Cinema #12: 11am-12.25pm, Regal LA Live, September 14th
(G: All Ages Admitted)
Judging Juries
Many criminal defendants are forced to stand trial without a true cross section of the community on a jury. In Oakland, CA, this means there are often no Black people in the jury pool. In California, jurors are only paid $15 per day, making jury service financially impossible for many working and low-income members of the community.
Directed by Abby Ginzberg (USA)
LOS ANGELES PREMIERE
23:52
Lighthouse
After the Indian Ocean Tsunami of 2004, widowed women struggled to receive aid due to their social status. Following the story of Mrs. Manjula along with many other women from Tamil Nadu, the challenges faced by millions of widows across the country are illuminated.
Directed by Lola Mei Ellis (USA)
WORLD PREMIERE
13:36
The Elevator
A fashion short about a hang with the inner child.
Directed by Julie Goldstone (USA)
CALIFORNIA PREMIERE
02:31
Dancing Dhamaal!
A Bollywood inspired hybrid animated music video about Aadarshini, an anxious Indian-American girl, who feels out of place at an Indian wedding until she learns to make space for herself in her culture through Parvati, a traditional dancer who catches her eye.
Directed by Nimisha Sanjeevani-Chandrashekhar Mahatme (USA)
LOS ANGELES PREMIERE
04:51
Swoon
Inspired by Victorian era fainting rooms, Swoon follows three women on the verge of a fainting spell.
Directed by Erika Maish (USA)
04:34
Cinerama – Mad Fox
Louisville artist Mad Fox directs and stars in a video, for a song made by him, in which he manages to recreate 30 of cinema’s most memorable moments.
Directed by Matt Fulks, aka Mad Fox (USA)
CALIFORNIA PREMIERE
03:48
Cornerboy
A bad boy gets possessed by a fly (aka the devil/death) which confronts him with his own personality. This narration is wrapped up in a fresh genre bending experimental dance film.
Directed by Kai Kurve (Germany)
06:06
AMMO – Harm
For eight years on the journey from Palm Beach trap rapper to Los Angeles vulnerable indie artist, Lil Toe (AMMO) has worn a mask. He’s finally decided to take it off and in the most exciting, dramatic, sensual, and harrowing way possible.
Directed by Adrian Pruett and AMMO (USA)
LOS ANGELES PREMIERE
04:24
Bathed in Light
Driving along the open desert road, Lynn encounters an otherworldly orb of light. This mysterious phenomenon bridges multiple dimensions, thrusting her into a surreal experience where she meets her doppelganger from an alternate universe.
Directed by André Stringer (USA)
05:48
Waving
The anguish of a father in self-imposed exile to shield his family from his obsessive-compulsive disorder and the emotionally destructive thoughts he cannot escape.
Directed by Rolfin Nyhus and Steven Brumwell (UK)
17:40
Total runtime 87:10
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