Annual Awards 2025-2026: Filmmaker Q&A Sessions

6th Annual Indie Short Fest – Filmmaker Q&A Sessions
Regal LA Live ·
 Los Angeles · May 9, 2026

Get a taste of the Filmmaker Q&A Sessions at the 6th Annual Indie Short Fest, hosted by Kayden Tokarski, where directors and creative teams behind this year’s nominated films joined audiences at Regal LA Live for a series of engaging live conversations. The sessions offered a closer look into the stories, inspirations, creative challenges, and filmmaking journeys behind the works presented during the festival, celebrating the voices and talent that shaped this year’s lineup.

Session 1

Carmine Carpenito — Come and Find Me (Switzerland)
Itamar Kasirer — The Father, The Daughter, and the Hostage (Israel)
Kris Roller — First Light (USA)
Zac La Roc — Dizzy (USA)

Session 2

Allison Dayne — A King’s Curtain (USA)
Ama Anane — Cottonmouth (USA)
Bryce Ferendo — A Thousand Years (USA)
Katya Mokolo — Bartogay Lake (France)
Nicholas Tjen — Glodok ’98 (USA)
Sean Nam — Echoes and (+33) (France)

Session 3

Andrew Arguello — At The Mercy Of Faith (USA)
David Alan Graf and Raphael Buisson — Focal Point (USA)
Tanguy Pichon — Nothing But the End (Switzerland)

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