Ladies Illuminate Program #8

Finding The Light

Saturday, September 26th - 1:15 pm

 
 

Anokhi

Directed By Rohini Jadhav

Synopsis: An Indian immigrant mother, Anokhi, quietly struggles in an abusive marriage, but when her daughter gets bullied, she must decide what kind of example she wants to set.

@anokhishortfilm

Be Silent (Håll Tyst)

Directed By A.J Sjöstrand

Synopsis: In the aftermath of a violent attack, the world of a young woman is shattered, leaving her to fight for her sanity in pursuit of once again finding her voice.

@hall.tyst

 

becalming

Directed By Shelby Slager

Synopsis: Cleo and Wes are ready to move into the next chapter of their lives: expanding their family. Thinking that her breast pain is a sign that she’s pregnant, Cleo is surprised by her negative pregnancy test and the diagnosis that follows.

Website | @be.calm.ing

Child Check

Directed By Natalia A Warchol

Synopsis: When a pregnant school bus driver, Grace, discovers a child, Jake, at the end of her route, what begins as a routine “child check” quickly reveals something far more urgent.

@childcheckfilm

 

Hopscotch (À CLOCHE PIED)

Directed By Alicia Betty Fall

Synopsis: Tim, 9, grows up in a home where his stepfather’s violence threatens the fragile balance of his family. To protect his mother and preserve a fragment of childhood, he learns to lie, at school and at home. Through games and imagination, Tim invents his own ways to survive a world he does not yet understand.

@aliciafall

Sister Anna

Directed By Emma Morley

Synopsis: In early 19th-century Yorkshire, a young woman fleeing her violent brother seeks refuge with the man she loves inside a strict Moravian settlement—an act that will cost her everything but shape the formidable woman she becomes decades later as she fights to secure her rightful inheritance.

Website | Trailer | @sisterannashortfilm

 
 

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