Official Selections: LA Indie Film Festival
Congratulations to our accepted filmmakers!
Complete Line-Up Below
Films are listed in alphabetical order, index to the left.
Use Index to learn more about each film.
Frank and 3
Short
Frank is a character in turmoil. Loss has reared its head in Frank's life. While in this state, he happens upon an unlikely companion: a paper towel dispenser. The viewer is invited into a story of acceptance and insight as the two characters navigate the road ahead.
Director: Charlie Ullrich
Producer: Charlie Ullrich / Peter Chamalian / Steven Ogg
Writer: Charlie Ullrich
Cast: Steven Ogg, James Dabelo, Jenna Jimenez, Chirag Chopra
Cinematographer: Peter Chamalian
Editor: Gordon Liron
Instagram: @frank_and_3_movie , @video_haus , @ogg_steven , @peterchamaliandp
Jean
Short
Los Angeles Premiere
In this one-shot short, Idella searches for Jean amidst a late night house party.
Director: Cole Bat
Producers: Lucy Idella, Lachlan Campbell, Cole Bat, Ruby Cruz
Writer: Lucy Idella
Cast: Lucy Idella, Ruby Cruz, Miles Fowler, Abby Quinn
Cinematographer: Pilot Lee
Editor: Cole Bat
I'm Pretty Sure My Therapist Thinks I'm a Bad Actor
Short, Comedy
When a therapist accidentally attends one of her client's theatrical productions but doesn't stick around afterwards to congratulate them, the last place she expected to find herself was abducted. Tied to a chair. By that same client.
Winner of Best Comedic Writing at this Fall's Oscar-qualifying Micheaux Film Festival, "I'm Pretty Sure My Therapist Thinks I'm a Bad Actor" tells a story of anxiety, vulnerability, and the folks we turn to (and kidnap) for validation.
Director/Writer: Spenser Davis
Producer: E.M. Davis, Spenser Davis
Cast: Elizabeth Laidlaw, E.M. Davis
Cinematographer/Editor: Matthew Freer
Awards/Accolades:
Winner, Best Writing in a Comedy (Micheaux Film Festival); Winner, Best Comedy Short (Atlanta's FunnyAF Festival); Nominee, Best Dark Comedy (Atlanta Shortsfest); Official Selection, Dances With Films LA
Writer/Director's Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/stuartlittle2thereckoning/
Jupiter
Short
West Coast Premiere
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.
Director: Amanda Mickwee
Producers: Virginia de Ovin- Berenguer, Sebastian Hunt, Reilly Schombs, Julia Sexton
Writer: Amanda Mickwee
Cast: Elysia Roorbach, Diane Harrington, Sadie Finelli
Cinematographer: Sania Bhatia
Editors: Amanda Mickwee, Noah Chacon
Awards/Credits:
Voices Rising Film Festival: Official Selection & Award Nominee
Hollywood Independent Filmmaker Awards & Festival: Offical Selection & Bronze Award Winner
Jupiter is a proof-of-concept short film with the completed feature in search of funding!