Cinema #9 | 2:15 PM – 3:50 PM | Regal LA Live, September 6
Sci-fi and fantastical journeys that transport us to other worlds.
(G – All Ages Admitted)
Earth
Inspired by the question, “What if Earth had feelings?”, the film follows people who experience the planet’s emotions through futuristic technology, guided by Angelina as a higher mind.
By Yura Katynsky (Ukraine)
03:04
Exchange
On the twilight shore of his mind, Wilfred clutches a knife, believing he can escape pain by destroying its source. But when Barbara, a timeless being, intervenes, violence gives way to revelation and renewal.
By Monty Chaudoir (UK)
CALIFORNIA PREMIERE
05:00
Paradox
An artist, confused by the collision between creative impulse and the weight of reality, encounters a transcendent figure who seems to hold the answer already buried within him.
By Wonki Choi (South Korea)
01:15
Obolus
Aaron wakes up behind the wheel of a strange car. He doesn’t know where he is, nor how he got there. The only two items in the car are the ignition key and a mysterious gold coin. In search of his memory, Aaron meets a confused old man. An unusual road trip begins.
By Kim Fabienne Hertinger (Germany)
CALIFORNIA PREMIERE
18:44
Mint Condition
Lok Chen, a young student at a school that demands perfection, soon discovers its dystopian system is fatally flawed—and survival becomes her only test.
By So Man Tsoi (Hong Kong)
23:30
Wizdom
In a world where daylight is scarce, humans live with bionic implants in a colony called Wizdom. Eos, a professional thief, is saved by a strange character, Carbon, who has a higher purpose for Eos and their younger sibling Vayle.
By Layne Marie Williams (USA)
CALIFORNIA PREMIERE
13:03
Focal Point
In a dystopian future, a grieving scientist discovers Earth exists within a single neuron. He launches a desperate quest across space and time to find his son.
By Raphael Buisson (USA)
WORLD PREMIERE
27:14
Total runtime: 1:31:50
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