Drew is seconds away from proposing to his girlfriend—he’s got the ring, the speech, the whole Pinterest-worthy plan—when she strolls in and casually announces she’s found someone else. Now heartbroken, humiliated, and housing enough sadness to flood a small Airbnb, Drew is convinced he’ll die alone.
World Premiere
March 10, Regal Cinemas / LA LIVE
This HRIFF Award Winning podcast guides listeners through immersive audio fantasies, recreating host Blake Pfeil’s experiences exploring abandoned spaces across the United States and around the world.
Along the way, the show asks critical questions about American history and culture, community, economics, the environment, and mental health while encouraging folks to activate their imaginations as a tool for healing.
“Blake Pfeil is pushing at the boundaries of form, combining documentary and audio theater in a voice distinctly his own. These are the rare kinds of stories that leave you wondering.”
- David Krasnow (The New Yorker Radio Hour)
Best Podcast
World Premiere
March 10, Regal Cinemas / LA LIVE
Yu, a 10-year-old Chinese American girl, hates hard boiled eggs, partly because her mother enforces them as the mandatory breakfast. When she starts suspecting her mother’s infidelity, she rushes to investigate; yet a harsher reality awaits.
World Premiere
March 10, Regal Cinemas / LA LIVE
After her flight is delayed, Serena heads to the beach to rethink a decision that could change her life. There, she runs into an old friend, and their unexpected reunion forces her to consider whether fate is real.
Festival Premiere
March 10, Regal Cinemas / LA LIVE
This movie follows a dancer, Collette, through a single evening's events and how she navigates and manages her personal sovereignty.
Written and produced by a team with a majority of women this film explores themes of self-autonomy, sexual and domestic violence, and who holds power.
Festival Premiere
March 10, Regal Cinemas / LA LIVE
A young FBI agent is haunted by a shadow, one that hasn't caught up to him yet but lingers just out of sight: not a person — a possibility. A version of himself that he dreads becoming.
A routine arrest unravels into something far more insidious, pulling him into a descent where the lines between hunter and hunted blur. The suspect isn't just another case; he's a reflection the young agent can't afford to recognize.
California Premiere
March 10, Regal Cinemas / LA LIVE
This film follows two strangers who meet during a 24-hour layover in Los Angeles. A reserved middle-aged businessman and a free-spirited young woman decide to spend the day together, wandering through the city’s neighborhoods and quiet corners.
What begins as a casual encounter slowly deepens into a rare moment of honesty, as conversations reveal buried regrets, unspoken dreams, and the lives they’re hesitant to return to.
World Premiere
March 10, Regal Cinemas / LA LIVE
This feature debut follows a group of high school debate students in what begins as a tense academic competition that descends into a nightmare.
The group is forced to confront their deepest fears, staring into the eyes of an ancient Hindu demoness that most won’t survive.
Balancing supernatural horror with classic high school drama, the film explores the fine line between intellectual and primal rivalry.
Hollywood Premiere
March 10, Regal Cinemas / LA LIVE
A bold music video that fuses spectacle, symbolism, and unapologetic self-expression. Set within a surreal, circus-inspired universe, the piece explores dominance, identity, and creative liberation through striking visuals and rhythmic precision.
Sidow Sobrino commands the screen with controlled intensity, transforming musical performance into a statement of power and individuality.
World Premiere
March 10, Regal Cinemas / LA LIVE
The music video “school” is intended to take the viewer back to the time when they themselves were in school. With students behaving with both a "nice teacher" and a "mean teacher". The teacher changes from "good (red)" to "bad (black)", which affects the students (inattentive/obedient).
North American Premiere
March 10, Regal Cinemas / LA LIVE
This music video features a song with 80's post punk and 2000s pop punk sounds, "Lovely Mind" has an existential but somewhat optimistic tone. With hyper, chaotic, and gritty urban shots, it's about disillusionment with societal expectations and goods.
Festival Premiere
March 10, Regal Cinemas / LA LIVE
A classic heist film reimagined through vibrant, playful visuals. Made by a mostly women team, the narrative unfolds through surreal production design and sparkly pop choreography. It's a queer, campy celebration of the power artists have when they refuse to be controlled.
World Premiere
March 10, Regal Cinemas / LA LIVE
A violent incident forces a young outlaw to confront the consequences of her actions by her father, the local sheriff. With differing solutions, they are both forced to make a difficult decision that could tear the family apart.
Festival Premiere
March 10, Regal Cinemas / LA LIVE
Seven years after two best friends escaped their cultish upbringing, one of them decides to marry back into it. Their bond is tested when she shows up at her old friend’s apartment, mysteriously covered head to toe in shimmering tinsel.
Each woman is forced to confront the other's idea of what makes a good life, and after realizing their differences, choose whether to protect what remains of their love. Over the course of a day and night, conflicting childhood memories clash as they are challenged to truly see each other and themselves.
World Premiere
March 10, Regal Cinemas / LA LIVE
Linda Allen re-enters the dating world after the untimely passing of her husband, Tom. Two worlds collide when her birthday falls on a blue moon and a supernatural figure from her past enters her life.
World Premiere
March 10, Regal Cinemas / LA LIVE