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.
Remento
Short
West Coast Premiere
A passive activist with a selective memory stumbles through a week of social justice, repeatedly arriving at the conclusion that Black Lives Matter while never knowing quite how he got there.
Directors: David Shane & Thaddeus McCants
Producers: Lalou Dammond, Joaquin Baca-Asay, Leelee Groome, Kazim Karaismailoglu 'Kaz"
Writers: David Shane & Thaddeus McCants
Cast: Ryan Barry, Twinkle Burke, Ethan Dubin, Jelani Alladin, Toney Goins, Celia Au, Adina Verson.
Cinematographer: Joaquin Baca-Asay & Stuart Dryburgh
Editor: Mackcut - Louisa Phillips
Instagram: @davyshane & @sugarthaddy
Sueño
Short
Los Angeles Premiere
A man embarks on a journey to meet his mother, a legendary flamenco dancer whose fatal sleep disorder is deteriorating her mind and body to death. In Madrid, he learns that dying is part of life, but suffering shouldn’t be. And as he witnesses her worsening, he also becomes instrumental in helping her find long-awaited peace and restfulness.
Director: Raul Martin Romero
Producer: Andrea Porras Madero
Writer: Raul Martin Romero
Cast: Adrian Gonzalez, Maria Bermudez, Javier Espejo
Cinematographer: Eduardo Fierro
Editor: JoAnne Yarrow
Website: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31180785/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk
Instagram: @suenoshort
The Hangman’s Tale
Short
An unlikely duo find common ground together as they both answer the call to destiny and prophecy.
Director: Bryan Sloyer
Producer: Andrew Franklin, Justin Chang, Paul Whitecotton
Writer: Bryan Sloyer
Cast: Andrew Franklin, Kosey Baskin, Justin Chang, Jahlil Wallace
Cinematographer: Bryan Sloyer
Editor: Bryan Sloyer
Instagram: sloyerstunts
Facebook: Bryan Sloyer
Hangman Film Trivia
-Shot in 10 days at a local park in Porter Ranch CA. The director wrote the premise overnight and began shooting with the cast a day or two later.
-All cast members are “completion of the art” students under director Bryan Sloyer who is the head martial arts instructor of “Balintawak LA”.
-All cast and crew are working stuntmen and women in the film industry and have been on shows such as: Argylle, The Brothers Sun, Cobra Kai, Rebel Moon, Mulan, Westworld, and Daredevil: Born Again, Logan, Aquaman, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, and Road House.
-As per tradition, the action was choreographed on the day and then performed.
-This is Director Bryan Sloyer’s 38th action short. His other shorts can be viewed on his YouTube channel at Sloyerstunts.
-Bryan Sloyer has been shooting action pieces since the early 2010’s, having established himself as a competent independent action director in both the indie action community and in the stunt industry.
-The film was shot on a Sony a7siii and several Gmaster lenses. The film was edited in Adobe Premiere.
Satan
Short
USA Premiere - SATAN has not been screened in the US.
An overworked and under-appreciated cook conspires with his colleague against their chef in Hungary's most prestigious kitchen. Frustration, terror, and beetroot puree collide in SÁTÁN, a high-wire tale that explores the cost of extreme devotion.
Director: Arion Csihar, Marcell Belso
Producer: Timea Huszar, Attila Kaszas, Judit Romwalter
Writer: Marcell Belso
Cast: Marcell Patkos, Eszter Onodi, Peter Gula, Gabor Nagypal, Bea Trill, Benett Vilmanyi, Tulian Aczel, Attila Balazs
Cinematographer: Eszter Galambos
Editor: Viktoria Kiss
Awards and accolades:
- Friss Hús Festival (Budapest Premier)
- Alter-Native Festival (Official Selection)
- Busho Film Festival (Official Selection)
- Work & Enterprise Treviso (Best Director Winner)
- Molins Horror Film festival (SECCIÓ GLOBUS Selection)
- European Film Festival Palic (YOUNG SPIRIT OF EUROPE Selection)
- Savaria Film Festival (Official Selection)
The Everlasting Life of Debbie Gomolka
Short
Debbie Gomolka believes there are two perfect things in life: soup in a bread bowl and her plan to create a memorable legacy. She’s dead wrong about both.
Director: Brian Sacca
Producer: Brian Sacca, Ariel Heller, Kyle Smithers. and Caleb Heller
Writer: Brian Sacca
Cast: Brooke Dillman, Eugene Cordero, Jenna Johnson
Cinematographer: Caleb Heller
Editor: Brian Sacca
The Fall Out
Short
A new mother takes the first steps to regaining her sense of self.
Director: Marieve Herington and Jeffrey Jones
Producer: Large and In Charge Productions
Writer: Marieve Herington and Jeffrey Jones
Cast: Marieve Herington, Nicole Pacent, Rich Ceraulo Ko, Peggy Miley, Bowen Le
Cinematographer: Lawrence Le
Editor: Jeffrey Jones
Website: https://www.wearelargeandincharge.com/
Instagram: @redherington @largeandinchargetv
Tomorrow I Die
Feature
USA premier
Pregnant Irma retreats to their cottage in the middle of the forest. The girl is possessed by strange thoughts: she feels that she will die the next day. The date coincides with the date of his mother's death - she also died on her 34th birthday. Irma doesn't want to be alone on the upcoming anniversary, so she invites her half-brother and her best girlfriend. But more and more inexplicable events follow one another, and it's not so much a fever dream. It looks that something really will happen to Irma.
Director: Nikol Cibulya
Producers: György Kárpáti, Balázs Berta
Writer: Nikol Cibulya
Cast: Niké Kurta, Lili Meyer, Márton Kerekes, Dániel Baki, Fanni
Wrochna, Zalán Makranczi, Ilma Hárshegyi
Cinematographer: Dániel Kiszler
Editor: Luca Bonta
Awards and accolades:
40. Warsaw International Film Festival: Competition 1-2
Award - Special Mention
Website: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt28551587/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1