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.
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Fracti

Animated Short

Humans live their routines inside an ethereal village floating in the sky. What happens when one of them causes the world to end?

Director: Lavinia Petrache
Producer: Lavinia Petrache
Writer: Lavinia Petrache             
Editor: Frederik Riebergaard

Website: https://www.obviouslylavinia.com/fracti

Instagram: 
https://www.instagram.com/obviously.lavinia/ 

https://instagram.com/fracti.film


Good Dad

Good Dad
Narrative Shot/Episodic Pilot
Los Angeles Premiere

Richard, a failed actor, struggles to be the primary caregiver for his two small children while his wife works a demanding job as an assistant attorney general. The all-consuming needs of young children, along with the absurdities of parenting in gentrified Brooklyn, and Richard’s difficulties in reconciling his own failed ambitions, drive his journey through the tenderness, pain and confusion of raising small humans in today’s world.

Director: Stacey Angeles
Producer: Sebastian Ischer, Michael Kosta
Writer: Sebastian Ischer             
Cast: Michael Kosta, Elizabeth Zephyrine McDonough, 
Cinematographer: Jonny Kapps and Gene Michael Bradley
Editor: Stacy Kim, Einar Wsterlund, Mark Paone

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gooddadmovie


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 in search of funding for the feature.

Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/jupitershortfilm?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==

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


Goodnight Darling

Short
Los Angeles Premiere

A father navigates his daughter's fear while wrestling with his own.

Director: Jef Doebler
Producer: Adrian Trejo
Writer: Jef Doebler            
Cast: Brandon Elonzae, KJ Alfrey, Rory Salazar
Editor: Jef Doebler

Instagram: @jefdoebler


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