2026 Official Selection: Sci-Fi – Featurette A group of middle aged men turn to an AI for help becoming "an Alpha" Director(s): Joseph Wesley Writer(s): Joseph Wesley, Rachel Kriegshauser, Eric Fisher Producer(s): Eric Fisher Key Cast: Ptolemy Slocum, Marcuis Harris, Laura Niemi Editor(s): Eric Fisher Cinematographer(s): Joseph Wesley Production Designer(s): Rachel Kriegshauser Sound Designer(s): Jacob …
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2026 Official Selection: Short Film – SciFi A man discovers he and his ex girlfriend are both dating the same hivemind. Director(s): Nathan Deshawn Bouie Writer(s): Nathan Deshawn Bouie Producer(s): Jayla Hodge, Ami Coulibaly Key Cast: Jai’Reeh Demond, Akira Jackson, Mckayla Fontanez Editor(s): Noah Radant Cinematographer(s): Paul Carrabba Production Designer(s): Callan Low Language: English Runtime: …
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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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