OFFICIAL COMPETITION Limited Engagement
Fri. July 8 - Fri. July 15, 2022 
Los Feliz 3

When a billionaire entrepreneur impulsively decides to create an iconic movie, he demands the best. Renowned filmmaker Lola Cuevas (Penélope Cruz) is recruited to mastermind this ambitious endeavor. Completing the all-star team are two actors with enormous talent but even bigger egos: Hollywood heartthrob Félix Rivero (Antonio Banderas) and radical theater actor Iván Torres (Oscar Martínez). Both are legends, but not exactly best friends. Through a series of increasingly eccentric trials set by Lola, Félix and Iván must confront not only each other, but also their own legacies. Who will be left when the cameras finally start rolling?

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BOTH SIDES OF THE BLADE Limited Engagement
Fri. July 22 - Fri. July 29, 2022
Los Feliz 3

From acclaimed filmmaker Claire Denis, BOTH SIDES OF THE BLADE follows Sara (Juliette Binoche) and Jean (Vincent Lindon), who have been in a loving and stable relationship for ten years. When they first met, Sara was in a relationship with François (Grégoire Colin), Jean’s best friend. One day, Sara sees François on the street. He does not see her, but she is overwhelmed by a sensation that her life could suddenly change. François does indeed get in touch with Jean to suggest that they work together again. Before long, things are in danger of spiraling out of control. Based on Christine Angot's 2018 novel 'Un tournant de la vie.'

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MAD GOD Limited Engagement
Sat. July 9 - Tue. July 19, 2022
Los Feliz 3
Co-Presented by Beyond Fest

A nightmare 30 years in the making! Follow The Assassin through a forbidding world of tortured souls, decrepit bunkers, and wretched monstrosities forged from the most primordial horrors of the subconscious mind. Directed by Phil Tippett (STAR WARS, JURASSIC PARK), the world’s pre-eminent stop motion animator, every set, creature, and effigy in this macabre masterpiece is hand-crafted and painstakingly animated using traditional stop-motion techniques. Official Selection Beyond Fest 2021.

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AFTER BLUE Limited Engagement
Fri. July 15 - Fri. July 22, 2022 
Los Feliz 3
Co-Presented by Beyond Fest

In a faraway future, on a wild and untamed planet, a lonely teenager, Roxy, releases an assassin from the sands she was buried in. As soon as she’s free, the criminal sparks death all around. Roxy and her mother Zora are held accountable, banished from their community and forced to track the murderer down. They start a long journey pacing the supranatural territories of their filthy paradise. Official Selection Beyond Fest 2021.

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