Category: Film Invasion L.A.

2020 Official Selection: Narrative Short Film – Horror

Getting that Insta-worthy selfie can turn into a real nightmare! Ever notice how everyone on Instagram starts to look alike? How we’ve all become zombies drawn to the glow of our phone obsessed over likes, tags, followers, that it’s depressing and borderline dangerous, but also… freakin’ funny?!

Director(s): JP Leigh & Joanna DeLane
Writer(s): Joanna DeLane
Producer(s): Joanna DeLane, Jonathan Fisher, Gloria Ortega
Starring: Alexis Martino, Troy Hatt

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2020 Official Selection: Narrative Short Film – Comedy

When a power outage threatens Landry Family Furniture’s final “Going Out of Business” sale, Martha, the matriarch, attempts to reconnect the power and her fractured family.

Director(s): Jenny Kleiman
Writer(s): Jenny Kleiman
Producer(s): Jason Leiva, Sinclair Rankin, Jenny Kleiman, Isabella Olaguera
Starring: Nikki James / Co-starring: Tait Ruppert, Ben Paul Williams, Paris Peterson, and Gabrielle Arles

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2020 Official Selection: Narrative Short Film – Drama

After and uncomfortable sexual encounter with a customer over the phone, restaurant hostess Margot tries to unload on to her friend Charlotte. But it’s the dinner rush and Charlotte couldn’t be less interested.

Director(s): Rosalie Alspach
Writer(s): Rosalie Alspach
Producer(s): Rosalie Alspach, Cameron A. Mitchell, in association with Heart On Fire Productions
Cast: Rosalie Alspach, Bri Oglu, and Tristyn Lau

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2020 Official Selection: Narrative Feature Film

Three childhood friends navigate life’s griefs and hurdles. Together. Or not… A touching dramedy about love, loss, and friendship.

Director(s): Kip Calendine
Writer(s): Kip Calendine, Vanessa Donley, Sarah Beth Goer, Amanda Ives
Producer(s): Sarah Beth Goer, Amanda Ives
Cast: Vanessa Donley, Sarah Beth Goer, Amanda Ives

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2020 Official Selection: Narrative Feature Film

A neighborhood girl goes missing and 3 friends go out in search of finding her before it’s too late.

Director(s): Fady Haddad
Writer(s): Fady Haddad
Producer(s): Fady Haddad
Cast: Angel “CHI-ILL” Pedraza, Mario Canon, Duane Deering, Rebecca Escobedo, Myriam Raymond, Ruben Ramirez, Eduardo Iglesias, Jennifer Bravo, Mykenzie Schultz and Robert Gutierrez-Spagnoli

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2020 Official Selection: Narrative Short Film – Drama

Bengal (or before happiness strikes)
After two years in prison, Lucas (a.k.a. Luke) returns to his lifelong friend Charles’ place.  However, now that Charles moved in with his fiancée, Josiane, a toxic triangle sets itself in and there is just not enough space for the three of them.

Director(s): Samuël L. Jodry
Writer(s): Samuël L. Jodry
Producer(s): Samuël L. Jodry
Cast: Benjamin Therrien, Marc-André Fabi and Andréanne Théberge

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2020 Official Selection: Documentary Feature Film

Accompanied by an unlikely group of veterans, animal-loving butchers, farmers and chefs, a former combat army Ranger launches a new mission at Comfort Farms—a unique therapy farm meant to help those at high risk for suicide.

Director(s): Carlisle Kellam
Writer(s): Carlisle Kellam
Producer(s): Carlisle Kellam
Cast: Jon Jackson, Brianne Marie Cercone-Jackson, Trenton Free, Forrest Giles, Scott Kennedy, Bryan Kyzar, Cr Sabathne

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2020 Official Selection: Documentary Short Film

The unexpected and emotionally moving return from France of a Brazilian transexual to the village of his birth.

Director(s): Peterson Almeida
Writer(s): Peterson Almeida
Producer(s): Anne Luthaud – Le GREC
Cast: Jessyca Oliveira

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2020 Official Selection: Narrative Short Film – Comedy

A disgraced Congressman fakes his own death to escape trial and start over fresh down his chosen new path outside of society. It’s never a clean break, as the powers that be have different plans for him.

Director(s): Bond Richards
Writer(s): Bond Richards
Producer(s): Eli Swenson
Cast: Christian Klein, Quinton Clarke, Eli Swenson

 

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2020 Official Selection: Narrative Short Film – Drama

After the sudden death of her husband, a young mother of two deals with her grief in… unexpected ways.

Director(s): Scott Cassidy
Writer(s): Scott Cassidy
Producer(s): Christine Chen
Cast: Laura Ray

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