Country: USA

Category: Drama

Director: Katerina Gorshkov

Rotten shows a slice of life of an ordinary teenager in an ordinary divorced family. But is it ever ordinary?

Time: 12:15pm

Date: May 26th - Pacific Theaters at The Grove

Country: USA

Category: Drama

Director: Andrew Donoho

Home after 5 years in prison, River must choose between his broken family and a strange, 'perfect' drug from an old friend. The film opens with River desperately trying to reintegrate into society and make enough money to keep his home, pay for his mentally distressed younger brother, and escape the control of his domineering uncle.

Time: 12:45pm

Date: May 26th - Pacific Theaters at The Grove

Country: Switzerland

Category: Sci-fi/Thriller

Director: Rafael Bolliger

In the far future, a dying professor undergoes a special kind of surgery on board of a spaceship. Starring Rutger Hauer und DeObia Oparei.

Time: 2:30pm

Date: May 26th - Pacific Theaters at The Grove

Country: USA

Category: Expirimental

Director: Felix Tobin

A journey into the realm of raindrops. The rainstorm seen from their point of view. The bitter struggle against the elements. And their new life after they land on Earth.

Time: 2:30pm

Date: May 26th - Pacific Theaters at The Grove

Country: USA

Category: Drama

Director: Peter Stahl

Shot in Los Angeles, Burbank, and Slymar, Coming Home is a 6 minute short film by first time filmmaker James W. Ryder. The film covers a Marine that struggles to piece back his life after returning from combat in Afghanistan. The project is dedicated to all those affected by the horrors of war. The film was inspired by the filmmaker's observations of family and friends who had seen combat and struggled to re-adjust to civilian life.

Time: 2:30pm

Date: May 26th - Pacific Theaters at The Grove

Country: USA

Category: Drama

Director: Taichi Erskine

Mark and Audrey have known each other for quite a while, however not exactly under the best of circumstances. Friends by proximity, enemies by loyalty, slackers by nature, and both recently dumped by their significant others, they find themselves in an awful situation - having to deliver flowers on Valentine's Day. As they go through the motions of working, they find themselves face to face with the good, the bad, and the ugly intentions of this holiday. And as the day winds down, they slowly but surely find how it pertains to them and their history together.

Time: 3:00pm

Date: May 26th - Pacific Theaters at The Grove

Country: USA

Category: Comedy

Director: Aaron Shure

A controversial adult ensemble comedy about a group of "open carry" gun activists and their leader: a charismatic young lady who knows everything about guns, but has a lot to learn about love.

Time: 3:00pm

Date: May 26th - Pacific Theaters at The Grove

Country: USA

Category: Comedy

Director: Erik Linthorst

It's Thanksgiving, the day dysfunctional families seem to be at their worst. As stressed out suburban mom Sue (Priscilla Barnes from Three's Company) scrambles to pull together Thanksgiving dinner for her high maintenance family, she makes a poor choice -- ‹ a very poor choice ‹ -- that sets in motion a comedic chain of events that leads to her emotional undoing.

Time: 3:00pm

Date: May 26th - Pacific Theaters at The Grove

Country: USA

Category: Mystery/Horror

Director: Alexander Tuschinski

A young couple's life is haunted by a mysterious woman. Is she real or imaginary...?

Time: 3:00pm

Date: May 26th - Pacific Theaters at The Grove

Country: USA

Category: Drama

Director: Dan Ireland

Paul's only joy in life is to eat at BurgerMax and gaze at the girl of his dreams. One day Max shares a very deep and personal secret - one that just might change both of their lives forever.

Time: 4:00pm

Date: May 26th - Pacific Theaters at The Grove

Country: USA

Category: Drama

Director: Anthony Garland

"Ophelia" is a powerful and emotional female-led character drama featuring a fearless performance by newcomer Ali Mueller (Category Five).

Time: 4:00pm

Date: May 26th - Pacific Theaters at The Grove

Country: USA

Category: Drama

Director: Precious King

Two best friends face a difficult journey when the path they have chosen takes a wrong—and possibly fatal turn.

Time: 4:00pm

Date: May 26th - Pacific Theaters at The Grove

Country: JAPAN

Category: Horror

Director: Colin Korbelas

This film was shot entirely on location in Tokyo, Japan. It was completely unscripted and filmed without a crew. Surprisingly, the run and gun approach lead to some experimental and creative storytelling. This award winning short is about a despondent schizophrenic who is tormented by her own hallucinations.

Time: 4:00pm

Date: May 26th - Pacific Theaters at The Grove

Country: USA

Category: Sci-fi/Thriller

Director: Michael Van Patten, Jason Fedusenko, Edward King III

Since the dawn of time, Earth has been controlled by ETs. They engineered the human race and gave a select few advanced knowledge and power. Their descendants rule to this day. They are known as the New World Order. The ETs force The Watchers to carry out the agenda of the New World Order. One Watcher questions everything.

Time: 5:00pm

Date: May 26th - Pacific Theaters at The Grove

Country: USA

Category: Thriller

Director: Jake Bradbury

James Cook is a high school student who has used his aptitude for technology to build an illicit online marketplace on the deep-web (the nefarious underbelly of the internet that exists beyond the reach of law enforcement). Dark Net is an examination of the effects of limitless technological power on a troubled, yet brilliant, young mind.

Time: 5:00pm

Date: May 26th - Pacific Theaters at The Grove

Country: USA

Category: Horror

Director: Jose Luis Magana

Yvette Wallace, an aging hand model who's recently taken a hiatus from work, returns to the competitive industry only to discover that her impending feelings of rejection might be too much for her to bear. After a seemingly positive audition, Yvette attends her young niece's birthday party surprising everyone with her presence. No one has seen or heard from Yvette in months, specifically Yvette's sister, Martha. A tense discussion between the sisters and a rejection for the hand modeling job sends Yvette in a downward spiral leading her to commit heinous acts in an attempt to reverse her inevitable aging hands.

Time: 5:00pm

Date: May 26th - Pacific Theaters at The Grove

Country: USA

Category: Doc/Comedy

Director: JD Walsh

'The Talent' is a documentary short about the world of commercial acting. It follows three actors at different stages in their career. it in the industry, how they deal with the overwhelming uncertainty of their career and the difficult question 'What does it mean to 'make it?''

Time: 6:00pm

Date: May 26th - Pacific Theaters at The Grove

Country: USA

Category: Fantastic

Director: Sofia Garza-Barba

This short film explores the innocent mind of this young boy, fear of death, and acceptance in life through magical realism.

Time: 6:00pm

Date: May 26th - Pacific Theaters at The Grove

Country: USA

Category: Comedy

Director: Curt Wilson

"Rings Like Saturn" the video, is a kaleidoscopic scene of spectral debauchery laced with intoxicating light, color and dance. No logic, no limits; glamour and glimmer orbit a never-ending retro-modern reality.

Time: 6:00pm

Date: May 26th - Pacific Theaters at The Grove

Country: USA

Category: Comedy

Director: Neil Gordon

What do you get when two slightly stuck up, overachieving high school girls get kicked out for accidentally buying marijuana-laced sweets? Underachievers, the story of Ava and Maddie, whose book smarts proved no match for their street stupidity when they became the unexpected targets of a school district-wide crackdown on drug use.

Time: 6:00pm

Date: May 26th - Pacific Theaters at The Grove

Come get your press and personal photos taken on the IFS Red Carpet before the IFS Awards Ceremony! Show off those swanky threads! Show up early to take photos before the mad rush! All IFS festival filmmakers, cast, crew, and friends are invited to our Red Carpet Opening Day Event!

Time: 6:00pm

Date: May 26th - Pacific Theaters at The Grove

Category: IFS Special Event

The IFS Awards Ceremony, the biggest event of the IFS Film Festival! Where current members of the Independent Filmmakers Showcase honor the best independent films of the recent and upcoming season with IFS HONORS and our IFS AWARDS to the best in new, underground, and independent films.

Surprise celebrities are known to stop by, alongside tomorrows superstars. Join us for the fun! Get your tickets early! This event sells out quickly each year! Buy your tickets online or at Box Office prior to the day of the event to insure you get a ticket.

Ticket holders: make sure to arrive by 6:45pm for seating.

Time: 7:00pm

Date: May 26th - Pacific Theaters at The Grove

Country: USA

Category: Thriller

Director: Caleb Smith and Brandon Moore

THE SPEARHEAD EFFECT is the premiere film of writers/directors Caleb Smith and Brandon Moore. Reeling from the brutal rape and murder of his mother, Jake Stetson (Rane Jameson) uses an increasing popular online presence to highlight police corruption and apathy. His videos inspire the general public to protect itself, leading to a rash of internal investigations of police departments across the country and sparking a nation-wide vigilantism movement calling itself "The Pioneers." Jake finds himself at the center of a media firestorm, as well as the focus of vengeful police officers.

Time: 8:45pm

Date: May 26th - Pacific Theaters at The Grove

Country: USA

Category: Drama

Director: Robin Bain

NOWHERELAND explores the world of prostitution in a raw portrayal of a young girl trapped within the societal tragedy of sexual abuse.

Time: 10:15pm

Date: May 26th - Pacific Theaters at The Grove

Category: IFS Special Event

Join us at our biggest and most exciting party event of the season.

The Awards Night Gala After-Party.

Meet and greet with filmmakers and industry professionals at a venue close to the cinemas.

Party venues announced on May 10th.

Time: 9:30pm

Date: May 26th - Pacific Theaters at The Grove