Official Selections: 2023 LA Comedy Fest 365
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.
Requiem (With a Side of Fries)
Short
After the painful conversation agreeing to divorce, young married couple Rama and Zehra have a frank and sweet final dinner over burgers and pink lemonade while waiting for Zehra's ride.
Director: Kiff VandenHeuvel
Producer: Kiff VandenHeuvel
Writer: Kiff VandenHeuvel
Cast: Zehra Fazal, Rama Vallury, Scott Whyte, Chantelle Barry
Cinematographer: Jake Brennan, Aidan Losardo
Editor:Kiff VandenHeuvel
Instagram: @kiffvh
Stealing My Heart
Short
A woman wakes up in the middle of the night to find her apartment being robbed, only for Cupid's arrow to strike the moment she and the robber lock eyes.
Director- Terence Digan
Producer- Courtney Wold
Writers- Brielle Cari & Terence Digan
Cast- Brielle Cari, Heather Fiumano, Josh Hyman, Georgia Kate Haege
Cinematographer- Dennis Noack
Editor- Terence Digan
Outstanding Achievement Award- Romantic Comedy from Indie Shorts Fest January 2023
She's Not From Here
World Premiere
Web Series
A mockumentary series on the love and life that Neil and his alien wife, Michelle, are building together in a highly skeptical world. The series features Ethan Slater, who was Tony-nominated for his role as Spongebob on Broadway and will be starring in the upcoming Wicked films.
Director: Galen Foote
Producer: Galen Foote
Writer: Galen Foote
Cast: Ethan Slater, Jenny Gorelick, Mike Wesolowski
Cinematographer (if applicable): Evan Metzold
Editor: Jeff Bernier
Production Sound Mixer: Peter Peregrine
Producer: Lee Feiner
Special Effects Make Up: AJ Avivah
Short Draft
Short
A man hijacks a taxi when the taxi driver refuses to take him where he wants. Two men will share a ride where everything will go wrong and a girl will change their way, where the end will be a mystery even for the heroes of Short Draft
Director: Spyridon Papaspyrou
Producer: Michalis Mathioudakis, Maria Repousi
Writer: Spyridon Papaspyrou
Cast: Dimitris Kapetanakos, Antonis Tsiootsiopoulos, Dafni Lazaropoulou
Cinematographer (if applicable): Manu Tilinski
Editor: Tasos Kakousis
Instagram: @short_draft