October 16, 2019
MANUEL OCAMPO: GOD IS MY CO-PILOT
DescriptionDescription Philippine-born contemporary artist Manuel Ocampo and his unforgettably provocative paintings have been a staple of the Los Angeles art scene and galleries throughout the world for the past decade, mixing religious iconography with debasing images of regal cockroaches and rats shooting heroin, and in turn delivering a jolting re-appropriation of anti-colonial, multicultural themes through...
October 16, 2019
MEETING DADDY
DescriptionDescription In the role of his lifetime, Lloyd Bridges is "Daddy," the South's (and possibly the world's) most wily and manipulative father. Peter is a transplanted New Yorker who is having a hard time loving Los Angeles -- that is, until he meets Melanie, the girl of his dreams. Peter is Jewish. Melanie is southern....
October 16, 2019
THE OATH
DescriptionDescription A prisoner is found unconscious in his cell after an attempted suicide. The prison doctor is called to resuscitate the man and so must face an ethical dilemma.
October 16, 2019
THE ORIENTAL NIGHTFISH
DescriptionDescription Chris Padilla, who presented last year's popular FEATS OF CLAY for AFI Fest, hosts a high caliber program of the latest imaginative, bold efforts pushing the envelope in animation. This series includes several films that make for perfect viewing during the Halloween season plus the rarely seen otherworldly animations of Ian Emes and more....
October 16, 2019
LATE LAST NIGHT
DescriptionDescription One of the brightest dark comedies to emerge this year, LATE LAST NIGHT is that rare mix of sharp wit and quirky charm wrapped around an infernal all-night bender worthy of Dante -Scorsese's AFTER HOURS re-imagined for L.A. When Dan breaks up with his wife Jill he gets thrown out of his own house...
October 16, 2019
LEFT LUGGAGE
DescriptionDescription Set in Antwerp, Belgium, in the early 70's Chaja, a young philosophy student, supports herself doing odd jobs while attending University. She has a complex relationship with her parents, both survivers of the concentration camps. Her mother denies the past completely and her father spends his time searching for two suitcases he buried before...
October 16, 2019
THE LESSER EVIL
DescriptionDescription Twenty-two years is a long time. Almost long enough for the Father Ivan Williams, Officer Frank O'Brien, attorney George Masseli, and mild-mannered businessman Derek Eastman to forget the darkest secret of their past. Almost. On a cold afternoon twenty-two years ago, the four friends sat at the edge of a quarry in their hometown,...
October 16, 2019
LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL (LA VITA È BELLA)
DescriptionDescription LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL (La Vitae Bella) is a Chaplinesque fable about the power of imagination set against the stark reality of World War II Europe. The film combines satire, physical comedy, social commentary and a touch of the surreal into a uniquely moving story of love. Italy 1938: Guido is in love with Dora...
October 16, 2019
MY MOTHER DREAMS THE SATAN DISCIPLES IN NEW YORK
DescriptionDescription A mother/daughter/biker comedy about a Midwestern housewife who travels to Manhattan for the first time and begins to spin a fantasy about the Satan Disciples motorcycle club across the street from her daughter's apartment.
October 16, 2019
MY SON THE FANATIC
DescriptionDescription Parvez, a taxi driver in Britain, can't break out of his working class status and afford a better life for his wife, Minoa and son, Farid. Working into the night to earn his keep, Parvez endures condescension from people like Schultz, a private client he chauffeurs around town and matches up with local prostitute...
