Block 9. Docs & Experiments

Cinema #14: 11am – 12.35pm, Regal LA Live, April 13th, 2024

(PG: Some material may not be suitable for children)

An intimate and harrowing glimpse into this decade’s greatest humanitarian crisis and one of the deadliest conflicts of the 21st century, the hidden genocide of Tigray, Ethiopia.

By Jonathan Stern (USA)

32:28

A surrealist adventure story of identity and feminine desire through the eyes of a queer woman.

By Florence Rose Broomfield (UK)

17:36

In the crystal-clear waters of the Bahamas, underwater performer and professional dancer Arianda Hafez conducts a choreographed dance routine at depth on a variety of sunken shipwrecks while holding her breath.

By André Musgrove (Bahamas)

03:54

A little boy accidentally spots a cat fishing in the sky, but his parents don’t believe him, so he wants to prove that what he says is true and is willing to spend everything he has to search for it, including his whole life.

By SiJia Zheng (USA)

05:00

A hot-headed taxi driver and henchman in Medellín is enlisted to repair his boss’s AC at five in the morning. After an endless night, his determination is put to the test through a series of trials and tribulations the city throws in his way, leading him to question his work, himself, and his role in society.

By Alex Ulises and Nelson G. Navarrete (Colombia)

21:35

Trapped in a hellish disco club with no memory of how she got there, a young woman does everything she can to escape and survive.

By Austin Lewis (USA)

12:57

Total runtime 93:30