Los Angeles Short Film Festival

Welcome to the 10th Annual Los Angeles Short Film Festival

This is an international annual event held in Los Angeles CA. We screen local, national and international films. Enjoy SCREENINGS, RED CARPET, AWARDS CEREMONY and Q&As with filmmakers.

Film Festivals are still the best place to screen independent work and get it noticed. With YouTube and TikTok so overcrowded, good shorts often drown in a sea of bad. Showing the best of the best is priority at Los Angeles Short Film Festival. We provide filmmakers  an opportunity to share their shorts with an enthusiastic and responsive audience that’s eager to see new films, new faces, and new art. Los Angeles Short Film Festival – where emerging talent finds a place to shine!

Film Schedule

Sunday, April 13, 11 am

Screening Block #3

Goodnight Darling, Director Jef Ross Doebler

Drama, United States, 11:30

A father navigates his daughter's fear while wrestling with his own.

Belly, Director Tommy Sigmon

Comedy, United States, 9:38

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A pregnant woman gets stuck on the couch and questions her capabilities as a soon-to-be mother.

The Nature of Death, Director Sean Cruser

Drama/Thriller, United States, 16:29

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When an eccentric park ranger crosses paths with a grieving hiker, he offers his help in finding the perfect spot to scatter the hiker’s father’s ashes. As they venture deeper into the remote wilderness, the ranger’s true intentions begin to blur.

Area 52, Director Emily Dubovi

Animation, 4:20

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The most intelligent, most talented scientists in the world work at Area 51... then there's Area 52.

Peace Wilderness Man, Director Tim Millard

Documentary, Australia, 35:00

'Peace Wilderness Man' explores the life of wilderness guide Lex Reilly. Born and raised in Australia, Lex uses a near-spiritual connection to nature to help navigate life's challenges. A veteran of the war in Afghanistan, Lex suffered significant trauma following that experience. Immersing himself in nature in the Arctic Circle's vast expanse of wilderness and calm, Lex has fashioned a way of living which allows him to develop as a human being and find a degree of inner peace.

Total Time approx. 79 minutes

Q&A with Filmmakers 12:30 pm

Break/Newtworking 12:50 pm

Sunday, April 13, 1 pm

Screening Block #4

Martin, Director Jason Neulander

Drama, United States, 8:39

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A middle-aged man awakens to find his world upside-down.

Sprout, Director Carolina Bermúdez

Animation. United States, 9:29

Sprout is a small robot that tends a garden alongside his owner. One day Sprout is left to care for the garden himself and must put the garden back together after it is wrecked by mischievous critters.

An Alcoholic Visits Me Every night

Director Martin Malinov

Horror, Bulgaria, 8:50

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an end-stage alcoholic's bottle is mysteriously filled every night. As bite marks appear on his body, he quesitons reality and comes head-to-head with himself and the force responsible for his drinking

Vote for Lola, Director Emma Bartels

Comedy, United States, 12:22

Lola Sutherland has always been number one in everything, but when her chance of getting into a top college is jeopardized, she campaigns for student council president in order to get ahead. Her best friend Val films a documentary of her progress along the way. Lola drives Val away with her reckless campaign tactics. At the final speech Lola finally realizes her feelings for Val and is faced with the decision between what she believes she should do and what she wants to do. Lola runs from the speech, forfeiting the campaign and reunites with her best friend and true love, Val.

Dinner Intended for two, Director Bahram Akbari Zarin Ghabaei

Experimental, Iran, 1:40

A young couple who have agreed to separate and divorce. Their only child is challenged on the subject.

We Should Talk, Director Kerry Ware

Documentary, United States, 32:04

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Amidst a society obsessed with youth, Chet (93) and Sylvia (84) defy conventions, forming deep and meaningful friendships with individuals 50 years their junior.

Total Time approx. 74 minutes

Q&A with Filmmakers 2:30 pm

Break/Networking 2:50 pm

Sunday, April 13, 3 pm

Screening Block #5

The Building Manager, Director Nick Bartlett

Comedy, Australia, 29:48

Theo Crowe (The Building Manager) is a Strata Law authoritarian of the building he manages. He operates through one law and one law only. Strata law.

If only he could realize the laws are in the way of him connecting with others, and ultimately himself.

Check Out, Director Justin Stearns

Horror, United States, 7:15

Newly divorced Jared is forced into the Maroon Motel for the night, but the room is already occupied.

May, Director Mike Montgomery, Comedy, United States, 14:19

May is reliving the same year over and over again. She's unable to escape the minutiae of her office job and the loneliness of her marriage. That is until a kind moment is caught on camera that changes her fate forever.

Broken & Beautiful, Director Julie Bayer Salzman

Documentary, United States, 23:03

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A woman whose daughter was murdered in a mass shooting finds a way to piece her life back together. Using the Japanese art of Kintsugi as a metaphor for repair, this short doc about one woman’s grief journey offers hope to those suffering from devastating loss.

Total Time approx. 76 minutes

Q&A with Filmmakers 4:30 pm

Break 4:50 pm

Awards Ceremony 5:00 pm

After-Party/Networking 5:15 pm

Festival Ends 6:00 pm

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Date: April 12 - 13, 2025