Beyond the Label: Disability Inclusive Cinema

Running Time: 1:53:00

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Spotlight on persons with disabilities—bold films spanning drama, sci-fi, comedy, music, and monsters, redefining cinema with every twist.

Festival Co-Founder Henry Priest selects a diverse lineup of shorts by Los Angeles Latin filmmakers. -- 1) Reunion, 2) Principal Garcia, 3) Confessions of the Brown Ranger, 4) Billboards Inc., 5) The Little Nail, 6) 2 Mics One Mission.

Festival Co-Founder Henry Priest selects a diverse lineup of shorts by Los Angeles Latin filmmakers.

Good things don't always come in small packages. These three short films on the long side of running time will have you wanting still more. -- 1) Lone Star Three, 2) Gratuity, 3) Day 474 and the Lingerings Thereafter, 4) What's Wrong, Emma.

Be it in an ecstasy-fueled rave, an estranged mother’s return, or an alien crush sparked by selfies, these films find connection in the most unexpected places.

What do a scheming teen messiah, sex-positive radicals, women with menopause, and hookup junkies have in common? These films unwrap desire in all its messy, taboo, and hilarious glory.

Whether through a breakfast routine, an ancient jackfruit tree, or a date that gets... complicated, these films explore how rituals — sacred or mundane — help us make sense of it all. -- 1) Zizi (or Praying to a Fabulous Tree), 2) The Beguiling, 3) Murewa, 4) Radix, 5) Encuentro Americano.

An acclaimed Indigenous artist, a booger-fueled corporate meltdown and a woman facing the child she once was. These shape-shifting stories leap from surreal to serious, honoring the strange, the silly, and the deeply human.

From housing crises to heartfelt reunions, queer surrealism to mafia mayhem, these stories break rules, bend genres, and give the spotlight to those rewriting their roles.

Six films. One glorious mess of lust, laughter and legacy. From octogenarian fisting legends to a gender reveal party gone rogue, this mixtape celebrates queer lives with brains, nerve and a serious sense of play.

From the “Woman, Life, Freedom” movement in Iran to never-before-seen images from Palestine, this collection traces the personal and political fault lines running through the Middle East and North Africa region.

A collection of stories where the truth lives underneath — hidden in family rituals, memorabilia relics, unspoken desires, and unspeakable secrets. --1) Jeff, 2) The Collector, 3) Mother's Child, 4) The Color of Sky, 5) The Farm.

From unpleasant body fluids to shoplifting gone wrong, these films confront the fragility and transformation of the human body — with equal parts horror, comedy, and heart.