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.

Lock It Up

Short

On a film set with a troubled director, ripples become waves that throw the whole crew off course. Will they find their way, or is individualism the enemy of collective action? Witness action-packed inaction in action!

Director: Laura Colella
Producers: Patrick Clarke, Laura Colella, Charles Shi
Writer: Laura Colella             
Cast: Billy Finn, Elise Hudson, Joan Darling, Brian Moller, Aizhaneya Carter, Olugbenga Joseph, Maiya Jannah 
Cinematographers: Eric Alan Edwards, Alexander Sablow
Editor: Laura Colella

Website: www.lauracolella.com

Instagram: @ZiaFilm7


Pace

Short
West Coast Premiere

Struggling with dysphoria, a boxer wrestles with the decision to transition at the potential cost of their marriage. When another boxer who shares their identity enters the gym, the two find solace in training together while navigating their own challenging journeys.

Director: Beck Williams
Producer: Shannon Elizabeth Clark, Aaron Krimetz, Kelly Lou Dennis, Beck Williams, Sarah Evans
Writer:  Beck Williams           
Cast: Beck Williams, Bex Taylor-Klaus, Kelly Lou Dennis
Cinematographer: Leo Behrens
Editor: Joe Siebert

Awards, accolades or additional details: Our little indie film is making some waves! We have recently been covered by  DeadlineAutostraddleQueerty,  and more. Our cast and crew are a predominately trans and LGBTQ team, and we are honored to have come together to tell this story.

Website: pacethefilm.com

Instagram: @pace.thefilm (https://www.instagram.com/pace.thefilm/?hl=en


Loser

Short film

LOSER follows 22-year-old Alice, who works at a frozen yogurt shop, on what turns out to be an unforgettable day of her life.

Director:  Colleen McGuinness
Producer:  Colleen McGuinness, Tyson Bidner, Kristyn Macready
Writer:     Colleen McGuinness         
Cast: Angourie Rice, Ada Bland, Andrew Block, Vera Briseno, Eric Cheung, Erika Henningsen, Kathleen McNenny, Benjamin Papac, Joelle Schwedland
Cinematographer: Nate Hurtsellers
Editor: Travis Cummings

Best Film and Best Actress (Angourie Rice) at DOC LA, Audience Award at the Charlotte Film Festival, Best Short Film at the Byron Bay International Film Festival, Best Drama Short at the New Hampshire Film Festival, Best Narrative Short at the Arizona Underground Film Festival, Best Cinematography at the Catalina Film Festival

Instagram: @collmcguinness


Coyote & MC Magic - "POCHO"  feat. Mario Lopez

Music Video

Mario Lopez sits at a bar and tells the story of the Coyotes

Director: Marmo Films
Producer: Justin Marmorstein , Coyote
Writer: Justin Marmorstein, Coyote              
Cast: Mario Lopez, Concrete, Ken Flores, Conejo , Coyote, Mc Magic
Cinematographer: Cesar Withingham
Editor: Marmo Films

Instagram: instagram.com/marmofilms

Facebook: facebook.com/marmofilms


Purple and Green

Short

Two young sisters learn to rely on each other to mitigate the stress and anxiety of going back and forth between the homes of their divorced parents. This grounded UCLA thesis film centers around a close sibling relationship, and highlights themes of sisterhood, strength, and mental health while accurately and genuinely representing divorce from a child’s perspective.

Director: Charlotte Oxley
Producer: Charlotte Oxley, Sergio Vázquez-Mora
Writer: Charlotte Oxley
Cast: Mackenzie Grace Gilligan, Arabella Claire Grant, Carrie Lynn Certa, Colin A Borden
Cinematographer: Jackie Fang
Editor: Charlotte Oxley

Awards, accolades or additional details:

Official Selections:
Waco Indie Film Festival - Nominated for Best Family Short and Best Student Short

Comic Con with the San Diego International Children's Film Festival

WonderCon with the Los Angeles International Children's Film Festival - The Daniel Koops Award for Emerging Film Score Composer

West Sound Film Festival

LA Independent Women Film Awards

Women in Focus Film Fest

UCLA Dean's Prize for Excellence in Research and Creativity

Website: https://www.charlotteoxley.com/purple-and-green

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