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 Deadline, Autostraddle, Queerty, 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