RSFF 1
September 4, 2022
Lumiere Music Hall
Official Selection
Films
TERRY FITZ, SAG ELIGIBLE
Jess Rionero
Throw a rock in Hollywood and you’ll hit a struggling actor. Throw it a little further into East Hollywood, and you might hit Terry Fitz; desperately gathering rent money, keeping his car running, and preparing for the biggest audition of his career.
MISHANDLED
Samantha Marie Ware
Having barely escaped an abusive partnership, one woman self-interrogates what it really means to be alive…
BYE BYE BUDDY
Dylan Trupiano
A group of friends convene in the desert for an annual ceremony ranking the performances of each friend over the last year.
THE MEANTIME
Samantha Pess
Kleopatra is an 88 year old who is experiencing the closest thing to childhood she ever has been able to, as her informative years were eclipsed by wartime occupation. Now living with dementia under the care of her family, this condition has given her a bittersweet opportunity…
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
Isabella Tagliati
A girl and her grandmother celebrate a birthday on a summer day in Maine.
THE STORY OF THE WEST SIDE
Maria Corso
George Sanchez tells the true story of his life, from growing up in Downtown Los Angeles to his time in the California Prison system, and how poetry ultimately saved him.
DEAR MAMA
John Rizkallah
A young woman from the Middle East recounts her first experience in Los Angeles to her mother back home.
EXISTING IS A BITCH RN
Hannah King Bosnian
Even though I can tell time is passing I still feel stuck. Isolation, gender dysphoria, loneliness, and a hefty pinch of existential crises makes everything immensely difficult.
ELECTRICITY (OFFICIAL DANCE VIDEO)
Lindsey Nico Mann
A ragtag London dance crew lights up the streets of South London in this tribute to house music dancing.