Director: Michael Christian
Director: Rob Scerbo
R USA
FILM BLOCK 20-A
Amanda's always been self conscious about the scar across her torso from her liver transplant. During a casual hookup with a guy named Benny, she discovers he's also sporting a gnarly scar across his belly.
When their scars touch, they're transported to an idealized reality wherein they're both rich, famous and scarless. But all that glitters is not gold, and this beautiful world might not be as authentic as it once seemed.
Can Amanda find her way back to reality and find a way to live her imperfect body in the process?
LOS ANGELES PREMIERE
3:30pm
May 20th Regal Cinemas / L.A. LIVE 14
Director: Gus Black
PG USA
Best Music Video
FILM BLOCK 20-A
This is the FULL VERSION - to see the Award Winning piece of this video check out the Award Day screening on Sat May 17th, but if you would like to see the completed version of all three parts - this is the screening for you!
Triptych is a sonic and cinematic rock album told in three visual parts. Composed in the wake of personal betrayal, it traces a woman’s mythic arc through confrontation, reclamation, and release.
Triptych doesn’t ask to be watched or heard. It asks to be felt.
WEST COAST PREMIERE
3:30pm
May 20th Regal Cinemas / L.A. LIVE 14
Director: Roush Niaghi
Director: Greg Morris
PG USA
Ali Eats America is a powerful story of cancer, family, food, and survival, seen through the eyes of a 17-year-old chemotherapy patient.
Determined to embrace life to the fullest, Ali leaves the hospital behind, setting out on an adventure across the United States. From pit masters to pizzerias, greasy spoons to 12 course meals and meeting renowned chefs José Andrés and Wolfgang Puck along the way. Ali’s journey tells an honest, tearful, and humorous story of living with and beyond a cancer diagnosis.
IFS PREMIERE
4:30pm
May 20th Regal Cinemas / L.A. LIVE 14
Director: John Lacy
R USA
‘Everyone Asked About You’ examines two of the uglier sides of Hollywood: the mistreatment of child actors over the years and female sexual objectification.
Jack and Simone, a pair of Hollywood holdovers, desperately scramble to secure a deal to keep them working. Simone, a former child star who was exposed too early to the fast lane, must now decide whether or not to continue with the man she loves or walk away from the only thing she has ever known: the spotlight.
How far will they go? And what will it cost them?
Indie icon HENRY JAGLOM shows up in the third act to deliver pearls of sage advice to our heroine in one of the picture’s most memorable scenes.
IFS PREMIERE
6:15pm
May 20th Regal Cinemas / L.A. LIVE 14
Director: Adam Meilech
R USA
Shown through phones & laptops, a seemingly polite director stalks and blackmails his actors into living a real-life horror movie.
WORLD PREMIERE
8:00pm
May 20th Regal Cinemas / L.A. LIVE 14
Director: Julian Mercado Avila
Director: Darien Jewel
PG-13 USA
Widowed rancher Jimmy has spent a lifetime tending to the land he loves, but as his mind falters, so does his trust. When his son and daughter begin making decisions behind his back, he starts to believe they’re trying to take everything from him. As his episodes worsen, Jimmy is forced to question what’s real. Is Alzheimer’s Disease stealing his grip on reality, or is his own family gaslighting him into giving up his legacy?
Hidden Creek offers a modern take on the rancher’s story, exploring the harsh realities of aging, Alzheimer’s Disease, land preservation, and their effects on family dynamics. In a world where memory is fleeting, the truth may be the first thing to disappear.
IFS PREMIERE
9:40pm
May 20th Regal Cinemas / L.A. LIVE 14