12:40 PM – 2:30 PM · Cinema 8 · 🟡 13+
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Hellevator
Reed Kaplan · USA
Two couples applying for marriage licenses at city hall become trapped in the hellish bureaucracy of The Thirteenth Floor, where demonic officials put their relationships—and their lives—to the test.
12:17
Desert Inn
Yuanhao Zhang · USA
Arthur, a fiercely anti-technology hillbilly, clashes with the young electronics-obsessed receptionist at a smart hotel in the desert as he struggles to find a room for the night without abandoning his traditional way of life.
08:02
Daddy Daze
Phil Ossai · UK
Los Angeles Premiere
A recently unemployed father must navigate a chaotic day caring for his infant son while clashing with his stubborn, old-school dad, forcing him to confront what it really means to be a provider, a father, and a man.
11:35
Table Read
Norris Wong and Hoi Wong · Taiwan
A Hong Kong student is unexpectedly cast as the lead in a professor’s new work, where a staged family dinner begins to blur fiction and reality, revealing the script’s hidden subtext.
24:00
See You Next Tuesday
Whitney Moore and Marques Mallare · USA
A frustrated tech worker becomes obsessed with heckling a busking marionette artist.
12:39
Geri-Action
Jack Carlsen · USA
World Premiere
Once a world-class super-spy, an elderly woman sets out to escape her nursing home and reclaim her former skills, as the animated world of her past begins to merge with reality in this 2D animation/live-action hybrid.
13:53
Ron’s Night Out
Jenna Covarrubias · USA
Los Angeles Premiere
Dating can be a dangerous ride.
13:15
The Assassination of Michael D. Higgins
Dave Minogue · Ireland
California Premiere
On his final shift, a burnt-out hospital orderly indulges a longtime patient’s fantasy of being the President of Ireland. What begins as an act of empathy soon spirals into a disturbing clash between compassion and institutional control.
12:49
Total runtime: 1:48:30
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