Official Selections: LA Indie Film Festival
Congratulations to our accepted filmmakers!
Complete Line-Up Below
Films are listed in alphabetical order, index to the left.
Use Index to learn more about each film.
Adrian Sutherland – Precious
Music Video
Precious features four youth dancers, three Adrians, two locations, and one black jeep… resulting in one super fun contemporary throwback to Alanis Morissette’s iconic Ironic video from 1996. Precious reflects the different facets and faces of Adrian’s life – the musician, the hunter, and the family guy – each of whom make an appearance. With the song’s driving beat a natural fit for pow wow, youth dancers from SummerBear Dance Troupe lent their talents to the video. Having them perform onstage with Adrian while he sings “this land is precious” represents the next generation… the cycle of life… future guardians of this land… and hope for tomorrow… all of which are precious.
Director: Jorge Requena Ramos
Producer: Adrian Sutherland (Executive Producer), RoseAnna Schick (Producer)
Writer: Adrian Sutherland
Cast: Adrian Sutherland, Jazzlyn Hart (Jingle Dress), Jordon Hart (Grass Dance), Jrayden Hart (Grass Dance), and Lillee Hotomani (Shawl Dance), Aaron Merasty (Body Double), Jorge Requena Ramos (Body Double)
Cinematographer: Landon Lake
Editor: Landon Lake
Winner for Best Music Video at San Antonio Film Festival (SAFILM)
Finalist for Best Music Video at Bare Bones International Film & Music Festival
Nominee for Best Performing Arts & Entertainment at Yorkton Film Festival
Nominee for Best Music Video at Ontario Folk Music Awards
Official Selection at Philadelphia Independent Film Festival
Precious was shot in Winnipeg in October 2023, and created by a Winnipeg-based filmmaking team: Jorge Requena Ramos (Director & Stand-In), Landon Lake (Director of Photography & Editor), and Sutherland’s manager RoseAnna Schick (Producer). It was executive produced by Sutherland, and captured on location at Buhler Recreation Park and West End Cultural Centre over two shooting days, with crew Aaron Merasty (Gaffer & Stand-In) and Nina Buebos (Production Assistant).
The youth dancers are Jazzlyn Hart (Jingle Dress), Jordon Hart (Grass Dance), Jrayden Hart (Grass Dance), and Lillee Hotomani (Shawl Dance). Barbara Nepinak formed the SummerBear Dance Troupe to share the cultures of Indigenous communities, with Ojibway, Cree, Assiniboine, and Sioux tribes represented within the group. The name originated from the original Ojibway name of Nepinak – “Neebin-ni-maqua” – which means Summer Bear.
Website: https://adriansutherlandmusic.com/
Instagram: https://instagram.com/attaboyadrian
Twitter: N/A
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/attaboyadrian/
Don’t Watch This
Short film
A woman slowly realizes she's a character in a movie. As she spirals in terror, everyone around her dismisses her as delusional-unaware that she's the only one who knows we are watching.
Director: Danny Piñeros
Producer: Lina Sanchez, Justin Potter, Danny Piñeros
Writer: Danny Piñeros
Cast: Natalie Polisson, Keoki Trask, Brandy Watts
Cinematographer: Marian DeLuca
Editor: Danny Piñeros
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dontwatchthisshortfilm/
Dr. Me
Short
World Premiere
Seven adolescent psychiatric patients are pushed to the brink when one of them is murdered. This film is based on actual events.
Director: Sergio Liden
Producer: Sergio Liden
Writer: Sergio Liden
Cast: Lucas Krystek, Sergio Liden, Everly Graves, Damian Vesely, Lola Ivie-Valle, Sandro Marrero, Eliot Ludwig Mauldin, Billie Blue Sky Shulman, Stazia Liden, Morty Coyle, Ray Buffer, Cindy Steindorff, and Kurt Swick
Cinematographer: Yonathan Wezeli
Editor: Zoey Aquino and Kelli Whiteside
The film is dedicated, "To the children . . . who are still inside."
elle/elle
Short
After holding a catastrophic dinner party, a long-term couple struggles for their marriage and identity, sparked by Elle's recent transgender disclosure to her homosexual husband, Fritz
Director: Kelley Kali
Producer: Kelley Kali, Jenna Cavelle and Brittani Ward
Writer: Shonnie Jackson
Cast: la georgea, Dan Bucatinsky, L’lerrét Jazelle and Jack Turner
Cinematographer: Audrey Pomme
Editor: Steven Markowitz
2025 - Currently in Oscar Qualification
2025-American Black Film Festival — Official selection and world premiere screening.
2025-HollyShorts Film Festival — Official selection in an Oscar-qualifying short film festival
Programming
2025-Festival & special screenings (LA) -Special/industry screening at NeueHouse
2025- Screened at the Oscar-qualifying for the 98th Academy Awards
Website: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt36987351/
Instagram: @elleellefilm