Now in its 5th year, the 2018 Highland Park Independent Film Festival is a 3-day fall festival showcasing films by and about the communities of Highland Park and Northeast Los Angeles. This encore presentation will showcase a program of shorts from the 2018 festival followed by a Q&A with filmmakers and festival programmers.
This event is sponsored by Occidental’s Media Arts & Culture Department and is free and open to the public, but contains R-rated content.
DIRECTIONS TO CAMPUS: A printable campus map is accessible here. The event will be held in Occidental's Choi Auditorium, located in Johnson/McKinnon Hall at the center of campus (#28/ coordinate B-3 on the map). The map also indicates a number of different free general parking options on campus.
Broken Sunflower Hearts - Dir. Miguel Angel Caballero
When his ex-boyfriend Sam shows up on his doorstep a year after separating, Anthony weighs the impact it will have on his life and young daughter Luna.
Our Man in Tokyo (The Ballad of Shin Miyata) - Dir. Akira Boch
Our Man in Tokyo is a short documentary about the struggles and obsessions of Shin Miyata, a Tokyo-based record label owner, music promoter, and cultural ambassador who has been distributing Chicano music and bringing East Los Angeles bands to Japan for nearly 20 years.
L.A. Fadeaway - Dir. Meg Sutton
Drew's a young female musician working at a local music venue in 1970s Los Angeles.
Disposition - Dir. Eric Thirteen
A woman stalked by depression makes some extreme decisions.
Carpe Diem - Dir. Jake Gigliotti, Kevin Shiramizu
An Urban Fishing Odyssey.
The Loud Spirit of the South - Dir. Arian Soheili
A journey through the New Orleans underground music scene happening as we speak.
