Written and directed by Luca Pizzoleo, In the Valley of the Moon, follows a young man working as a hitman for the Italian mob in 1977. He takes a job in Petaluma, California, posing as a potential buyer at an open house to confront the realtor who he suspects has a sinister connection to his past. Starring Raz Fritz, Ryan Emilio Molina & Landon Moss.

World Premiere

11:15am

Sept 3rd Regal Cinemas L.A. Live

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LGBTQ Shorts Program A3

"1701: A Blerd Story" boldly goes where no fanboy has gone before. It is a comedic love letter to all queer nerds (especially STAR TREK fans). This is a glimpse into the mind of a nerd and how they process the world. Live Long and Prosper.

IFS L.A. Film Festival Premiere

12:00pm

Sept 3rd Regal Cinemas L.A. Live

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LGBTQ Shorts Program A3

Walkie-Talkie follows 24-year-old Katie as she grapples with what it means to be asexual in a world that places such a high value on sex. When all her friends start to prioritize their dating lives over their friendships, Katie embarks on a quest to meet and connect with new people in a non-traditional way: by hiding a walkie-talkie in a new place each week and then going on a walk with the person that finds it.

World Premiere

12:00pm

Sept 3rd Regal Cinemas L.A. Live

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LGBTQ Shorts Program A3

At the Chrystal Hotel, Kenneth tries his best to present the finest qualities of serving in Elms Lounge. But unfortunately, with his manager Vicki going off the rails, what was supposed to be a standard opening shift, leads to chaos for the servers when the bar's little secret is exposed.

World Premiere

12:00pm

Sept 3rd Regal Cinemas L.A. Live

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Mollys Light Animation Block B3

An animated short visualizing a poem written by Molly Steinsapir, who tragically lost her life at age 12. Molly was not your typical kid….she was a deeply feeling and emotive young woman who questioned everything and fiercely debated the complexities and hypocrisies of adult behavior and power dynamics. It was these deep-thinking thoughts which inspired her to become a vegetarian at a young age and to write letters to would-be voters in swing states, and keep an RBG plush doll in her room.

When Molly’s friends read one of her poems at her funeral, it all came into focus. These words, Molly’s words, already so visual and profound, simply needed to be three dimensionalized. There was no blank page for the writer to stare at because the hard word of writing had already been done - by Molly - and it was simply our duty to bring Molly’s words to light…so that’s what we did. With permission from Molly’s father, we got to work, and assembled a dream team of friends and artists to bring Molly’s profound words to light. The result is this film - “Molly’s Light.”

IFS Premiere

1:00pm

Sept 3rd Regal Cinemas L.A. Live

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Mollys Light Animation Block B3

In a post-anthropocene era, AI and self-developing entities dwelling on a human-free earth are trying to make sense of their existence. Humans might have left the planet, but their legacy still resides on material and immaterial aspects of life on earth. Relics and reminiscences of humanity interact, fall in love and become creators in a high-resolution questionable simulation. Deriving from a non-anthropocentric point of view, this video piece focuses on offering a comforting perspective on the much discussed imminent destruction of the human race, seeking relief in the fact that the earth will well exist after humans, exactly as it did before them.

Los Angeles Premiere

1:00pm

Sept 3rd Regal Cinemas L.A. Live

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Metanoia is an LGBTQ web series confronting personal and sexual identity in a college environment.

Emma discovers a sense of belonging in a new community, fostering budding relationships. Meanwhile, Amber navigates through her recent trauma. Brynn endures the ire of an unwanted visitor.

As the semester comes to a close, Emma prepares for the Winter Dance Concert. Amber finds solace in the company of others. Brynn rises to her calling.

World Premiere

2:00pm

Sept 3rd Regal Cinemas L.A. Live

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Comedy / Sci Fi Shorts Block C3

An off-key couple finds out they're in over their heads after participating in a new cloning experiment to relieve their student loans.

This mockumentary shows a crew's documentation of suburban couple Calvin and Lisa as they take part in a cloning experiment. The couple quickly realize that their clones aren't what they thought they would be.

Personal belongings start going missing, Clones get a little rowdy, and communication becomes a struggle as the clones quickly turn into the children the couple never wanted.

WORLD PREMIERE

3:30pm

Sept 3rd Regal Cinemas L.A. Live

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COMEDY / SCI FI SHORTS BLOCK C3

Frankie & Slade have long-owed money to the local mobster, Oily Picatto, for their fledgling doggie-dating business and have only days to pay it or be killed. They seek help through their eccentric friends and a mysterious woman named Scarlett. It is unsure if they are getting closer to the money, or just haplessly sliding into an early grave. Who knew chasing your dreams could make you live a nightmare?

Starring Oscar-nominee Sally Kirkland, Caddyshack's own Scott Colomby, and fresh from The Outpost, Jack Kalian!!!

World Premiere

3:30pm

Sept 3rd Regal Cinemas L.A. Live

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Comedy / Sci Fi Shorts Block C3

Two rival international spies join forces against an evil organization only to discover secrets about their past, their future, and their hearts.

World Premiere

3:30pm

Sept 3rd Regal Cinemas L.A. Live

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International Shorts Block D3

The film director Sion Sono sang a improvisational song for a comedian Bunta who is so depressed by losing his cell phone at Sono’s studio.

“Share House 33” is inspired by this real movie of Sono’s singing for Bunta.

World Premiere

5:00pm

Sept 3rd Regal Cinemas L.A. Live

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International Shorts Block D3

A story of two Polish men imprisoned at a Nazi concentration camp; one a gypsy, the other a young man in love with a Jewish girl. Oleg is a Lomi gypsy who is doing anything he can to survive the horrific conditions within the camp, including turning would-be escapees over to the Nazi command. Laszlo is the son of a Polish farmer who sewed a Star of David to the breast of his coat, thinking this would keep him and the Jewish girl he loves together after she is taken from his village. Having nothing left but his love for Anna, Laszlo is driven to escape the camp by any means necessary.

World Premiere

5:00pm

Sept 3rd Regal Cinemas L.A. Live

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Los Angeles, 1954. When a washed up detective takes a case searching for a reporter’s missing sister, he discovers solving the mystery of her disappearance is the key uncovering the source of the zombie outbreak - and saving the city!

LA Premiere

5:30pm

Sept 3rd Regal Cinemas L.A. Live

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SUSPENSE SHORT FILM BLOCK E3

Payback was declared... mistakes were made. An abduction goes off the rails.

World Premiere

6:00pm

Sept 3rd Regal Cinemas L.A. Live

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SUSPENSE SHORT FILM BLOCK E3

David and Melissa, a young couple struggling in their marriage, invite another couple over for drinks, dinner, and well...sex. Unfortunately, their guests might have been more than they bargained for.

West Coast Premiere

6:00pm

Sept 3rd Regal Cinemas L.A. Live

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SUSPENSE SHORT FILM BLOCK E3

"Ray and Vanessa, influenced by the terrible advice of their best friends, go on their first date after matching on an app..."

Hindsight is a short film (and potential pilot) that aims to highlight the vanity, the awkwardness, the frustration, and the overall anxiety-inducing ridiculousness of the whole online dating scene.

IFS Premiere

6:00pm

Sept 3rd Regal Cinemas L.A. Live

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Short Film Block G3

Kevin decides to turn around his mundane existence by asking out the girl of his dreams only to be forced to rob the very bank in which she works. All the while our Narrator experiences a mild existential crisis as they come to terms with the outcome of the story.

California Premiere

7:00pm

Sept 3rd Regal Cinemas L.A. Live

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Short Film Block G3

A TEAR IN THE SKY takes you on an unprecedented journey into the UFO / UAP phenomenon. A team of military personnel, scientists and special guest William Shatner will attempt to re-capture, in real time, the US Navy “TicTac” UFOs and other space anomalies, using state-of-the-art, military-grade equipment and technology. What they find instead are thought-provoking clues into the true nature of the UFO phenomenon and the very fabric of our spacetime reality.

LA Premiere

7:00pm

Sept 3rd Regal Cinemas L.A. Live

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SHORT FILM BLOCK G3

Does anyone really like Hot Yoga? Dive into the frontal lobe to uncover the truth, in this psychobiological short that will make you sweat. From Executive Producer Lloyd Kaufman, creator of “The Toxic Avenger.” Starring Zoë Geltman, Alexa Elmy, Caylyn Wan-Craeger and Léerin Campbell. Art Direction by Ben Johnson. Cinematography by Flemming Laursen. Edited by Grant Herson. Creative Team Don P. Hooper, Daryn Strauss. Produced by Lloyd Kaufman. Written and Directed by Lily-Hayes Kaufman.

A Saturday Candy Production.

WEST COAST PREMIERE

7:00pm

Sept 3rd Regal Cinemas L.A. Live

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Short Film Block G3

When divorce won't do for a miserable married couple, they each hire a contract killer to take the other person out. Only their plans go horribly awry when the killers show up on the same night.

A Smaller Big Bang is like Fargo meets Mr. and Mrs. Smith. It has moments of action, tension, drama and humor... all in just under nine minutes. It's also a story that shows that even in the darkest moments something beautiful can arise.

World Premiere

7:00pm

Sept 3rd Regal Cinemas L.A. Live

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Short Film Block G3

Starring Hollywood icon Danny Trejo, (Machete, Spy Kids, From Dusk Till Dawn) Fire-Man’s Fetish is a dark comedy short from first-time director, John Slover.

After fifty years in a state penitentiary, Fire-Man (Trejo), a pyromaniac and convicted arsonist, is released back into society, and immediately embarks on a raucous arson spree.

Co-starring: Andrew Jacobs (Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones) as Rick, Fire-Man’s nephew and chaperone.

LA Film Festival

7:00pm

Sept 3rd Regal Cinemas L.A. Live

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Short Film Block G3

A young man frustrated by the loneliness and isolation of modern life makes a Faustian bargain with “Ever After,” a company offering services he didn’t know existed. Just days after sealing his uneasy pact, a seemingly chance encounter leads him to question if his decision is really the solution he’s been looking for.

The film’s impressive cast includes SAG nominated actor Kristen Gutoskie (The Handmaid’s Tale, Fox’s Lethal Weapon, Containment) and Ali Ghandour (The Odd Couple, The Goldbergs, Jake and Amir). DOUG EVER AFTER is directed by Anderson Tram, and written by Baz Gilligan-Kim and Anderson Tram. It was photographed by Trevor Forrest (I Am The Night, Little Fires Everywhere, Yellowjackets), and Executive Produced by Patty Jenkins (Monster, The Killing, Wonder Woman).

World Premiere

7:00pm

Sept 3rd Regal Cinemas L.A. Live

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This social-commentary thriller asks the question: What about the 1950s and 60s are those that say “let’s make America great again” aiming for a return to? Avatar and Don’t Breathe star Stephen Lang is an iconic, occult-obsessed architect who sees women as furnishings for his mid-century modern masterpieces. Shane West and Chelsea Gilligan play the modern-day couple vacationing in a glass-encased home haunted by a murdered housewife (Golden-Globe nominee Sarah Hay) and a master of the occult (two-time Academy Award nominee Bruce Dern). The film was written and produced by Mike Stern and directed by Sonja O’Hara, who both play supporting roles in the film.

World Premiere

7:30pm

Sept 3rd Regal Cinemas L.A. Live

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From Executive Producer Brad Silberling and Justin Baldoni’s Wayfarer Studios comes 25 Cents Per Minute, a heartfelt anthology dramedy following six characters on their journey for connection in an isolated world, seen through the lens of the last remaining payphones in Los Angeles.

Peter (Ravil Isyanov), a bitter payphone technician suffering from a recent loss, makes his rounds through the streets of L.A. Along the way he meets: Grace (Golden Globe nominee Elsie Fisher), a queer runaway, who calls home pretending to be her own kidnapper; Kevin, a crafty unhoused man, who creates a tool for hacking coin slots; Bryan, a socially anxious photographer, who uses a payphone to connect with a complete stranger; AJ, an animated rideshare driver and voice actor, who has to record a last minute audition, and Silvia, an undocumented cleaner, who reads a story to her younger sister back home.

As Peter grapples with his own pain, he reflects upon the impact each of these strangers had on his life and the connections he shares with all of them.

World Premiere

8:00pm

Sept 3rd Regal Cinemas L.A. Live

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GRACE AND GRIT tells the true story of iconic philosopher Ken Wilber and his wife Treya. Based on the acclaimed book chronicling Treya’s journals.

The two fall madly in love in 1980s California and are immediately faced with challenges that tear them apart. They overcome by discovering connection beyond this world and love beyond life.

Starring Mena Suvari, Stuart Townsend, with Frances Fisher, Rebekah Graf, Nick Stahl, Mariel Hemingway.

Written and directed by Sebastian Siegel.

World Premiere

9:15pm

Sept 3rd Regal Cinemas L.A. Live

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