Happy Indie Film Friday! “Don’t Watch This,” written and directed by Danny Pineros, was a Sherman Oaks Film Festival 2025 Official Selection: Short Film – Horror and earned the Filmmakers Award for Outstanding Originality – Short Film – Horror AND Outstanding Screenplay – Short Film – Horror – Daniel Pineros. Here’s the link for Don’t Watch …
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2026 Official Selection: Arthouse/Experimental – Short In this Surrealist cinema poem, a woman processes the waves of grief and finds solace in becoming one with her art. Director(s): CK Thornton Writer(s): CK Thornton Producer(s): CK Thornton Key Cast: Chelsea Yakura-Kurtz Editor(s): Stephanie Williams Cinematographer(s): Geffen Shichor Production Designer(s): Julia Vela; Shirley Guo Sound Designer(s): WA …
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What are the 4Qs? (1) Three favorite films. (2) An underrated film. (3) An overrated film. (4) A lesser-known film people should seek out. Benjamin Carlucci’s came to chat about life, art and his two films, “Burying Baby,” that was a 2024 Sherman Oaks Film Festival Official Selection: Short Film – Drama and took home …
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2026 Official Selection: Music Video He fell for two loves in the same breath of time. Neither would share him. So he was forced sober from them both, left to live through aching withdrawals and haunting memories. Director(s): August Falcon Writer(s): August Falcon Producer(s): August Falcon Key Cast: August Falcon, August Falcon, Lyra, Jakey Lucky …
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2026 Official Selection: Short Film – Horror The safest places have become the most deadly. Director(s): Sam Balcomb Writer(s): Sam Balcomb Producer(s): Andrew Vogel Key Cast: Courtney Bandeko Editor(s): Jesse Soff Cinematographer(s): Sam Balcomb Production Designer(s): SiggySooky Sound Designer(s): Rainfall Films Composer(s): Jeff Dodson Language: English Runtime: 8m Country: United States Los Angeles Premiere Synopsis: …
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