Saturday, February 14, 2015

At Regal Cinemas LA LIVE

PADDY'S IN THE BOOT (Ireland)

11:00 AM

Director: Kevin Shulman

In Dalkey, Ireland, murdering a pedophile is doing gods work. Even if hes a your family priest. For two small time Irish stick up men burdened with the task, being Catholic can be an occupational hazard. Using an old collectible Nazi Pistol can be a discussion unto its own

Official Selection

Feb 14, Regal Cinemas LA LIVE

AFTERNOON IS NIGHT (USA)

11:30 AM

Director: Blake Varga

This film gives an honest look at the underbelly of Los Angeles. Amongst all the struggling actors, construction workers, gangsters, business executives, gamblers, delivery boys, and meddling kids there is a heart. "Afternoon Is Night" paints an accurate portrait of the slowly and steadily beating heart of Los Angeles, a heart that is sometimes hard to find, especially while in traffic.

Official Selection

Feb 14, Regal Cinemas LA LIVE

THE BEAT THAT HER HEART SKIPPED (USA)

1:00 PM

Director: Daniel J. Pico

Donna Marks is many things; Mother, Daughter, Sister, Secret Agent... Everyday in Donna's life is spent concealing her identity to those around her. Her facade made of iron, one night begins to crack when she must run to one engagement after another pretending to be someone else, til the point where her true self must be confronted...

Official Selection

Feb 14, Regal Cinemas LA LIVE

LET LOVE LAST (USA)

1:00 PM

Director: John G. Avildsen

A man tries to reconnect with his ex girlfriend after years of being apart, but she isn't as interested as he is. He meets her on the beach to reminisce on old times with hopes to rekindle the fire between them. However, this leads to an argument over their falling out and previous problems. The man makes a bold move in a final attempt to win her over.

Official Selection

Feb 14, Regal Cinemas LA LIVE

DISSONANCE (USA)

1:00 PM

Director: Bryan Fox

Filmmaker Bryan Fox recounts the harsh challenges of a young man's seemingly stalled career and the stale relationship with his girlfriend in DISSONANCE. As the demands of love and work increasingly claim more out of his life, Alex grapples with his shortage of passion and the juggling act to keep himself and his girlfriend, Maddie, satisfied. While recounting his childhood memories and lost dreams of success with the beautiful Cera, he begins to ponder the journey of his life and his own discovery of self. Cera challenges Alex to stop repeating the same patterns in his life and to make the decision to talk to Maddie about the state of their relationship.

Official Selection

Feb 14, Regal Cinemas LA LIVE

HOPEFULROMANTIC (USA)

1:00 PM

Director: Benjamin Pollack

hopefulROMANTIC is an original musical film about one man's emotional journey through love, heartbreak, and healing. The nearly dialogue-free narrative is articulated solely through Matt Zarley and Andy Zulla's soulful pop score. hopefulROMANTIC is best described simply as a love story....with music as its guide. Matt Zarley stars with Chuck Saculla (The Boyfriend), Jolie Jenkins, and pop culture icon, Star Trek's George Takei.

Best LGBT Short

Feb 14, Regal Cinemas LA LIVE

JINXED (Mexico)

2:00 PM

Director: Edgar Gonzalez Tornell

Michael is a victim of supersitions; dropping a salt shaker, breaking a mirror on Friday the 13th. As a consequence of his bad luck, everyone he meets dies in the most unexpected ways. Now he needs to figure out how to get unjinxed.

Official Selection

Feb 14, Regal Cinemas LA LIVE

THE CEOLTOIR (USA)

2:00 PM

Director: Christopher James Burke

In The Ceoltoir, aka The Musician, a charismatic Irishman prepares for a quaint dinner party. Once his guests arrive, and throughout the course of the evening, it becomes apparent that this charming songsmith may have ulterior motives. Sly and darkly humorous, our musician will strum his way into your heart. Or not.

Official Selection

Feb 14, Regal Cinemas LA LIVE

MOTHERHOOD (USA)

2:00 PM

Director: Dominic Russo

Originally performed on The Groundlings stage in the theatre's esteemed Sunday Company, MOTHERHOOD is about two friends meeting up for the first time since giving birth to their babies. Their celebratory 'girl time' quickly devolves into a brutally honest confrontation of the realities of motherhood that no one warned them about. A comedic take on society's pressure on women to find fulfillment in procreating, the short explores the dirty little truths about becoming a new mom that are so often swept under the rug.

Official Selection

Feb 14, Regal Cinemas LA LIVE

OPEN 24 HOURS (USA)

2:00 PM

Director: Henry Chaisson

"OPEN 24 HOURS" is a dark comedy short film about a late-night encounter at a backwoods convenience store. Russell makes a quick stop to purchase gas and a suspicious pair of supplies -- a roll of duct tape and coil of rope. He meets his match in Dixie, an overzealous checkout clerk. Directed by Henry Chaisson. Written by Mike Makowsky & Henry Chaisson. Produced by Mike Makowsky. Featuring Dale Raoul, Chad Todhunter, John Funk and Brad Leland.

Official Selection

Feb 14, Regal Cinemas LA LIVE

MISSED CONNECTION (USA)

2:00 PM

Director: Lauren Dobbins Webb and Jonas Alexander Sansone

Elle is a young waitress living an unfulfilling life. Her best friend, Tani, always reminds her that she needs to take a chance on something if she wants things to change, but Elle only feels comfortable when she is playing it safe. At a stoplight, Elle sees a young man rocking out in the yellow car next to her. After sharing a flirtatious moment, he drives off. It is a brief encounter, but one that is enough to make her realize that she does in fact need to take a chance on something, and this is it. Her afternoon turns into a charming misadventure as she tries to expand upon the few seconds they shared. Will Elle and the young man in the yellow car ever make their connection?

Official Selection

Feb 14, Regal Cinemas LA LIVE

THE BAD HALF (USA)

2:00 PM

Director: Duncan Birmingham

At a little dinner party, the guests learn that every couple has a bad half.

Official Selection

Feb 14, Regal Cinemas LA LIVE

GEAR (USA)

3:00 PM

Director: Kevin Adams & Joe Ksander

GEAR tells the story of Mazzy, a troubled teenager who flees the city with the help of her only ally -- a broken down construction robot named Three.

Best Sci-Fi Short

Feb 14, Regal Cinemas LA LIVE

ALL IN A WEEK'S WORK. (USA)

3:00 PM

Director: Glynn Turner

It's never a dull week for Clive.

Official Selection

Feb 14, Regal Cinemas LA LIVE

ISABELLA (USA)

3:00 PM

Director: Cassie Jaye

Isabella is a sci fi short film filmed in Los Angeles. It centers around an extrodinary young woman who can pick up any language she hears, instantly. She's been detained by the government for questioning and we get a glimpse of just how far in she's got herself in trouble. The short is 8 minutes long and will definitely leave you wanting more. Directed, written, and entirely produced by women under 30.

Official Selection

Feb 14, Regal Cinemas LA LIVE

DARK NEBULA A 268 (USA)

3:00 PM

Director: Craig Oty

Dark Nebula is a view into the psychic realm of deep space. A form, takes shape out of a dark nebula and dances through interrupted transmissions visual and audial, and finally is lost in the clouds of cosmic dust from which it appeared.

Official Selection

Feb 14, Regal Cinemas LA LIVE

PARAMNESIA (USA)

3:00 PM

Director: Michael May

Paramnesia is a short film about a woman who experiences horrifying hallucinations, and has trouble distinguishing what's reality and what's in her mind. The film romances viewers into a beautiful classic world before taking them on a terrifying ride along with the protagonist. A truly unique story with an unexpected payoff.

Official Selection

Feb 14, Regal Cinemas LA LIVE

WATCH OUT (USA)

3:00 PM

Director: Joshua R. Stewart

After moving into a new home with her boyfriend, Lisa gets a call from him explaining that a snowstorm in the area has left him stranded at work for the night. Lisa falls asleep, but awakens soon after to find that the storm has knocked out the power, shutting down the heat and freezing the locks shut. Now trapped inside, she begins to experience strange happenings and investigates around the house, realizing to her horror that she is no longer alone. Lisa is forced to confront the terrorizing presence, but is it an intruder or something worse?

Official Selection

Feb 14, Regal Cinemas LA LIVE

THE BIRTHING FIELD (USA)

3:00 PM

Director: Robert Thorpe

The Birthing Field is a dramatic horror film that centers on a young couple who are escaping their lives in Boston to start a new in San Diego. While fixing a flat in Arizona they are abducted and forced into the world of human trafficking. Unlike other horror films of the genre that want to shock you with gratuitous violence, gore and nudity, this films goal is to make you uneasy, too disturb you. It wants you to explore the decisions that you make when faced with adversity and the outcomes of those decisions. All centered on the believability of the terrifying world of human trafficking.

Official Selection

Feb 14, Regal Cinemas LA LIVE

HUSH (USA)

3:00 PM

Director: Michael G. Kehoe

There are certain situations horror fans have seen over and over again. Sometimes it's within a scene, other times it might be the outcome of the whole film. However that doesn't mean the result will always be the same. Creating something different is what horror fans are looking for, and the challenge for filmmakers. This is where the challenge for the filmmakers kicks in, and Michael G. Kehoe knocks it out of park. Without giving it way, lets just say there's a terrific twist that ends this short film in frightening fashion.

Official Selection

Feb 14, Regal Cinemas LA LIVE

A BETTER PLACE (USA)

4:00 PM

Director: Dennis Ho

Jeremy Rollins is a young man who was born with a strange condition. He has the uncanny and uncontrollable ability to transfer any physical pain and injury from an attacker to the person the attacker cares most about or loves. Jeremy has been sheltered from the outside world and his condition kept a secret by his overly protective mother. Upon the passing of his mother, Jeremy is now forced to venture outside of his house to confront – through his childlike innocence - the realities of a harsh society and the cruelties of people it produces.

Emerging Actor Spotlight & Best Independant Film

Feb 14, Regal Cinemas LA LIVE

N6-4Q: BORN FREE (Japan)

5:30 PM

Director: Sasha Gransjean

After spending almost half a century in Los Angeles, originally in search of revolution, ultimately the owner of a pet fish store, Kyoto is forced by financial situations and health issues to return to his home country, Japan. Kyoto has uploaded his story into the collective consciousness to be seen by his future self who is using the lens of technology to learn from his past. In this, his story ends up a vehicle for a message, driven by an intimate personal portrait.

Best Documentary Short

Feb 14, Regal Cinemas LA LIVE

4 NIGHTS LATER: A TRIBUTE TO WILLIAM TELL MITCHELL (USA)

5:30 PM

Director: Gil Reyes

The public suicide of a beloved fixture in the Los Angeles Arts District deeply impacts a close-knit community. These sculptors, painters and photographers struggle to find the right words in their quest for expression and answers. But there aren't any real answers. Just memories. And that's what's important.

Official Selection

Feb 14, Regal Cinemas LA LIVE

FREEFORALL (USA)

5:30 PM

Director: Kyle Kenyon

For the past three years, hundreds of comedians in Los Angeles have gathered for the LA Indie Improv Festival. Take an inside look at the people who put it on, and the comedy culture you never knew existed.

Official Selection

Feb 14, Regal Cinemas LA LIVE

BILLI (USA)

5:30 PM

Director: Clark Harris

This film documents the heartbreaking life of author, television writer, and neuroscientist Billi Gordon. He previously worked as a model, actor and prostitute. Billi currently weighs close to five hundred pounds. In his life, he has weighed nearly a thousand pounds. Despite Billi's ups and downs, he has always been irreverent, positive, and hilarious.

Official Selection

Feb 14, Regal Cinemas LA LIVE

COME SIMI (USA)

6:30 PM

Director: Jenica Bergere

A neurotic pregnant woman on the verge of giving birth, attempts to reunite her estranged family which includes an impossible mother riddled deeply with Alzheimer's, an aging porn star sister and an intense Aunt, whom the family hasn't seen in 18 years. All in an effort to fix her family history before giving birth. The colorful journey travels from Venice to Van Nuys to Simi Valley and in the end, love must win out.

Best Filmed Screenplay

Feb 14, Regal Cinemas LA LIVE

SPARE CHANGE (USA)

8:00 PM

Director: Arturo Guzman & Jonathan Talbert

Recent college graduate Jane (Lissa Lauria) is a fast-talking, scatter-brain. Working a job right out of college just to pay the bills, she's told by her best friend Lily (Elyse Levesque) that her old college boyfriend Aaron (Curt Mega), who left right after graduation to work for the peace-corps overseas, is back in town. Jane's colleague Danny (Anthony Fanelli) lets her know that her company is looking to make some cuts, so millennial Jane, doing the mature thing, decides to take an afternoon bar trip. Quickly after, Jane gets fired from by her boss Sheila (Krista Allen). After a string of unsuccessful interviews with a few people (Ross Marquand, Jordan Black, Alison Becker) and no money coming in, Jane and Lily hatch a plan to feign homelessness to make a quick buck; finding different, creative ways to get money from strangers. Although successful at first, when Jane befriends an actual homeless girl, Elizabeth (Jordy Lucas); along with Aaron working for a local non-profit alongside Don Murphy (Jim O'Heir), her life quickly begins to unravel! What's a girl to do when lying is your job and you start to bring work home with you?

Best Supporting Actress

Feb 14, Regal Cinemas LA LIVE

HOLLYWOOD STREET (USA)

9:45 PM

Director: Odera Ozoka

Hollywood Street is Odera Ozoka's second feature film, an experimental independent, and extra low budget creative piece that started as a short film but quickly developed into a longer format adding extra depth and layers to this important human story. Hollywood Street follows the journey of Dalim and Bubba, two Nigerian immigrants striving to make it in Hollywood while meeting the paths of Molly, Olson, Cindy, Jack... A story about self discovery, disillusions, human connections and struggling dreams.

Official Selection

Feb 14, Regal Cinemas LA LIVE

WAIT (USA)

11:00 PM

Director: Alex Withrow

Wait is about a troubling circumstance. You're 30 years old, living in Washington D.C., happily engaged to your best friend. One day, out of nowhere, you receive a call informing you that your first true love has been in an accident, and is now resting in a coma in a Los Angeles hospital. You don't know if they are going to make it. So the question becomes: Do you venture across the country for a chance to say goodbye? And if you express interest in going, and your fiancée vehemently opposes, do you go anyway? Wait begins by presenting this circumstance, before tracing back a few months and introducing us to the main characters involved. Eventually, everything comes to a head, and the characters are forced to ask themselves: When does love let go?

Emerging Actor Spotlight & Breakthrough Director Spotlight

Feb 14, Regal Cinemas LA LIVE

BREAK-UP (Germany)

11:45 PM

Director: Alexander Tuschinski

An anarchist trip through the modern world. Inspired by 1960s cinema, this satire on power, money, ideologies and social conventions renounces traditional storytelling in order to experiment with cinematic form and language. Hugo Niebeling, winner of the HRIFF Award of Excellence 2015, calls this film "youth times youth. (...) A fantastic film, a joy to watch!", and Tinto Brass, HRIFF Award of Excellence 2013, calls it "a new kind of film, of showing what can come out from the editing."

Best International Film & Best Editing

Feb 14, Regal Cinemas LA LIVE

HRIFF FEB 14TH LA LIVE PARTY (USA)

10:30 PM

Director: HRIFF

Celebrate the first full Saturday of screenings at LA LIVE this Valentines Day with drinks and socializing at the HRIFF Valentines Day After-Party Event at LA LIVE. Meet your fellow filmmakers and have fun at LA LIVE / STAPLES CENTER. Venue To Be Announced. Stay Tuned. Tickets available online only! Ticket Required. All-Fest Pass not valid. Not to be missed!

Official Selection

Feb 14, Regal Cinemas LA LIVE