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An LSD-Spiked 1950s Dinner Party and a Horror Movie Loop Highlight NFMLA’s InFocus: Female Cinema Program

A 1950s dinner party that gets spiked with LSD and characters who decide to flip the script while stuck in…

4 days ago
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A Beloved Sex-Ed Teacher and a Secret Boyfriend Highlight NFMLA’s InFocus: Counter-Ageism Program

Stories about a beloved sex-ed teacher and a secret boyfriend who foils his girlfriend's mother's plans were among the highlights…

3 weeks ago
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Elaine Del Valle and Traci Hays Found Their Passion for Filmmaking Through Life-Changing Experiences

Directors Traci Hays and Elaine Del Valle were inspired to make films because of life-changing experiences during their adolescent years…

1 month ago
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A Fishmonger’s Sex Pact, a Psychopath, and Too Much Cologne Highlight NFMLA’s InFocus: Middle Eastern & Arab Cinema Program

A pathetic Irish fishmonger who makes a sex pact with an ancient fish creature, a diagnosed psychopath, and a perfume…

1 month ago
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Alpha-Male Hyperbole, Gender Fluidity, and Confronting White Privilege Highlight NFMLA’s DocuSlate Program

A Texas mansion home to a group of men pretending to be alpha-males on the internet, two gender identities living…

2 months ago
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1940s Noir, an Exploitative Acting Gig, and Bad Dinner Parties Highlight NFMLA’s In Focus: Indigenous Cinema Program

A darkly comic noir set in 1940s Hollywood, a series of increasingly uncomfortable dinner parties, and an exciting but exploitative…

2 months ago
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NewFilmmakers Los Angeles Sets Lineup for InFocus: Latinx & Hispanic Cinema Film Festival

NewFilmmakers Los Angeles has announced an exciting lineup for this year's InFocus: Latinx & Hispanic Cinema Film Festival. Taking place…

7 months ago
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‘Good Filipino Kids,’ Lunchtime Guilt and a Goldfish Story Highlight NFMLA’s In Focus: Asian Cinema Program

Stories of "Good Filipino Kids," a mother reincarnated as a goldfish and a woman's guilt as she prepares the lunches…

8 months ago
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In ‘True Story: God Tells Bad Jokes,’ Matthew Law Works Toward Destigmatizing Therapy

Matthew Law's short film "True Story: God Tells Bad Jokes" is the second in a series of five shorts that…

9 months ago
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‘June 22nd’ Is an Homage to Aimless High School Nostalgia

Michael .T and Estarlyn Hiraldo's short film "June 22nd" is a tribute to that familiar high school sense of being…

9 months ago
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Rachel Deutsch’s ‘Until I Met You’ Exposes the Fickle Fantasy of Our Social Media Personas

"Until I Met You," the directorial debut short film written, directed by, and starring Rachel Deutsch, offers up a relatable…

9 months ago
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In ‘The Bond’, Jahmil Eady Tells Her Mother’s Story of Being Pregnant and Incarcerated

"The Bond" tells a story that's all too close to home for writer-director Jahmil Eady: the short film was inspired…

10 months ago
  • Festivals

In Mother of Color, an Aspiring Politician Is Played by a Real-Life Candidate

In Mother of Color, the feature debut of Dawn Jones Redstone, a single mother with political aspirations receives messages from…

10 months ago
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In ‘Leaving the Factory,’ Alessia Cruci Tells a 1910-Set Story That Still Resonates

In elementary school, Alessia Cruci would always hear a story about a factory uprising every March 8 — International Women's…

10 months ago
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In ‘Kid Ugly’ by Jazmin Aguilar, a Notorious Outlaw Meets an Aspiring Sidekick

Jazmin Aguilar originally planned her short film "Kid Ugly" as a pilot, but when an opportunity to make a short…

10 months ago
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‘How to Hack Birth Control’ by Sassy Mohen Mixes Jokes and Advice With TikTok Aesthetics

Sassy Mohen's short film "How to Hack Birth Control" is a comedy with a serious intent to teach woman about…

10 months ago
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In ‘Essentials’ by Allison Torem, Two Generations Connect Through Small Talk

In Allison Torem's film "Essentials," she plays a woman returning from a poorly planned trip to the grocery store in…

10 months ago
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‘¡NAILS!’ by Eliana Pipes Unveils a Quinceañera Crush — and Curse?

“¡NAILS!” by Eliana Pipes has one of the most imaginative loglines we've heard: "When Catalina develops a crush on a…

10 months ago
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NFMLA Celebrates Rising Filmmakers With Stories of Love and Deletion

NewFilmmakers Los Angeles celebrated emerging filmmakers both near and far — with stories of a future world where memories are…

1 year ago
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NFMLA’s 2022 InFocus: Latinx and Hispanic Film Festival Lineup Includes ‘Pool Boy’ and ‘Bertie the Brilliant’

NewFilmmakers Los Angeles is back with the 2022 InFocus: Latinx and Hispanic Film Festival, and the lineup includes exciting short…

2 years ago
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How ‘Huella’ Director Gabriela Ortega Found a Fairy Godmother in Film Producer Sandra Condito

“It was really special,” filmmaker Gabriela Ortega says of the first time she met film producer and UnbeliEVAble Entertainment executive…

2 years ago
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Applications Open for NFMLA and Warner Bros. Discovery’s OneFifty New Narratives Program

NewFilmmakers Los Angeles (NFMLA) and Warner Bros. Discovery’s OneFifty just announced a second season of NewNarratives, their program to discover…

2 years ago
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Emilia Clarke Talks Brain Aneurysms; Dispatches From Outfest; Opportunities for Screenwriters

Emilia Clarke opens up about the brain aneurysms she suffered while she was making Game of Thrones; Highlights from this week's…

2 years ago
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NFMLA Celebrates Immigrant Filmmakers With Stories of Family, Camp and Weightlifting

NewFilmmakers Los Angeles celebrated emerging Immigrant filmmakers with stories of a woke YouTube instructor, two men competing in a weightlifting…

2 years ago