SAT SEP 28, 2024 1:00 PM

Shorts Block 1: A Miracle of Rare Device

Free

NEON Theatre at Los Feliz 3 | Beyond Fest 2024

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ABOUT THE EVENT:

Probe the outer limits of societal pressures, familial secrets, materialism, and invasive technology in this surreal block of darkly comedic shorts. Expect sharp wit and sharper twists… and don’t forget to leave a 5 star rating.

ABOUT THE FILMS:

“/HAAW/,” Dir. Joey Scoma, 12 Min, USA

A typical day at a ski resort takes a bizarre turn when a xenophobic guest shares a gondola with an unusual family.

FORMAT: DCP

“Memory Box,” Dir. Oliver Bernsen, 16 Min, USA

West Coast Premiere

While searching for a USB drive containing millions in Bitcoin, two sisters uncover a horrifying family secret in their father’s storage container.

FORMAT: DCP

“Izzy,” Dir. Yfke van Berckelaer, 5 Min, Netherlands

West Coast Premiere

Izzy is constantly stuck in the same cycle: mocked, dismissed, ignored, forgotten. But a touch of red glitter? Now that’s a game-changer!

FORMAT: DCP

“Pushover,” Dir. Brian Lederman, 7 Min

L.A. Premiere

A man’s life is upended by increasingly threatening phone calls demanding he leave a review for a paperweight he purchased online.

FORMAT: DCP

“Attachment Theory,” Dir. Katherine Jackson, 16 Min, New Zealand

A woman’s life is upended when a delivery drone develops a deadly fixation on her.

FORMAT: DCP

“Defect,” Dir. Guust Mulder, 7 Min, Netherlands

During a service call in the Dutch countryside, a pair of delivery men must confront Eldritchian horrors while fixing a washing machine.

FORMAT: DCP

“The Blue Diamond,” Dir. Sam Fox, 16 Min, USA

West Coast Premiere

After the death of her toxic mother, a cultish 80s apres ski club is the setting of a grieving daughter trying to find closure, but as usual with 80s ski clubs, nothing is as it seems (aliens).

FORMAT: DCP

“MLM,” Dir. Brea Grant, 19 Min, USA

L.A. Premiere

When Sarah joins a multi-level marketing company called La La Leggings, she isn’t ready for the horrific consequences of not meeting her sales targets.

FORMAT: DCP

“The Flacalta Effect,” Dir. Rochée Jeffrey, 8 Min, USA

L.A. Premiere

After a drug with anti-aging properties has apocalyptic consequences, two Black sisters fight for their lives—and looks—in this satirical take on toxic white beauty culture.

FORMAT: DCP

“Swollen,” Roxy Sophie Sorkin, 13 Min, USA

Two bimbo besties, post-plastic surgery, debate the need to call the local sexy police amidst a botched burglary for fear of being seen swollen, bandaged, and bloody.

Format: DCP