DOC SHORTS 15a
By giving meaning to each and every mark on his sculptures Kazuhiro gives meaning to his own life. Experiencing what is behind every wrinkle of time on the human face, transforms a superficial mask into a window to the soul. An invitation to a journey through the traces that make the human face a landscape of curiosity.
The film is a door into the life of makeup artist and hyperrealistic sculptor Kazuhiro Tsuji. We see how his life mixes with that of his creations. Characters such as Abraham Lincoln and Frida Kahlo, who had breakthroughs in their life, as did Kazu. We learn why he decided to leave the movie industry and concentrate solely on his sculptures.
Commentary from Academy Award winners Gary Oldman, Guillermo Del Toro and other industry artists touch on the true specialty of Kazuhiro's work, while intimate interviews with the artist tell us what changed along the way.
IFS Premiere
Director: Tom Lazarus
DOC SHORTS 15a
An innocent filmmaker becomes involved with a bizarre Hitchcockian murder mystery, a Brian DePalma-esque heated love triangle and a spell-binding family nightmare.
An odd yet hypnotically compelling thriller.
World Premiere
Johnny just scored a date with Sunshine, the most radiant, stunning woman he's ever seen. There's only one problem: she's gross. As Sunshine casually reveals more about herself, Johnny must contend with an onslaught of deal-breakers. Will this nightmare date prove to be too much for him? Or will his more primal urges win out? Starring Emily Fitz and Ron Jeremy.
IFS Premiere
PG 13
DRAMA SHORTS 15b
Charlene Betterman receives the opportunity to go back in time and apologize to her mother before she dies.
West Coast Premiere
DRAMA SHORTS 15b
“The blood is still due…”
Katana is a short action film about a deserter from the Ichizoku, who must fight in a 'trial by combat' to protect his family.
World Premiere
DRAMA SHORTS 15b
Reginald Diamond is an art authentication expert who is hired to find a stolen painting. His journey leads him to the mysterious Celeste Monroe who turns out to be not who she says she is, naturally. The story is a call-back to Raymond Chandler, Walter Mosly and Jim Thompson's dark LA, but with a 21st bent to it.
IFS Premiere
Director: Danilo Dayani
SHORTS PROGRAM 15c
Two young men with a long history of friendship, tragedy, and loss between are sharing their final moments together at Waylen’s field before one of them must leave for college. As they part, they are faced with an ethical dilemma that will change their lives forever.
An intense drama starring Coy Stewart and Liam C. Johnson, that will leave you on the edge of your seat.
World Premiere
SHORTS PROGRAM 15c
The story of an engaged couple that loses sight of their core values in the whirlwind of moving to the big city.
Sick of her fiancé's disloyalty and deceit, Rosalie plots to exact her revenge.
Starring Kelly McCall, Kevin Joy, and Helena Grace Donald. With an original score by Stephen Morton.
West Coast Premiere
SHORTS PROGRAM 15c
A traveling young man and a hippie woman hitchhiking along the road don’t exactly vibe together in this semiotic parable.
IFS Premiere
SHORTS PROGRAM 15c
Once apathetic, Lilly now throws herself into the task of fixing the intensifying water crisis as a means to avoid her own reality of losing her mother to cancer. Heroic intentions aside, she alienates those around her as she descends into self destruction and insanity by ceasing to consume water all together.
A short film for anyone who drinks water and has lost or fears losing someone they love.
Los Angeles Premiere
Crossing fingers is about an obsession for revenge following an accidental murder.
By turns comedic, dramatic, and suspenseful, the feature film attempts to show how violence can impact the gay community in ways no different than any other, while also affirming life. Crossing Fingers notes that however quirky or unusual life may be, it is to be celebrated (and never dismissed).
World Premiere
"Devil's Cove" is the story of two lesbian lovers, Jackie and Toni. The two girls are both escaping relationships from abusive men. When Toni's husband, Rick finds out about his wife's lesbian lover he violently attacks her and then,unexpectedly in a moment of passion and self defence Toni and Jackie murder Rick and have to flee for their lives. However Toni soon realises that she has simply exchanged one violent partner for another. Before she knows what is happening Jackie has involved her in a killing spree that knows no bounds. The girls are on the run from the law and have nowhere to go. Toni needs to ask herself if Jackie is worth all this or if she should turn herself in and escape a death sentence.
World Premiere
Eric, a newly-sober hustler released from prison early from informing on his dealer, begins reassembling his former life, but things quickly spin out of control.
Can he perform one final heroic act …before everything comes crashing down?
PG 13
IFS Premiere