A w/Filmmakers
5:50 pm Break
Awards Ceremony 6:00 pm- 6:15 pm
After Party 6:15 pm- 7:00 pm
Festival Ends 7:00 pm

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SCREENPLAYS WE SELECTED THIS YEAR

EL MALE
Writer Leonardo Mileikowsky
It’s the real story of Shlomo Katz who saved his life before execution by singing a Jewish prayer for the dead in the Nazi concentration camps in 1941.

Solipsism
Writer Duncan B Putney
A surgeon discovers that he has been asked to save the life of a man who is the center of all existence. If the patient dies then everything will cease to exist. He is called to a Boston hospital to assist the head of surgery in an operation to simultaneously remove bullets from the man's heart and brain as the fabric of the universe tears itself apart in the form of a raging storm outside the building.

ATTUCKS
Writer Lew Osteen
Dramatic take on the life of Crispus Attucks. A Black man who was first to die in American Revolution.

Waste Watchers - Script
Writer Sebastian Wolthaus
A determined young agent is part of a new and ruthless government unit (called "WASTE WATCHERS") tasked with combating food waste.
Perpetrators have the weight of their waste cut off their body.
The next mission takes place in the apartment of her sister, who suffers from bulimia.

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FESTIVAL ORGANIZED BY
Organizers Judge
Mary Rachel Gardner Judge
Maritza Brikisak Judge
Radek Sienski Judge
Marta Niemiro Judge
Tommy Thompson Judge
Allen Gabbard Judge
Samy Ferrenbach Judge
Algis Kemezys Judge
Deborah Paulsen Judge
Mark Mos Founder

The Festival is organized by Mark Mos, Los Angeles-based Kodak Entertainment Imaging Awarded filmmaker and Film Premieres organizer. Mark has organized premieres such as Oscar's Awarded "Gladiator" (Russell Crowe), "Mission Impossible 2" (Tom Cruise), "Gone in 60 seconds" (Nicholas Cage, Angelina Jolie), "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" (Jim Carrey), and much more. Mark is also a filmmaker; he has a master's degree in TV and Film Production. His films were shown at film festivals in cities such as Los Angeles, Chicago or Salt Lake City, and also European countries.

Mark co-produced these films and compilations below
Watch them all at www.lacinefest.org/films

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Enjoy the Festival!