LA Film Festival Announces Complete Line Up (Extended)

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Published on Tuesday, 05 May 2015 15:15

FUTURE FILMMAKER SHOWCASE

The Los Angeles Film Festival’s Future Filmmaker Showcase brings to the big screen the best films made by budding young filmmakers from across the country and the globe. In this diverse slate of films, incredibly accomplished high school students will present wild comedies, moving dramas, mesmerizing animation, introspective experimental films and everything in between.

These two programs of short films made by high school students from across the country and the globe feature wild comedies, moving dramas, mesmerizing animation, introspective experimental films and everything in between.

• An Irish Airman Foresees His Death– USA (DIRECTOR Javier Arango) A pilot imagines his own fate in this gorgeous, cinematic interpretation of W.B. Yeats' famous poem.

• Beatrix – USA (DIRECTORS Grace Hoffman, Michelle Miles)Featuring artist and style  icon Beatrix Ost, this beautifully shot portrait explores individuality and the joy in finding  oneself.

• Cereal Killer– USA (DIRECTOR Theo Taplitz) Something sinister lurks beneath the Fruit Loops in a young man's cereal bowl.

• Chris– USA (DIRECTOR Zachary Oschin) The pressure to secure a perfect prom date pushes a teenage girl to overcome her fears.

• Curt Lowens: A Life of Changes – USA (DIRECTORS Justin Binder, August Blum, Robert Carlson, Levi Glaser, George Khabbaz, Kayla Mossanen, Tammy Shine)Beautiful animation and illuminating interviews reveal the incredible and heroic story of Holocaust survivor Curt Lowens.

• Dead Teens Anonymous– USA (DIRECTOR Sabrina de Brito, Sophia Dienstag, Joe Matthews, Esther Ollivier) A teenager finds hope in the afterlife when she discovers a support group for the dead.

• Dreams – USA (DIRECTOR Matthew Dominguez)The shuffle of a young man’s iPod becomes the soundtrack of his dreamscape.

• Falling– USA (DIRECTOR Imani Peterkin, Maya Suchak)In this honest and moving portrayal of young love, a father’s misguided interference threatens to crush his daughter’s blossoming romance and, worst of all, her spirit.

• Godong's Party – South Korea (DIRECTOR Seona Khil) Godong the kitty is planning the best party in the world, and he wants you to come along!

• A Guy with a Dog– USA (DIRECTOR William Lancaster) Hilarity and bloodshed ensue when a zombie apocalypse forces two strangers into a very unlikely friendship.

• Hello from Malaysia– USA (DIRECTOR Kira Bursky) New to America and missing her family in Malaysia, a young girl must find a way to connect with her new community.

• How Do You Pronounce Pho? – Canada (DIRECTOR Carol Nguyen) Cultural exploration takes place in the unlikeliest of places – the school cafeteria.

• It’s a Thing – USA (DIRECTORSSebastian Crank, Sage McCommas, Meredith Morran) Adolescent love blooms when two masked misfits come together over their similar neuroses.

• Love and the Art of Frisbee Flight – USA (DIRECTOR Alex Brisker) A lost frisbee unites two young strangers in this delightfully quirky romantic comedy.

• Mask– USA (DIRECTOR Katie Speare) Societal definitions of female beauty are questioned in this sharp, cinematic exploration.

• Memories from Before (Souvenirs d'avant) – USA (Director: Dustin Whitley) Gorgeously animated, this moving experimental film depicts the horrors of World War One.

• My Bully – USA (DIRECTOR Ava Ludwig) Self-reflection and realization are explored in this beautiful, cinematic spoken word piece.

• Old Tricks – USA (DIRECTOR Theodore Buckwald) A burglar gets more than he bargained for when his elderly victim proves more wily than expected.

• Penguin Suicides – South Korea(DIRECTORS Seungha Na, Heri Yoo) A sad little penguin just wants to end it all, but he can't quite seem to get there.

• Promise – USA (DIRECTORS Erin Bentel, Gabriel Gaurano, Skyler Stewart, Evan Stefanko, John De Vito) A loving teenage dad is torn between his adult responsibilities and his youthful inclinations.

• Sour Lemonade– USA (DIRECTOR Natalia Ferrara) A garden party’s hostess has something unexpected in store for her lady-like guests.

• Stanley– USA (DIRECTOR Jamie Lipman)An automaton student breaks free from the prison of routine when he starts listening to his own voice.

• Stranded– USA (DIRECTOR Clio Gevirtz) An overachieving dancer on tour pushes herself to the edge during an unexpected detour.

• The Museum of Unnatural Gaming – USA (DIRECTORS Carrington Bennett, Matthew Lungaro) In this cautionary tale, a middle-aged gaming addict relays his tragic story in startling and hilarious detail.

• The Pressure of Freddie Bear and the Ballpoint Pen – USA (DIRECTOR Paula Sison) Young Freddie, feeling pressured at home and at school, seeks out an unconventional (and fuzzy) means of stress relief.

• The Rhythm of Healing– USA (Director: Imani Cook-Gist)The unparalleled healing power of music and dance is explored in this touching and ultimately uplifting documentary about the horrific Rwandan genocide.

• The Searcher – USA (DIRECTOR Joe Shaffer) Too shy to connect at school, a young movie buff's life revolves around the Westerns he watches at home. But will his fantasy life ever translate to reality?