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2025 Official Selection: Short Film – Arthouse/Experimental
Juniper ventures into the desert with her talking tumor on a quest to save her mother, but has to choose between saving her mother and saving herself.
Director(s): Grace Shi
Writer(s): Grace Shi
Producer(s): Grace Shi, Oona Yaffe, Teddy Ninh, Ryan Rambach
Key Cast: Emma Galbraith, Asante Blackk, Jade Chang
Country: United States
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Source: SOFF
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.
Joel Benjamin created the Immersive Film “Max Q,” one of the highlights of the VR Pavilion at Film Invasion Los Angeles 2025, and took home the Grand Jury Award for Best Immersive Short!
Seeing the array of great film posters behind Joel during our chat got me very eager to get to our follow up 4 Questions!
You can learn more about Joel at his website https://electricbeard.com/ and you can follow the Max Q on Instagram at @maxqmovie
And a Happy Halloween to all that celebrate!
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Discover Indie Film Links
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Discover Indie Film Foundation (nonprofit for the arts) Website
Sherman Oaks Film Festival
Film Invasion Los Angeles
Source: Discover Film
2025 Official Selection: Short Film – Comedy
When bumbling Benjamin finds out he didn’t get invited to his high school best friend’s wedding he decides to crash it, and crashes right into his shortcomings as a friend when he gets there.
Director(s): Christan Mary Leonard
Writer(s): Ezra Parter, Keeley Bell
Key Cast: Ezra Parter, Joy Regullano, Yaki Margulies, Natalie Berg
Country: United States
Los Angeles Premiere
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Source: SOFF
2025 Official Selection: Short Film – Documentary
Feminist scholar, Susan Rennie, seizes her iPhone and sneaks her queer, octogenarian body into master works of art, disrupting the narrative of the male gaze.
Director(s): Cheri Gaulke
Writer(s): Cheri Gaulke, Sue Maberry
Producer(s): Cheri Gaulke
Key Cast: Susan Rennie, Kirsten Grimstad
Country: United States
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Source: SOFF
2025 Official Selection: Short Film – Horror
Jiminy is experiencing trauma so Dr. Scanlon enters his mind to replace his memories, but the trouble might be worse than he thought.
Director(s): Duane Andersen, Josiah Polhemus
Writer(s): Josiah Polhemus
Producer(s): Peter Kangas, Josiah Polhemus, Duane Andersen
Key Cast: Josiah Polhemus, James Mercer II
Country: United States
Los Angeles Premiere
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Source: SOFF