Wednesday, May 25th - Pacific Theaters at The Grove

I Confess

Country: USA

Category: Comedy

Director: Andy Haskins

Eddie Pepitone, Tom Kenny, Bobcat Goldthwait, Mary Lynn Rajskub stars in this hilarious animated comedy about a confession.

Best Animated Short

Time: 2:00pm

Date: May 25th - Pacific Theaters at The Grove

Agnation

Country: USA

Category: Horror

Director: Dan Swift

Agnation is a brutal, fast paced, old school blood bath which tells the story of competing family desires on a collision course. Needing money for her mother's hospice care, Gina and her friend Lexi buy a house sight unseen at a foreclosure auction with the goal of flipping it for a fast profit. They head out to see their new purchase, along with Gina's older sister Nicky and Lexi's old friend Maya. The house is a lot less than they expected and things take an unexpected turn when they run into the former owners, Ray and M, who have a pressing family need of their own.

Time: 2:30pm

Date: May 25th - Pacific Theaters at The Grove

Lemon Cove
SHORTS BLOCK 25A – DRAMA

Country: USA

Category: Drama

Director: Adrian Picardi

After all their electronics go dead, including their cars, a group of stranded and confused campers have no choice but to work together to figure out what's going on.

Time: 4:00pm

Date: May 25th - Pacific Theaters at The Grove

The Loss of Lillian
SHORTS BLOCK 25A – DRAMA

Country: USA

Category: Drama

Director: Amanda Goodwin

The slow demise and mental collapse into insanity.

Time: 4:00pm

Date: May 25th - Pacific Theaters at The Grove

Serena
SHORTS BLOCK 25A – DRAMA

Country: USA

Category: Drama

Director: Omar Said

Former Baywatch actress, Kelly Packard stars as Serena. A single mother trying to do what she can to support her and her 18 year old son. Their calm, loving lives are shattered when tt all blows up in Serena's face as her biggest secret comes to light, and she must do everything she can to prevent losing her son forever. Also starring Scott Higgins, Ryan Gunnarson and Deidre Lee.

Time: 4:00pm

Date: May 25th - Pacific Theaters at The Grove

You Never Know
SHORTS BLOCK 25B – COMEDY

Country: INDIA/USA

Category: Comedy

Director: Ahmed Bhabhrawala

You never know is about connections and taking chances. Zach takes a chance and approaches Anna, while Anna takes a chance on her feelings for a change and decides to go with Zach.

Best Student Short

Time: 5:00pm

Date: May 25th - Pacific Theaters at The Grove

Don’t Be A Drip 
SHORTS BLOCK 25B – COMEDY

Country: USA

Category: Comedy

Director: Rob Schiller

An otherwise unassuming OCD Rachel focuses her attention on the current California drought crisis. She becomes the inadvertent 'star' of a youtube video gone viral and gets catapulted to fame, becoming the defacto ' Queen Drought Shamer' of Southern California. 15 minutes of Fame and romance are the results. Neither of which she is prepared for.

Time: 5:00pm

Date: May 25th - Pacific Theaters at The Grove

Cathy In Real Life 
SHORTS BLOCK 25B – COMEDY

Country: USA

Category: Comedy

Director: Susan Sassi

She'll become a feminist, as long as it doesn't make her look fat. ACK! Cathy in Real Life is a live action parody of the classic Cathy comic strip. After 34 years in the Sunday Funnies, Cathy's cartoon is canceled for being outdated and offensive towards women. Andrea and Charlene want to help Cathy get her comic strip back by doing the impossible... making her a feminist.

Time: 5:00pm

Date: May 25th - Pacific Theaters at The Grove

Body + Blood 
SHORTS BLOCK 25B – COMEDY

Country: USA

Category: Comedy

Director: Marisa Echeverria

When Dan meets up with his ex-girlfriend Leah for dinner it quickly becomes clear that neither of them has recovered from the spiritual shock of their break-up. Both realize they will have to follow their broken hearts in order to move on in this funny, touching and surprising look at love and faith. Featuring powerful, nuanced performances from real life married couple Andrew Burlinson and Meredith Bishop, Body + Blood is an intimate exploration of love, loss and how we use old traditions to make new discoveries.

Time: 5:00pm

Date: May 25th - Pacific Theaters at The Grove

The Sixth Lead  
SHORTS BLOCK 25C – AWARDS SHORTS

Country: USA

Category: Award Winners

Director: Rick Glassman

Rick Glassman is an actor on NBC's ensemble based sit-com, "Undateable." Rick (sixth on the call sheet), however, doesn't identify much with the ensemble aspect of it. "The Sixth Lead" is a "documentary" following his attempts at creating more opportunities for himself by dealing with the show runner, creator, writers and actors (such as Zach Braff, the first lead of "Scrubs," a series created by the same Show Runner).

Best Short Film

Time: 6:00pm

Date: May 25th - Pacific Theaters at The Grove

Sunset   
SHORTS BLOCK 25C – AWARDS SHORTS

Country: USA

Category: Drama

Director: Herman Wilkins

A couple in turmoil dealing with accidental death.

Time: 6:00pm

Date: May 25th - Pacific Theaters at The Grove

Perception    
SHORTS BLOCK 25C – AWARDS SHORTS

Country: USA

Category: Documentary

Director: Madeleine White

When Brian Bushway lost his sight he never stopped seeing. Instead he learnt an entirely new version of the world he lives in, he now sees through sound. To Brian a room sounds different in the same way a room looks different to us. While blind Brian has lost a major flaw of human nature, the visual bias. He no longer judges people on appearance but instead on what people have to say. While learning Brian's story I began posing the question to myself, how many lives have been altered forever by judgement?

Time: 6:00pm

Date: May 25th - Pacific Theaters at The Grove

Visible    
SHORTS BLOCK 25C – AWARDS SHORTS

Country: USA

Category: Sci-fi

Director: Clay Delauney 

The year is 2086. Seventy years ago the entire human race went invisible. Ten years ago, a small number of people began to mysteriously reappear. While theories exist, no one knows what's truly going on. When Guy, a conflicted artist, is presented with the knowledge that he has the power to transform back to his visible state, he's faced with a tough dilemma: does he become visible and accept a life of vulnerability and possible judgment, or does he stay invisible and risk losing an existence of passion, honesty, and love?

Time: 6:00pm

Date: May 25th - Pacific Theaters at The Grove

Parachute Girls        
SHORTS BLOCK 25C – AWARDS SHORTS

Country: USA

Category: Drama

Director: Alex Rubens

Essentially abandoned as children by their parents, two estranged sisters are reunited when younger sister, Ellie, crashes older sister's Evelyn's dinner party and begins to destroy her suburban illusion of the perfect family.

Time: 6:00pm

Date: May 25th - Pacific Theaters at The Grove

Fame Dogs       

Country: USA

Category: Comedy

Director: Sylvia Batey Alcalá

Through the lens of dark comedy, FAME DOGS explores America’s national obsession with celebrity. After all, as Jordan says: "Fame is a whore who f*cks everyone she meets." 

Best Comedic Feature Film

Time: 7:15pm

Date: May 25th - Pacific Theaters at The Grove

Ctrl Alt Delete        

Country: USA

Category: Comedy/Sci-fi

Director: James B. Cox

When a team of hacktivists break into an office building server room, they unknowingly uncover an artificial super intelligence. With the reluctant help of the systems administrators they've taken hostage, they must work together to escape as the AI quickly takes over the building and spreads across the Internet.

Best Sci-Fi Feature Film
Best Actress - Molly Burnett

Time: 8:45pm

Date: May 25th - Pacific Theaters at The Grove

The Painting - The Art of Slaying         

Country: USA

Category: Horror

Director: Robert D Rothbard

A spoiled, pretentious, talent-less "artiste" and son of a world renowned deceased artist. Edward will stop at nothing to be as famous as his father, as he lures unsuspecting artists to his home to paint, then signs his name to their art, and after, makes them disappear - one at a time.

Best Horror Feature Film

Time: 10:15pm

Date: May 25th - Pacific Theaters at The Grove

Opening Night Party         
IFS SPECIAL EVENT

Category: IFS Special Event

Come to the IFS Opening Night Party after our Awards Ceremony. Socialize with your fellow Award Winners at our most memorable social event of the 2016 IFS film Festival!

Time: 9:30pm

Date: May 25th - Pacific Theaters at The Grove