Official Selections: 5th LA Action Film Festivals
Congratulations to our accepted filmmakers!
Films are listed in alphabetical order, index to the left.
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Happy Mart
Los Angeles Premiere
Short
A Happy Mart employee is swept up in a late-night street fight only to find the mysterious stranger is looking for a partner in crime.
Director: Katherine Hughes
Producers: Melanie Rains, Ruika Kumagai, Monette Moio, Katherine Hughes, AYF Media
Writer: Katherine Hughes
Cast: Melaine Rains, Ruika Kumagai, Monette Moio, Alfred Hsing
Cinematographer: Liz Charky
Editor: Stephen Boyer
Magic ATM
Los Angeles Premiere
Short
A young woman encounters otherworldly powers at a local ATM.
Director: Nathan Tecson
Producer: Nathan Tecson
Writer: Nathan Tecson
Cast: Emily Wilson, Kyle Sorgel, Bryan McGowan, Thomas Hallett
Cinematographer: Nathan Tecson
Editor: Nathan Tecson
Instagram: @magicatm.shortfilm
Facebook: fb.com/people/Magic-ATM-the-short-film/61550649513410
Messy Eater
World Premiere
Short Short
A messy eater gets taught some table manners.
Director: Johnny Yang
Producer: Johnny Yang
Writer: Johnny Yang, Malay Kim, Robert Dill
Cast: Johnny Yang, Malay Kim, Robert Dill
Cinematographer (if applicable): Paolo Ongkeko
Editor: Johnny Yang / Sound: Kyle Tilbury & James Ingram
Instagram: @YangNotYin
Innermost
Los Angeles Premiere
Animated Short
The background of the stop-motion animation short film Innermost is set in the future featured by highly advanced technologies but collapsed society and civilization system. The cyberpunk-style science fiction world coexists fantastically with the traditional oriental martial arts world. The story follows the emotional entanglement between a long-lost chivalrous couple and a person with regenerated organs starting from a fight for a mystic magic lyre. From the perspective of what regeneration technologies are able of, the short film will arouse the audience to think of how the value of emotions can be magnified or dissolved.
Director: Caochong Maing
Producer: Echo Ni
Writer: Caochong Maing
Production Designer Stan Liu
Cinematographer: Quill Yang
Art Director Sue Sun
Animator Matt Liu
Editor: Night Congee
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10th ARFF Barcelona // International Awards Best Animation Honorable Mention
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2022 HiShorts! Film Festival Main Competition Animation Nominee
17th FIRST International Film Festival Main Competition Official Selection
10th Buffalo Dreams Fantastic Film Festival Animated Film Official Selection
15th San Jose International Short Film Festival Animation Official Selection