presented by The Discover Indie Film Foundation
A pesky hangnail sends Cote into an obsessive state while creating a disconnect in her relationship with her girlfriend resulting in an unsettling terror.
Director(s): Rosalee Yagihara
Writer(s): Meg Turner
Producer(s): Alyssa Aussant
Key Cast: Luvia Petersen, Bethany Brown
A half hour 3D animated sci-fi comedy about a human woman kidnapped from Earth who lands a job as an interplanetary taxi driver for a slew of unruly aliens.
Director(s): Derek Frederickson
Writer(s): Peyton Frederickson
Producer(s): Derek Frederickson
Key Cast: Elysia Rotaru, Mar Andersons, Beau Marie, Ken Petrie, Richard Trapp, Jaclyn Stanton, Suzy Simpkins
World Premiere!
Niousha gets more than she bargained for when she visits a local bar offering a drink with a former patron…a MUCH former patron…
Director(s): Matthew Catanzano
Writer(s): Matthew Catanzano
Producer(s): Matt Catanzano, Shayan Ebrahim
Key Cast: Niousha Noor, James III, Miami Berrios, Julie Sharbutt, Matt Catanzano
Los Angeles Premiere!
Two men, two guns, one hammer… And beeping – What is that?
Director(s): Timur Guseynov
Writer(s): Hayden Croft
Producer(s): Hayden Croft
Key Cast: Sasha Laporte, Edward Moravcsik
World Premiere!
After the unexpected death of their father, two estranged brothers must decide who bears the responsibility of caring for their sick mother.
Director(s): Bailey Castle
Writer(s): David Cameli, Jeremy Schaye
Producer(s): David Cameli, Bailey Castle, Jules Quaas
Key Cast: David Cameli, Jeremy Schaye
A lone astronaut aboard the ISS suddenly loses communication with Earth. He soon begins to experience a series of strange events that put him and the entire station at risk.
Director(s): Jonathan Brooks
Writer(s): Jonathan Brooks, Andrew McGee
Producer(s): Jonathan Brooks
Key Cast: Henry Douthwaite
Los Angeles Premiere!
As he spends more time with his new girlfriend, a young man begins to privately dwell upon one of her quirks, leading him to a troubling discovery.
Director(s): Jim Vendiola
Writer(s): Jim Vendiola
Producer(s): Sam George, Nate Gilbert, Curtis Matzke
Key Cast: Brennan Urbi, Whitney Masters, Nadja Simmonds, Jamie Newell
After learning that his son has passed away in Los Angeles, a Chinese father decides to fly over to collect his remnants. Not knowing how to speak English, he hires a Chinese college girl as his translator.
Director(s): Alex Jiang
Writer(s): Alex Jiang
Producer(s): Val Tan, Alex Jiang, Ciao Zhao
Key Cast: Junru Wang, Andy Sun
Los Angeles Premiere
Ever wonder who Alexa is? Here’s a day in her life.
Director(s): Rebecca Demeter
Writer(s): Xochi Blymyer
Producer(s): Xochi Blymyer
Key Cast: Stevie Lynn Jones
Artist Angie DeBord tells stories, both verbally and through her beautifully colorful paintings, representing Appalachian folklore, myth, and her ancestors.
Director(s): Ethan Payne
Producer(s): Brett Ratliff, Appalshop Films
Los Angeles Premiere!
