Screenings, Q and A with filmmakers Promenade Playhouse 1404 3rd Street Promenade, Santa Monica, CA 90401 Saturday, March 5th 6PM Festival Opening Documentary Program Faces of Santa Ana 13:10 Little Island 11.30 Echo of Epoch 14:53 Running for the Prize 7:10 Signwriter 5:00 The Living God: Medicine and The Ancient Meetei Civilization 30:00 Q and A with filmmakers $12 Door, $10 Online Buy Here 8PM Comedy Program Crazy For You 10:00 Til Death Do Us Part 10:00 Getting In 12:28 The Life and Times of Thomas Thumb Jr.11:55 May Flower 9:00 (UN)SEXY 4:32 Lucky Day 7:48 DAD IN MUM 6:10 FADE IN: 16:00 Q and A with filmmakers $12 Door, $10 Online Buy SOLD OUT Sunday, March 6th 12PM Drama Program Step 9 13:13 Dancer 8:12 Fast Hearts 12:50 The Lion 6:45 Detach 3:37 Finding Lilianna 5:37 The Sandcastle 6:41 Justice 15:00 A Walk In Winter 14:46 Q and A with filmmakers $12 Door, $10 Online Buy Here 2PM Mix Program Music Video Are We Dating or Are We Just Friends 3:42 Nymph 5:08 Experimental Plastic 4:40 Anna's Nova 20:50 Sci-Fi TITAN 12:00 For the Greater Good 7:47 Animation The Sea 6:00 By the Name of Boston 2:33 Through The Looking Glass 6:01 Horror Smiling Man 7:00 Emily 12.31 Q and A with filmmakers $12 Door, $10 Online Buy Here 4PM Awards (See all nominated filmmakers at the bottom of this page) $20 Door, $15 Online Buy Here Films synopses, Trailers and more below...
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Official Selections
Screenings Details, Trailers and more...
Saturday, March 5th, 6-8PM
Documentary Program
6 shorts screening + Q and A
$12 Door, $10 online
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Faces of Santa Ana, 13:10
The story of an inspired painter, Brian Peterson, whose journey of love started with the befriending of a homeless man in his neighborhood of Santa Ana but grew into something greater than he had ever imagined. WATCH TRAILER HERE. Saturday, March 5th DIRECTOR IN PERSON!! 6PM Documentary Program $12 Door, $10 Online Buy Here
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Little Island, 11:30
Little Island" is about the story of a man who chose to live for almost 40 years on a small island. Through the years he adopted to the environment and managed to survive despite the many difficulties. Unfortunately his stay on the island is disturbed by the tenacity of the forestry commission to remove him from there, however this man is not willing to leave the island. WATCH TRAILER HERE Saturday, March 5th 6PM Documentary Program $12 Door, $10 Online Buy Here
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Running for the Prize, 7:10
Orville Rogers, a World War II veteran and world class runner. An Air Force fighter pilot instructor, Rogers also flew bombers during the Cold War. In "retirement," he ferried missionary aircraft around the world. As a 97 year-old distance runner, Rogers holds world speed records in his age class. Saturday, March 5th DIRECTOR IN PERSON!! 6PM Documentary Program $12 Door, $10 Online Buy Here
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Echo of Epoch, 14:53
20th century was signified by a film art flourishing. This beautiful epoch gave a hall culture of going to the cinema theaters. Unfortunately that time left only a slight echo to us. WATCH TRAILER Saturday, March 5th 6PM Documentary Program $12 Door, $10 Online Buy Here |
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Signwriter, 5:00
Graham Brown has his dream job. He's painted signs and narrowboats on British canals for sixty years. His life is exactly what he wants it to be. Saturday, March 5th 6PM Documentary Program $12 Door, $10 Online Buy Here |
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The Living God: Medicine and The Ancient Meetei Civilization, 30:00
When you study the writings, stories and remains of the civilization of a land called Kangleipak, you sense ‘the existence of Lai’ of the ancient Meetei civilization. That’s when you experience yourself at a gateway, from where you communicate to an existence beyond the existence of Humankind. Saturday, March 5th DIRECTOR IN PERSON!! 6PM Documentary Program $12 Door, $10 Online Buy Here
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Q and A with filmmakers
Saturday, March 5th, 8-10PM
Comedy Program
9 shorts screening + Q and A
$12 Door, $10 online
SOLD OUT
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Crazy For You, 10:00
It's difficult to find love when you're a serial killer – a romantic-comedy-horror for anyone who has skeletons in their closet. Or dead bodies. Saturday, March 5th 8PM Comedy Program $12 Door, $10 Online Buy SOLD OUT
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Til Death Do Us Part, 10:00
Til Death Us Do Part is a story of an absent minded and slightly clumsy bride on her wedding day. She is late for her wedding but determined not to leave her groom alone at the alter. There is an array of colorful characters in her life that we get to meet before her arrival to the church. Saturday, March 5th DIRECTOR IN PERSON!! 8PM Comedy Program $12 Door, $10 Online Buy SOLD OUT
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Getting In, 12:28
When Roger loses his scholarship at one of the most prestigious universities, he decides to hack the tuition system in order to clear his bill. Saturday, March 5th WRITER IN PERSON!! 8PM Comedy Program $12 Door, $10 Online Buy SOLD OUT |
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The Life and Times of Thomas Thumb Jr., 11:55
Thomas Thumb Jr. is unlike any other man. He has a giant thumb for a head and he'll do whatever it takes to achieve the American Dream. Saturday, March 5th 8PM Comedy Program $12 Door, $10 Online Buy SOLD OUT
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May Flower, 8:11
A blooming young man falls in love with a flowery woman. But will things wilt when he finds out she owes some seedy people money? DIRECTOR IN PERSON!! Saturday, March 5th 8PM Comedy Program $12 Door, $10 Online Buy SOLD OUT |
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(UN)SEXY, 4:32
This comical short follows the sexual misadventures of a young woman as she navigates the dating world and discovers that self acceptance is the key to success. Saturday, March 5th 8PM Comedy Program $12 Door, $10 Online Buy SOLD OUT
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Lucky Day, 7:48
Meet Ted: a successful bank president with a no frills day-to-day and an ideal woman by his side that exudes the term "trophy wife." Somewhere in between this morning's coffee and newspaper, though, Ted's world is flipped upside down when he's taken hostage by Dean, who just so happens to be his wife's secret lover. Saturday, March 5th DIRECTOR IN PERSON!! 8PM Comedy Program $12 Door, $10 Online Buy SOLD OUT
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DAD IN MUM, 6:10
The middle of the night. Moans are heard behind the parents' door. Two young sisters are asking questions... Saturday, March 5th 8PM Comedy Program $12 Door, $10 Online Buy SOLD OUT |
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FADE IN: 16:00
Writing partners suffer writers block while attempting to write the perfect short for film festival acceptance. WATCH TRAILER Saturday, March 5th DIRECTOR & PRODUCER IN PERSON!! 8PM Comedy Program $12 Door, $10 Online Buy SOLD OUT
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Q and A with filmmakers
Sunday, March 6th, 12-2PM
Drama Program
9 shorts screening + Q and A
$12 Door, $10 online
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Step 9, 13:13
Two friends, one in recovery and one decidedly not, set off on a road trip to make amends. Sunday, March 6th DIRECTOR IN PERSON!! 12PM Drama Program $12 Door, $10 Online Buy Here |
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Dancer, 8:12
A lonely LA commuter meets someone who can finally help him with his most unusual sexual preoccupation. Sunday, March 6th 12PM Drama Program $12 Door, $10 Online Buy Here |
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Fast Hearts, 12:50
"Fast Hearts" chronicles the impromptu romance between two women over the course of one weekend. Sunday, March 6th DIRECTOR IN PERSON!! 12PM Drama Program $12 Door, $10 Online Buy Here
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The Lion, 6:45
Every night for the past three month begins and ends the same for Atom Sprengja…in tears. Atom and his father Joachim quietly exist parallel to one another on a picturesque farmstead in the middle of nowhere. Two of a dwindling lineage of Icelandic farmers, each day begins and ends in almost silence. Grief commands both father and son, stricken by the recent loss of the woman who was the light and sound of the small family, Atom’s mother and Joachim’s wife. Sunday, March 6th DIRECTOR IN PERSON!! 12PM Drama Program $12 Door, $10 Online Buy Here |
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Detach, 3:27
A young man struggles with the inadequacy of his emotion as he views the effect it has on another. Sunday, March 6th DIRECTOR & PRODUCER IN PERSON!! 12PM Drama Program $12 Door, $10 Online Buy Here
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Finding Lilianna, 5:37
Will Fay be able to find the enigmatic woman reoccurring in her dream? Sunday, March 6th DIRECTOR IN PERSON!! 12PM Drama Program $12 Door, $10 Online Buy Here
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The Sandcastle, 6:41
THE SANDCASTLE is an emotional film about the grief of Jonas, trapped in the past and trying to make sense of the day he lost his beautiful daughter Emilie by the lake, and the hopeless situation of his wife Sara, who knows that no words can heal their wounds. Sunday, March 6th 12PM Drama Program $12 Door, $10 Online Buy Here |
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Justice, 15:00
The story repeats... The traumas buried in the subconscious mind of a young man, Raphael, reappear following conscious traumas on his girlfriend, Hélène. And so, the consequences are multiple for all the people involved with in particular, the decision to release itself from all these weights. Sunday, March 6th DIRECTOR IN PERSON!! 12PM Drama Program $12 Door, $10 Online Buy Here
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A Walk In Winter, 14:46
Conrad has returned to his hometown in the middle of winter. Riding with the sheriff, he is on his way to find out whether the ruined corpse found nearby is his long-disappeared mother. When he finally sees the remains, he is suddenly shocked into understanding the missing pieces of his early life. Sunday, March 6th 12PM Drama Program $12 Door, $10 Online Buy Here
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Q and A with filmmakers
Sunday, March 6th, 2-4PM
Mixed Categories Program
11 shorts screening + Q and A
$12 Door, $10 online
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Are We Dating or Are We Just Friends 3:42
For anyone who has ever been "Friend Zoned." A comedic music video bringing to light the joy, pain and confusion brought about by being friends with someone you are attracted to. JK Comedy is a comedy duo in Los Angeles. They have performed main stage shows for Second City Hollywood, and are students at The Groundlings and UCB. They endorse Comedy With Heart. Sunday, March 6th ACTOR IN PERSON!! 2PM Music Video $12 Door, $10 Online Buy Here |
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Nymph 5:08
A young Nymph opens her eyes to the mundane world and, after crossing Mother Nature's Green-leaves' gate, moves dancing towards places very different among them in colors and lights. WATCH TRAILER HERE Sunday, March 6th 2PM Music Video $12 Door, $10 Online Buy Here |
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Plastic, 4:40
Trapped in her own body, August's true self finally came out and confront her perfect yet plastic skin. Sunday, March 6th DIRECTOR IN PERSON!! 2PM Experimental $12 Door, $10 Online Buy Here |
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Anna's Nova 20:50
A girl's life flashes before her eyes as solar flares crash into the Earth. WATCH TRAILER Sunday, March 6th DIRECTOR IN PERSON!! 2PM Experimental $12 Door, $10 Online Buy Here
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TITAN, 12:00
Titan, Saturn's largest moon, is the main stage of the Mission Cronos. Orpheus, one of the astronauts who have descended to its surface, is searching for organic life forms. This is his story. WATCH TRAILER HERE Sunday, March 6th 2PM Sci-Fi $12 Door, $10 Online Buy Here
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For the Greater Good, 7:47
When three people are introduced to The Better Earth Program, they learn that one of them must make the ultimate sacrifice. DIRECTOR IN PERSON!! Sunday, March 6th 2PM Sci-Fi $12 Door, $10 Online Buy Here |
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The Sea, 6:00
A lazy bibulous fisherman lives near the sea, and he spends every day on the simple and boring life. One day, he found a house on the sea. When he got in the house, he realized that he could get whatever he wants in this house after closing the door. Sunday, March 6th 2PM Animation $12 Door, $10 Online Buy Here
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By the Name of Boston 2:33
William Boston lives in the desert and doesn't care for many things though he does have one friend, a scorpion named Chester. Sunday, March 6th DIRECTOR IN PERSON!! 2PM Animation $12 Door, $10 Online Buy Here
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Through The Looking Glass, 6:01
After a long and trying day at work, Greta returns home to her derelict apartment with the hopes of acquiring a brief night’s rest. Upon arrival, she notices an envelope on the floor. This envelope was most likely slid underneath the door of her apartment while she was away. What lies within the contents of this envelope will set into the motion the events of Greta’s fear and loathing. In her woozy state she attempts to calm her mind with peaceful rest, but to no avail. Greta falls deep within the depths of a nightmare that forces her to face her greatest fear. Introspection. Sunday, March 6th 2PM Animation $12 Door, $10 Online Buy Here |
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The Smiling Man, 7:00
A little girl home alone finds herself face-to-face with pure evil. This is the second film written and directed by VFX Artist / Previsualization Supervisor A.J. Briones (AVATAR, DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES, TOMORROWLAND, PIXELS) WATCH TRAILER HERE Sunday, March 6th DIRECTOR IN PERSON!! 2PM Horror $12 Door, $10 Online Buy Here
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Emily, 12:00
Emily comes back for a revenge of John and Jane after she dies of giving birth to a baby. When John abandons his wife, Emily, who dies giving birth at home, she becomes a ghost to get revenge on her husband John and in the end, Emily punishes John. Sunday, March 6th 2PM Horror $12 Door, $10 Online Buy Here
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Q and A with filmmakers
Sunday, March 6th, 4PM
Awards
$20 Door, $15 Online Buy Here
NOMINATIONS:
Best Director
Angeles Psomopoulos, Little Island
FABRICE BRACQ, Dad in Mum
Nathan Boehme, Are We Dating or Are We Just Friends
Ryan Moody, A Walk In Winter
Don Ackerman, Til Death Do Us Part
Best Cinematographer
Miles Finlayson, Lion
Tor Eilig Scheide, Sandcastle
Matt Edwards, Lucky Day
Andrew Ellmaker, Getting in
Best Film Editor
Emma Cramb, Signwriter
Brent Burden, Running for the Prize
Oleg Tiutinov, Echo of Epoch
Jim Menza, Fade In:
Best Actor
Mads Ousdal, Sandcastle
Sam Radue, The Life and Times of Thomas Thumb Jr.
Dwight Hicks, For the grater good
Best Actress
Danene Montella, Fast Hearts
Artemis Pebdani, Step 9
Andrea Sweeney, May Flower
Paige Snider, (Un)sexy
Best Make-up
Melanie Leandro, Smiling Man
Pancham Hariharan, Chantelle Hy W, Sphia Yuan, Plastic
Camilla Spalvieri, Nymph
Best Screenplay Writer (of produced film)
June Bandana, Dancer
Jia Yuan Liu, Finding Liliana
James Moran, Crazy for you
Grant Kolton, By the Name of Boston
Best Composer
Denise Gentilini, Faces of Santa Ana
Alexander Burke, Nancy Chen, Emily
Fabien Waltmann, Detach
Best VFX
Israel Fornes Schlinke, Titan
Li Yifan, The Sea
Tyler Michael James, Anna’s Nova
CONGRATULATIONS!!
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$12 Door, $10 Online Buy Here
Saturday Comedy Screenings
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Sunday Drama Program
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Sunday Mixed Program
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Awards
$20 Door, $15 Online Buy Here
All Films Pass (Two Days Screenings, 35 films,
All Q and A with Filmmakers)
$48 Door, $40 Online Buy Here
Saturday All Films Pass
$24 Door, $20 Online Buy Here
Sunday All Films Pass
$24 Door, $20 Online Buy Here
Saturday Documentary Program
$12 Door, $10 Online Buy Here
Saturday Comedy Screenings
$12 Door, $10 Online Buy Here
Sunday Drama Program
$12 Door, $10 Online Buy Here
Sunday Mixed Program
$12 Door, $10 Online Buy Here
Awards
$20 Door, $15 Online Buy Here
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