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Saturday, January 15th - Sunday- January 16th, 2022
The Marilyn Monroe Theatre at The Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute
7936 Santa Monica Blvd, West Hollywood, CA 90046.

VACCINATION PROOF is NOT required to enter. We do not serve FOOD or DRINKS at the festival.
According to West Hollywood City Hall, ONLY business' that serve food and drinks require proof of vaccination.
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EVERYONE, regardless of vaccination status, must wear a mask. EXCEPTIONS: There are some people who should not wear a mask, such as children younger than 2, people with certain medical conditions or disabilities, and people instructed by their medical provider not to wear a mask. Children ages 2 to 8 should wear a mask only when under adult supervision. See Who should not wear a mask and Special considerations for persons with communication difficulties or certain disabilities for details and information on alternative types of face coverings.
http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/acd/docs/WhenToWearAMask.pdf
You WILL NOT be asked to show any proof of your medical conditions or disabilities.
If you're not feeling well, have fever, cold/flu symptoms, please stay home.


Official Selection- Film Category

Sat, Jan 15, 2 PM

Denzel
Director Michael Gamarano Singleton
9:31, UK

Julia
Director Vincent Smitz
15:36, Belgium

Elevate
Director Brandon Sean Pearson
25:38, USA

Thanks, Goodbye.
Director David Mohrmann
3:37, Netherlands

On the Sidewalk, at Night
Director Alexander Deland, Jr.
8:49, USA

The Passenger
Director Alexander Bruckner
18:00, Austria,

Total approx 83 min + Q&A right after screenings



Sat, Jan 15, 4 PM

The Procedure
Director Isabelle Connolly
5:57, Ireland

54 / The Blind Turtle and the Endless Sea
Director Isabella Margara
12:45, Grecce

maɪz(ə)ld
Director Brigid Marshall
5:45, USA

BROTHERHOOD
Director Maggie Grant
15:55, USA

I'M NOT TELLING YOU ANYTHING, JUST SAYIN
Director SANJA MILARDOVIĆ
17:41, Croatia

Buona Notte
Directors Victor Bindefeld, Grégoire Bensimon
9:06, France

Nothing Ever Happens
Director Jorge G. Camarena
4:35, USA,

The Creek
Director Kyle Tiernan
11:34, Canada

Total approx 84 min + Q&A right after screenings



Sat, Jan 15, 6 PM

Deus Ex Machina
Director Jessy Langlois
20:15, France

klutz.
Director Michelle Bossy
14:29, USA

THE OUTLOOK
Director SAYANTAN ADDHYA
14:57, India

After Hours
Director Joe Matthews
4:45, USA

IMPETUS
Director Benjamin Knoebl
29:59, Austria

Total approx 84 min + Q&A right after screenings



Sun, Jan 16, 1 PM

Reboot
Directors Anthony A. Russell, Matthew Macowski
4:22, USA, Experimental

Helpless
Directors Julian Wolf, Julian Heinke
20:20, Germany

Porichoy (The Identity)
Director Promita Bhowmik
14:28, India

Ghosted
Director Morgan Gruer
8:05, USA

By(e) Love
Director Georgy Liebermann
18:06, Belgium

Fish Out of Water
Director Christopher Thomas Henry
17:39, USA

Total approx 83 min + Q&A right after screenings



Sun, Jan 16, 3 PM

One Last Job
Director Sophia Vester
12:00, Germany,

Good Night, Neighbour
Director Rozalia Las
Poland
3:00, Poland

Shadow of the Moon
Director Shuhan Lei
19:01, China,

Out of Stock
Director Bryan Taira
17:48, USA, Comedy

Coo-Coo
Director Svetlana Belorussova
19:10, Russian Federation

Jackie & The Rats
Directors Erez Heiman, Nadav Heyman
16:04, USA,

Total approx 87 min + Q&A right after screenings



Sun, Jan 16, 5 PM

The Wisdom of Trauma
Directors Maurizio Benazzo, Zaya Benazzo
Feature Documentary
01:28:00

Total 88 min + Q&A right after screening

Please Note. Schedule is subject to change without prioir notice. We'll have Q&A with at least 1 filmmaker from each block. If filmmakers will not arrive on time, Q&A will be canceled.

Official Selection- Screenplay Category

Level Up
Writer Jason Skorski
USA

A lonely game tester finds himself in a real game of survival when a disgruntled level designer transforms their company’s headquarters into a gauntlet of deathtraps.

The Bridge Builder
Writer Michael Greene
USA

A gifted structural engineer is summoned back to Philadelphia by his former lover to solve the mystery of her father's untimely death in the midst of the 1926 Sesquicentennial Exposition World's Fair.

Fatal Ambition
Writer Angel Connell
USA

A politically ambitious district attorney pursuing a serial murderer is confronted by the killer himself with a demand that the DA publicly retract her false yet exploitative claim about a crime he never committed.

Galaxie
Writer Michael Mustizer
USA

During the energy crisis of the early 70's where gas and fuel was growing hard to come by, Milo Brooks, struggling with a genetic bone disease, sets out to rebuild his father's Ford Galaxie 500 in order to escape his trailer park life. With the help of Digger, the local junkyard man, they get the Galaxie on the road so Milo can drive her cross country to Berkeley, where he has a full scholarship for Astrophysics waiting for him. Jasmine, Digger's daughter, a racer herself, ditches her wedding to teach Milo how to drive with his disability, the physics of racing, and "run the gauntlet" of underground illegal street races across the southern United States where gas tanks are exchanged instead of pink slips.

Santiago
Writer Jaime Fidalgo
USA

Santiago tells the story of a vulnerable man who, after getting lost in the mountain making a pilgrimage to Santiago, makes a mistake and accidentally kills his partner to end up in a trance. Then, a pragmatic detective will follow the strange case in search of the body, to uncover the truth behind the inner world of that grieving man who set out to walk after his redemption.

Fate's Intervention
Writer Ronald Lamont Canfield
USA


Official Selection- Score Cateogry

Sergi & Irina
by Àlex Tejedor
Spain

EST
by Davide Caprelli
Italy

Mamakrom (Original Score)
by Joseph Pelegreen
USA


Un Peu d'Audace - Original Score
by Ambre Vanneste
France

Lolo - Original Soundtrack (Lolo's toolbox)
by Chris Banda
USA

Marcello - Music Themes
by Daniel de la Rosa Oliva
Spain

The Call
by Jindřich Vosecký
Czech Republic


Official Selection- Poster Cateogory

Forsaken Watchers by  Nina Szu W

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Grave by  Christopher Blake Evernden

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SEQUESTERED by Tas Limur

VITRALES by Oldren Romero
and Luis Ernesto Gonzalez

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Official Selection- Photography

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The Woman in The Village by Natasha Dematra, Indonesia

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Consideration by Nicholas Powell, USA

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THE GATEWAY by Vincenzo De Sio, Italy

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Lost before dawn by Colin Zhg

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In Pieces Production by Liza Heinrichs

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