Cinema #13 | 12:40pm – 2:20pm | Regal LA Live, June 7th 2025
(PG –Some material may not be suitable for children)
Oh Child
A young girl grapples with the deep emotional scars of sexual abuse by a trusted relative, struggling to escape the trauma that haunts her. Overwhelmed by despair, she contemplates ending her life but, in a tragic twist of fate, meets an untimely end despite her moment of hesitation. Based on a true story.
By Anickan (USA)
03:42
Phantom Pain
On a sweltering summer day, a secretive woman navigates her daily life marked by paranoia and isolation, both at work and home. The film reveals her perspective, culminating in a solitary moment in a foggy bathroom where a scar on her chest unveils her profound secret.
By Boya Liu (China)
08:03
WORLD PREMIERE
Stuck in Muskogee
A raw, unflinching slice of life, Stuck in Muskogee finds a down-on-their-luck couple trying to stay afloat amid life’s unfolding circumstances.
By PJ Sosko (USA)
15:04
CALIFORNIA PREMIERE
M jako Máma
A desperate mother, who has been fighting to improve the quality of her severely disabled son’s life, is at the end of her tether.
By Nina Bhatt (Czechia)
19:12
End of Day
Amber, an ambitious French analyst in the ruthless world of London banking, faces isolation and crushing pressure. Only through long, solitary nights at the office does she begin to understand what nature had been giving her without her even realising it.
By Charlotte Conquest (UK)
10:32
NORTH AMERICA PREMIERE
The Rain Lady
When Noor, an illegal Arab immigrant, and her five-year-old daughter Yara encounter a day that spirals with difficulties due to Noor’s illegal status, they navigate feeling voiceless, powerless, and alienation in the U.S. by envisioning a folk tale that brings them hope.
By Lyla Mzayek (USA)
15:14
So To Speak
A Filipina American college student uses art to encourage new sexualities for herself and other Asian American women. In class with a powerful professor, Morena revisits her childhood as she experiences the stirrings of desire in coming of age.
By Celine Parreñas Shimizu (USA)
29:57
LOS ANGELES PREMIERE
Total Runtime 101:44