2025 Official Selection: Short Film – Action/Thriller In a grimy after-hours bar, a nervous thief’s attempt to return stolen mob cash spirals into a tense showdown where secrets unravel, loyalties shift, and the heavy cost of every choice becomes impossible to escape. Director(s): Enrique A. Mendoza Writer(s): Ren Olivieri Producer(s): Shannon Carl, Alastair Waithe Key …
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2025 Official Selection: Feature Film – Horror Assigned to a missing person case, reporter Trish Bostwick follows the trail to a secluded asylum hidden in the New England woods, but everything changes when a knife-wielding stranger hijacks her car, plunging her into a descent of paranoia and madness. Director(s): Michael May Writer(s): Michael May, Alexandra …
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2025 Official Selection: Short Film – Dance A young dancer in a reflected, refracted world of mixed messages pushes back on what she hears as child, youth, and young adult. Director(s): John Schlag Producer(s): John Schlag Key Cast: Sadie MacKinnon Los Angeles Premiere Country: USA Dancing in a glass house of mixed messages Go to …
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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. Amy Whittenberger brought her film “As A Rake” to Film Invasion Los Angeles 2025 and took home the Filmmakers Award for Outstanding Short Film, Horror! One of my favorite parts of interviewing …
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2025 Official Selection: Short Film – Arthouse/Experimental On a Sunday that is a brief respite from everyday life, a young man is haunted by a final voice message, a break up, and a ‘goodbye’ he can’t take back. Director(s): Daniel Talbott Writer(s): Daniel Talbott Producer(s): Daniel Talbott, Lovell Holder Key Cast: Carey Cannata, Tyler Woehl …
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