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Opening Night Gala
Film Invasion Los Angeles holds its Opening Night Gala on Thursday, June 19 from 8 PM to 11 PM at the beautiful Solar Studios, ten minutes from the theater that hosts our screenings.
- Jun 19, 2025 8:00 pm
Solar StudiosTickets Available
Panel - Be the Train - The Future of Indie Film
How to think outside the box and make a movie right now. An interactive workshop with filmmaker Selina Ringel.
- Jun 21, 2025 6:00 pm
LOOK Cinemas T9Tickets Available
Panel - Indie Film Acting: Insights from Acting Coaches
Craft & Hustle. A panel of professional acting coaches and Hollywood veterans share insights and more about acting in indie film and what it takes to move forward professionally and personally.
- Jun 20, 2025 7:00 pm
LOOK Cinemas T10Tickets Available
Panel - Indie Film Distribution
If you want your film to reach audiences then you need to know as much about distribution as you do about filmmaking.
- Jun 22, 2025 2:00 pm
LOOK Cinemas T9Tickets Available
Program 01 - Crazy Fun Spotlight
Three short films: Pool House, I am Duck, and 1 in the Chamber. This block is so crazy fun that, yep, our programmers just had to name it this festival's Crazy Fun Spotlight.
- Jun 20, 2025 7:00 pm
LOOK Cinemas T8Tickets Available
Program 02 - Powerful Spotlight
Four short films: Lonesome Town, If the Shoe Fits, Shepherd Moon, and Where We Goin?: The Power of Place. Ranging from SciFi to Documentary, all four films connect with audiences in an emotionally powerful and uplifting way.
- Jun 20, 2025 7:30 pm
LOOK Cinemas T9Tickets Available
Program 03 - Heartfelt Spotlight
Four short films: Ashes and Grace, Dark Matter, Pace, and Sometimes I Imagine Your Funeral. From SciFi to Drama, each film tells a fresh, original story in a unique way.
- Jun 20, 2025 8:00 pm
LOOK Cinemas T10Tickets Available
Program 04 - Originality Spotlight
Four short films: ...post, The Last Light, More Dead Than Living and Lost, Not Forgotten. Each film tells a fresh, original story in a creative way!
- Jun 20, 2025 9:00 pm
LOOK Cinemas T8Tickets Available
Program 05 - Feature Film - Suburban Nights
After moving from Los Angeles back to the southern suburbs, new parents June and Evan realize that in the chaotic tedium of suburban living they haven’t had sex in three months. They then attempt to have a childless date night to rekindle the flame and end up growing more intimate with their new home and its inhabitants than they ever thought possible.
- Jun 20, 2025 9:30 pm
LOOK Cinemas T9Tickets Available
Program 06 - Delightful & Dark Spotlight
Four short films: Obsession, Damned, Franks In Hell, plus a secret surprise. All four of these extremely original films are either delightful, dark, or delightfully dark.
- Jun 20, 2025 10:00 pm
LOOK Cinemas T10Tickets Available
Program 07 - Pivotal Spotlight
Four short films: It's Not For Me To Say, Chromatography, Winter Psalm, and Pierre West. Each film brings a pivotal moment in life to the screen... whether for an individual or for an entire planet.
- Jun 21, 2025 6:00 pm
LOOK Cinemas T8Tickets Available
Program 08 - Compelling Spotlight
Three short films: Cut All Trees, Paisano Overhang, and Real Mother. Each film in this block, whether drama or documentary, tells a gripping story that pulls the audience into the lives seen onscreen.
- Jun 21, 2025 6:15 pm
LOOK Cinemas T10Tickets Available
Program 09 - Unconventional Spotlight
Four short films: Once More Like Rain Man, Death in the Desert, Jesus Loves Me, and Lollie. Each of these one-of-a-kind films presents an unconventional story with authenticity and heart.
- Jun 21, 2025 7:00 pm
LOOK Cinemas T9Tickets Available
Program 10 - Feature Film - Last Exit Gran Canaria
At 64, the filmmaker Tim Lienhard describes this sexual self-development in his autofictional film essay. From a Catholic background in southern Germany, he found his way to becoming a provocatively performative drag figure. The journey in the film goes from Berlin via a porn festival in Torremolinos to Gran Canaria. Identity, sexuality, aging and self-esteem are the leitmotifs of this dazzling documentary, which impresses with its shameless openness as it is a plea for freedom in regressive times.
- Jun 21, 2025 8:00 pm
LOOK Cinemas T8Tickets Available
Program 11 - Eclectic Spotlight
Three short films: The Anatomy of Jane Doesn't Exist, Mondays at the Office, and Paramedics: Emergency Response. This block of films ranges from gorgeously challenging animation to wildly original comedy to the grippingly real stories of paramedics.
- Jun 21, 2025 8:15 pm
LOOK Cinemas T10Tickets Available
Program 12 - Feature Film - The Mannequin
Liana Rojas discovers a downtown Los Angeles building where her sister died is haunted by a killer who dismembered his victims years earlier, forcing Liana and her friends to find a way and escape the sinister ghost before they lose their own limbs.
- Jun 21, 2025 9:30 pm
LOOK Cinemas T9Sold Out
Program 13 - Creativity Spotlight
Four short films: Becoming an Oyster, In Old Ranchos, The Itch, and Pickle Vision. These films range in style and subject, but all push the boundaries of cinema to create something never seen before.
- Jun 21, 2025 10:00 pm
LOOK Cinemas T10Tickets Available
Program 14 - Momentous Spotlight
Three short films: The Big Picture, With Arms Raised, and Babushka. From Music Video to Thriller to Horror, the people in these films all face moments of great change and discovery.
- Jun 21, 2025 10:00 pm
LOOK Cinemas T8Tickets Available
Program 15 - Innovative Spotlight
Four short films: Baby Husband, Lifted, Sentient, and Papa’s Corner. Whether through unique storytelling or dazzling visuals, the films in this block represent truly innovative cinema.
- Jun 22, 2025 2:00 pm
LOOK Cinemas T8Tickets Available
Program 16 - Authenticity Spotlight
Three films: Roughing It, Grillo, and Broadway & Swan. A heartwarmingly authentic family comedy followed by two amazing documentaries that uplift the soul.
- Jun 22, 2025 3:00 pm
LOOK Cinemas T9Tickets Available
Program 17 - Cutting Edge Spotlight
Three short films: As A Rake, Carter, & When The Clocks Stop. Each film in this block tells a unique and original story with an inspiring, often cautionary edge.
- Jun 22, 2025 3:30 pm
LOOK Cinemas T10Tickets Available
Program 18 - Thrilling Spotlight
Three films: KUCHIKAME, Tomorrow's Bandits, & You Can Only Blink Once. These films are officially in three different categories -- Animated, Comedy, and Drama -- but in truth all three are exciting cinematic thrill rides!
- Jun 22, 2025 4:00 pm
LOOK Cinemas T8Tickets Available
Program 19 - Feature Film - Love Song from Hiroshima
A young Japanese couple meet an American tourist John in … Mysterious stories from Hiroshima’s past and present intersect and eventually become one. An old, long forgotten song for peace is heard once again.
- Jun 22, 2025 5:15 pm
LOOK Cinemas T9Tickets Available
Program 20 - Feature Film - Making Megaforce
It's widely regarded as one of the worst movies of the Eighties... ...and we made a documentary about how awesome it is. Starring Barry Bostwick (Rocky Horror Picture Show), 1982's Megaforce is packed with futuristic vehicles, spandex jumpsuits, insane stunts, and corny dialogue. It’s an adolescent adventure that time has forgotten. But one man remembers: director Bob Lindenmayer, and he’s on a quest to convince the rest of the world just how amazing this under-appreciated stunt-filled spectacle is. As the world’s biggest Megaforce fan, Bob even owns a fleet of fully operational dune buggies and motorcycles from the film.
- Jun 22, 2025 5:30 pm
LOOK Cinemas T8Tickets Available
Program 21 - Surrealist Spotlight
Three short films: Whispers, Archaic, & Lorica. This block features stunningly original films, with elements ranging from the supernatural to the surreal to the intensely real.
- Jun 22, 2025 6:00 pm
LOOK Cinemas T10Tickets Available
Screenplay Awards Ceremony
FI-LA holds an in-person Screenplay Awards Ceremony at the theater and every nominated screenwriter in attendance gets a few minutes to discuss their script with the audience. After everyone has had their turn, we announce the Grand Jury Award winners! This awards ceremony is free to the public!
- Jun 22, 2025 2:00 pm
LOOK Cinemas T10Tickets Available
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About Sherman Oaks Film Festival // Film Invasion L.A.
Founded by longtime residents and movie veterans alike, the Sherman Oaks Film Festival & Film Invasion Los Angeles look to showcase the best undiscovered movies in the heart of Los Angeles.