Friday, February 13, 2015

At Regal Cinemas LA LIVE

UNPEACEABLE (USA)

11:00 AM

Director: Graham Streeter

Karen, a visually impaired teen (Angelina Prendergast) and her grandmother (Grace Zabriskie) make a routine visit to clean the family-owned rental property. But things become unsettling when Karen finds herself alone and childhood memories surface. A gritty psych-thriller that escalates to a horrific scenario, Indie Film Director Graham Streeter gives the audience a ride to remember.

Best Actress

Feb 13, Regal Cinemas LA LIVE

SPANNERS (USA)

12:30 PM

Director: Jonathan Maas

The average person lives a Lifespan around 80 years. Spanners don't. Some live their lives in reverse. Some come alive for a single day every ten years. Some, like our 8,000-year-old hero Dr. Adam Parr (Shawn Christian) - are immortal. Each class of Spanner has its own unique Lifespan, and that Lifespan gives each Spanner strange and unique powers. When Dr. Parr finds that his immortal brother Jonathan (Eric Roberts) has somehow been murdered, he must reconnect with his detective roots and solve the crime.

Best Sci-Fi Film

Feb 13, Regal Cinemas LA LIVE

BAD SPACE (USA)

2:00 PM

Director: Adam W. Karwowski

BAD SPACE is a movie that was made out of the love for film making. With a first time director and a total budget well under $40,000 dollars it came down to the amazing cast, crew and determination of all to actually finish the movie. BAD SPACE is truly a Hollywood Independent film in every sense of the word.

Best Action Film

Feb 13, Regal Cinemas LA LIVE

SUNSHINE - WE GOVERN WE (USA)

3:00 PM

Director: Yannis Zafeiriou

Girl in a blindfold, is lost in the woods. Depression and fear surround her every step. Intuition and feminine energy are her guides as she struggles to find her path, stumbling along the way. She is carefully being watched by her own demons and by her creativity, which is camouflaged as a deadly foe. In the end, redemption and salvation come in the form of love and acceptance of who she really is inside. And along with that, comes the elusive sunshine.

Best Music Video

Feb 13, Regal Cinemas LA LIVE

WORK SUCKS! (USA)

3:00 PM

Director: Kevin Fintland

A disgruntle employee… An ass chewing… and a magic 8-ball. What could go wrong? It’s my loving tribute to everyone who wakes up in the morning and heads off to work all day at a job they hate.

Best Animation Short

Feb 13, Regal Cinemas LA LIVE

PARKER AND ELLE (USA)

3:00 PM

Director: Pepa Albornoz

Parker and Elle is a slice of life of two women who whimsically intertwined intimately for one night. It explores human connection between acquaintances and the lack-there-of even when physical intimacy has come into tact.

Best LBGT Film

Feb 13, Regal Cinemas LA LIVE

BEYOND IGNORANCE (USA)

3:00 PM

Director: Grayson Harbour

Lauren, can barely make it through the day. One fateful afternoon, she is wandering through the library and discovers a magic glowing textbook. She touches the book and absorbs the one power every college student would envy: the ability to absorb information through touch. After experimenting with her power she immediately puts it to use. As Lauren’s mind begins to break. Lost and confused, she wanders the library looking for the magic textbook in an attempt to reverse the powers that have now become a curse.

Best Student Short

Feb 13, Regal Cinemas LA LIVE

INTIMATE TEMP AGENCY (USA)

3:00 PM

Director: Luciana Lagana

Realizing that eccentric job candidates need special care and attention to land jobs, two exes decide to cater to those struggling individuals. There is never a dull moment at their Intimate Temp Agency, where a lot of misfits fight each other to land strange but lucrative temp jobs. Characters include rappers, a prostitute, and a patient member of organized crime. Which candidates will land the temp jobs of their dreams?

Best Trailer

Feb 13, Regal Cinemas LA LIVE

DIANA LEIGH (USA)

3:00 PM

Director: Stephanie Hoston

After dealing with abuse at home and losing her family, Diana Leigh must find a way to overcome the troubles of her past to fulfill her dreams of becoming a singer, all while being a black woman in the 1960s.

Best Student Film

Feb 13, Regal Cinemas LA LIVE

DOGCATCHERS (USA)

3:00 PM

Director: Francis Stokes

Two dogcatchers make a strange house call in this hilarious short film screening at the Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festival.

Official Selection

Feb 13, Regal Cinemas LA LIVE

OREN (Australia)

4:00 PM

Director: Tahyna Tozzi-Macmanus

Inspired by true events, OREN is the first narrative film by writer/director Tahyna Tozzi-MacManus. Tahyna Tozzi-MacManusand producer Kai Lillie went to crowd funding platform Kickstarter and launched an online campaign to gain funding for the film. The cast includes Tabrett Bethell (Legend Of The Seeker) Trilby Glover (Righteous Kill) and Odell Mack (Broken Glass). Oren follows one woman's journey through a tragic loss and her road to recovery through the accidental oracle in a homeless man named Oren.

Best International Short

Feb 13, Regal Cinemas LA LIVE

ONE LAST LOOK (USA)

4:00 PM

Director: Annabel Teal

"One Last Look" is a suspenseful short that follows Kate, bloodied, but resilient, as she navigates the morning from hell. She's only got a short window to find out how her past finally caught up with her - how he finally caught up with her - and if she's going to have any chance of escaping her old organization for good she needs him to talk. If that means torturing the information out of him, so be it - she's a highly-trained, unsentimental asset, and that's her specialty. The thing is, he might just be the love of her life. She has to decide how much her freedom is really worth to her, and if she's willing to do whatever it takes to get it.

Official Selection

Feb 13, Regal Cinemas LA LIVE

THE ANNIVERSARY (USA)

4:00 PM

Director: Henry Chaisson

"THE ANNIVERSARY" is a dramatic short film that follows David and Meryl, two troubled parents, on the eve of an important anniversary. After months of severe strain of their relationship, Meryl makes a final attempt to connect with her husband. Directed by Henry Chaisson. Written by Henry Chaisson & Eric Von Heeder. Produced by Mike Makowsky. Featuring Andrew Sensenig, Elena Schuber and Morgan Rusler.

Best Actor in a Short Film

Feb 13, Regal Cinemas LA LIVE

ROMANTIC (Japan)

4:00 PM

Director: Tsubasa Maruno

ROMANTIC is a short comedy about two guys who grew up together but grew apart. They meet again by chance after being out of touch for ten years, and when they do, one of them is now a very attractive woman! The other one is completely blown away and confused but can’t help being attracted to her. But things are complicated because everything he knows about her is when they were boys.

Official Selection

Feb 13, Regal Cinemas LA LIVE

FINAL CALLBACK (USA)

4:00 PM

Director: Devin Rumer and Eve Cerda

Performers struggle daily to get noticed, and go to great lengths to do so. The Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festival Officially Selected film ‘Final Callback’ tells the story of what many actors go through, using the stories about getting started in the entertainment industry as a starting point, for a quirky but surreal tale about how people end up at different places by the strangest of occurrences.

Official Selection

Feb 13, Regal Cinemas LA LIVE

TRUCKIN' (USA)

5:00 PM

Director: Diane Hassinger Newman

Two women (Emmy award winning Pamela Adlon and Emmy nominated Monica Potter) reunite after their awkward adolescent years are over. In a bitter food truck war, they come to terms with their childhood differences.

Best Actress in a Short

Feb 13, Regal Cinemas LA LIVE

RED VELVET CAKE (USA)

5:00 PM

Director: Sarah B. Downey

Red Velvet Cake is a slice of the life of a relationship of a man name Jake, diagnosed with Aspergers Syndrome and his lovely girlfriend Blair. The plot is centered on Blair’s family who has mixed feeling about her boyfriend. It is a glimpse into the social challenges and personal highs and lows of being in love with a partner with Aspergers.

Official Selection

Feb 13, Regal Cinemas LA LIVE

HERE'S JANE (USA)

5:00 PM

Director: JoLane Lentz and Bobby Hewitt

Jane is a free spirit, sharing a one-room apartment in East Los Angeles with her uptight and controlling best friend, Heather. Once again they're about to be evicted when Jane comes up with a scheme to become instant millionaires. Just when they think their problems are over: two crooked cops, an enterprising drug dealer and their creepy landlord converge, to leave Heather tangled in a huge misunderstanding on the wrong end of another one of Jane's hair-brained plans in this comedic thrill ride.

Best Comedy Short

Feb 13, Regal Cinemas LA LIVE

HANKY PANKY (USA)

5:00 PM

Director: Lindsey Haun

A blind date between an autistic napkin expert and a free-spirited Bohemian goes surprisingly well thanks to the efforts of two eccentric napkins. We made in this film in two days for the LA 48-Hour-Film Project, where it won an audience award for best film.

Official Selection

Feb 13, Regal Cinemas LA LIVE

CAREER GIRL (USA)

5:00 PM

Director: Fortunato Procopio

“Career Girl” is a short comedy that shines a satirical light on the tension between career ambitions and other goals in the lives of women. It’s a modern parable meant to make people laugh, but also to consider the dilemma of the female professional as we watch Monica struggle to overcome unexpected obstacles and get to the biggest meeting of her life. Our shooting schedule was unusual by design: though the action of the story plays out in a single day, seven months elapsed between the first day of shooting and days two and three – for reasons that will be very clear when you watch the film.

Official Selection

Feb 13, Regal Cinemas LA LIVE

BOUDOIR (USA)

6:00 PM

Director: Gina Lee Ronhovde

When a mysterious client begins posing for an agoraphobic photographer (DOMINIQUE SWAIN OF LOLITA, FACE/OFF) during a routine photo shoot, the session quickly takes a bizarre downward journey into the psychological depths of hell, escalating into a bloody battle to stay alive. With a masterful, original soundtrack by John Neff (MULHOLLAND DRIVE, THE STRAIGHT STORY) and Ken Neff, stunning cinematography by horror veteran Will Barratt (FROZEN, HATCHET)

Best Cinematography & Best Dramatic Short

Feb 13, Regal Cinemas LA LIVE

JINGLE (USA)

6:00 PM

Director: Derek Stewart

The body of a young woman is found in an empty lot next to the home of composer Charles Wynston. Det. Gannon Howard arrives from a neighboring county to investigate the possibility of a connection between the dead woman and two missing women from his town. He is aided in his investigation by local Sheriff's Deputy, Wesley Adkins. As we get closer to the truth, we slowly realize that everyone is a suspect.

Official Selection

Feb 13, Regal Cinemas LA LIVE

MISSING (USA)

6:00 PM

Director: Cezil Reed & Lydelle Jackson

Missing is a short film about revenge, regret, violence, beauty, and love. With Missing we wanted to try our hand at creating a simple yet effective dramatic action film with a poetic edge. The visuals, voice over, music, and subtle sound design are aimed at stripping and slowing down an action film in order to explore what can be achieved when we look at what an action hero is experiencing when he or she has got something to fight for. There's resolve behind every punch that's both taken and given, and satisfaction isn't obtained by defeating the man in front of you--rather it's in achieving your ultimate goal. In the case of Missing, our hero is fighting for love and redemption.

Best Genre Short

Feb 13, Regal Cinemas LA LIVE

THE PROCESS (USA)

6:00 PM

Director: Andy Dylan and Steven Ritzi

A killer struggles with the decision to commit the first commandment. Layered in his subconscious, a battle between self worth and identity is raging. Indecision takes the form of his victim, as he fights with why he does what he does, and why he can't stop.

Official Selection

Feb 13, Regal Cinemas LA LIVE

THE MONEYMAKER (USA)

6:00 PM

Director: Devin Curry

The Moneymaker is a gritty crime drama centered around Michael Bell (Paul Pinckard), an aspiring actor seeking to get out of his secret life as a debt collector for the mob. Faced with potentially deadly consequences, Michael must choose between obligations to his ruthless boss (Robert Picardo) or taking one last chance to follow his dreams.

Best Action Short

Feb 13, Regal Cinemas LA LIVE

RED CARPET PRESS EVENT (USA)

6:15 PM

Director: HRIFF

Join HRIFF's Winners, Celebrity Guests, and Fans at the HRIFF Red Carpet Press event. Staff Photographers will be on hand from 5pm till 11pm. Press, Media Photographers, and Paparazzi will be on hand from 6:00 to 7:00 to catch filmmakers, friends, family and celebrities for press images that go out on the media wire services as well as print and online news stories. Free to all festival guests and filmmakers.

Official Selection

Feb 13, Regal Cinemas LA LIVE

HRIFF AWARDS CEREMONY (USA)

7:15 PM

Director: HRIFF

Join us for the HRIFF Awards Ceremony! Come and cheer on your favorite filmmakers and hear their heartfelt speeches, as HRIFF host Timothy Archer presents the HRIFF Award of Excellence to Hugo Niebeling, honor the legendary filmmaker Robert Drew & legendary Robin Williams, before honoring this years HRIFF Award Winners and announcing this year's HRIFF Best Picture Winner! All-Fest Passes are not valid for this event. Separate Awards Ticket Required.

Official Selection

Feb 13, Regal Cinemas LA LIVE

COTTON (USA)

8:45 PM

Director: Marty Madden

Starring Gary Cole (Pineapple Express / Arrested Development), this film tells the story of a reluctant faith healer who tries to escape his darkened past working as a ranch hand for a plainspoken widower and his young daughter. His fragile dreams are shattered when his predatory mother tracks him down, stopping at nothing to get her son and his miraculous gifts back on the revival circuit.

Best Actor & Best Dramatic Film

Feb 13, Regal Cinemas LA LIVE

KILL ME, DEADLY (USA)

10:00 PM

Director: Darrett Sanders

It’s 1947, and hard-boiled private investigator Charlie Nickels’ client is murdered and her priceless diamond stolen. The investigation forces him to do the one thing he vowed never to do again: trust a dame. Kill Me, Deadly is a film noir comedy with the feel and look of the classic noirs of the 1940's. A love story with deceit, murder and double crosses, all told in glorious black and white.

Best Supporting Actor

Feb 13, Regal Cinemas LA LIVE

BUCKY AND THE SQUIRRELS (USA)

11:45 PM

Director: Allan Katz

Back in 1968, the dance hit “Do the Squirrel” topped the charts. However, on their first promotional tour, the plane carrying the band crashed and disappeared somewhere in the Swiss Alps never to be heard of again. 50 years later, the aircraft has been discovered encased in ice and not only are Bucky and the Squirrels still inside the plane, they were frozen alive and their bodies are airlifted back home to a cryonics lab, where they are miraculously defrosted. The bad news is that the trauma has reduced them to toddlers who have to learn to talk, and think all over again, in this hilarious comedy filled with celebrity guest cameos.

Official Selection

Feb 13, Regal Cinemas LA LIVE

HRIFF AWARDS LA LIVE AFTER-PARTY (USA)

10:30 PM

Director: HRIFF

The Official HRIFF AWARDS AFTER-PARTY is the biggest and most popular Party Event of the entire HRIFF festival and it is not to be missed. Immediately following the HRIFF Awards Ceremony, the next thing to do on HRIFF's gala day is head to the Awards After-Party and mix it up with celebrities, performers, filmmakers, and fans at LA LIVE. Venues To Be Announced. Stay Tuned. Tickets available online only! Ticket Required. All-Fest Pass not valid. Not to be missed!

Official Selection

Feb 13, Regal Cinemas LA LIVE