Los Angeles CineFest. Multi-Screening
Film(s) To Be Screened
Shadow of the Moon
Shadow of the Moon. Director Shuhan Lei. 19:01, China, Drama. Loli, an ambitious 12-year-old, dwells in a run-down urban village in South China. After losing both her parents, she is forced to live with her dreadful grandma and take care of her two younger siblings. Hoping to leave her troubled family behind and move to the city, she attempts to win over the heart of a kind woman who wants to adopt a child. Everything seems to unfold as she plans until a nightmare comes true…Trailer https://vimeo.com/411214038
Out of Stock
Out of Stock. Director Bryan Taira. 17:48, USA, Comedy. In 1973, the host of The Tonight Show, Johnny Carson, made a joke that toilet paper was going out of stock. By the next day, stores across the country were completely sold out. This is the story of the first day of the toilet paper crisis. Trailer https://youtu.be/XyAchzLBdnc
BROTHERHOOD
BROTHERHOOD. Director Maggie Grant. 15:55, USA, Drama. Greed, revenge, jealousy and pain heat up a chance and long overdue reunion of two brothers separated at an early age by an angry, spiteful mother. Frank, the younger brother had it all and threw it away, through his arrogance, avarice and recklessness.
The Passenger
The Passenger. Director Alexander Bruckner. 18:00, Austria,Thriller/Drama. The Passenger is a psychological thriller about two very different friends who make a fateful late-night stop at a rest area on a deserted stretch of desert highway, while in the middle of an argument. An already tense situation threatens to explode when the two men overhear a woman being beaten in the adjoining restroom. The decisions they make in that moment will change their relationship forever, sealing the fate of one, violently defining the other. As the story rushes headlong to its shocking conclusion, we realize that nothing is as it seems.
Good Night, Neighbour
Good Night, Neighbour. Director Rozalia Las. 3:00, Poland, Animation. A short film inspired by polish folk dirge. With its mantric atmosphere it takes the viewer back to the long-forgotten world, though it has passed, still seems to dissolve into infinity.
The Procedure
The Procedure. Director Isabelle Connolly. 5:57, Ireland, Drama. 27 year old, Single Mother, Siobhan O'Reilly questions how far she is willing to go to protect those she loves.
After Hours
After Hours. Director Joe Matthews. 4:45, USA, Action/Drama/Comedy. A burglar tries to make a stealthy robbery when he stumbles into an ironic situation.
One Last Job
One Last Job. Director Sophia Vester. 12:00, Germany, Comedy. A contract killer is about to do his last job as it turns out, that his victim is an old friend and colleague. Together, they plan to double-cross the anonymous client, as their plan takes an unexpected turn...
By(e) Love
By(e) Love. Director Georgy Liebermann. 18:06, Belgium, Drama. To exist. By (e) Love is a request to exist.A request with an awkward, cruel, violent form. But a request made in love. Through the other. One could even say "for the other". By (e) Love is the story of a couple who gets lost in the night, through a game that will mark the end of a story, revealing two solitudes finally released ....
Deus Ex Machina
Deus Ex Machina. Director Jessy Langlois. 20:15, France. A young adult goes looking for his biological father. He'll understand, when he finds out, that his daddy never ran away as he was told. His father suffers from a very little-known disease: Prosopagnosia, an inability to recognize faces. Even if he would regularly meet his son in the street, he would be unable to know who he is. In spite of everything, father and son will end up and help each other.Trailer https://vimeo.com/569539413
Fish Out of Water
Fish Out of Water. Director Christopher Thomas Henry. 17:39, USA, Thriller/Drama/Fantasy. On a mission of desperation, two friends search for a mysterious pond rumored to grant their deepest desires.
THE OUTLOOK
THE OUTLOOK. Director SAYANTAN ADDHYA. 14:57, India, Drama. A DARK STORY OF A DOG WHO GETS REWARDED BY HIS OWN MASTER FOR HIS DEEDS. THIS STORY PROJECTS THE INHUMANITY OF HUMAN BEINGS AND THE HUMANITY OF ANIMALS WHICH IS SHOWN FROM A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE.
Porichoy (The Identity)
Porichoy (The Identity). Director Promita Bhowmik. 14:28, India, Drama. College batchmates Anuradha, now a housewife, and Shreya who now works as a sex worker, happen to meet after a long gap, and try to explore each others' lives to understand what 'self identity' could possibly mean for a woman in today's India.Trailer https://youtu.be/2_9UX8mluYI
54 / The Blind Turtle and the Endless Sea
54 / The Blind Turtle and the Endless Sea. Director Isabella Margara. 12:45, Grecce, Drama. A woman who cannot stop running. A mysterious man who knows everything about her life. A turtle pin. An unexpected encounter in the elevator that goes up to the 54th floor – but takes us all elsewhere.Trailer https://vimeo.com/447199974
Buona Notte
Buona Notte. Directors Victor Bindefeld, Grégoire Bensimon. 9:06, France, Comedy. On Halloween night, three thugs are on their way to a burglary, they’re about to break into an old house.They get caught by an armed owner, holding a shotgun.One of their phones starts to ring.It’s showtime...
Coo-Coo
Coo-Coo. Director Svetlana Belorussova. 19:10, Russian Federation. Dasha, a young biologist, prepares to defend her Ph.D. on the Baikal seal. Her Ph.D. advisor is skeptical about Dasha’s love for animals, and her mother only cares about the girl not missing night prayers. A story about a conflict between science and religion, love and suffering, between what Dasha wants and what others push her to do.Trailer https://youtu.be/ciS2Gp6OWYw
I'M NOT TELLING YOU ANYTHING, JUST SAYIN
I'M NOT TELLING YOU ANYTHING, JUST SAYIN. Director SANJA MILARDOVIĆ. 17:41, Croatia, Drama. Zrinka arrives to her hometown for few days to do some location scouting. She stays at her mother Tanja's place. Since Tanja's behaviour seems strange, Zrinka takes her location scouting in order to find out what is troubling her. Finally, Tanja's emotional breakdown brings the two closer together.
klutz.
klutz. Director Michelle Bossy 14:29, USA. Zowie is a first-time novelist thrust into the throes of grief when she loses her person, and with them: her own gravity. Now the only “novel” she can manage is a children’s book about a girl whose only superpower is falling down. That no one wants to publish. Caught between mourning and reality, can Zowie figure out how to get her feet back on the ground? You know what they say, it’s not how many times you fall, it’s how many times you get up.Trailer https://vimeo.com/433792647
On the Sidewalk, at Night
On the Sidewalk, at Night. Director Alexander Deland, Jr. 8:49, USA, Drama. Two young artists discover that they share more than just a moment on the sidewalk, at night. Starring Austen Danielle Bohmer (Netflix's Diana) and Misha Brooks (Social Distance) After a string of failed auditions, a disillusioned young dancer goes to a liquor store to drown her sorrows. While waiting for her ride outside the store, her night is interrupted by a chatty stranger. Hope and realism clash under the streetlights.Trailer vimeo.com/497058055
Ghosted
Ghosted. Director Morgan Gruer. 8:05, USA. When a girl finds herself injured and on bed rest, her sanity is tested as she is ghosted by the man she loves. Through a seamless combination of live action, animation and design, GHOSTED explores the gray areas and unfamiliar territories of dating in a fresh, raw, and modern way.Trailer https://vimeo.com/408581706
Impetus
IMPETUS. Director Benjamin Knoebl. 29:59, Austria, Drama. Paulinus is a young novice at a small Austrian monastery in 1929. In a few days he will take his final vows and become a full member of the order. His only contact to the outside world is Jakob, a young farmer, who visits the monastery every day to deliver errands. When Paulinus' feelings for Jakob start to grow beyond their friendship, he finds himself at a crossroads between God and the world. Before he can make his life's most important decision, he needs to uncover where he belongs in life.Trailer https://youtu.be/bvrZrHpH5Bc
Jackie & The Rats
Jackie & The Rats. Directors Erez Heiman, Nadav Heyman. 16:04, USA, Comedy. When a wealthy suburban dad goes to buy pet rats at a trailer park, he finds himself smitten with the charming woman who sells him the rodents. Jackie & The Rats is a film about love, survival, and the confounding socio-economic disparity between two families. Through dark humor, the film asks important questions, like what does it take to be truly happy, how does money shape our experience, and why is the grass always f***ing greener on the other side?
Julia
Julia. Director Vincent Smitz 15:36, Belgium, Thriller. Julia, a pretty young lady, has ordered an ancient mirror on the internet. Convinced that she has made a good deal, she soon realizes that something in the mirror is trying to get a hold on her reflection...Trailer https://vimeo.com/625332897
Nothing Ever Happens
Nothing Ever Happens. Director Jorge G. Camarena. 4:35, USA, Thriller. A mundane existence of a library employee gets challenged by the pursuit to turn off a fan that’s causing chaos in an otherwise lifeless environment.
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January 15, 2022, 9:00 am PST
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Video-On-Demand Availability
VOD Start: January 15, 2022, 1:15 pm
VOD End: January 17, 2022, 11:00 pm
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