In-Person Screenings
Location of In-Person Screenings
Skiptown Playhouse
665 North Heliotrope Drive
Los Angeles, California 90004
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SATURDAY, MAY 17, 2025
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
Compassionately Honest
Compassionately Honest
Saturday, June 3, 2023
2PM- 4PM (w/ 15MIN Q&A)
2PM- 4PM (w/ 15MIN Q&A)
Unseen Scars
23:54 English/United Kingdom Directed by Carl Mackenzie _______________ Military veteran, James (Andrew Lee Potts) has difficulty adapting to civilian life, on his return from service. With the world now very different, James feels lost and spends his days working his menial job and hiding his PTSD from those around him, specifically his wife Sarah. |
Hidden Battles Destigmatizing Mental Illness
1:10:00 English/United States Directed by Lorraine Newby, Terrell Newby _______________ Destigmatizing Mental Illness highlights the struggles faced by those living with these conditions and explores the impact of brutal societal misconceptions. The documentary interview diverse individuals that are diagnosis with a mental illness such as Borderline, Schizophrenia or Schizoaffective. |
Don't Hang Up
10:31 English/United States Directed by Diamond Batiste _______________ In rural Hayti, Missouri, matriarch Elizabeth Holiday confronts her past when an unexpected call from her former student, Jeremy, disrupts her routine. As they navigate their shared history and the challenges of their community, they're forced to confront harsh realities, igniting a journey of reconciliation and redemption. |
Art & Mind
1:10:00 English/United States Directed by Amélie Ravalec _______________ A journey into art, madness and the unconscious. An exploration of visionary artists and the creative impulse, from the Flemish Masters of the Renaissance to the avant-garde movement of Surrealism and the unsung geniuses of Art Brut and Outsider Art. Featuring artists Hieronymus Bosch, Francisco Goya, Vincent Van Gogh, William Blake, Edvard Munch, Salvador Dali and many more. |
I'm Perfectly Fine
30:00 English/United States Directed by Dario Van Dree _______________ When illustrator Maya suffers a burnout, she is faced with her deepest fear: she can no longer be perfect. In a personal quest, through much trial and error, she learns how to be 'good enough' instead. |
Common as Red Hair
15:00 United States/Robbie Robertson _______________ The aftermath of an emotional funeral causes a grieving father and mother to reexamine their early life decision to have gender normalization surgery performed on their intersex infant. |
Cuba es Mi Patria:
The Homeland I Keep Inside 5:40 Taiwan Directed by Chia-Hsuan Ho _______________ As a result of tensions between the United States and Cuba, Cuban Americans have experienced exceptional identity and relational challenges that have persisted throughout their lives. Cuban Americans have remained cut off from their homeland, yet they continue to keep it psychologically present. |
Stay
51:28 English/United States Directed by Jeanne Meyers _______________ A feature documentary a life time in making about the remarkable Eva Haller. She has touched the lives of women, children and artists around the world with her commitment to making every day count. At 93 she has survived just barely covid, the holocaust, and became a force for positive change in the world - in her early days supporting her brother an anti fascist in Nazi occupied Hungary during WW2. |
What If?
21:35 English/United States Directed by Ryan Hope Travis _______________ A transgender teen becomes reacquainted with his childhood best friend. |
My Rockstar
12:49 English/United States Directed by Stephanie Williams, Graham Northrup _______________ "My Rockstar" is a gripping short film based on true events. It follows Amanda (aka “Eva” from the band Eva Under Fire) on her quest to become a rockstar while navigating her father's battle with opiate addiction. |
I Love You
19:19 English/United States Directed by Naomi Smith _______________ Based on a true story, "I Love You" unfolds at a Chinese-American family’s dining table. The Jones family gathers for one last meal, navigating Grandma's Alzheimer's and her impending return to Hong Kong, creating a deeply emotional atmosphere. |
Finding JaMia's Spirit
14:43 Arabic/Jordan Directed by English/United States _______________ After an inquisitive young girl is told that her recently deceased dad is now an ancestor spirit that she can feel whenever she needs, she tries to find his spirit before her first day of kindergarten. |
Disability in Focus
8:32 English/United States Directed by Allan Wasserman_______________ Disability In Focus is a documentary short that offers an intimate look into how portrait photography tells the stories of individuals with disabilities. Through the lens of Scott Gutentag, a licensed educational psychologist and professional photographer, the film showcases how he uniquely captures the essence and humanity of individuals with disabilities. |
Disability in Focus
8:32 English/United States Directed by Allan Wasserman_______________ Disability In Focus is a documentary short that offers an intimate look into how portrait photography tells the stories of individuals with disabilities. Through the lens of Scott Gutentag, a licensed educational psychologist and professional photographer, the film showcases how he uniquely captures the essence and humanity of individuals with disabilities. |
Lullaby
6:09 English/United States Directed by Elias Alexander ______________ a woman has visions of a dream come true. |
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)
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)
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)
Back To One
1:40:32 English/United States Directed by Rob Koebel _______________ After losing everything to addiction and public scandal, a once-celebrated journalist returns to the place where his dreams began—Hollywood—to reclaim his story and inspire others battling their own demons. |
You and Me
12:00 English/United States Directed by James Jones, Adam Moses _______________ Mason is forced to process the trauma of his abusive childhood after reconnecting with the adoptive brother who abandoned him. |
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. |
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Thank You Sade
28:00 English/United States Directed by Julie Fergus _______________ 17 year old Melody has to make a decision that will affect the rest of her life. |
Breathe (An Animated Short Story)
10:52 English/United States Directed by Michael P Fogerty _______________ Breathe (An Animated Short Film) is a gripping animated short that explores themes of self-discovery, mental clarity, and intuition. Created in just 10 days using only an iPhone, the film follows a young woman whose simple birthday wish catapults her into a life-altering encounter with a mystical ancient presence. |
Wired
18:13 English/United Kingdom Directed by Will Jewell _______________ When Becca loses her partner, job and spark she retreats into her apartment to recuperate, pouring her heart out to her only companion – MAIA, her AI wellbeing Smart Hub. But as she lands a new job, begins to turn her life around and prepares to leave the flat to re-join society, it seems MAIA has other plans… |
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