Saturday, March 23 and Sunday March 24, 2019
Promenade Playhouse
1404 3rd Street Promenade, Santa Monica, CA 90401

DAY 1
Red Carpet 1:00 PM
Awards 1:15 PM
Break 1:50 PM - 2:00 PM
Tickets, door $20 online $18 here

Film/Video Official Selection

Saturday March 23
Block 1, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Q&A, 3:00 PM 3:20 PM
Break, 3:20 - 3:30 PM
Tickets, door $15 online $12 here

A Not So Scary Story by Nick Sherman, Short Horror, 3:34
PIXIE DUST by SWAGATA NAIK, Short Drama, 15:00
But You Look So Good by Philippe Gompel, Short Drama, 12:00
Charlie Bee Company by Ashley Davison, TV Pilot, 22:05
PRIDE by Bianca Pezo, Short Documentary, 6:31
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Saturday March 23
Block 2, 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Q&A, 4:30 PM - 4:50 PM
Break, 4:50 PM - 5:00 PM
Tickets, door $15 online $12 here

Headshot by Tiffany Liu, Short Animation, 2:49
Teatro a Palazzo by Roberto Caldi, Short Drama, 24:00
FURROW (POC) by Jesse Haaja, Short Horror, 3:15
The Lost Sheep by lost sheep, Short Drama, 8:53
The Boy With The Teddy by Alessandro Schuster, Short Drama, 13:57
Paradise by Even Wu, Music Video, 4:17
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Saturday March 23
Block 3, 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Tickets, door $15 online $12 here

Two's Company by Svend Colding, Short Drama, 9:57
Sweetheart by Martha McGrath, Short Drama, 7:40
Women of 1915 by Bared Maronian, Feature Documentary, 01:34:08


DAY 2
Sunday March 24
Block 4, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Q&A, 2:00 PM - 2:20 PM
Break, 2:20 PM - 2:30 PM
Tickets, door $15 online $12 here

Oh my dog! by Marco Comandini, Short Animation, 1:29
Juvenilia by Tyler Kindred, Short Drama, 4:25
Laboratory Conditions by Joe Russell, Short Sci-Fi, 16:30
The People Under the Bridge by Nick Mutton, Short Documentary, 18:00
PLAY by Piotr Sulkowski, Short Drama, 12:21
Before I Am Ready by Nattasuda Anusonadisai, Short Documentary, 4:43
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Sunday March 24
Block 5, 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Q&A, 3:30 PM - 3:50 PM
Break, 3:50 PM - 4:00 PM
Tickets, door $15 online $12 here

Versus by Nicholas Schliep, Short Animation, 3:11
Purple by Jasmin Singh, Short Drama, 4:39
The Nixie by Mai Bui, Short Drama, 19:12
Kayayo, the living shopping baskets by Mari Bakke Riise, Short Documentary, 30:00
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Sunday March 24
Block 6, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Q&A, 5:00 PM - 5:20 PM
Break, 5:20 PM - 5:30 PM
Tickets, door $15 online $12 here

Such is Life... by Ning Cheng, Short Animation, 2:27
Victoria by Eric Chen, Short Experimental, 4:35
BAD PLUS by Doug Hurley, Short Sci-Fi, 5:08
IN VITRO by Toby Stephens, Short Drama, 18:25
Homo Sapiens, Prehistoric comedy by Joël Melançon, Web Episode, 3:44
Starian by Shannon Murray, Short Sci-Fi, 8:50
Flip the Switch by Dave Moutray, Short Documentary, 10:00
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Sunday March 24
Block 7, 5:30 PM- 7:00 PM
Tickets, door $15 online $12 here

Love Possibly by Che Grant, Feature Comedy, 01:22:55

Filmmakers in person!

Scripts Official Selection
Barack Obama Remembers a Young Poet by James Fitzmaurice
Kayla Script by Kate Bohan
The Last Prison by Richard Geiwitz
Shadows by Richard Geiwitz
The Honorable Lady by John Morton
Purgatory Plains by Richard Pines
The Door by Robert Cox
Man of The Hour by Johnny Spedrozia

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Don't miss our sister film festival: Los Angeles Short Film Festival
Same place, Sat-Sun, March 9-10, lasff.com/2019

Hosted by Producer/ Actress Sarah Williams

A Not So Scary Story by Nick Sherman, Short Horror, 3:34

A simple Campfire story takes a turn for the worse when it appears to be a more scary story then it appears
DIRECTOR IN PERSON!

Saturday March 23
Block 1, 2:00 PM
Tickets, door $15 online $12 here

PIXIE DUST by SWAGATA NAIK, Short Drama, 15:00

They met, only to part- they parted, but did they meet again? A rendition of Sana and Samar's story as they negotiate their lives and loves in a quest to find the true love of their lives.
DIRECTOR IN PERSON!

Saturday March 23
Block 1, 2:00 PM
Tickets, door $15 online $12 here

But You Look So Good by Philippe Gompel, Short Drama, 12:00

But You Look So Good
Alice is 23 but feels like 97. She looks in perfect health from the outside but her whole body is hurting from the inside. Nobody seems to understand or acknowledge her pain. She is lost and alone. Until she meets Gina…

Saturday March 23
Block 1, 2:00 PM
Tickets, door $15 online $12 here

Charlie Bee Company by Ashley Davison, TV Pilot, 22:05

Charlie Bee Company is a 6x30 / 12x30 television series filmed primarily in the great state of Texas.
Charlie Agar is the owner and operator of Charlie Bee Company, a bee removal service based in downtown New Braunfels in the heart of the Texas Hill Country. Experience the day-to-day challenges of a bee removal expert as he takes viewers on house calls fraught with unique dangers and challenges.
DIRECTOR IN PERSON!

Trailer: https://vimeo.com/247375181

Saturday March 23
Block 1, 2:00 PM
Tickets, door $15 online $12 here

PRIDE by Bianca Pezo, Short Documentary, 6:31

PRIDE was long in the making. Growing up as a queer hispanic woman in the world, I struggled to find others who had a relatable experience with coming out to loved ones and friends.
This film sprouted from the idea that when a person of any age or sexuality thinks about the difficulty of coming out, there should be a canon to draw from.
Life is difficult already. Now, throw on top of that discovering your sexuality. Add to that coming out to friends and family. In so many ways, these are some of the most private and precious feelings we deal with in our lives.

Saturday March 23
Block 1, 2:00 PM
Tickets, door $15 online $12 here

Headshot by Tiffany Liu, Short Animation, 2:49

An experimental dark comedy film following a decapitated head in its attempt to escape from one very determined caretaker.
DIRECTOR IN PERSON!

Saturday March 23
Block 2, 3:30 PM
Tickets, door $15 online $12 here

FURROW (POC) by Jesse Haaja, Short Horror, 3:15

Young farm girl LAURA accidentally releases unspeakable evil lurking in the swamps. It's now up to Laura that will evil raise again.

Saturday March 23
Block 2, 3:30 PM
Tickets, door $15 online $12 here

The Lost Sheep by lost sheep, Short Drama, 8:53

Desperate to escape the harsh and oppressive religious sect in which she has been raised, Esther flees into the Australian outback. Exhausted and dehydrated, Esther is found by Noah, a fellow member of the sect. In her weakened state however, Esther will have to find the inner strength to fight back and escape Noah before they get back to the commune.

Teaser: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkuNs_8_wok

Saturday March 23
Block 2, 3:30 PM
Tickets, door $15 online $12 here

The Boy With The Teddy by Alessandro Schuster, Short Drama, 13:57

A young boy runs scared through the mean city with his teddy in his arms and meets a young man who takes him under his wing until secrets are revealed...
The spectator gets to know the background of the story through recurrent flashbacks.

Saturday March 23
Block 2, 3:30 PM
Tickets, door $15 online $12 here

Paradise by Even Wu, Music Video, 4:17

PARADISE is a music video for LA-based singer Francisse Elaine's song "Paradise". The message that this music video would like to deliver is to fall in love with your true self and be comfortable in your own skin, because reality is the paradise.

Saturday March 23
Block 2, 3:30 PM
Tickets, door $15 online $12 here

Two's Company by Svend Colding, Short Drama, 9:57

A couple takes a bath together.
It just doesn't turn out to be as pleasant as they were hoping for...

Saturday March 23
Block 3, 5:00 PM
Tickets, door $15 online $12 here

Sweetheart by Martha McGrath, Short Drama, 7:40

A senior financial analyst's one love is his Jamaican girlfriend (played by R&B artist Leila Dey). But she suspects his long hours at work are a lie.
SWEETHEART is the American-Canadian short film mixing reality, R&B and comedy in an urban opera for Generation Z. The film questions whether Generation Z's only guaranteed route to success is abandoning human values for corporate.
The film won Best Short at its premiere at the Canadian Diversity Film Festival (June 30, 2018).
Street Relief Film Co-op
SWEETHEART is presented by Street Relief Film Co-op, a collective of over 2000 film and theater professionals, musicians and comedians founded in 2013, in response to a time that demands new ideas and diverse voices. Members of the co-op are from Canada, United States, Mexico, Brazil, Spain, Ireland, Poland and China. The co-op was founded by Martha McGrath.

Saturday March 23
Block 3, 5:00 PM
Tickets, door $15 online $12 here

Women of 1915 by Bared Maronian, Feature Documentary, 01:34:08

The epic journey of women survivors of the Armenian Genocide and the odyssey of the relentless European and North American human rights advocates who empowered them.

Saturday March 23
Block 3, 5:00 PM
Tickets, door $15 online $12 here

Oh my dog! by Marco Comandini, Short Animation, 1:29

A clumsy airport worker is busy taking out the luggage from a plane. When one of the boxes falls and gets opened by accident, the worker will be startled by what he finds inside…Based on a true story!
DIRECTOR IN PERSON!

Sunday March 24
Block 4, 1:00 PM
Tickets, door $15 online $12 here

Juvenilia by Tyler Kindred, Short Drama, 4:25

A cynical teenager attempts to tell her high school boyfriend that she's pregnant.
DIRECTOR IN PERSON!

Sunday March 24
Block 4, 1:00 PM
Tickets, door $15 online $12 here

Laboratory Conditions by Joe Russell, Short Sci-Fi, 16:30

A physician investigating a missing body disrupts an unlawful experiment.
DIRECTOR IN PERSON!

Trailer: https://vimeo.com/262868553

Sunday March 24
Block 4, 1:00 PM
Tickets, door $15 online $12 here

The People Under the Bridge by Nick Mutton, Short Documentary, 18:00

Two weeks before the council plans to remove their tents by any means necessary, we meet the eccentric community of homeless people who live under the historic Wentworth Park Bridge.

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oz3w5BA8vto

Sunday March 24
Block 4, 1:00 PM
Tickets, door $15 online $12 here

PLAY by Piotr Sulkowski, Short Drama, 12:21

The films's protagonist, suffering from a childhood trauma, meets his past self in order to banish the overwhelming feeling of guilt that haunts him. When he was 10 years old he was too scared to protect his mother and as a result he witnessed something that changed his life forever.
 The man lives in between past and present. The memories of the day the tragedy happend keep going back to him. Someties they are so distorted that it's impossible to tell what is real and what is the product of imagination.

Sunday March 24
Block 4, 1:00 PM
Tickets, door $15 online $12 here

Before I Am Ready by Nattasuda Anusonadisai, Short Documentary, 4:43

South Asia has the highest prevalence of child marriage in the world, with approximately 1 in 2 girls being married off before the age of 18. Shalini fought to stop her own marriage and has helped thousands of children escape the same misfortune.

Sunday March 24
Block 4, 1:00 PM
Tickets, door $15 online $12 here

Versus by Nicholas Schliep, Short Animation, 3:11

During a friendly game of tennis between two lifelong friends, the competition of the sport boils over, twisting the participants into monstrous versions of themselves, and have to reconcile their frustrations to keep their relationship intact.

Sunday March 24
Block 5, 2:30 PM
Tickets, door $15 online $12 here

Purple by Jasmin Singh, Short Drama, 4:39
DIRECTOR IN PERSON!

Sunday March 24
Block 5, 2:30 PM
Tickets, door $15 online $12 here

The Nixie by Mai Bui, Short Drama, 19:12

“The Nixie”, is a dark folk tale, based on an old Polish legend, immortalized by Adam Mickiewicz in a poem of the same name. It tells the story of a water nymph who takes on a human form to seduce a young man she encounters in the forest. Mesmerized, he makes a vow of love towards her, and the woman transforms back into the nymph to test his love.

Trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2OaIBkLKn8

Sunday March 24
Block 5, 2:30 PM
Tickets, door $15 online $12 here

Kayayo, the living shopping baskets by Mari Bakke Riise, Short Documentary, 30:00

Kayayo means “girl-carrier” in the Ga language.
In Ghana, about 100 000 girls from the ages of 6 work as real life shopping baskets - called Kayayo, carrying heavy loads on their head (from 130 to 220 pounds), earning very little and some end up in prostitution to make ends meet. This documentary is about Bamunu, an 8-year old girl who hasn’t seen her family since she was sent away from home, two years ago, to work as a Kayayo to support her family. We follow her incessant longing to get away from the harsh markets, her journey back home and what awaits there.

Sunday March 24
Block 5, 2:30 PM
Tickets, door $15 online $12 here

Such is Life... by Ning Cheng, Short Animation, 2:27

What we are doing when we are trying hard to finish a task...

Sunday March 24
Block 6, 4:00 PM
Tickets, door $15 online $12 here

Victoria by Eric Chen, Short Experimental, 4:35

A businessman meets his client in a luxury hotel. While they are enjoying their coffee, danger is coming upon them.
DIRECTOR IN PERSON!

Sunday March 24
Block 6, 4:00 PM
Tickets, door $15 online $12 here

BAD PLUS by Doug Hurley, Short Sci-Fi, 5:08

A loving husband and wife find out they might have a secret or two between them.

Sunday March 24
Block 6, 4:00 PM
Tickets, door $15 online $12 here

IN VITRO by Toby Stephens, Short Drama, 18:25

An intimate story that follows a couples' struggle to have children through IVF.

Sunday March 24
Block 6, 4:00 PM
Tickets, door $15 online $12 here

Homo Sapiens, Prehistoric comedy by Joël Melançon, Web Episode, 3:44

200,000 years ago. The dawn of humanity. When the mono-eyebrow was fashionable. They discover the world around them, try to think, try to evolve, but especially avoid being devoured.
Believing themselves intelligent, convinced of their lame reasoning, contemptuous of what they do not understand, they will still conquer the earth. They are our ancestors. That may explain a lot of things.

Sunday March 24
Block 6, 4:00 PM
Tickets, door $15 online $12 here

Starian by Shannon Murray, Short Sci-Fi, 8:50

Two young women explore an alien planet with the intentions of releasing the mysterious content of the canister that caused the demise of the STARIAN ship years ago.

Sunday March 24
Block 6, 4:00 PM
Tickets, door $15 online $12 here

Flip the Switch by Dave Moutray, Short Documentary, 10:00

From villages that live in darkness at night to villages that have just discovered how solar power can change their lives, Flip the Switch tells the story of Solar Mamas, women from developing countries who have been trained as solar engineers. Starting in India and making their way to Central America and Africa, this film shows how Hogan Lovells, one of the largest law firms in the world, and Barefoot College, the world’s largest NGO, came together to empower women and girls as change agents. Their shared journey illustrates that a global effort to inspire similar committed partnerships is needed to make measurable progress toward the UN SDGs -- one woman at a time, one village at a time.

Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2&v=6zR1bseluFw

Sunday March 24
Block 6, 4:00 PM
Tickets, door $15 online $12 here

Love Possibly by Che Grant, Feature Comedy, 01:22:55

A rom-com obsessed virgin finally finds a fiancee on a Russian bride site, but he soon realizes Hollywood rom-com rules don't apply when you're trying to make a mail-order bride love you.

Sunday March 24
Block 7, 5:30 PM
Tickets, door $15 online $12 here