Cinema #14: 2.35pm – 4.45pm, Regal LA Live, March 15th, 2025
(G: All Ages Admitted)
Out on a Limb
In the Old West, a soul-searching son returns home to rescue his ill-fated mother.
By Filip Kojic (USA)
19::00
Plastic Soul
In the 1970s, a rock star battles addiction, show business and the ghosts of his past.
By Nathan Schiele (USA)
10:45
WORLD PREMIERE
Cry Like a Guy
Kieran Bew leads us on an educational, emotional, gruff and goofy adventure through the hidden world of male tears. A feast for the feels.
By Anthony Rubinstein (UK)
04:57
NORTH AMERICA PREMIERE
Jules
Jules is in a relationship with Clutch, an ex-motocross racer whose career ended prematurely due to an injury during a pivotal race. As a result of Clutch’s injury, he has forbidden Jules to continue riding motocross. In an effort to keep her sanity and freedom, Jules continues to go to the motocross track and ride behind Clutch’s back. While there Jules meets Rome, an attractive racer with a newfound relentless affinity towards Jules.
By Tiffany M Abney (USA)
20:02
Back to the 8 Count
Clara is a 25-year-old woman from a family of dentists, who defies what’s expected of her and secretly drops out of dental school to pursue her childhood dream to become a professional dancer. Encouraged by her friend Greg, Clara joins a professional dance intensive, facing disapproval from the coach and discomfort in a heels dance class.
By Cintia De Mita (USA)
17:19
When I Die
After fixating on a lifeless body at an open-casket funeral, Lianne’s world turns upside down as she grapples with the fragility and unpredictability of life. Convinced that certainty will rid her of her paralyzing fear, she sets out on a journey to figure out her after-life plans, inscribing it into her own version of a will.
By Syuen Chia (USA)
10:57
Giselle
An immigrant woman living in Los Angeles denies a series of spiritual signs urging her to confront the loss of her brother, and herself.
By Lauren Goetzman (USA)
16:00
Arcade Moon
An alcoholic thirtysomething father attempts to reconnect with his estranged son at the local arcade. When his ex-wife and her new boyfriend learn about his unannounced arrival, Cutter must confront his personal demons or risk losing his family forever.
By William Michael Anderson (USA)
16:46
Lamento
Set against the surreal, haunting backdrop of an abandoned Guatemalan beach resort slowly reclaimed by the sea and teetering on the edge of disappearance, the film follows Gaby on a poignant journey to rediscover a place from her childhood, now on the brink of destruction. A poetic and metaphorical reflection on time, memory, the immigrant journey, and the looming impact of climate change.
By Diego Contreras (USA)
11:36
NORTH AMERICA PREMIERE
Total runtime 127:22
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