Director: Nicholas Tjen
PG
DRAMA FILMS 14-A
Amid Jakarta’s 1998 crisis, a convenience store owner struggles to save his pregnant wife, who is diagnosed with a life-threatening condition. With no insurance and financial hardship, the store owner sacrifices everything, including his cherished possessions, but a riot destroys his store.
As his wife's condition worsens, he faces a heartbreaking decision that leaves him devastated. Ultimately, he finds solace in helping a young boy, embodying the resilience of the human spirit amid overwhelming adversity.
IFS PREMIERE
5:00pm
May 14th Regal Cinemas / L.A. LIVE 14
Director: David Allan Rohrer
R
DRAMA FILMS 14-A
A hopeless artist finds inspiration in an unknown woman.
L.A. PREMIERE
5:00pm
May 14th Regal Cinemas / L.A. LIVE 14
Director: Anthony Myung-Hoon TeJumson
PG-13
DRAMA FILMS 14-A
In Los Angeles, where he calls home, a young Korean American man chases love, friendship, and his dream, until a shadow of hatred trails him into the darkness, leaving only memories in its wake.
Who Am I? I Thought I Was An American… is a gripping, thought-provoking drama that follows one individual's struggle as his identity and reputation are upended in the crossfire of hidden agendas of the sensational fake news media, career politicians, and thoughtless celebrities.
WORLD PREMIERE
5:00pm
May 14th Regal Cinemas / L.A. LIVE 14
6:00pm -8:00pm
Thursday’s Filmmaker Reception is the first in our series of five ticketed Film Festival Party events held this season and is one of the only two "all-ages" party events being held.
Hang out with festival attendees in a very casual setting and get to meet some of your favorite festival filmmakers at this social reception event taking place from 6:00pm to 8:30pm today.
Purchase your Festival Party Ticket Package today to make sure you are able to check out all of this year's festival parties and events.
Party & Event Tickets are available ONLINE ONLY and all online tickets must be redeemed at the L.A. Film Fest Hospitality Box Office (located in the lobby of Regal Cinemas / L.A. Live) to exchange for Festival Party Event Entry Passes.
Festival Party & Reception Events
Thursday Filmmaker Reception
Line at 5:45pm
Doors at 6:00pm
All Ages
6:00pm - 8:00pm
May 14th Reception Venue To Be Announced
Director: Ellen Jung
G
SHORTS PROGRAM 14-B
A puppy named Buggie is adopted by a human, but circumstances force her back to the shelter. Buggie is heartbroken but hopeful, and inspires viewers to care for animals with respect.
IFS PREMIERE
6:15pm
May 14th Regal Cinemas / L.A. LIVE 14
Director: Shelby Mayes
PG
SHORTS PROGRAM 14-B
Polly is rudely awakened to the realities of dating as a plus size woman after her long term relationship comes to an end.
A confident, self-love enthusiast, Polly is suddenly bombarded with self doubt when she goes on a series of dates with men who don't seem to be able to admit they're even attracted to her.
Refusing to succumb to the pressures of changing herself, Polly embraces every inch of her body and strikes out to take the reins away from any fatphobe who tries to get in the way of her finding happiness.
IFS PREMIERE
6:15pm
May 14th Regal Cinemas / L.A. LIVE 14
Director: Brett Willis
PG-13
SHORTS PROGRAM 14-B
Narcissist, drunk, storyteller...a man who believes he was framed puts his story out in live theater fashion....but so does everyone else.
WORLD PREMIERE
6:15pm
May 14th Regal Cinemas / L.A. LIVE 14
Director: Giordona Aviv
G
ACTION THRILLERS 14-C
A woman must conquer her fear of darkness to claim her gift of seeing the truth, or be trapped by both mind and man.
IFS PREMIERE
7:00pm
May 14th Regal Cinemas / L.A. LIVE 14
Director: Kevin Barile
PG
ACTION THRILLERS 14-C
A shy mime auditions for a talent show program and when he's bullied by a martial arts demo team, he defends himself and his art in this action-comedy from filmmaker Kevin Barile and starring Ed Nathan Mecate.
IFS PREMIERE
7:00pm
May 14th Regal Cinemas / L.A. LIVE 14
Director: Dr.Charles Opong
PG-13
ACTION THRILLERS 14-C
This high-intensity crime drama is set in the real Los Angeles, where beauty and power mask a system built on control, data, and invisible influence.
LAPD detectives Deon Cash and Maya Washington navigate a city where crime is no longer only on the streets, but embedded within institutions, networks, and coded systems no one fully understands.
WORLD PREMIERE
7:00pm
May 14th Regal Cinemas / L.A. LIVE 14
Director: Samuel Kay Forrest
R
Best Supporting Actor - James Duval
Best Independent Film
In the neon-lit shadows of Hollywood, a group of artists slip into a hypnotic spiral of love, art, and illusion, where reality dissolves, and the only way out is to surrender to the dream.
WORLD PREMIERE
8:00pm
May 14th Regal Cinemas / L.A. LIVE 14
Director: Roy Berkeley
R
This feature length film is a darkly comedic, yet grounded take, on the phenomenon of school shootings.
Two socially isolated and true crime-obsessed sisters endure a series of traumatic events, leading them to seek revenge on a school bully, as the film takes the viewer through a few days in the life of teens on a suicide mission.
Screens with the short film: The Sweet Flight
WORLD PREMIERE
10:00pm
May 14th Regal Cinemas / L.A. LIVE 14
Director: Matthew Walley
Unrated
An optical printer is a motion picture camera that points towards a projector. With this setup you can do more than just cut film. You can freeze frame, zoom in or out, add dissolves and double exposures and reverse, speed up, and slow down time.
Printing with high contrast film creates mattes from your developed film. Film matting techniques are used to create the "green screen" effect, as we call it today. The printer used for this film was in disrepair, leading to some mattes being off center or falling a frame behind. This effect makes it easy to see the layers of film that used to be required for film matting. The final product was filmed frame by frame with no option for playback until developed.
Screens with Trauma 4 Life
WORLD PREMIERE
10:00pm
May 14th Regal Cinemas / L.A. LIVE 14
9:00pm-11:00pm
The Independent Filmmakers Showcase is proud to present the L.A. Film Fest Opening Party.
This fun meet-up is where your ticket allows you to mingle with our membership, your favorite L.A. Film Festival filmmakers, and our festival attendees - in a casual party atmosphere.
The Opening Party takes place from 9:00pm to 11:00pm at an L.A. Live adjacent bar & lounge venue to be announced.
Purchase your Festival Party Ticket Package today - to be able to check out all of our festival parties and events. Party & Event Tickets are available ONLINE and at the LA Film Festival Hospitality Box Office
Party Tickets must be redeemed at the L.A. Film Festival Hospitality Box Office (located in the lobby of Regal Cinemas / L.A. Live) and exchanged for Festival Party Entry Passes.
OPENING PARTY SCHEDULE
Line Up Begins at: 8:45pm
Doors at: 9:00pm
21 & Up
9:00pm-11:00pm
May 14th LA LIVE Venue: To Be Announced