HollyShorts Film Festival - Saturday August 11th Screenings

HOLYSHORTS FILM FESTIVAL SCREENING PROGRAM
Saturday, August 11, 2018 12:00 AM
Sunday, August 12, 2018 12:00 AM
TCL CHINESE 6 THEATRE
6801 Hollywood Boulevard 3RD LEVEL
Los Angeles, CA, 90028

AIMEE ― DAN GROOT

When Tessa, after a conflict with her mother during Christmas holidays, starts working as a highclass escort, she denies her actual need of intimacy.

KATHMANDUDE ― JACOB KIRBY

A burnt-out American globetrotter stumbles upon a psychedelic adventure in Kathmandu.

ONE NIGHT ― LUCIEN BURCKEL DE TELL 

Sara, alone in her room, makes a weekend night appointment with a man she meets on a dating app. This man is not going to satisfy her sexual desires which will soon turn into uncontrollable impulses. She will then plunge to the streets of Paris, on an anxious and desperate quest to quench her desires.

UNNATURAL ― AMY WANG

In every attempt for normality, 18-year-old James is perpetually confronted by his demon. Can James fit into a society that’s been taught to hate who he is?

STANDBY ― PAMELA RIBON

TWO BALLOONS ― MARK C. SMITH

Two adventurous lemurs navigate their dirigibles halfway around the world to a place where happenstance and fate threaten to disrupt their reunion.

NORA ― MO DAVOUDIAN AND FARZAD VARAHRAMYAN 

The last of a secret element stolen from the old city. A pair of hot-shot pilots are sent to retrieve it but they are forced into becoming the unwilling heroes once the secret of the element is revealed to them.

IAN ― ABEL GOLDFARB

Ian was born with cerebral paralysis. Like everyone else, he wants to have friends. Like no one, he needs to work hard to get it. Discrimination, bullying and indifference keep him away from his beloved playground. But Ian won’t give up easily and will achieve something amazing.

THE GALLANT CAPTAIN ― KATRINA MATHERS AND GRAEME BASE 

 A boy and his cat journey into unknown waters with a bottle, a boat and a vivid imagination.

CROSSING ― MORGAN DAMERON 

Two friends' adventure comes to a stop when one of them can't find the courage to cross a deserted road.

PASTEL ― MARIEL CORTES 

While learning a special dance routine with her younger brother for their parents' upcoming wedding, Maria must learn to deal with her own feelings of shyness. With the big night comes challenges and developments alongside the ones she expected.

WHAT LIVES UNDER THE BED ― JOEY DANIEL

A timid young boy goes on the adventure of a lifetime after catching the monster that lives in his closet.

BEING GOOD ― JENNY HARDER 

BEING GOOD is about identity and understanding the concepts of right and wrong. It's not only a short film, but also a proof of concept for a full feature film.

Our story is about a teenage girl named Embry and her two guardians, the angel Ava and the demon Mal who act as her conscience.

While Ava and Mal could easily be considered as “good” and “evil”, the film develops the idea of their humanity and flaws. We often have prefabricated views based on our upbringing and our aim is to challenge and question those preconceptions.

MORFRUSIS ― SANTIAGO CASTANO 

SOGGY FLAKES ― THE AFFOLTER BROTHERS

In a low-carb, sugar-free, gluten-intolerant world, a group of washed-up, out-of-work breakfast cereal mascots form a weekly support group. Together they lament the golden ages of yesteryear and attempt to figure out how to swallow the bitter taste of today’s reality. But when Captain Kale, an ex-colleague turned sell-out, shows up to the diner where they host their meetings, they’re forced to re-examine their definition of what it means to be a success.

GAME CHANGER ― AVIV MANO

A macho toy arcade prize is quick to judge a young girl who wants to win him, and goes on a life changing journey in attempt to stop her from winning enough tickets and taking him home.

HIT ON ― DAY DANIELLS

VISIBILITY ― KEENAN O'REILLY 

A dynamic disabled duo hatches a bird-brained scheme to supplement their income.

CHECK MATE ― CARL HANSEN 

A woman looking for a new roommate gets more than she expects when 2 people show up to vie for the spot.

RUBBISH ROBOT ― NG KA-KIT AND LAW CHI-WAI

MAGIC '85 ― ANNIKA KURNICK

It’s the height of the AIDS epidemic in Los Angeles, 1985. Gabriel is a closeted homosexual who has converted his home to a hospice to care for those who are dying from the disease. Gabriel takes Trevor, a homophobic man who contracted AIDS from his hemophilia medication, into his care and helps Trevor make peace with his illness by guiding him on a psychedelic journey that brings both men face-to-face with the virus.

MURDER FOR DUMMIES ― DIONA OKU 

Two high school best friends decide to kill one of their boyfriends.

HOLLY GOES TO THERAPY ― CAT VENTURA

RECONNECTED ― S.J. MAIN MUNOZ 

When a middle-aged man struggles to reconnect with his family after cheating on his wife, he is forced to confront the one person hindering the reconciliation: His mother-in-law.

EARTH IS A PARADISE ― JESSICA GARRISON AND FABIANNE GSOTTENMAYR

Two strangers meet at 2am after a drunken fender bender, and find themselves in a night-long tug of war, vying for control, or redemption, or at least a moment of feeling less lonely.

YOU'RE ALRIGHT, YOU'RE OKAY ― CHELL STEPHEN 

“You’re Alight, You’re Okay” follows a quietly angry woman as she tries to adopt the wisdom of a useless meditation app.

LPM, LIKES PER MINUTE ― ALEXANDRA CHANDO 

THE DISENCHANTMENT OF A YOUNG ADULT AND A WILD CHILD ― HANNAH ROZE AND CARYN WAECHTER

When Hazel runs away, into Prague's wintry dizzying fairytale-esque nightlife, Rachel finds her. But the euphoria of their rekindled sisterhood shatters as the two talk.

PIE ― ADRIA TENNOR 

Carol invites Annette over for homemade pie and after much prodding divulges her special secret and scandalous ingredient.

LILA - 3DOTS ― STEFANO PENNISI 

Music video for the indie Hip Folk Duo 'LiLa'

METTA VIA ― WARREN FLANAGAN

'Deliverance is initialized'. Set in the future It tells the story of a young woman who wakes up in a mysterious 'temple like' room and must figure out what her purpose is there. This in turn leads to her memories being unlocked and the true purpose of the temple, the strange sentient machines that surround her, and ultimately her final destination.

THE OTHER END OF THE EARTH ― JACOB W. MADNESS

Narrated by Diane Lane. A Cinematic Celebration of our beautiful world, featuring culture, destinations, and picturesque moments. Includes quotes from Nellie Bly, who in 1889, courageously traveled around the world in 72 days - beating the previous record of 80 days. She did so despite resistance, having been told that only a man could accomplish such a feat. Substance Over Hype, Ritz-Carlton Reserve, and Marriott Content Studio set out to create a tone poem that would inspire exploration, contemplation, and joy.

LATE ―ROBYN FOX 

FEMALE INDEPENDENCE, STRENGTH, VULNERABILITY AND FRIENDSHIP

THE MANUAL ― WIL MAGNESS 

In a dystopian future, the last human is raised by a machine. He struggles with the loneliness of no human interaction and questions the teachings of a mysterious religious 'Manual' which the machine claims is holy.

THEY COME FROM THE CENTER OF THE WORLD ― DINA DUMA

I dream about the beast that lives at the bottom of the lake. Only few people have seen it. The air freezes when it's is near you because it's heart is too cold. They say you should not look it in the eyes, because your heart will freeze as well. Only one woman has looked the beast in the eyes, but her heart is sad and frozen long time ago.

BLOOD & MOONLIGHT ― RESHAD KULENOVIC 

An unfaithful wife. An obsessed writer. A noir fever dream where nothing is as it seems.

DEER BOY ― KATARZYNA GONDEK 

A story about a hunter's son, who was born with antlers, and about how each man kills the thing he loves.

ELLSTON BAY ― NICHOLAS ERIKSSON 

When Keir decides to re-establish contact with his long estranged father, he returns to his hometown by the sea, and quickly discovers that all is not as it seems on the surface.

SKIN ― GUY NATTIV

A notorious skinhead falls in love with a woman and her three daughters, and undergoes painful treatments to remove the tattoos covering his entire face and body. Based on the true story of Bryon Widner.

GOLIATH 22 ― TYLER WINTHER

Two enemies are forced to spend their last moments together mortally wounded and out of bullets. Will they find peace or tear each other apart?

ONE CAMBODIAN FAMILY PLEASE FOR MY PLEASURE ― A.M. LUKAS 

Hanka, a profoundly lonely Czechoslovakian refugee, paints an all-too-appealing picture of her life in Fargo as she begs an organization to send a Cambodian refugee family to the freezing landscape so that she may help to resettle them in the "dreamland" that is midwestern Reagan-era America.

END OF THE LINE ― JESSICA SANDERS

END OF THE LINE is a short film directed by Jessica Sanders based on acclaimed writer Aimee Bender's surrealist short story that explores themes of power and abuse of power in a highly creative and unusual way. Starring Simon Helberg (Big Bang Theory, Florence Foster Jenkins) and Brett Gelman (Stranger Things, Lemon).

THE LONG WALK HOME ― JAROD EINSOHN 

Two strangers, One night, One secret.

THE GOOD SAMARITANS ― RYAN LEEDER

A homeless man gets a second chance at life thanks to the help of two elderly sisters. However, their assistance comes at a price.

SOULS OF TOTALITY ― RICHARD RAYMOND

SOULS OF TOTALITY (UK/USA) is a short film from British Director Richard Raymond and starring Emmy winning actress Tatiana Maslany and Tom Cullen.

The story follows Lady 18 and Guy 3, who have a secret. They are members of a cult that believes if they die during a Solar Eclipse their souls will be taken to paradise. But that’s not their secret...

They are also profoundly in love.

OVER THE HILL ― MARTY FORTNEY 

Keeping it real and raunchy in the valley.

DRIVER ED JACOB A. ― WARE AND AMANDA COWPER

A guy decides to get his driver's license to impress his NASCAR-loving girlfriend, but unexpected things happen on the open road.

WINNERS ― DAN BULLA

NOT OUR AIDEN JILON VANOVER 
During a parent-teacher conference, a teacher discovers that bad children come from worse parents.

THE BIRDS SING TOO LOUD ― JACK KENNY

In an effort to mend old washed out bridges, Mitch invites his two bitter, complaining aunts for a visit to his fancy home in Hollywood. It doesn't go well.

MR. MACHINE ― JEFF WISH

A girl brings her new boyfriend out for dinner with friends and reveals to them that he's a computer hacker.

SEE YOU SOON ― JENNIFER CHAMBERS

A married woman soothes her chronically single friend with a sordid tale from her dating past in this female driven dark comedy exploring the pros and cons of surrendering to your inner lunatic.

I WANT TO MARRY A CREATIVE JEWISH GIRL ―BETH DE ARAUJO

I WANT TO MARRY A CREATIVE JEWISH is a dark comedy about an Asian American who looks for love in superficial and external ways. It's bittersweet because she doesn't end up finding what she wants, but makes a very intimate connection with her overweight neighbor, a man she would never consider dating.

MONDAYS

CURIOUS GEORGINA ― FERAZ OZEL

Inspired by her Korean family pressure to find a husband, Georgina decides to explore her life-long curiosity in women. But she's bad at picking up ladies. Like, scary bad. (Based on true events)

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ABOUT HOLLYSHORTS
HollyShorts Film Festival is an organization devoted to showcasing the best and brightest short films from around the globe, advancing the careers of filmmakers through screenings, networking events, and various panel and forums. The Oscar Qualifying HollyShorts Film Festival showcases the top short films produced 40- minutes or less. Categories include Short Animation, Short Live Action, Short Documentary, Music Video, Webisode, Commercials, TV, and Digital Microbudget.
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