6th Annual Independent Shorts Awards
Regal LA Live, Los Angeles, September 14th
1000 W Olympic Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90015
71 films from 15 countries, 3 auditoriums, Q&A session, cocktail party, red carpet photocall and awards show
Check below the screening block, and time, for each film. To learn more click in the galleries.
Cinema #14
Cocktail Party and Red Carpet Photocall, 6pm
Mezzanine Floor
Awards Show, 7pm
Cinema #13
A Father’s Job by Frank Christian Wagner (Germany) | Block 11. Cinema #14
All’s Well by Paulina May Casey (USA) California premiere | Block 4. Cinema #12
AMMO – Harm by Adrian Pruett and AMMO (USA) Los Angeles premiere | Block 1. Cinema #12
Angel Fleet by Tristan Loraine (UK) | Block 7. Cinema #13
Back Seat by Maya Chodus (Israel) USA premiere | Block 4. Cinema #12
Barefoot by Julia Knox and Kasey Orthmann (USA) | Block 4. Cinema #12
Bathed in Light by André Stringer (USA) | Block 1. Cinema #12
Bildur Aize by Daniel Llusa Ribes (Spain) California premiere | Block 9. Cinema #14
Boyhoarder by Gabrielle Carrubba (USA) | Block 2. Cinema #12
Cheers, by Jillian Smith, Reagan Yorke, and SQ Film (USA) | Block 4. Cinema #12
Cinerama – Mad Fox by Matt Fulks, aka Mad Fox (USA) California premiere | Block 1. Cinema #12
Clown by Dani Shear (USA) World premiere | Block 8. Cinema #13
Cornerboy by Kai Kurve (Germany) | Block 1. Cinema #12
Dancing Dhamaal! by Nimisha Sanjeevani-Chandrashekhar Mahatme (USA) – Los Angeles premiere | Block 1. Cinema #12
Deja Vu Liquor by David Milan Kelly (USA) Los Angeles premiere | Block 3. Cinema #12
Desire by Jason Chu (USA) | Block 5. Cinema #13
Dinner is Served by Aleksandr Boikov (USA) | Block 3. Cinema #12
Direct Action by Tor Kristoffersen (UK) California premiere | Block 7. Cinema #13
Domino Springs by Dan Hertzog (USA) | Block 2. Cinema #12
Edge of Space by Jean de Meuron (USA) | Block 11. Cinema #14
Fish Out Of Town by Sofia Garza-Barba (USA) California premiere | Block 6. Cinema #13
Five and a Half by Heidi Nyburg (USA) | Block 6. Cinema #13
Gancho by Michael Lucas (USA) California premiere | Block 2. Cinema #12
Hippocrites: A Broken Oath In Reproductive Health by Julieta Casalia and Lucía Valdemoros (USA) World premiere | Block 7. Cinema #13
Hold On by Ryan Daniel Kavanagh (USA) World premiere | Block 10. Cinema #14
Homing by Ricardo J. Varona (USA) | Block 11. Cinema #14
Invisible Scars by Serge Alhelayel (Lebanon) Los Angeles premiere | Block 5. Cinema #13
It Is What It Is (Or The Standards Of Outrage) by Beth Riesgraf (USA) | Block 3. Cinema #12
Judging Juries by Abby Ginzberg (USA) | Block 1. Cinema #12
King Ed by Nick Fascitelli (USA) California premiere | Block 11. Cinema #14
Lighthouse by Lola Mei Ellis (USA) World premiere | Block 1. Cinema #12
Likes by Shuyue Su (USA) | Block 4. Cinema #12
Love of Magdalena by Iva Kevra (Ireland) | Block 4. Cinema #12
Love Sink in Tide by Pengyu Yan and Hongdi Xiao (China) North America premiere | Block 10. Cinema #14
Marie s’envole by Léa Sassi (France) North America premiere | Block 10. Cinema #14
Mirage by Sophie Penn (USA) California premiere | Block 9. Cinema #14
No More Gravity At Night by Jaron Wong (China) North America premiere | Block 5. Cinema #13
Noteworthy by Michele LaBrucherie (USA) | Block 5. Cinema #13
Ope by Daniel Bradford (UK) World premiere | Block 3. Cinema #12
Partly Hazy by John Brownell (USA) | Block 8. Cinema #13
Pentaclub by Roberto Strazzarino (Italy) | Block 6. Cinema #13
Pie by Janush Libicki (USA) | Block 11. Cinema #14
Process by Patrick Gather (UK) North America premiere | Block 7. Cinema #13
Put Him Down by Kristofer Haase (USA) | Block 2. Cinema #12
Rat in the Kitchen by Arkish Aftab (India) California premiere | Block 5. Cinema #13
Shayna Punim by Emilie Anderson (USA) Los Angeles premiere | Block 4. Cinema #12
Shimmer by Marta ?wierczy?ska and Anna Watkins (UK) Los Angeles premiere | Block 10. Cinema #14
Solitary Waves by Thomas Dubois (France) | Block 9. Cinema #14
Swoon by Erika Maish (USA) | Block 1. Cinema #12
The Acting Coach by Ingvill Thorson Plesner (Norway) World premiere | Block 11. Cinema #14
The Botanists by Quinn Sheehan-Hipple (USA) World premiere | Block 2. Cinema #12
The Brave Locomotive by Andrew Chesworth (USA) | Block 6. Cinema #13
The Climbing Rose of the Garden District by David Pons (USA) California premiere | Block 4. Cinema #12
The Cut by Eric Chen (USA) California premiere | Block 7. Cinema #13
The Device by Kellen E Malloy (USA) | Block 9. Cinema #14
The Dog Days by Ryan Kurt Whiting (USA) | Block 10. Cinema #14
The Elevator by Julie Goldstone (USA) California premiere | Block 1. Cinema #12
The Last Take by Brian Foyster (USA) | Block 10. Cinema #14
The Low and Mighty by Péter Karácsony (Hungary) California premiere | Block 3. Cinema #12
The Serena Variations by Warren Fischer (USA) | Block 8. Cinema #13
The Stars in New Mexico by Kyle Rankin (USA) Los Angeles premiere | Block 8. Cinema #13
The Watson Journals by Michael Cox (New Zealand) Los Angeles premiere | Block 2. Cinema #12
Thirteen by Allison Norlian and Jean Li (USA) World premiere | Block 7. Cinema #13
Tree by Jeongmin Koo (USA) World premiere | Block 6. Cinema #13
Under the Cover of Darkness by Ash Wing (USA) Los Angeles premiere | Block 5. Cinema #13
Uninsured by Jamal McLemore (USA) | Block 9. Cinema #14
Waar thuis was by Youri Smaal (Netherlands) North America premiere | Block 9. Cinema #14
Waving by Rolfin Nyhus and Steven Brumwell (UK) | Block 1. Cinema #12
What Ever Happened to Jonny Faith by Benjamin Pollack (USA) | Block 8. Cinema #13
What if I Never Wake Up Again? by Yiqing Hu (USA) Los Angeles premiere | Block 6. Cinema #13
You Need to Process This by Eleanor Morrison (USA) | Block 4. Cinema #12
Attendee Information
Type of Tickets
VIP Pass: access badge for all screening blocks and Q&A in the 3 auditoriums, plus wristband for cocktail party, red carpet photocall and awards show (11am-9pm)
Plus Pass: access badge for all screening blocks and Q&A in the 3 auditoriums (11am-6pm)
Cocktail Party & Awards Show Ticket: wristband for both events, including red carpet photocall (6pm-9pm)
Screening Blocks Ticket: wristband for the respective screening block in the designate auditorium and time.
Screening Blocks: Cinemas #12, #13 and #14, Floor 2, 11am-6pm
Q&A Session: Cinema #14, 4.45pm-6pm
Cocktail Party and Red Carpet Photocall: Mezzanine Floor 1, 6pm-7pm (complimentary drinks & snacks)
Awards Show: Cinema #13, Floor 2, 7pm-9pm
Check-in Point: Main Lobby
Venue general info (eat & stay): https://www.lalive.com
Access badges: all electronic passes and tickets have to be verified at the checkpoint area on the event date. All attendees will be granted the festival badges and wristbands to access auditoriums and/or mezzanine. There will not be tickets or passes on sale in the venue.
Dress code: Business Casual
Arrival on Regal LA Live: All attendees should arrive with PHOTO I.D. at the main lobby for check-in.
Please be sure to arrive at least half an hour prior to the screening block you will watch and/or the cocktail party, because the check-in point can be busy.
Parking: https://www.lalive.com/visitor-center/parking – Recommended West Garage (Lot W) Gates E and F *** No parking validation ***
*** Complimentary drinks grab during cocktail party: ID check for every drink ***
*** Viewer discretion is advised: there are some PG films as well as some which contains material that may not be suitable for all audiences***
*** Independent Shorts Awards is a family friendly film festival. Children are welcome, but please follow the Regal policies below ***
Regal Policies & Notice
For the safety and comfort of all guests, backpacks, packages and bags of any kind may be subject to inspection. Additionally, while costumes are welcome, Regal does not allow admission to guests wearing masks, face paint or face-obscuring hoods, or possessing weapons, props or fake weapons.
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