Los Angeles International Short Film Festival
Join Brent Handy, former Air Cadet, CF-18 Fighter Pilot and Lead Solo of the Canadian Forces, snowbirds as he embarks on a new path as a surface-certified aerobatic pilot on the air show circuit.
Directed by Maciej Hatta (Canada)
A little boy wants to find his mother for his school event.
Directed by Zichen Liang (USA)
Platinum Best Supporting Actor (Special Jury Prize) in June round, Danny Gavigan is the second nominee for the 2019 ISA Annual Awards for his remarkable performance in ISA award-winning “Rumination”, directed by Chad Eric Smith.
Three nominations, one award: Gold Best LGBT short in October round. “Ice Cream and Tequila” is the debut work of Brazilian filmmaker Joel Junior, filmed in LA.
A man and a woman misunderstand each other.
Directed by Tracie Laymon (USA)
“Acceptables” is a short film that deals with race, religion and immigration issues in a rapidly changing political climate.
Directed by Michele Lyman (USA)
The dreamscapes of a director and her protagonist juxtapose as the life and fate of both women take their toll, merging on and off screen through waves of cinema.
Directed by Ann Huang (USA)
Em Morgan has a lot of things going on in her life, one of them happens to go bump in the night. Partnering up with Alex DeMarcus seems like the sensible thing to do. At least Alex believes her.
Directed by Reno Venturi (USA)
Two soldiers on opposite sides of World War One must do all they can to survive and get back to the families they left behind.
Directed by Max Mason (UK)
French filmmaker Thomas Deshays talks about “Next Time!”, awarded by ISA Platinum Best Comedy Short in October round. A funny and highly competent piece of filmmaking.
Awarded Silver for Best Indie Short and Bronze for Best Director (Male), “Box Office Smash” is one of the big pleasant surprises of October round. A powerful metaphor in a film described by Indie Shorts Mag as “a stellar work of art meets filmmaking.”
After witnessing a horrific truck accident, in Miami, a standout high school basketball player (Terrick), falls in love with (Jenny), a hideous yet beautiful dead zombie girl, to pull himself together, he seeks the advice of a psychic (Madame Wonder), on how-to turn Jenny back to the living, but he does NOT listen to the consequences, ending in disastrous results.
Written by Adam Steinfeld (USA)
Madness, a demon on his first day of job at Beyond Inc., a souls-gathering society nearly bankrupting, is instructed by the Infernal Chairman to do a banal administrative job: collect a soul of an old woman and let her pass away. Will he succeed?
Directed by Francesco Santoro (Italy)
Platinum Best Actor in September round, John McNulty is the first nominee for ISA 2019 Best Actor, for his astonishing work in the multi-award-winning “Gun”, by Edward William Wasser.