Thursday, May 16th - Regal Cinemas L.A. LIVE 14

Unzipping

Director: Lisa Edelstein

PG-13 USA

Best Actress in a Short Film - Lisa Edelstein

COMEDY SHORTS BLOCK 16A

Ella is unfulfilled but one night, she discovers a zipper tab under her husband’s tongue and, unable to resist, pulls it and her entire life changes. But when newness turns into the new normal, once again, she's unfulfilled. She realizes her mistake: the problem has always been her. Unzipping was written and directed by Lisa Edelstein and stars Lisa Edelstein, James LeGros and Jason Lewis.

IFS Premiere

5:15pm

May 16th - Regal Cinemas L.A. LIVE 14

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Neapolitan Porno

Director: Alan Richard Halls

PG-13 UK

COMEDY SHORTS BLOCK 16A

A cheeky comedy short about the salacious subject of ice cream, filmed on super 8

IFS Premiere

5:15pm

May 16th - Regal Cinemas L.A. LIVE 14

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Claire Means Well

Director: Aaron Gervich

PG-13 USA

COMEDY SHORTS BLOCK 16A

Claire means to stop partying so hard. Claire means to throw her friend the best bachelorette party ever. Claire means to deal with what happened.

IFS Premiere

5:15pm

May 16th - Regal Cinemas L.A. LIVE 14

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Vulnerable

Director: Shannon Coffey

PG-13 USA

COMEDY SHORTS BLOCK 16A

Vulnerable is the story of a single girl, played by Michelle Thompson, who is totally comfortable with who she is...as long as everyone else, even first date played by Mike Mitchell (Love, Brooklyn Nine-Nine), agrees she's crazy. A cringeworthy comedy, directed by Shannon Coffey (BUILD Series, Girl Code), written by first time filmmaker Michelle Thompson, with Carl Tart (Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Comedy Bang! Bang!) and Lizz Adams (Upright Citizens Brigade)..."I think your dog just bit my d**k!"

World Premiere

5:15pm

May 16th - Regal Cinemas L.A. LIVE 14

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Serial Killer Superstar

Director: Joseph Picozzi

R USA

GENRE SHORTS BLOCK 16B

A dark comedy from USC's School of Cinematic Arts. After his favorite ice cream is discontinued, A beaten-down actor in Los Angeles has had enough; he sets his sights on becoming a serial killer.

World Premiere

6:00pm

May 16th - Regal Cinemas L.A. LIVE 14

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Don't Look Back

Director: Humberto Rosa

PG-16 USA

Best Horror Short

GENRE SHORTS BLOCK 16B

After some fun time at the movie theater, four childhood friends spend the night together in a house. Soon they realize they are trapped in the house with something evil, but not everything is what it seems

World Premiere

6:00pm

May 16th - Regal Cinemas L.A. LIVE 14

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Flow

Director: Vladislav Khesin

R USA

GENRE SHORTS BLOCK 16B

Living in a world obsessed on purity and cleanliness, Lana encounters a public act of tremendous cruelty that she unwillingly becomes a part of.

IFS Premiere

6:00pm

May 16th - Regal Cinemas L.A. LIVE 14

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Intruder

Director: Spyder Dobrofsky

R USA

A bad drug trip launches a young man on a mind-altering journey where he'll visit his past, present, and future.

First-time Filmmaker Spyder Dobrofsky Directed, Wrote, Edited, Cinematography, Set Design, Lighting, and Ran Sound… all by himself - ie: A true one-man crew.

World Premiere

6:30pm

May 16th - Regal Cinemas L.A. LIVE 14

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Miriam Graves

Director: Richard Tur

PG-13 USA

Best Thriller Feature

Nominee - Best Picture

Miriam Graves is coming apart at the seams.

Her years of desperation have made her life intolerable. The normal life she longed for has eluded her. Lonely and impoverished, she aimlessly wanders the streets of Los Angeles. Her wealthy sister, Sarah, is burdened with having to deal with Miriam's paranoid delusions.

As their relationship deteriorates, so goes what's left of Miriam's

fragile sanity.

World Premiere

7:30pm

May 16th - Regal Cinemas L.A. LIVE 14

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Evening Installation

Director: Tatiana Sokolova

R USA

An installation guy comes to a girl's apartment and wants her to treat him as a guest. When she refuses, he turns into a psycho.

A bad Guy is playing with a good girl.

Southern California Premiere

8:30pm

May 16th - Regal Cinemas L.A. LIVE 14

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The Tale of a Corporate Slave

Director: Molly Jacobs

R USA

Working in a call center sucks. It's even worse when your sexist boss micromanages you about your performance; but when you start hallucinating that the donuts are asking you to eat them, it might be time to get some spiritual guidance from a homeless lady that reads tarot cards.

World Premiere

9:45pm

May 16th - Regal Cinemas L.A. LIVE 14

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