Independent Film Festival
The Antelope Valley College Independent Film Festival's goal is to celebrate films, filmmaking and the art of cinema, while educating and engaging the community with two days of screenings and panel discussions with filmmakers. It is our hope to provide a venue for filmmakers to exhibit their latest work, meet other filmmakers and discuss their work and their process while at the same time providing audience feedback though Q&A sessions.
Dates & Time:
- Friday, March 7 from 5 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
- Saturday, March 8 from 9 a.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Untitled Artist
Director: Lilly Goba
What is art and what does it mean to you? For this young teen, it's everything but the thought of a blank canvas is ALMOST too daunting to start.
TRT 8:34
MeteR
Director: Fu Tianyue
Brother intentionally makes mistakes during the violin grading exam.
TRT 5:41
Gleam (Animation)
Director: Anna Palmtag
A creature made of light escapes the house where it had been imprisoned for decades, only to be met with a world very different from the one it remembers.
TRT 4:22
Shoe Rack
Director: BJ Emabate
This Malayalam short film is about the sentiments of two sections of the society. Unnecessary dogmas of humans, which the more they try to suppress, the more eager they are to jump out. Many things are being rendered useless in the meantime. But time leaves another bright story.
TRT 24:07
Chary
Director: Justin Kyle Green
A young boy asks his dad repeatedly to help an ailing society by picking up a homeless hitchhiker. The Dad refuses and the child is forced to witness the degradation of a small desert town, helpless to make change. Until he takes it upon himself to make a great and dangerous journey to save the world.
TRT 8:00
Until Daylight Comes
Director: Madysen Douigherty
A young man must deal with the loss of a brother. Will it bring the family together or tear it apart?
TRT 10:40
The House
Director: Troy Kirby
A small rural town of 2,000 becomes a flashpoint for national conversations on private prisons, sex offender recidivism and community notification. When an adult group home CEO buys up local property with the intent of housing McNeil Island's 'worst of the worst' sexually violent predators in a $1 million dollar cash cow scheme, residents and county law enforcement are alarmed as she shrugs off their security concerns. The plan is backed by state officials, who evade community notifications, ignore third-party contract conflicts of interest, resorting to the fabrication of death threats, create false court reports or simply walking out of public meetings to avoid accountability. To make matters worse, bureaucrats shrug off concerns about nearby playgrounds, bus stops and schools, all in an attempt to place a dangerous sex offender who has molested over 800 victims. The town's residents fight back in a public media battle against the greedy CEO and state officials while trying to protect those around them from becoming future victims.
TRT 2:10:00
Nobody's Real
Director: Brandon Bradshaw, Jonathan Cole Jacinto, Gannon Powers, Caleb Brown
Music Videos from Quartz Hill High School students.
TRT 2:54
Fly By Night
Director: Darach Morse, Caleb Brown, Abby Vllacompa, Izaiah Saldana, Heleny Arroyo-Diaz
Music Videos from Quartz Hill High School students.
TRT 3:46
Silhouette Stories
Director: Daniel Alcala, Angel Flores Becerra, Anthony Frank, Mauro Angeli, Saul Gerardo, Galdames Abarca, Amanda Garcia, Steven Hernandez Rodriguez, Julian Jimenez, Carlos Mastache, Angel Mendoza Estrada, John Montoya Montes, Angel Moreno, Nathan Mort, Hazel Navarrete, Nickolas Romo Davis, Robert Silva, Alexander Torres, Matthew Rudacille
Palmdale High School video projects.
TRT 2:00
The Successor – Director: Dayanara Torres
Curiosity's Curse – Director: Mallory Jimenez
The Art of Persistence – Director: Stephanie Silva
Films from Eastside High School students.
TRT 33:00
SHARE YOUR STORY – Director: Gloria Aguilar – TRT-9:57
2024: A Mime Odyssey – Director: Joshua Haro – TRT-8:30
How I Saw It – Director: Stacy Gomez Gutierrez – TRT-6:22
The Bug Man – Director: Anthony Balayan – TRT-11:00
Numbered – Director: Xavier Del Real – TRT-5:55
Love your HAIRitage – Director: Megan Williams – TRT-11:38
Films from the Antelope Valley College Film Production program.
TRT 52:00
Friday Night Chance – Director: Katelyn Acosta – TRT-7:40
Dear Diary – Director: Katereza Mack – TRT-3:00
Interrupted – Director: Zachary Gomez – TRT-17:02
One More Day – Director: Marcos Noriega – TRT-11:39
Drained – Director: Gloria Henriquez – TRT-13:21
Films from the Antelope Valley College Film Production program.
TRT 52:42
Notes on a page
Director: Jennifer A. Uihlein
A middle-aged mother navigates life’s challenges, coming to a powerful realization: the noise that told her she wasn't good enough was wrong, fueling her through an exercise in finding her voice - a testament to the resilience of the human spirit and the importance of self-belief.
TRT 13:34
The Hero Next Door
Director: Debbie Kutch
Now, roughly fifty years after the last U.S. troops left Vietnam, only thirty percent of those brave veterans are still alive. It is time to remind the public of their sacrifices and their challenges when coming home. While we do not celebrate that war, those who fought still deserve our continued attention and respect.
This compelling and moving program presents seven Vietnam vets--some with physical and/or emotional wounds; all from the Bay Area--and their stories of rebuilding their lives, families and careers. In the end, the program recognizes their resilience and post-military accomplishments.
TRT 26:13
American Pot Story: Oaksterdam
Director: Ravit Markus & Dan Katzir
WINNER OF THE AUDIENCE AWARD AT SLAMDANCE 2023 and dozens of other international awards, American Pot Story: Oaksterdam is a documentary about how change transpires in America. The account of "a small group of concerned committed citizens" (to quote Margaret Mead) who took a huge risk in order to bring about a massive shift in public perception. It all happened at Oaksterdam University in Oakland, California - a magical place where cannabis history was made, falling right in place with Oakland’s rich history of civil resistance. Today when we see celebrities and corporations get into the cannabis business it’s easy to forget how many millions of people unjustly suffered and still suffer because of the American drug policy. Our documentary is not just an important historical chronicle of a campaign that brought into the mainstream a taboo topic, it’s also an inspiring reminder of how democracy can work when people come together in an effort to fulfill our pledge to liberty and justice for all.
TRT 1:34:56
Fiabexit
Director: Lorenzo Giovenga, Giuliano Giacomelli
We too have the right to dream.
TRT 19:53
Suck In
Director: Jaslyn Hui
A young girl named Lily is traumatized by the abuse of her late mother, Eve, who has fed the eating disorder that consumes her life.
TRT 4:00
Bagliori (Flashes of Light)
Director: Mattia Paone
Bagliori is something that we have inside us from birth and that we carry with us throughout our lives, something profound that despite distances and time returns cyclically.
TRT 11:07
The Silver Lining
Director: Mikey Altoft
When a tech journalist uncovers the deadly truth behind a revolutionary smartphone, she must confront the powerful heiress behind the company while navigating the perilous consequences of her actions, ultimately leading to a shocking revelation that changes the course of both their lives.
TRT 24:58
Fidelidad
Director: Juan F. Lara
Marco, a loving husband and father will have his worlds collide attempting to run his business on the night of his daughter Quinceanera. What comes first, loyalty to family, friends or your business and can he really juggle it all.
TRT 21:58
Goons, Guns and the Gumshoe
Director: Jim Menza
An old-fashioned private detective is hired to find a missing woman, and comes across a wild, strange collection of characters.
TRT 1:37:45