Hosted By
Presenting Venue Sponsor
Producer Circle Sponsors
Director Circle Sponsors
Foundation Sponsors
Contributing Media Sponsors
Debut Sponsors
Academic Partners
In-Kind Sponsors
NewFilmmakers Los Angeles (NFMLA) hosts its February Monthly Film Festival and annual InFocus: Black Cinema program, spotlighting Black stories and emerging Black talent in front of and behind the camera in two shorts programs, along with a selection of short film highlights from NFMLA’s ongoing monthly program.
The day kicks off with February Shorts, an eclectic program of films that span from fairytales and fantasies to grim reality and the slow work of seeking justice. They tell of spells and wishes and grief and love, accountability and hopes for a better, more humane, future.
The day continues with InFocus: Black Cinema Shorts I, the first of two programs showcasing Black storytelling and stories. This collection offers stories of protagonists who learn and do better, find joy through hard times, lean into familial love and acceptance, dream big, wrestle with coming to terms with hard truths, say goodbye with love, and imagine a better world.
The night’s programming concludes InFocus: Black Cinema Shorts II, which follows characters who are navigating and fighting systems in order to express themselves, speak the truth, unpack their trauma, help one another, and save their communities.
NFMLA showcases films by filmmakers of all backgrounds throughout the year, across both our general and InFocus programming. All filmmakers are welcome and encouraged to submit their projects for consideration for upcoming NFMLA Festivals, regardless of the schedule for InFocus programming, which celebrates diversity, inclusion and region by spotlighting communities of filmmakers within our filmmaking community as part of our monthly program. This project is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts.
The South Park Center is an ADA compliant venue and is wheelchair accessible. We request captioned films from all filmmakers participating at our Festival. For any accessibility needs, please send a request to info@nfmla.org at least 72 hours prior to the event.
Schedule Details
Program #1 – February Shorts
2:30 PM – 3:00 PM – Pre-Reception
3:00 PM – 4:45 PM – Program
4:45 PM – 5:00 PM – Audience Q&A
Program #2 – InFocus: Black Cinema Shorts I
5:00 PM – 5:30 PM – Pre-Reception
5:30 PM – 7:15 PM – Program
7:15 PM – 7:30 PM – Audience Q&A
Program #3 – InFocus: Black Cinema Shorts II
7:30 PM – 8:00 PM – Pre-Reception
8:00 PM – 9:30 PM – Program
9:30 PM – 9:45 PM – Audience Q&A
Event Location
Event Entrance
1139 S Hill St, Los Angeles, CA 90015
Directions
Paid Parking
1133 S Olive St, Los Angeles, CA 90015
Directions
