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2025 Official Selection: Short Film – Comedy
The burned-out owner of a male stripping company battles a mid-life crisis while juggling the egos of his dancers… all in one Monday at the office.
Director(s): Marco Ragozzino
Writer(s): Eddie Alfano
Producer(s): Kristin Campbell-Taylor, Eddie Alfano, Marco Ragozzino
Key Cast: Eddie Alfano, Jordi Vilasuso, Eduardo M. Pulido, Shane O’Shea
Country: United States
Los Angeles Premiere
2025 Official Selection: Feature Film – Documentary
Good guys always win. Even in 2025.
Director(s): Bob Lindenmayer
Writer(s): Bob Lindenmayer
Producer(s): Felix Chamberlain
Key Cast: Barry Bostwick
Country: United States
World Premiere
2025 Official Selection: Short Film – Drama
A wayward soul strikes an unlikely friendship with a divine entity.
Director(s): Anna Long
Writer(s): Anna Kathryn Long
Producer(s): Daniel Chenoweth
Key Cast: Noelle Kayser, Nayomi Van Brunt
Country: United States
Los Angeles Premiere
2025 Official Selection: Feature Film – Drama
A young Japanese couple meet an American tourist John in … Mysterious stories from Hiroshima’s past and present intersect and eventually become one. An old, long forgotten song for peace is heard once again.
Director(s): Hideyuki Tokigawa
Writer(s): Hideyuki Tokigawa
Producer(s): Hideyuki Tokigawa, Yuji Yokoyama
Key Cast: Ryosuke Sota, Shiori Akita
Country: Japan
Los Angeles Premiere
2025 Official Selection: Featurette – Drama
When Shane’s protective world crumbles around him, he has to stop running, and confront his past.
Director(s): Sean Patrick Small, Justin Feinman
Writer(s): Sean Patrick Small
Producer(s): Sean Patrick Small, Justin Feinman, Brett Takeshita, Kelli A. White
Key Cast: Sean Patrick Small
Country: United States
Los Angeles Premiere
2025 Official Selection: Short Film – Drama
A young priest is confronted with the horrific abuse perpetrated by a mentor.
Director(s): Benjamin Carlucci
Writer(s): Susannah Carlucci, Benjamin Carlucci
Producer(s): Niki Gasiewski
Key Cast: Jess Paul, Gloria Comes, Maddie Kocur, Brian Ceponis
Country: United States
Los Angeles Premiere
2025 Official Selection: Short Film – Experimental/Arthouse
When a cowboy is forward in time to modern day Los Angeles he struggles to find a way home.
Director(s): Caleb Garrett
Producer(s): Sasha-Jo Garrett, Elyse Runkle
Key Cast: Isaiah Howard
Country: United States
2025 Official Selection: Short Film – Drama
A young lunch lady in Brazil needs to fight the world to protect her unique friendship with Lola, a helpless 71-year-old woman with a mental disability.
Director(s): Agnès Shinozaki
Writer(s): David Barbeschi, Agnès Shinozaki
Producer(s): Agnès Shinozaki
Key Cast: Monique Hortolani, Cristiane Natale, Marcelo Gomes
Country: United States
Los Angeles Premiere
2025 Official Selection: Short Film – Animation
LIFTED is an animated tale of awakening and transformation, following one man’s fantastical journey aboard an elevator.
Director(s): Daniel Robichaud
Writer(s): Daniel Robichaud
Producer(s): Daniel Robichaud
Country: United States
2025 Official Selection: Short Film – Drama
A divorced couple tries to navigate addiction, control and custody of their young son.
Writer(s): Alyson Croft
Producer(s): Actor’s Cartel
Key Cast: Alyson Croft, Hunter Bodine
Country: United States
World Premiere
