Family Friendly Program #13
Sunday, September 27th - 1:15 pm
Whale Math
Directed By D. Andrew Hartfield
Synopsis: When an adopted daughter shares with her father a fun fact about whales they come to realize that some math problems just can't be solved.
Pride and Joy
Directed By Gigi Burgdorf
Synopsis: Two posh mums trade details of their sons’ lives, while each paints an elaborate still life. Their rivalry escalates with every brushstroke.
Gravity Bound
Directed By Frankie Lasley
Synopsis: The Man on the Moon is bound to the moon by his job; controlling the tides on Earth with a magical box of gravity. His quiet days are spent longing after a Shooting Star, who is bound to forever orbit him from a distance. Emboldened by love, the Moon Man risks everything to bring them together, and then has to reckon with the consequences.
Ball Lightning
Directed By Catriona Trina Baker
Synopsis: Ball Lightning is the true story of a refugee who fled the personal and social effects of Soviet run East Germany after the end of WWII and immigrated to the United States in the 1960s.
Rule of Thirds
Directed By Dani Fiondella
Synopsis: For the first time in NCAA history... during men's basketball regular season, the officiating crew was entirely women.
The Golden Fish
Directed By Lili Frongillo & Emma Baumer
Synopsis: An impoverished fishing couple comes across a magical golden fish who tests the strength of their love.
The Protector
Directed By Keegan Phillipps
Synopsis: Kokoro, a young samurai girl is determined to live up to her father’s legacy. During a critical battle, her hesitation leads to her father’s injury, leaving her consumed by guilt. As she pushes herself through relentless training, her father encourages her to turn inward. Through meditation, Kokoro enters her Inner World, where she encounters the Protector, her inner guardian, battling a manifestation of her fear. Kokoro has to learn not only to face her fear head-on, but also to confront herself.
Sam and Me
Directed By Orly Morris
Synopsis: In a bizarre alternate America, the economy is regulated by Uncle Sam, an immortal, childlike being who literally eats U.S. dollars for sustenance. When Chloe starts her first week at the Fed, she is asked to spend the week keeping an eye on Sam and develops unexpected feelings for the quirky cash-consuming creature.
Scapegoats
Directed By Amy Duer & Terrell Strong
Synopsis: Elmer is an angry man. His farm is falling apart — and it's all because of the goats! Or at least, that's what he thinks until his own anger gets him into trouble, and it's up to the goats to help him out.
The Sea and She
Directed By Tyler Shortt
Synopsis: A coming-of-age surf documentary about Sunny Kazama, a teenager from Hawai'i whose journey reaches far beyond the lineup.
ALL in-person screenings are at the Fine Arts Theatre in Beverly Hills at 8556 Wilshire Blvd from September 24th - September 27th.
In-Person Tickets & Passes must be purchased online in advanced on Film Freeway below.
**Tickets are higher at the door. Please be prepared to have your ticket scanned on your phone or printed out.
Tickets are Will Call. VIP Passes will be handed out before screenings and parties.
Please arrive up to an hour prior to the screening to ensure you get into the screening before the film starts, especially if you want concessions.
We reserve the right to not allow late admissions into the theatre once a film has started. Please arrive early.
Please be kind and patient with our festival and theatre staff. Everyone is working hard to provide a great festival experience.
Please exit the theatre promptly and take all items and trash with you when exiting the theatre to ensure plenty of time for the theatre to sanitize between screenings.
Free Parking:
Beverly Hills City Garage - 321 S La Cienega Blvd
Monday thru Friday before 4pm (2 hours free)
Monday thru Friday entering after 4pm
All day Saturday and Sunday
Parking at meters:
After 6pm (7pm on Wilshire)
All day on Sun
Metro Stop:
Located at the North-East Corner of Wilshire and La Cienega Blvds, Beverly Hills