BEST OF FESTIVAL
Urban Seeds

BEST SCRIPT
Roll With It

AUDIENCE AWARD
Hourglass

Honorable Mention
#PrincessProblems

Honorable Mention
Sew What?

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ATTENTION!
First 15 guests who arrive at the festival 11 AM on Saturday, March 14th will get a GIFT BAG!
Some sweets and something to wear...
See you there!

Leaving to live. Dir. David Rodrigues
Sat, March 14, 11 AM

Veritaphobia. Dir. John Patrick Hayden
Sat, March 14, 5 PM

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WAKE UP. Dir. Olivia Wilde, Sunday, March 15, 1 PM

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TALK. Dir. by Romuald Boulanger
starring William Baldwin, Sunday, March 15,  5 PM

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Welcome to the Los Angeles Short Film Festival.

March 14-15
Promenade Playhouse
1404 3rd Street Promenade, Santa Monica, CA 90401

This is an International Film Festival. Everybody can submit. Film festivals are still the best place to screen independent work and get it noticed. With YouTube and Vimeo so overcrowded, good shorts often drown in a sea of bad.
Showing the best of the best is a priority at Los Angeles Short Film Festival. We provide filmmakers an opportunity to share their shorts with an enthusiastic and responsive audience that’s eager to see new films, new faces, and new art.
Los Angeles Short Film Festival – where emerging talent finds a place to shine!

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VOTE and choose the BEST OF AUDIENCE. 80 films to choose from. Audience ballots available at the festival.

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10% OF TICKET SALES WILL GO TO FREE ARTS FOR ABUSED CHILDREN
www.freearts.org

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 master's degree in TV and Film Production. His films were shown on film festivals in cities such as Los Angeles, Chicago or Salt Lake City and also European countries.

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PARKING. Promenade Playhouse does not have parking. The nearest one is at 1333 2nd St, Santa Monica, and only $8 all day Sat-Sun. Link to map:
https://www.parkme.com/lot/108516/1333-2nd-st

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PROGRAM

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DAY 1, Saturday, March 14

Block 1, 11:00 AM - 12:45 PM
Fixxxed
My Last Day One
The House Where I Grew Up
Square One
KRIM
Fallout
Girl Friend
Leaving to live
#PrincessProblems
Tickets

Block 2, 1:00 PM - 2:45PM
Runners
Hourglass
The Poacher
In Tune
Rigor Mortis
Room for One
Sew What?
THE NARRATOR
Tickets

Block 3,  3:00 PM - 4:45 PM
The Thrill of It
Penrose Avenue
The Offer
First in Man
James Arthur feat. Travis Barker- You
Me Too Nice
The True Identity of Silkworms
The Waiting Room
ALLODIUM
Tickets

Block 4, 5:00 PM - 6:45 PM
Alive Day
Marathon
Veritaphobia
Precipice
Eventide
Lock
Watch Over Me
One Hot Day
City of Shells
Tickets

Block 5,  7:00 PM- 8:45 PM
Finding Harold
FAMILY
Foxx n Wolfe
FLASH
Dark Angel
Pearl Cadillac
Schedule 1
Tickets

DAY 2, Sunday, March 15

Block 6, 11:15 AM - 12:45 PM
Hejleh
Oversight
Pistachio Boy
Pirouette
Free Pizza
WAKE
Candela
Waniska
Tickets

Block 7, 1:00 PM - 2:45 PM
Lee DeWyze "Castles"
Robostitute
Wake Up
A KNIFE ON A CHOPPING BOARD
Perfecta Pulchritudo
L.A. Buddy
Winter
Douglas Cardinal
Tickets

Block 8,  3:00 PM - 4:45 PM
The Last Man on Earth
Short Calf Muscle
Urban Seeds
Âsônamâtowin
The Sound of Silence
Tickets

Block 9,  5:00 PM - 6:45 PM
Calls for Archie
My father has fangs
Open House
Me También
Cuddles
Hush
TALK
Tickets

Block 10, 7:00 PM - 8:45 PM
Her Boat
Terminus
The tears' thing
Leto
Red
Omen
The Last
Margaret Singer
Tickets

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PLEASE NOTE.

We are planning to have a 15-20 minutes Q&A with filmmakers after each block of screenings. It's included in tickets purchase. But, sometimes filmmakers do not arrive on time, or they just can't be with us that day. So Q&A is only an option and we may or may not have a Q&A with artists.

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Details
80 films, 15+ hours of screenings!

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DAY 1, Saturday, March 14, Block 1, 11:00 AM - 12:45 PM

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Fixxxed
Dir. Kerry L. M. Russell
In a London hotel room, KATE has just lost her virginity at the age of 43 to JAKE, a paid gigolo. He offers her a second go, promising he can make her feel good, promising the second time will be better than the first. But instead she seeks something more personal from Jake - not just sex but a real connection with him. He can't give her that, however, and Kate is forced to confront what it means to have paid to lose something so precious to her.

My Last Day One
Dir. Jason Wallis
A mom struggling with sobriety loses a battle while on a work trip.

The House Where I Grew Up
Dir. Jon Walkup
After the death of his older brother, Jonathan decides to visit their childhood home.

Square One
Dir. Emily Jo Sargent
A semi-autobiographical film about the writer/director's experiences of being in a closeted relationship. And of using fishing as a way to avoid sex.

KRIM
Dir. Manuel Hüttner
In a dystopian vision of the future, a mysterious secret
agent is lost on a mission. When her commanding division picks her up again, they perform a series of tests in a harsh government facility. They find something’s missing from her memories, a new objective that she is determined to keep to herself.
A manipulative game of questions and answers evolves.
KRIM is a transhumanist sci-fi thriller that asks how far we are willing to go. It questions the human tendency to authoritarian structures, explores technological advances impacting the nature of conflicts and what freedom means to the individual identity.

Fallout
Dir. Lachlan Stephens
Two sisters have been confined in an underground bunker since early childhood by their extremist Father, believing the outside world is apocalyptic. Their lives take a turn when the younger sister uncovers a secret that spirals them into a ‘fallout’ of sisterly bonds, religious ideals and their perceived reality.

Girl Friend
Dir Laura Holliday
A girl wants to be "modern" enough to handle it when her dude proposes a non-traditional relationship. But that doesn't fit into the love story she wants.

Leaving to live
Dir. David Rodrigues
On December 24 in the middle of the afternoon, Alexandra, 35, makes an important decision that will change her life : leaving her marital home with her 7-year-old daughter Léa. She asks her to make a promise to say nothing to his father.

#PrincessProblems 
Dir. Maritza Gomez
In the strenuous world of children’s party entertainment, an overly positive and well-meaning “princess” must win over a practical writer who is doing a story on female role models.

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DAY 1, Saturday, March 14, Block 2, 1:00 PM - 2:45PM

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Runners
Dir. Paul C Urcioli
Two women share an alarming encounter on a running trail that forces both of them to confront the fallout over events in their past.

Hourglass
Dir. Yelizaveta Sergei
A young lady travels back in time to connect with her father. The problem: it's killing her.

The Poacher
Dir. Rae Ann Johnson
When your past catches up with you...

In Tune
Dir. Xavier Inbona
While he must, no matter the costs, win the largest piano contest in the world, he has a stroke...

Rigor Mortis
Dir. Charles Francis Kinnane
A rookie mortician gets the surprise of his life when the body he just embalmed tries to leave the funeral home.

Room for One
Dir. Phebe Szatmari
There's nothing a little alone time can't fix.

Sew What?
Dir. Salvatore Alaimo
Short documentary on the Caregivers Sewing Group

THE NARRATOR
Dir. Julia Trofimova
As part of an experimental therapy, a depressed employee must navigate his office job with a personal narrator who speaks aloud his every thought.

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DAY 1, Saturday, March 14, Block 3,  3:00 PM - 4:45 PM

The Thrill of It
Dir. Dan O'Keefe
A man studies the art of obsession.

Penrose Avenue
Dir. Jon Maxwell
After a man observes some suspicious activity during a date with his girlfriend, he decides to follow her home to see if she is being faithful, but what he finds is even more shocking.

The Offer
Dir. Molly Schiot
A straight couple invites their lesbian friends over for dinner and makes them a surprising offer, causing the night to go off the rails. A sad, tipsy comedy about marriage, regrets, and a grand ol' flag.

First in Man
Dir. Ryan Durant
Bill Richardson is a pioneer. Following multiple surgeries for aggressive brain tumors and infections, he is a unique host for an increasingly familiar enemy. He’s not one to invite trouble. But after each tumor is cut away, another bares its deadly teeth.
So what if the knives were put away? What if a radical new treatment could bring hope for millions? It would require an explorer. An adventurer. Someone willing to go first.
With a team led by famed neurosurgeon and inventor John Adler, and along with a specialized robot called ZAP-X, Bill finds himself on a road never before traveled. One that could unlock the key to survival.
If all goes well, Bill Richardson will be the “First In Man”.

James Arthur feat. Travis Barker - You
Dir. Timon Birkhofer
Two struggling fighters - a master and his student.
A story of persistence, commitment, following your dream, and never giving up. Ever.

Me Too Nice
Dir. Jamie Anderson
An excessively nice HR rep, struggles to be his true self in the maelstrom of the MeToo movement, until a drunken wish is granted, and he finds himself speaking more honestly than anyone is prepared to handle. (Satirical Comedy)

The True Identity of Silkworms
Dir. Javier Del Álamo 
"The true identity of silkworms" deals with the discovery of Sara's gender identity through curiosity and the approach to places not intended for her sex and in a context that does not allow the correct development of a gender identity own. The film questions the naturalized exclusion and discriminatory behaviors that reproduce society.

The Waiting Room
Dir. Lauren Littlejohn
A woman finds herself questioning reality.

ALLODIUM
Dir. Severin Eskeland
Anna was sent away at the age of ten by her father, after her mother apparently left them. Now, twenty years later she is going back to the family farm after she learns her father has killed himself. She is hoping to find answers to why this happened, why she was sent away, and why her mother left, never to be heard of again. Getting close to what happened, strange things starts occurring in the house, and maybe the past is best left alone.

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DAY 1, Saturday, March 14, Block 4, 5:00 PM - 6:45 PM

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Alive Day
Dir. Lindsay O'Keefe
Alive Day Against incredible odds, a young swimmer tells her inspiring story.

Marathon
Dir. Ben Hopkin
Paul and Samantha are writing a love song, slowly discovering that there is more between them than lyrics and melody.

Veritaphobia
Dir. John Patrick Hayden
Cindy can't tell the truth. But Elizabeth, a breakthrough therapist with a perfect record, refuses to believe that.

Precipice
Dir. Noel Davis Poyner
A grieving woman discovers an app that offers an unconventional method for alleviating her pain.

Whippoorwill "Eventide"
Dir. Ben Hess
The second music video from Whippoorwill's debut full length album "The Nature of Storms", this video is a dreamlike journey through the hearts and minds of the band members as they travel the countryside from daylight into sublime night.

LOCK
Dir. Piotr Matyja
A surreal impression of a girl trapped in time

Watch Over Me
Dir. Leah Kayaleh
In the quiet shelter of a suburban neighbourhood, an unsuspecting child becomes burdened with keeping a secret that will condemn her to a life of adversity.

One Hot Day
Dir. Lorin Davis
Celia's a hot woman in a cold world . . . and no one understands.

City of Shells
Dir. Sean Hamilton
A short supernatural thriller in which a woman’s disappearance sets off a series of strange events. In a vision, a man gifted with otherworldly sight becomes aware of a powerful force that has been operating among the human world and manipulating it for its own purposes. City of Shells visually imagines how this force might be somehow connected to the city's changing landscape, and what its intentions are. Set among the booming development of an east coast U.S. city and its decaying architecture, the characters of the film are caught in a struggle between different entities that have become the inhabitants of these old and new shells.

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DAY 1, Saturday, March 14, Block 5,  7:00 PM- 8:45 PM

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Finding Harold
Dir. Katarzyna Kochany
An aging Jewish actor is grateful to be cast in a theatrical production, but he feels lost and unwanted among his college-aged castmates.

FAMILY
Dir. Alberto Martín-Aragón
Carmen wants to start a new life away from her extravagant siblings, but it won't be easy for her.

Foxx n Wolfe
Dir. Shaunette Renée Wilson
As the planet decays, siblings Foxx and Wolfe try to survive in a reclusive cabin. Their resources are meager and their security is constantly under threat by an otherworldly predator that now inhabits the earth. As each hollow day passes, the siblings find themselves closer to encountering their ruinous fate.

FLASH
Dir. Barney Frydman
A police squad on a mission. a football match. tension rises on either side… shots fly and the team must face the pressure. when rivalry and betrayal slide onto the field, the team’s trust flies to bits.

Dark Angel
Dir. Svend Ploug Johansen
A terrorist is on his way to commit a terror attack. However, much can happen during the 10 minutes before the countdown hits zero. Shot in a single continuous take.

Pearl Cadillac
Dir. Clément Oberto
Gary Clark Jr. is heading down the road of life and looking back to where he came from. Shot in black and white super35mm, 'Pearl Cadillac' showcases moonlight as the image of a mother's love.

Schedule 1: Unlocking the Anti-tumor properties of Cannabis.
Dir. Michael Hanrahan
Incurable cancer, an illicit drug and an unsinkable woman's quest to live. Schedule 1 is a documentary about the anti-tumor properties of Cannabis. Schedule 1 is also a film about my 4-year battle with ovarian cancer and my quest to survive this terminal disease. After 2 debulking (removing cancerous tissue) surgeries, 18 rounds of chemotherapy and a year of immunotherapy, conventional medicine does not have a cure for me. I thought I was out of options, but then I found a plant, a plant banned around the world for 80 years, Cannabis, and it shrank my tumor! This movie is about more than my story about managing my cancer, it is equally about adding my voice to jumpstart a dialogue surrounding cannabis and cancer and to push a path forward for desperately needed research. Cannabis IS medicine. Science has proven it. End prohibition. Here’s what my film is NOT about:
Schedule 1 is not about recreational cannabis
Schedule 1 is not about disparaging conventional cancer treatment
Schedule 1 doesn’t offer medical advice
Schedule 1 does not focus on cannabis for palliative care.
Schedule 1 is not a cannabis story about vaping contaminants, regulations, taxes or recreational vs medical cannabis
Schedule 1 IS about the anti tumor effects of Cannabis.

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DAY 2, Sunday, March 15, Block 6, 11:15 AM - 12:45 PM

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Hejleh
Dir. Lauren Merage
While trying to enjoy her first night of marriage, Melinda, a first generation American, feels burdened by her Iranian grandmother's impossible request that she prove her virginity.

Oversight
Dir. Alex Lukas
At a packaging company in a dark reality, a dauntless worker faces off against her supervisor in an attempt to call home for the holidays.

Pistachio Boy 
Dir. Gabriel de Bruin
Pistachio Boy tells the story of Peter, a pistachio-obsessed newsagent cashier. After a special customer visits his shop, he finds himself caught up in fascination with the fleeting individual. Shot in Glasgow, United Kingdom.

Pirouette
Dir. Adina Cohen
In the one-of-a-kind stop motion animated short “Pirouette”, an anxious clown auditions at his local dance company for the role of prima ballerina. Surrounded by the talent of others, the clown’s anxiety consumes him in a thought-driven tornado of doubt. When the lights dim, the clown falls from his safety bubble and lands face to face with the only thing holding him back.

Free Pizza
Dir. Matt Gibson
A desperate young man puts his life in the hands of a 30 minute pizza delivery. There's a knock at the door...but it's not who he expects.

WAKE
Dir. Brandon Bacall Tehrani
Divorce can be a costly and tiresome process. After receiving a mysterious visitor in the middle of the night, one woman discovers alternate ways to get rid of her husband…

Candela
Dir. Gabriel Carrasco
Candela (Mar Abascal), is a battered woman who wants to breathe in peace in her life. That's why she decides to start by participating in the activities of the local women's association behind José (Santi Rodríguez), her husband... However, he knows everything and will try to stop her.

Waniska - an Awakening of Indigenous Knowledge
Dir. Florence Allen
In an extraordinary display of resilience, a group of Elders out on the land address the importance of Indigenous knowledge. These residential school survivors shine a joyful light on a future where this traditional knowledge system may be called upon to assist humanity. Filmed in the fields and forests of First Nations lands across Saskatchewan, Waniska - an Awakening of Indigenous Knowledge was envisioned and directed by the Elders’ Council of the First Nations University of Canada with participation from students.
Waniska means to awaken in Cree. Directed by: Florence Allen, Rose Bird, Willie Ermine, Preston Gardypie, Gilbert Kewistep, Mary Lee and Margaret Reynolds

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DAY 2, Sunday, March 15, Block 7, 1:00 PM - 2:45 PM

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Lee DeWyze "Castles"
Dir. Stefano Bertelli
In a park with a small lake there is a tree house. Here the memories come back to life, the shadows of children persist over time, but one day that place will be razed to the ground, building a nuclear power station that will exploit the water of that lake.
Ionizing radiation into the water will produce a blue light (Cherenkov radiation) that will be projected into the universe in memory of that place

Robostitute
Dir. Piper Hinson
A guy trying to get laid stumbles on an internet site promoting "Robostitute" - a Robot Prostitute..she turns out to be a little more than he bargained for!

Wake Up
Dir. Olivia Wilde
In a short film directed by Olivia Wilde, Margaret Qualley stars as a woman awakened to a world she doesn't recognize, one where people are more engaged with screens and devices than with each other. She sets out on a journey to find connection in a disconnected world and relearn what it means to be human.

A KNIFE ON A CHOPPING BOARD
Dir Vladimir Pankratov
About the manager of the company, his apparent well-being, but complete internal discomfort and loneliness and how an absurd event changes his personal life for the better.

Perfecta Pulchritudo
Dir. Pedro Raposo
Perfecta Pulchritudo is a film about obsession and enslavement by media and society. The film criticises the obsession with our physical appearance, our necessity to be well-liked and the ever more damaging society who imposes preposterous standards of beauty and behavior . It also raises concern about the dangers of new medias such as youtube, instagram, and snapchat and how they are alienating and "enslaving" people who become "prisoners" of "like" "views" and money.

L.A. Buddy
Dir. Alex Kamb
A young man learns what it means to have a buddy in the movie business.

Winter
Dir. 余國東
In the cold northeast China, people lived by hunting for generations. A little boy born in a hunter family seemed to have a mysterious connection with the forest. Killing animals upset him but he couldn't stop his father. The relationship between them became increasingly tense, just like the thick winter snow hard to melt. Eventually, the boy's naive behavior changed the fate of both.

Douglas Cardinal - Architect of the Future
Dir. Adam Gultieri
The biographical film of the acclaimed architect and the Indigenous knowledge system he pays tribute to an Anishinaabe raised in Blackfoot territory, architect Douglas Cardinal's curvilinear vision has produced instantly-recognizable monuments to Indigenous culture in the national capitals of both Canada and the United States. The film reveals how his Anishinaabe culture and Indigenous worldview fuel his creative genius. The film, written by his wife, Idoia and produced by Douglas Cardinal features his friend, world-renowned artist, Alex Janvier and their pledge to change Canada's colonialism through their art.

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DAY 2, Sunday, March 15, Block 8,  3:00 PM - 4:45 PM

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The Last Man on Earth Sat Alone in a Room
Dir. Junyi Xiao
"The last man on Earth sat alone in a room. There was a knock on the door ..."

Short Calf Muscle
Dir. Victoria Warmerdam
Short Calf Muscle is an absurdist black comedy about Anders. And Anders is different. But he doesn’t know that. Yes, he’s also gay, but that’s not the point here. There is also this thing that others see but he doesn’t.

Urban Seeds
Dir. Adam Steel
Initiated by Mexican immigrant students, the film highlights the story of a school-based garden movement’s extraordinary passion and fight for food justice in urban Los Angeles and how this grassroots program transformed their neighborhoods and schools into healthier communities becoming the first of its kind in the United States.

Âsônamâtowin - a Sharing of Indigenous Knowledge
Dir. Florence Allen, Willie Ermine, Roland Kaye, Gilbert Kewistep, Mary Lee, William Ratfoot, Margaret Reynolds
Until the 1950’s Canada’s Indian Act made it illegal to practise Indigenous spiritual ceremonies. Witness the return to spiritual traditions and the Elders who are sharing what was once hidden knowledge. Filmed in the fields and forests of First Nations lands across western Canada, 'Âsônamâtowin a Sharing of Indigenous Knowledge' was envisioned and directed by the Elder's Circle of the First Nations University of Canada. Directors: Indigenous Directors: Florence Allan, Willie Ermine, Roland Kaye, Gilbert Kewistep, Mary Lee, William Ratfoot, Margaret Reynolds

The Sound of Silence
Dir. Marek Kłosowicz
Dominika Kulczyk together with Kulczyk Foundation travels to the Nyabihu Demonstration School for the Deaf in Rwanda, where deaf and hearing-impaired children learn both the sign language and school knowledge, and also acquire skills that are crucial in everyday life. Not only are they given a chance to have a life that they dream of, but more importantly they are given a chance to have dreams at all.
In this documentary, we learn the story of new pupils that start attending the Nyabihu Demonstration School for the Deaf – Eric and Kevine. We witness touching scenes: children, thanks to the hearing aids, hear the so far unheard voices of their parents, and say the words “mom” and “dad” for the very first time. What used to be impossible for them is now becoming possible.

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DAY 2, Sunday, March 15, Block 9,  5:00 PM - 6:45 PM

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Calls for Archie
Dir. Zach Christy
A man gets mysterious calls for years and tries to understand why.

My father has fangs
Dir. Mathias  Tenenbaum
Rodrigo finds cocaine and ectasy in his father´s nightstand. Instead of confronting him he omits the situation and returns to his room. After getting caught masturbating while his father was leaving for work, Rodrigo invites someone over to try the drugs together. In this attempt to get back at his father he spends his day drugged and feeling guilty.

Open House
Dir. Michael Muncatchy
A violently British (and utterly useless) real estate agent, lands a starring role in a student documentary. We learn more about this weird English bird than how to sell a house.

Me También
Dir. Valeria Vallejos
Two women in polar opposite spheres of society are brought together by one unfortunate common denominator, sexual harassment, but when everything seems lost, destiny will have the last word.

Cuddles
Dir. Paul M. Horan
When the idyllic facade of her relationship is shattered, Emily is left to pick through the pieces for answers.

Hush
Dir. Tyler Chipman
Two young girls and their mother struggle to navigate the oppressive restrictions imposed upon them by a patriarch who's taken his faith too far.

TALK
Dir. Boulanger Romuald
in a Los Angeles radio station. The host of an emblematic night talk show (William Baldwin) gives advice to live callers. One call will destroy his career, his family, his life ...

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DAY 2, Sunday, March 15, Block 10, 7:00 PM - 8:45 PM

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Her Boat
Dir. Yingzhong Hu
The fishing girl on her way of recovering her lost beloved fishing boat.

Terminus
Dir. Jan Pool
Two people, a boy and a girl on a train. They don't know each other. Both on their way to tie up loose ends. Is there a place they are running to or is it something that they're running from? After they meet their lives will never be the same again.

The tears' thing
Dir. Clémence Poésy
Florence is an actress. Preparations for her new role will challenge her in a way she could never have seen coming.

Leto
Dir. Flavia Calabrese
A little boat approaches the dock of a small cost village. The only passenger is a little girl; her name is Leto.
The presence of a man following her will upset her and make her run away. Eventually, who they are to one another will be revealed.

RED
Dir. Carlos Maestre
In a huge factory, human kid parts are crossing through a conveyor and they are manufactured by aged workers. The kids are forced to work in a mine for extract dark material that produce red light flares in the sky. When the kids are adults, the very older workers are replaced by them in the manufacturing of kids in the presence of these mysterious lights.

Omen
Dir. Ella Carey
A world without men is all they know, until one day an uninvited visitor comes knocking, turning Tiny’s world upside-down.

The Last
Dir. David Newton
After being shot multiple times, mortally wounded Jess bursts back to life gasping for breath. The aftermath of a violent and bloody shoot out reveals Jess dragging herself through the house nervously checking room to room. To her shock Jess finds her husbands dead body. With limited time Jess makes her final call home, only to discover she is not not alone.

Margaret Singer: Seeking Light
Dir. Louise Palanker
Born and raised in Frankfurt, Germany, at the age of 17, tragedy and turbulence flung Margaret Singer far from her roots. With courage and purpose she bent darkness into light utilizing her gifts as an artist and a poet and her innate sense of truth and joy. Following her own compass, Margaret broke every mold of expectation for a woman, an immigrant and a refugee. She has created a body of work that will inspire generations. The art, wisdom and journey of 97 year old Margaret Singer is celebrated in the film Margaret Singer: Seeking Light.

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OFFICIAL SELECTION- SCREENPLAY CATEGORY

Catch and Release
by Tom Tanno
On the morning his divorce was finalized, Bob Breeno spent that afternoon on a trout stream in the remote Eastern Sierras seeking peaceful solitude when he is startled to come upon a beautiful young woman leisurely swimming in her bra and panties. Turns out she is an engaging runaway whom he counsels and tries to protect from her abusive boyfriend, only to have them rob him at gunpoint. A year later he encounters her again as a changed woman.

Roll With It
by Rosie Byrnes
Max is the king of the roller disco, and he knows it—that is, until the spunky (and far more admirable) Lucy arrives at the rink. His crown threatened, Max challenges her to the ultimate dance-off. But he’s in over his head, and finds that he’s head over heels for the gal who knows what it means to be groovy.

What Ever Happened To Jonny Faith
by Benjamin Pollack
A famous country singer, who disappeared at the height of his career 30 years ago, tries to make things right with his son before it is too late.

Kuai Le (Happy)
by Rosie Byrnes
Now confined to a mobility scooter, an elderly ex-motorcycle racer has a daily mission: to spread kindness and positivity wherever he goes. But when those darn hooligans racing around on speed bikes get him into a crash that might end his driving life for good, the old man gets a second chance to learn what it means to be kind.

Master
by Jonah Green
About the killer who always wanted to be a dancer.

MIJO
by John McCarney
As the Second American Civil War rages, an American father risks his life to get his son across the border to safety in Mexico.

Send The Rain
by Hayley Gray
A land-based drama following Alice, a woman in her fifties who doesn’t want to leave her home during the BC wildfires, and her decision to stay, despite everything.

Bliss
by Kelli Kuschman
Set in the near future, Z Parker knows that one day Alzheimer's will change her life forever. Thankfully she can go to the Alzheimer's Foundation of America and record the events of her life for a video so that she will never forget her time on Earth. However, when she does something awful she must decide if ignorance is really bliss.

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VOTE for the BEST of AUDIENCE
Audience ballots will be available at the festival.

We will announce
BEST PICTURE, BEST SCREENPLAY and BEST OF AUDIENCE
on Tuesday, March 17.