A new Los Angeles film festival featuring independent films, documentaries and artist talks is set for April 4-7 at venues in Chinatown, Eagle Rock and Filipinotown.
The Los Angeles Festival of Movies was launched by Micah Gottlieb and Sarah Winshall, and will open April 4 with Jane Schoenbrun’s “I Saw the TV Glow.” Closing night film is Conner O’Malley and Danny Scharar’s “Rap World” on April 7. Both films screen at Vidiots.
Screenings will be spread between Vidiots in Eagle Rock, 2220 Arts + Archives in Historic Filipinotown and Now Instant Image Hall in Chinatown.
An artist’s talk will feature musician and artist Kim Gordon and writer Rachel Kushner in conversation about their relationships to the city and cinema of Los Angeles.
The city’s last festival focused on independent films, the L.A. Independent Film Festival, closed in 2018. For several years, Sundance hosted an L.A. screening series, which hasn’t been active in recent years.
For more information, go to the Los Angeles Festival of Movies website.
The feature film program includes:
I Saw the TV Glow | Jane Schoenbrun, U.S.A., 2024, 100m
Gasoline Rainbow | Bill Ross IV, Turner Ross, U.S.A., 2023, 110m
The Human Surge 3 | Eduardo Williams, Argentina / Portugal, 2023, 121m
Un Rêve Plus Long Que La Nuit | Nikki de Saint Phalle, France, 1976, 82m
New Strains | Artemis Shaw & Prashanth Kamalakanthan, U.S.A., 2023, 78m
Naked Acts | Bridgett M. Davis, U.S.A., 1996, 90m
Dream Team | Lev Kalman and Whitney Horn, U.S.A., 2024, 91m
Toute Une Nuit | Chantal Akerman, France, 1982, 90m
Ren Faire, Episode One | Lance Oppenheim, USA, 2024, 56m
Good One | India Donaldson, U.S.A., 2024, 90m
Malqueridas | Tana Gilbert, Chile/Germany, 2023, 75m
Rap World | Conner O’Malley and Danny Scharer, USA, 2024, 56m
