Director: Phil Svitek
PG-13 USA
Two sets of American tourists bump into each other in Bogota, Colombia, which sparks potential relationships that could spell disaster for their lives back home.
North American Premiere
11:15am
Sept 2nd Regal Cinemas L.A. Live
Director: Jed Rapp Goldstein
PG-13 INDIA/USA
Comedy Shorts Block A2
In the idyllic jungles of Goa, Vinay (Tanmay Dhanania) is a wellness teacher who is deeply unwell. When Alice (Andrea Monte Warren), an American student, senses something amiss, she follows Vinay after class and attempts to hold her instructor to his own lofty standards. Shot on location in India with AFI cinematographer Daryl Gilmore, After Class is an examination of enlightenment, projection, and the walls we place between ourselves and human connection.
Los Angeles Premiere
1:00pm
Sept 2nd Regal Cinemas L.A. Live
Director: Frannie Williams
PG-13 USA
Comedy Shorts Block A2
A timid housewife confronts her husband about the disappearance of her best friend.
World Premiere
1:00pm
Sept 2nd Regal Cinemas L.A. Live
Director: Yonash Breneman
R USA
2022 Best Actress - Dana Schick
The Death of Us is a pure psychological drama/thriller, with an insight into a future we all hoped would never come. Imagine lockdowns so hardcore, your life was at stake if you stepped outside your door.
Filmed as a passion project conceived, written, and filmed during the lockdowns of 2020.
When the world stopped turning, these filmmakers needed a place to funnel their creative energy. While the virus was detrimental to our society, the mental impact was something many refused to admit, ....and these filmmakers wanted to highlight exactly that.
West Coast Premiere
2:00pm
Sept 2nd Regal Cinemas L.A. Live
Director: Julianne Fox
R USA
2022 Best Dramatic Feature
Never Better is the funny, anxious, and ultimately hopeful story of Terese (Sofia Bryant), a recent college grad with Cystic Fibrosis who is quarantining alone in the summer of 2020. She fights her boredom with beer, weed, and an unstoppable internal dialogue. When her self-interested roommate Amanda returns and fails to practice safe social distancing, Terese finds that boredom may be the least of her worries. Tensions rise as Amanda is unable to meet Terese's standard of safety, and Terese struggles to communicate the gravity of her chronic illness which puts her at high risk.
West Coast Premiere
3:30pm
Sept 2nd Regal Cinemas L.A. Live
Director: Vivian Sorenson
PG-13 USA
In the weird, wild west of California’s Joshua Tree desert, a biker and her dancer lover try to heal from the wounds of their violent, visceral passion with the aid of a psychic, her devoted healer companion, and the supernatural curatives of the Mojave.
World Premiere
5:00pm
Sept 2nd Regal Cinemas L.A. Live
Director: Steven J. Mangurten
PG USA
Drama / Sci Fi Shorts Block B2
Casey (Nemi Brooks) and her father (Patrick Randolph) share a love for science fiction; a love for time travel in particular. Her father is a scientist and engineer after all. After his untimely death, Casey decides to follow in his footsteps and try to build a time machine to reverse history and save her loving father's life. Unfortunately, it does not go quite as planned.
World Premiere
6:30pm
Sept 2nd Regal Cinemas L.A. Live
Director: Tal Kissos
PG-13 USA
Drama / Sci Fi Shorts Block B2
Psychic School, starring writer Jordana Lilly and produced by Michelle Fenn, is a female driven comedy pilot with a fresh new take on magical realism. It takes a grounded approach to the "chosen one" genre, set in modern day Los Angeles.
After an ego-shattering breakup, a purposeless 20-something Blanche seeks guidance from a celebrity psychic she saw on ELLEN. Blanche discovers that not only will she get her man back, but that she is in fact, a Psychic herself. Elated, Blanche immediately begins sharing predictions with the world, causing more trouble than she could ever imagine.
IFS Premiere
6:30pm
Sept 2nd Regal Cinemas L.A. Live
Director: Damon Nash White
PG-13 USA
Horror Shorts Block C2
After the disappearance of his Sister, a man experiences increasingly disturbing dreams of raw chicken.
Where these nightmares lead him, neither he nor the viewing audience may be prepared for. Grotesque imagery propelled by a vivid score by Hescher creates a perfect storm of unease and awe in this story told in the updated style of the silent film era.
An experimental foray into the dark recesses of the mind and even darker tendencies of man, The Barn looks to reach out its poultrified hand, pull you in, and leave you altered.
West Coast Premiere
7:30pm
Sept 2nd Regal Cinemas L.A. Live
Director: Rebecca Sonia Berrih
PG-13 USA
Horror Shorts Block C2
While FaceTiming her daughter, a mother spots something scary on the video feed that can’t be seen with the naked eye...
IFS Premiere
7:30pm
Sept 2nd Regal Cinemas L.A. Live
Director: Joel Harlow
PG USA
Horror Shorts Block C2
Intended as the introduction to a horror anthology.
Riktus Grim, decaying away in a wretched squawler, awaits his only solace: a new tale from his Old Time Radio (voiced by Paul Giamatti).
What wretchedly delightful tale will his host present to him this evening? As Riktus’s lobotomized servant, Vincent, bumbles in... the Host speaks! It’s time to prepare for a new terror!
IFS Premiere
7:30pm
Sept 2nd Regal Cinemas L.A. Live
Director: Larissa James
R USA
Horror Shorts Block C2
Creature (Short Horror Film, 7min) is a thriller that stars Lily Gibson & Kate Amundsen. On Halloween night, a young woman is terrified into a monstrous transformation.
Alice is nervous. She's not good at costumes and is running late to a Halloween party. Spooked, she calls her best friend, Lucy, who's already at the party. Lucy dismisses Alice's fear as social awkwardness. As Alice walks alone to the party, she is attacked by four masked trick-or-treaters. Little do they know, they would trigger a monstrous transformation in Alice.
LA Premiere
7:30pm
Sept 2nd Regal Cinemas L.A. Live
Director: Matthew Jehle
R USA
Horror Shorts Block C2
A hardcore cinefile goes on a killing spree since none of his friends understand his movie references. This comedy thriller takes us on an adventure any movie fan will appreciate, eye candy for the common cinefile. Starring Matthew Jehle, Ben Scattone, Luke Persiani, Thomas Plunkett, and Kim Asplund. Written by Matthew Jehle and Ben Scattone, Produced by Matthew Jehle and Taylor Judy. Camera Operator Arturo Corces, Boom Operator Gus Klein, and VFX by Nic Torres. Editing and Cinematography by Matthew Jehle.
IFS Premiere
7:30pm
Sept 2nd Regal Cinemas L.A. Live
Director: Jonathan Salemi
R USA
When marijuana becomes legal, a black market cannabis dealer is forced to make one last deal before getting squeezed out of the business. THE LAST DEAL was shot during the lock-down of 2020 and is potentially one of the biggest guerrilla films produced in the last two decades.
IFS Premiere
8:30pm
Sept 2nd Regal Cinemas L.A. Live
Director: Sean Perry
R USA
An adulterous rideshare driver navigating the nighttime streets of Hollywood goes to great lengths to take his troubling double-life to the grave...only to dig a grave for himself. DASH is a groundbreaking, true one-take feature film shot while interacting with the insane and unpredictable traffic, people, and environment that is Hollywood after the sun goes down.
LA Premiere
10:00pm
Sept 2nd Regal Cinemas L.A. Live