2025 Annual Awards – Program 3: Hearts & Journeys

Cinema #8 | 2:25 PM – 4:05 PM | Regal LA Live, September 6
Stories of love, longing, and unexpected human connections.

(PG –Some material may not be suitable for children)

Did My Heart Love Till Now

A love potion gone wrong forces a spinster witch to face her desperation for affection and find a cure before the man of her dreams is driven to insanity.

By Veronica Tullo (USA)

15:03


Single Buffalo

As Catherine tries to keep her composure in hopes of finding a connection, her date ticks her off to where she has no other option, but bursting into a musical dance number.

By Laura Anastasia Jones (USA)

10:12


Antidote Lipstick

A darkly comic showdown between a hitwoman in hiding and the hitman who finds her in paradise.

By Chase Montgomery Fein (USA)

02:36


Not Another Coming Out Story

Tommy and Star, two south London teens, navigate friendship, sex, drugs and loss in this modern coming of age story.

By Rufus Shaljean (UK)

26:09


Àsaka

Elba and Paula are spending the day at the pool of the resort where they’re staying. That’s when they realize how well they’re doing since they first met, a long time ago. But when exactly did they first meet?

By Edduardo Viera (Spain)

29:40


Little Bunny Poop

Little Bunny Poop follows two children during a transformative summer in Provence, capturing the innocence and intimacy of childhood against the beauty of the French countryside.

By Roméo Abolin (France)

17:03


Total runtime: 1:40:43

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