Director: Tuesday Thomas & Jesse Orrall
PG-13 USA
With heart and humor, actress and comedian Tuesday Thomas takes you on the journey of her life. From growing up trans in the 70s when there was no road to follow, to escaping a lunatic ex-husband and surviving killer boobs.
This story of survival in America turns pain into art using a mix of animation, archival footage, stand-up comedy and reenactments. It offers a stark warning against systemic oppression and the inspiration to not only endure, but also resist.
When no one is around to show you the way, you blaze your own trail to find your truth.
WORLD PREMIERE
5:10pm
June 12th Regal Cinemas / L.A. LIVE 14
Director: Shan Shaikh
PG-13 USA
DRAMATIC SHORTS 12-A
Koreatown, Los Angeles. Sosa returns to his stomping grounds in an effort to find healing from the past that lives there, but things have changed. He decides to hit up his best friend Jonah and go for a walk like they used to do as kids. But as the day unfolds, we start to see just how deep their cuts are.
Sosa becomes consumed by his memories, unable to distinguish between past and present. Meanwhile, Jonah wrestles with forgiveness for Sosa's sudden departure years ago, which left him to come up in this unforgiving world without a friend.
IFS FESTIVAL PREMIERE
6:30pm
June 12th Regal Cinemas / L.A. LIVE 14
Director: Tarek Kouddous
PG-13 USA
DRAMATIC SHORTS 12-A
This neo-dystopian thriller asks the ultimate question of "what would you sacrifice to save a loved one?"
Torn between militant ideals and her immigrant fiancée, a woman must put aside her convictions and battle a cunning bureaucrat before fatal deportation. In this fight for control and power where the political becomes personal, this film pushes us to confront the unbearable aspects of our existence.
Filmed on-location in Washington, DC, this film dives into what it means to belong in an untenable world.
WORLD PREMIERE
6:30pm
June 12th Regal Cinemas / L.A. LIVE 14
Director: Sofia Garza-Barba
G Mexico
COMEDIC SHORTS 12-B
Tanita has been struggling to make friends in her neighborhood, but with her birthday coming up, she’ll do anything to find someone to attend her party… even if it means going out of her comfort zone to invite a new creature who just moved in.
LOS ANGELES PREMIERE
7:30pm
June 12th Regal Cinemas / L.A. LIVE 14
Director: Christopher Paul Madden
PG USA
COMEDIC SHORTS 12-B
When a cafe mix up leads to a case of mistaken identity, Roger seizes the opportunity to live someone else's life and quickly gets in over his head.
IFS FESTIVAL PREMIERE
7:30pm
June 12th Regal Cinemas / L.A. LIVE 14
Director: Molly Kirschenbaum
PG USA
COMEDIC SHORTS 12-B
In this 1800s period-piece-gone-wild, we follow Nora, a farmer's daughter, who runs away from home in the hopes of becoming a famous painter at the all-boys Royal Academy of the Arts.
Nora dons a fake mustache and the name "Sebastian", and is admitted, undercover. But her world is shattered when the school admits its first woman, heiress Marguerite Durand. This is a story about the girl bosses of yore, jealousy, artistic obsession, and losing your entire mind.
IFS FESTIVAL PREMIERE
7:30pm
June 12th Regal Cinemas / L.A. LIVE 14
Director: Elliot Wadsworth
PG USA
Best Web Project
COMEDIC SHORTS 12-B
A comedic web series following the over-the-top antics of real-life odd couple roomies, Danni & Jacqueline.
Though they each tackle life with their own flair, they share one thing in common: questionable choices. These two go down a rabbit hole of absurdity that covers everything from the consequences of hanger to a borderline-obsessive meet cute. WORSTIES is a ridiculous romp through the daily life of two best friends…who are still the absolute worst.
WORLD PREMIERE
7:30pm
June 12th Regal Cinemas / L.A. LIVE 14
Director: Chaysen Beacham
PG-13 USA
Best Dramatic Feature Film
On his 18th birthday, TJ receives a key from his estranged ex con father.
The key unlocks a timeworn 1968 convertible and a challenge to drive across America - in hopes of repairing his sense of family. Supported by a band of lovable oddballs and held together by humor and grit, TJ discovers that sometimes the longest road is the fastest way to home.
IFS FESTIVAL PREMIERE
8:30pm
June 12th Regal Cinemas / L.A. LIVE 14
Director: Robert Vornkahl
R USA
Isolated in her desert home, a computer programmer struggles to cope with unexplainable occurrences that begin to unravel her reality.
Struggling with aspects of marriage, and her inability to get even a simple garden to grow, she questions her sanity as her husband’s actions grow suspicious. Neighbors who seem to mean well, begin to interfere and she soon learns that they are the least of her problems, as a larger force threatens her existence.
LOS ANGELES PREMIERE
10:00pm
June 12th Regal Cinemas / L.A. LIVE 14