Ashes and Grace

2025 Official Selection: Short Film- Drama

Peter returns home to seek reconciliation with his comatose mother.

Director(s): Mac Pettit
Writer(s): Mac Pettit
Producer(s): Manan Choudhry
Key Cast: Rebecca Berinbaum, Erik Kavanagh, Ivan Sorokin

Country: Canada
Los Angeles Premiere

Some things are too important to be left unsaid.

 

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Archaic

2025 Official Selection: Short Film – Horror

After a traumatic event, Sam reunites with a former friend turned Neo-Shaman—only to suspect the healing ritual offered hides a darker intent.

Director(s): Mark Perceval-Maxwell
Writer(s): Mark Perceval-Maxwell
Producer(s): Mark Perceval-Maxwell, Ben Perry

Country: United Kingdom
Los Angeles Premiere

Stop Being So Afraid

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1 in the Chamber

2025 Official Selection: Short Film – Comedy

A work-obsessed assassin sent to “retire” her coworker is shocked to discover her target is pregnant and infuriated by how baby-proofed a nursery can be.

Director(s): Annie Girard, Diana Wright
Writer(s): Annie Girard, Diana Wright
Producer(s): James Bristow, Kourtney Gleason, Matt Danner, Rachel Parsons
Key Cast: Mary Elizabeth Ellis, Yara Martinez, Wilson Bethel

Country: United States

Fight like a mother…

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2025 Official Selection: Short Film- Sci Fi

An overly ambitious paperboy delivers newspapers at the dawn of the most important day in human history.

Director(s): Daniel Alexander Edelen
Writer(s): Daniel Alexander Edelen
Producer(s): Daniel Alexander Edelen, Joshua Carlin
Key Cast: Cyrus Schmit, Onthineal Westman, Matt Dy

Country: United States

World Premiere

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533. Jonathan Latona “DESTINATION:HOLYWOOD”

Hey Folks, it’s time for another returning champion!

Jonathan Latona was on DIF episode 193, back on Sept 27, 2021, to talk about his feature film “DOUG.”                                                                                                                                                                       But I met Jonathan even earlier than that, because his short film “Circles” played at Sherman Oaks Film Festival back in 2018.

Jonathan has returned to DIF because last year his latest feature, “DESTINATION:HOLYWOOD” was an official selection at Sherman Oaks Film Festival.                                                                                         I highly recommend check out his work at https://www.jonathanlatona.com

And you should also hit Jonathan’s very own podcast about indie film, Guerilla Film Fam, that you can find on the above website or Instagram at @guerillafilmfam

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