Cinema #13: 11am – 12.50pm, Regal LA Live, March 15th, 2025
(PG-13: Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13)
Blue Marks
Noa is forced to work in deliveries with her partner, Omer, on just one motorcycle. The theft of a shipment they both carried elevates them into a dangerous and honest conversation about their relationship, putting their life path to the test.
By Gal Salomon (Israel)
08:14
CALIFORNIA PREMIERE
When The Party Is Over
Not a rom-com but a friend-com. Follow the friendship of Aster and Celie through nine parties and the following hangovers.
By Joren Slaets and Renate Raman (Belgium)
11:39
WORLD PREMIERE
Night Hawkes
Closeted gay “mad man” enters an underground Brooklyn queer bar in this 1959 fever dream.
By Atlas Ferrera (USA)
15:05
Frontman
What if we hired people to go on dates for us? When authenticity is a commodity, a man must navigate the tricky waters of orchestrated romance while confronting the true meaning of identity and connection.
By Hamilton McAfee (USA)
14:31
USA PREMIERE
Love and Substances
With the help of a mind-expanding substance, an entrenched married couple try to rekindle their lost passion and discover the true value of their bond in an unexpected way.
By Lukas Treudler (Germany)
12:48
NORTH AMERICA PREMIERE
Untied Knots
A girl who constantly fantasizes about sexual intimacy and romantic encounter doesn’t know what to do when the opportunity actually comes.
By Claire Yland Li (USA)
05:01
NORTH AMERICA PREMIERE
Come Another Day
A story about Wendy, an illegal immigrant living in New York City, who attempts to pay off her husband’s smuggling debt by prostitute herself.
By Molin Liu (USA)
11:48
WORLD PREMIERE
Pascal Ball
In the neon-lit streets of Shanghai, Stan, a solitary, middle-aged film buff and writer, becomes captivated by a mysteriously alluring woman. His impulsive decision to follow her plunges him into a surreal adventure that blurs the lines between reality and fantasy, altering his perspective forever.
By Ai Xin (China)
15:00
NORTH AMERICA PREMIERE
What You Left in the Ditch
A dark comedy about a woman facing a lack of attraction to her husband, after he comes back from a war without any lips. This causes her to explore an affair with a much-to-young, plump lipped grocery clerk.
By Tucker Bliss (USA)
17:45
Total runtime 111:51
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