Director: Travis Greer
R USA
A heartfelt story about a cynical CEO who loses his brother early in life, and the journey it puts him on to redeem himself.
Los Angeles Premiere
12:00pm
Sept 5th Regal Cinemas L.A. Live
Director: Sonny P. Louis
G USA
2021 Best Horror Short
Horror Shorts Block 5A
Night Shifters is a thriller / horror film telling the tale of a new police officer and a mysterious prisoner. Written, directed and edited by Sonny P. Louis.
World Premiere
1:45pm
Sept 5th Regal Cinemas L.A. Live
Director: Suzanne Cate
PG-13 USA
Horror Shorts Block 5A
A quirky benevolent vampire loses her money, and turns to driving for an uber-popular rideshare company in order to survive. What could go wrong?
Rose (Lidia Ryan) navigates a mission between temptation and redemption amongst an eclectic community of vampires attempting to fit into the modern world in this fresh horror comedy.
World Premiere
1:45pm
Sept 5th Regal Cinemas L.A. Live
Director: Geoffrey J.D. Payne
PG-13 USA
2021 Best Trailer
Shorts Block 5B
This sizzler trailer for the film "Headway" is the winner of our 2021 Best Trailer contest.
See this trailer for the film Headway: where Dylan Prescott, an expressionist painter, struggles with substance abuse, untreated bipolar disorder, a recently deceased mother and neglected childhood trauma. Dylan must face his deepest fears in a reoccurring dream; while checked into rehab. He is ready to take back his life and salvage the closest relationships, even if they are dead.
Los Angeles Premiere
2:30pm
Sept 5th Regal Cinemas L.A. Live
Director: Anastasia Sergeeva
PG USA
Shorts Block 5B
Super 8 medium experimental art piece designed to accompany beautiful writing of Sergey Demushkin. It is a philosophical study of existence and self discovery. Directed by Anastasia Sergeeva, starring Anastasia Sergeeva and Sergey Demushkin. Edited by Bilal Muhammad and Anastasia Sergeeva. Music composed by Rara Aviz.
World Premiere
2:30pm
Sept 5th Regal Cinemas L.A. Live
Director: T.A. Brumfield
PG-13 USA
2021 Best Episodic Project
Shorts Block 5B
An ex Marine returns home after his tour in the Marine Corps to reestablish his friendships and pursue a career in the Music Industry. After four years away Anthony Michael Thomas aka Tone, will find out if things at home have stayed the same or have changed forever. A new series that captures the Tone of Insecure, Entourage & Friends.
IFS L.A. Film Festival Premiere
2:30pm
Sept 5th Regal Cinemas L.A. Live
Director: Chadrick Preuss
PG-13 USA
In suburban Los Angeles, Daniel, a down on his luck recent divorcé is given an ultimatum by his mother: sublet their guest room or get kicked out. Meanwhile, Avery, having just turned 18, decides to run away from home—not without having to get through her mother first.
Thrust together by their opposite situations, the duo form an unlikely friendship where they deal with past traumas and give each other new perspectives, all building up to a (literally) explosive climax.
World Premiere
3:30pm
Sept 5th Regal Cinemas L.A. Live
Director: Bruce R. Schwartz
PG-13 USA
This is the story of Megan Viets, a writer of murder/mystery novels who finds herself in the middle of a real life mystery when she loses Lizzie Khazin, a dear friend, in unexplainable circumstances. The film explores events leading up to Lizzie's loss. Was her death accidental or an act or murder?
Kari H. Sayers wrote the novel this indie feature drama is based on. She and the director, Bruce R. Schwartz, are close friends and colleagues, having taught at Marymount California University in Rancho Palos Verdes, California until they retired. This is Sayers third published mystery novel and Schwartz’s 17th film. Past actors working in Schwartz’s films include Sean Hayes from “Will and Grace” and Mila Kunis when she was 11 years old.
IFS Premiere
5:00pm
Sept 5th Regal Cinemas L.A. Live
Director: Christopher Lee Parson
R USA
2022 Best Thriller Feature
2022 Best Actor - John Savage
While living under the roof of his aging father Gene Sarling (John Savage, The Deer Hunter, The Thin Red Line), mentally unstable 22-year-old war veteran Paul Sarling (Aaron Perilo, Key and Peele, In Time) evolves from a ransacker to killer. Gene, a recovering alcoholic (and disgraced ex-cop), is forced to confront the fiercest nemesis of his life: his own son. Hemky Madera (Spiderman: Homecoming), Jessica Lundy (Single White Female), Darin Heames (Sons of Anarchy), Denise Dowse (Requiem For a Dream), John Cothran (Boyz N The Hood), and Mark De Carlo (Curb Your Enthusiasm) also star.
West Coast Premiere
7:00pm
Sept 5th Regal Cinemas L.A. Live
Director: Ashley Kimmet
R USA
2022 Best Documentary
This is a story about the band JOOK that nearly slipped through the cracks of time. If it weren't for a Music Fest Promoter talking them into headlining his TNT Festival, their first gig together since 1974, those cracks might have eaten them right up.
In short, it's a 40-year reunion with a bit of everything from Mad Drama to Hysterical Laughter. Not to mention a few visits from Joe Elliott (Def Leppard) to set one or two things straight.
Los Angeles Premiere
9:00pm
Sept 5th Regal Cinemas L.A. Live
Director: Chris Lane
PG-13 USA
The year is 1984, in a small sleepy town in upstate New York. The former mayor of the city is found dead on the backseat of his car with a local 15 year old girl.
In the aftermath, his wife of 30 years and his adopted daughter have to make sense of this difficult situation, while a detective from out of town is sent in to try to solve the case together with local law enforcement.
World Premiere
10:00pm
Sept 5th Regal Cinemas L.A. Live