SAT OCT 5, 2024 1:00 PM Shorts Block 3: Desires and Dreams and Powers Free NEON Theatre at Los Feliz 3 | Beyond Fest 2024 Checking Event Status... *This is an RSVP which means first come first served. This RSVP does not guarantee a seat. Not a Member? Join Today. Already a Member? Be sure you are logged in to your account. Your RSVP is being held for 1 minute, please select the quantity and fill out your contact info to complete the RSVP First Name Last Name Email Quantity Subscribe to our newsletter FINISH
ABOUT THE SHORTS: Literal and metaphorical appetites propel protagonists into transformative experiences, blending surrealism and often dark humor to reveal the complex nature of human desires and ambitions. “Beach Logs Kill,” Dir. Haley Z. Boston, 10 Min, USA A surrealist daydream-slash-nightmare set in the heightened reality of a teen girl’s mind – one who has a burning crush on the school’s celebrated star quarterback, also a girl. “A Shade Rolls In,” Dir. Kenneth Ruddy, 17 Min, USA Give yourself to dreams. “Alouette,” Dir. Lillian Vargyas, Emmanuella Zachariou, 15 Min, USA World Premiere! One misty night, a young woman meets a beautiful ghost haunting the pond of her summer house. She returns each night, descending into love and madness as she tries to prove that the apparition is real. “Baggage,” Dir. Tim Hendrix, 13 Min, USA A snappy absurdist comedy about a world where everyone brings their baggage to their first date in the form of literal suitcases. “Meat Puppet,” Dir. Eros V, 12 Min, UK West Coast Premiere! On the day he promised his girlfriend he’d grow up, a man-child inadvertently traps himself inside a puppet. “how i see me,” Dir. Alec Scholzen, 13 Min, USA World Premiere! A walk on the beach devolves into an unspeakable nightmare: trying not to die naked. “Belly Belly,” Dir. Gabriel Carnick, 12 Min, USA World Premiere! As two body-obsessed queer femmes begin to relax the brutal control they exert over their urges, romantic appetites are derailed by deeper cravings. “The Burger,” Dir. Nathan R. Smith, 8 Min, USA World Premiere! After grabbing takeout for his girlfriend, a chance encounter threatens to turn a toy collector’s life upside down. “MAKE ME A PIZZA,” Dir. Talia Shea Levin, 12 Min, USA A very hungry woman tells a pizza delivery guy she can’t pay for the pizza she ordered. But can the sex she offers instead of currency possibly equate to the true value of a pizza? “Cakes!,” Dir. Johnny Herbin, 2 Min, USA L.A. Premiere! A grieving woman follows a singing cake into a magical world within her oven.