In a fractured world, Emmett holds the key to objective truth within his dreams but will uncovering those answers do good…or only more harm?
Director(s): Jerry Brown Jr.
Producer(s): Jerry Brown Jr.
Writer(s): Jerry Brown Jr.
Key Cast: Jerry Brown Jr., Lanre Animashaun, Ben Michaels, Sophie Labelle, Rahkua Ishakara
2024 Official Selection: Featurette – Experimental/Arthouse
Culture Starter is the first piece of CYANO SUN SUITE, a live concert film of poetry and improvised hipjazzsoulbopfunkhop, shot at the iconic Montreal Biosphere. Directed by Stefan Verna; written, performed and produced by poet Tawhida Tanya Evanson; and featuring improvised music by members of Kalmunity Vibe Collective. This visual album is an afro-ancestral dream told through word, sound and science. The entire suite is a must-see and can be viewed as part of Film Invasion Los Angeles’ virtual screenings.
Director(s): Stefan Verna
Producer(s): Tawhida Tanya Evanson
Writer(s): Tawhida Tanya Evanson
Key Cast: Tawhida Tanya Evanson, Jean-Michel Frédéric, Erik Hove, Mark Haynes, Jahsun, Elli Miller Maboungou
2024 Official Selection: Immersive Short – AR/VR/MR/360
The harrowing tale of a family fleeing an unseen danger, as experienced through the eyes of a baby strapped into the back seat of the family car.
Director(s): Andrew Cochrane
Producer(s): Stacey Cochrane, Virginia Galloway, Adam Cohen
Writer(s): Andrew Hanson, Andrew Cochrane
Key Cast: Karolina Wydra, Nicholas Massouh, Stefanie Black, Anthony Hull
While a couple is moving out of their apartment, a smiley drawing on one of their boxes comes to life, falls in love with a drawing on a distant box and sets out on a box hopping adventure to reach their beloved.
Director(s): Sean Mirkovich
Writer(s): Sean Mirkovich
Producer(s): Sean Mirkovich, Ashley McKenna
Key Cast: Sean Mirkovich, Ashley McKenna
A fictional autobiography about an insecure, awkward and lonely bisexual actor who goes on an unwitting journey of self-love in the midst of an eating disorder relapse.
Director(s): Taylor Olson
Writer(s): Taylor Olson
Producer(s): Taylor Olson, Koumbie, Kirsten Bruce
Key Cast): Taylor Olson, Koumbie, Stephanie MacDonald, Sam Vigneault