Welcome!

Join us as we welcome the 2026 filmmakers on Saturday, August 1st at 8:00 PM at NoHo Plaza.

Come meet the visionaries behind the lens, mingle with fellow film lovers, and kick off a fantastic festival weekend!

Free and open to the public.

JULY 30 - AUGUST 12
2026 LINEUP

TUESDAY, AUGUST 11
REGAL NoHo WEST

1:00 PM
PROGRAM 60

In a Marriage Far Far Away

This is a Story about Love

The Ocean and the Sea

The Cuts

Sunflower Sisters

Cake Eaters

Cheesecake

Daydreamer

Happy Meal

3:15 PM
PROGRAM 61

Bad Omen

Young Eddie

Christmas IRL

Enigma

World's Best Dad

Searching For Color

Vinyl Thief

Psychle

R.P.S

5:30 PM
PROGRAM 62

The Notice

A Passage of Silence

On the Tip of the Tongue

Echoes of Eternity

If You Can Catch Me

In Memory of

7:45 PM
PROGRAM 63

The Shape Of A Girl

Death of a Seagull

All The World's A Stage

Facade

Makina

Eulogy

Becoming Buffalo

10:00 PM
PROGRAM 64

Breaching
Absorber
Jo&Max

Bladez

Bicycle Thieves

Spin

Turf Wars

From the NFL gridiron to the grand opera stage 🏈🎶

Watch as NBC4 featured The Platform, a powerful new narrative short film following the incredible true story of Ta’u Pupu’a.

Thursday, August 6 at 7:45 pm (program 38)

Born in Tonga, Ta’u rose to the heights of professional football in the NFL. But when a devastating injury derailed his athletic career during his very first game, he refused to let his story end there. Instead, he dared to imagine an improbable second act—reinventing himself into a world-class operatic tenor.

This inspiring short film proves that when life changes your game plan, your voice can still move the world.

📺 Catch the full feature on NBC4 and discover the resilience behind one of the most remarkable second acts in arts and sports history!