schedule
FRIDAY
AUGUST 17,2018
7:00PM-10:30PM
Epiphany Space
opening party
Let's kick off #SYSFF2018 together!
Opening night films start at 9 PM
POP
I WILL NOT WRITE UNLESS I'M SWADDLED IN FURS
THREE BOYS MANZANAR
NEGATIVE SPACE
HERE NOW
ERNIE
BROSÉ
DISTANT
NADA
Saturday
AUGUST 18, 2018
11:30PM-1:00PM
Epiphany Space
Panel on crowdfunding
Does the idea of crowdfunding your project seem daunting?
The experts at Seed&Spark will give you all the inside tips and practical steps on raising money for your movie.
Saturday
AUGUST 18, 2018
2:00PM-3:30PM
Assistance League Theater
BLOCK 1
ACTRESS UNSEEN
THE BROWN LIST
THE ZIM
AQUA VIVA
AMERICAN PSYCOSIS
MUSE
Saturday
AUGUST 18, 2018
3:30PM-5:00PM
Assistance League Theater
BLOCK 2
TWO PUDDLES
SOG
CUT OFF
SECOND ASSAULT
F.I.F.O.
ALTERNATIVE MATH
WIRE
Saturday
AUGUST 18, 2018
5:00PM-6:30PM
Assistance League Theater
block 3
DEEP DISH APOCALYPSE
AINHOA
BEAST
TEMPORARY
RETOUCH
Saturday
AUGUST 18, 2018
6:30PM-8:00PM
Assistance League Theater
Block 4
SUNSET
I KNOW JAKE GYLLANHALL IS GOING TO FUCK MY GIRLFRIEND
LONESOME WILCOX
FRANCA
BUTTERCUP
WEEKENDS
Saturday
AUGUST 18, 2018
Live music and drinks from 8:00PM-9:00PM
Films from
9:00PM-10:30PM
Epiphany Space
BLOCK 5 : after hours
SPLENDONA
SMILEY'S
PROPAGATION
TOO LONG AT THE FAIR
ROOM
ALLEN ANDERS: LIVE AT THE COMEDY CASTLE (CIRCA 1987)
SANTA ANA
LABORATORY CONDITIONS
THE BURDEN
Sunday
AUGUST 19, 2018
2:00PM-3:30PM
Assistance League Theater
BLOCK 6 : family
LEMONADE MAFIA
UNDISCOVERED
SCHOOL OF HONK
ONE SMALL STEP
DREAM HOMES ACCORDING TO KIDS: MILO
MARGARET AND THE MOON
THREADS
ALL THE MARBLES
Sunday
AUGUST 19, 2018
3:30PM-5:00PM
Assistance League Theater
BLOCK 7
SHY GUYS
NOCH AM LEBEN (STILL ALIVE)
DISFLUENCY
THE FINAL SHOW
THE HAPPINESS MACHINE
MÖBIUS
Sunday
AUGUST 19, 2018
5:00PM-6:30PM
Assistance League Theater
BLOCK 8
THE LAST 10 SECONDS
IRONY
FIRE IN CARDBOARD CITY
THE ACCOMPLICE
KRISTA
DETROIT DIAMOND
Sunday
AUGUST 19, 2018
6:30PM-8:00PM
Assistance League Theater
BEST OF THE FEST
ANNOUNCEMENT OF AWARDS AND A SELECTION OF OUR WINNING FILMS INCLUDING OUR "BEST OF THE FEST"
AND "AUDIENCE FAVORITE."
staff
Becky Murdoch
Co-Founder & Festival Director
Erin Brown Thomas
Co-Founder & Artistic Director
Lauren Reid
Programming Coordinator
Emma R. Leid
Festival Coordinator
2017 JUDGES
Tony Hale - Emmy Winning Actor (Veep)
Comedy
Doug Jones -(Falling Skies, Hellboy, Pans Labyrinth)
Genre Films
Dan Lin - (Producer, Lego Movie Franchise)
Animation
Paul Sloop - Shorts Programmer for Cleveland Int. Film Fest
Drama, Experimental
Kurt Schemper - Producer, Intervention
Documentaries
Jeremy Howe -(Writer, Big Bang Theory)
Student
Dez Dickerson -Prince's former guitarist
Music Videos
Emily Best - Founder, Seed & Spark
Female or Minority Directed Shorts
LOCATION
RSVP
Assistance League Playhouse
1367 North Saint Andrews Place
Los Angeles, CA 90028
August 17 - 19, 2018
SYSFF2017
Hover over our categories to checkout last years winners!
Judges last year included:
Tony Hale, Doug Jones, Dan Lin, Paul Sloop, Kurt Schemper, Wynn Everett, Dez Dickerson, and Emily Best.
the eleven o'clock
Derin Seale
COMEDY
WINNER
PEaRL
David Eisemann
ANIMATION
WINNER
FRY DAY
Laura Moss
BEST OF FEST
ten meter tower
Maximilien Van Aertryck
DOCUMENTARY
WINNER
dawn of the deaf
Rob Savage
GENRE
WINNER
the robbery
Jim Cummings
AUDIENCE CHOICE WINNER
Close Ties
Michalina Fabijańska
STUDENT SHORT WINNER
Sealand Cares!
Sherry Berg
SUPER SHORT SHORT WINNER
hill yes!
Ron Morehouse
WEB SERIES WINNER
Fry day
Laura Moss
FEMALE DIRECTED WINNER
send
Peter Vack
EXPIREMENTAL
WINNER
Mare Nostrum
Raphael Alexandre
DRAMA
WINNER