In-Person Screenings
Location of In-Person Screenings
Skiptown Playhouse
665 North Heliotrope Drive
Los Angeles, California 90004
Skiptown Playhouse
665 North Heliotrope Drive
Los Angeles, California 90004
SATURDAY, JUNE 3, 2023
Block A: Resiliency & Hope
2PM- 4PM (w/ 15MIN Q&A) Junkin' The Soldier Red Scooter Diaries A Short Story About Kore Transcendence Block B: Compassionate & Honest 4PM- 6PM (w/ 15MIN Q&A) Pure Silence Choker Stay Crush Biohacking Autism: An End to the Anguish? Block C: Viscerally Stimulating 6PM- 8PM (w/ 15MIN Q&A) The Spectators Simply I am Fine, Thanks |
SUNDAY, JUNE 4, 2023
Block D: Spreading Awareness
11AM- 1PM (w/ 15MIN Q&A) Cover Me The Call We Carry: Confronting PTSD in the Fire Service Block E: Cinematically Captivating 1PM- 2:30PM (w/ 15MIN Q&A) Black Butterfly Liminal Waving Reflection Dad's Escape Widow Middle Watch Block F: Psychologically Revealing 2:30PM- 4:30PM (w/ 15MIN Q&A) Life is a Movie Become Who You Needed Petals of a Rose Reconsolidation Utter Nonsense |
BLOCK A
Resiliency & Hope- Films that inspire
Resiliency & Hope- Films that inspire
Saturday, June 3, 2023
2PM- 4PM (w/ 15MIN Q&A)
2PM- 4PM (w/ 15MIN Q&A)
Junkin
16:45 English/United States Directed by Andy Heck _______________ Mike Heck seeks redemption after suffering most of his life with alcoholism, depression, and hoarding disorder. |
The Soldier
5:59 English/United States Directed by Devin O’Guinn _______________ After receiving news that his estranged wife has died, a homeless veteran experiences PTSD flashbacks and reminiscing memories of his daughter as he travels to her in hopes for reunification.. |
Red Scooter Diaries
29:33 English/United States Directed by Claire Szabo-Cassella, Tiffany Dew _______________ This documentary hightlights a woman’s narration of what living with a progressive disease is teaching her and those around her about the human condition. |
A Short Story About Kore
16:55 English/United States Directed by Michael P Fogerty _______________ Kore, a female alcoholic, is at rock bottom. Though Kore's reality is bleak, she has a tender and vulnerable conversation with Rhea, an older alcoholic woman in recovery. |
Transcendence
30:00 English/United States Directed by Michelle Smith _______________ The true story of Adrien Costa who suffered a devastating accident that began his journey into recovery as an adaptive mountain climber with PNW legend Mark Allen. |
BLOCK B
Compassionate & Honest- Films that tell a story
Compassionate & Honest- Films that tell a story
Saturday, June 3, 2023
4PM- 6PM (w/ 15MIN Q&A)
4PM- 6PM (w/ 15MIN Q&A)
Pure Silence
10:00 Turkish/Turkey Directed by Bora Davutluoglu _______________ The silent conversation between Sinem and her mother who has Alzheimer's disease. |
Choker
5:40 Taiwan Directed by Chia-Hsuan Ho _______________ The theme of emotional blackmail is explored in this animation as it describes a story about a pair of elves living in a forest cabin sharing a long-lasting friendship. |
Stay
13:20 English/United States Directed by Felisha Norman _______________ A married mother with two children is desperate to find relief from the infinite days of nothingness. Will she find the will to stay? |
Crush
21:35 English/United States Directed by Hunter R. Adams _______________ A transgender teen becomes reacquainted with his childhood best friend. |
BIOHACKING AUTISM: An End to the Anguish?
51:45 English/United States Directed by Dr. Elliott Haimoff _______________ An exploration into the application of science and cutting-edge technology to understand the widespread neuro-developmental disorder of Autism. |
BLOCK C
Viscerally Stimulating- Films that immerse
Viscerally Stimulating- Films that immerse
Saturday, June 3, 2023
6PM- 8PM (w/ 15MIN Q&A)
6PM- 8PM (w/ 15MIN Q&A)
The Spectators
6:05 English/United States Directed by Nikita Liu _______________ For her birthday, a 1920s enthusiast receives an immersive silent film experience. |
Simply
8:07 Arabic/Jordan Directed by Zeid Adnan AbuOdeh _______________ A man is trying to commit suicide but keeps getting interrupted. Then he changes his mind but life intervenes. |
I am Fine, Thanks
1:30:00 Lithuanian/Lithuania Directed by Ernestas Jankauskas _______________ Successful scientist hides her breakdowns that manifest as hallucinations in order to maintain her socially perfect image. |
BLOCK D
Spreading Awareness- Films that inform
Spreading Awareness- Films that inform
Sunday, June 4, 2023
11AM- 1PM (w/ 15MIN Q&A)
11AM- 1PM (w/ 15MIN Q&A)
Cover Me
40:00 English/United States Directed by Dale Fabrigar _______________ A gripping documentary that tells the story of how a healing sanctuary is helping to prevent suicide and changing the paradigm of how we care for veterans. |
The Call We Carry: Confronting PTSD in Fire Service
1:07:43 English/United States Directed by Cody Shea _______________ Four Tacoma Firefighters share an intimate glimpse into their lives as they tell stories of pain, sacrifice, and resiliency in the midst of an unprecedented call volume increase. |
BLOCK E
Cinematically Captivating- Films that fascinate
Cinematically Captivating- Films that fascinate
Sunday, June 4, 2023
1PM- 2:30PM (w/ 15MIN Q&A)
1PM- 2:30PM (w/ 15MIN Q&A)
Black Butterfly
12:00 English/United States Directed by Kelvin Summerhill _______________ On the day of his long awaited, well deserved promotion at his corporate job, an ambitious Black man starts to see cracks in his carefully constructed persona. |
Liminal
13:01 English/United States Directed by Jyosthsna Venkatesh _______________ Lyla faces her deepest fear as she deals with the grief of losing her dad. |
Waving
16:00 English/United Kingdom Directed by Rolfin Nyhus, Steven Brumwell _______________ Waving explores the anguish of a father in self-imposed exile to shield his family from his obsessive-compulsive disorder and the emotionally destructive thoughts he cannot escape. |
Reflections
3:54 English/United States Directed by Laura Lewis-Barr _______________ Seven stop-motion characters tell stories of their mental health challenges and the physical actions they used to change their lives. |
Dad's Escape
8:21 French/Canada Directed by Helene Matte _______________ A woman recounts her relationship with her father and her vicarious experience of his symptoms of psychosis. |
Widow
9:00 English/United States Directed by Elias Hinojosa _______________ A grieving shut-in finds herself stuck between life and death. |
Middle Watch
12:12 English/United Kingdom Directed by John Stevenson, Aiesha Penwarden _______________ A sailor must come to terms with the trauma of war and the mysteries of the deep, as he endures another shift on the Middle Watch. |
BLOCK F
Psychologically Revealing- Films that intrigue
Psychologically Revealing- Films that intrigue
Sunday, June 4, 2023
2:30PM- 4:30PM (w/ 15MIN Q&A)
2:30PM- 4:30PM (w/ 15MIN Q&A)
LIFE IS A MOVIE
9:48 English/United States Directed by Lee Reid _______________ They say, "Life is a movie." For those with depersonalization-derealization disorder, that is all too true. |
BECOME WHO YOU NEEDED
20:20 English, Portuguese/Portugal Directed by Maria Norton _______________ Alice is a teenage girl who is anxious and constantly triggered. However, with the help of her understanding therapist, she overcomes her anxiety in the times of the Coronavirus pandemic. |
PETALS OF A ROSE
15:00 English/United States Directed by Dylan Crumpler _______________ A woman with Dissociative Identity Disorder struggles to prevent her parts from getting triggered on Valentine's Day. |
RECONSOLIDATION
13:44 English/United States Directed by Elanor Nadorff ______________ After an intense car accident, a young woman learns a type of visualization therapy called Reconsolidation of Traumatic Memory. The treatment helps her overcome her fears and drive again. |
UTTER NONSENCE
42:00 English/United States Directed by Geri-Lynn Utter ______________ Dr. Geri Lynn Utter, author of the acclaimed book Mainlining Philly, details her astonishingly dysfunctional childhood growing up as the child of drug addicted parents. |
Screenplays
Screenplays that includes psychological themes, characters and/or storylines.
The Monster in Mummy
93 pages English/United Kingdom Written by Steve Sloan, Donia Youssef _______________ Monster in Mummy follows Donia’s courageous story as she deals with her world crumbling around her whilst she remains steadfast in being the ‘strong woman.’ |
The Life of Cockroaches
127 pages English/Canada Written by Gillian Croft _______________ During the emergence of the Black Women's movement in South Africa, self-absorbed Auschwitz survivor Hélène Levine finds hope to overcome the trauma of her past when she saves the life of Siphiwe, a Xhosa woman accused of stealing. Suicide Square
10 pages English/United States Written by Hamza Abdullah _______________ An Angel of Death becomes an Angel of Life. |
Last Stop
112 pages English/United States Written by Tommy McInnis _______________ Tommy McInnis, formerly homeless, works for New York City's mental health looking for and helping homeless who live in the subway tunnels under NYC. |
Dissension
113 pages English/United States Written by Stacey Alan Spivey ______________ A nurse practitioner works to create a revolutionary new treatment for mental illness and addiction; a discovery that will have a monumental impact on the field of psychiatry around the world. But he must race against the clock as he struggles with his own mental challenges. |
The Break Free Club
40 pages English/France Written by Coline Pagoda, Jane Pagoda _______________ The series follows four teenagers, who happen to meet on the roof of their school, the night of the Homecoming Prom, each with the intent of committing suicide. |
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Stay With Me
1:20:00 English/United States Directed by Marty Lang _______________ A woman with an undiagnosed mental disorder struggles to survive with her illness, while her best friend and boyfriend learn to be her advocates. |
A Short Story About Kore
16:55 English/United States Directed by Michael P Fogerty _______________ Kore, a female alcoholic, is at rock bottom. Though Kore's reality is bleak, she has a tender and vulnerable conversation with Rhea, an older alcoholic woman in recovery. |
BIOHACKING AUTISM: An End to the Anguish?
51:45 English/United States Directed by Dr. Elliott Haimoff _______________ An exploration into the application of science and cutting-edge technology to understand the widespread neuro-developmental disorder of Autism. |