Your Day by Day Schedule for the 22nd annual Arpa IFF 2019
We are thrilled to announce our 2019 day by day Schedule and Program of the 22nd Annual Arpa International Film Festival (Arpa IFF) taking place at the historic Hollywood Post 43 Legion Theater from Friday, November 8 to Sunday, November 10, 2019.
Friday, November 8, 2019: Opening Night Program
Fri 11/8, 6:00 PM – 11:00 PM, The Hollywood Post 43 American Legion Theater
Opening Night World Premiere with Reception
Red Carpet & Reception Start: 6:00 PM
Doors Open: 7:30 PM
Program Start: 8:00 PM
Reception continues after the screening
Opening Night World Premiere
SAND AND FIRE (THE IMPOSSIBLE DREAM)
by Souheil Benbarka (Morocco, Italy, 2019)
preceded by
Live Music Performance by Alene Aroustamian
Short film LOST WEEKEND
by Peter Marshall Smith (US, 2019)
LOST WEEKEND, 10 min short narrative
Saturday, November 9, 2019
Sat 11/9, Program Start 10:30 AM, The Hollywood Post 43 American Legion Theater
Saturday Short Films Program
DEAF HEARTS by Arnaud Khayadjanian (France, 2017), 18 min short narrative, US Premiere
THE RIBBON by Polla-Ilariya Kozino (US, 2019), 5 min short animation
THE STAR OF EROS by Jon Sahagian (US, 2019), 25 min short narrative
CORTDOCKENS by Ben Erwin & more (US, 2019), 7 min short narrative
OUT OF MIND by Tigran Nersisian (US, 2019), 12 min short narrative, Hollywood Premiere
UNACCOUNTABLE by Stacey Stone (US, 2018), 10 min short documentary, LA Premiere
PRE MORTEM by Danny Simonzad (US, 2019), 29 short narrative
Sat 11/9, Program Start 1:00 PM, The Hollywood Post 43 American Legion Theater
Saturday Afternoon Feature Premiere preceded by Short Animations
COMING HOME by Daria Shumakova (Russia, Armenia, 2018), 86 min feature narrative
ANACRONTE by Raúl Koler & Emiliano Sette (Argentina, 2018), 15 min short animation
SPIRIT OF DROWNING GIRLS by Runze Cao (China, 2019), 11 min short animation
Sat 11/9, Program Start 3:15 PM, The Hollywood Post 43 American Legion Theater
Armenian History Documentaries
100 YEARS FROM HOME, 56 min documentary
Documentary Films
World Premiere of 100 YEARS FROM HOME
by Jared White (US, 2018)
followed by
West Coast & LA Premiere of THE HIDDEN MAP
by Ani Hovannisian (US, 2019)
Sat 11/9, Program Start 5:30 PM, The Hollywood Post 43 American Legion Theater
Documentary Film Premiere preceded by Short Films
THE DEAD SOLDIER by Jesper Ærø (Denmark, 2019), 43 min documentary, LA Premiere
IN COLORS by Stephanie Willis (US, 2019), 16 min short narrative
NEON RABBITS by Kenny Sheard (US, 2019), 16 min short narrative, West Coast & LA Premiere
Saturday, November 9, 2019: Early Centerpiece Night Program
Sat 11/9, 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM, The Hollywood Post 43 American Legion Theater
Early Centerpiece Screening with Red Carpet and Reception
LORIK, 95 min feature narrative
Red Carpet & Wine Reception Start: 6:00 PM
Doors open: 7:30 PM
Program Start: 8:00 PM
Early Centerpiece Feature Film
LORIK
by Alexey Zlobin (Armenia, 2018)
preceded by
Short music animation
WATERS OF MARCH
by Elizabeth Lewis (Canada, 2019)
WATERS OF MARCH, 4 min short music animation
Saturday, November 9, 2019: Late Centerpiece Night Program
Sat 11/9, Program Start 10:00 PM, The Hollywood Post 43 American Legion Theater
Late Centerpiece Screening
ARMENIA UNCOVERED, 78 min documentary film
Program Start: 10:00 PM
Late Centerpiece Documentary Film – US & North American Premiere
ARMENIA UNCOVERED
by Andy Simon (UK, Australia, 2019)
preceded by
Music video – LA Premiere
SOUTH CENTRAL STATE OF MIND
by Timur Bootzin (US, 2019)
Short film
PROPER BRITISH SEX
by Shant Hamassian (US, 2019)
Sunday, November 10, 2019
Sun 11/10, Program Start 11:00 AM, The Hollywood Post 43 American Legion Theater
Sunday Short Films Program
THE BROKEN SOUL by Gary Karapetyan & George Pilafdzhyan (US, 2018), 14 min short narrative
CARRIED AWAY by Kenan Gopffarth (US, 2019), 4 min short animation
WEAPONLESS by Gun Huh (Republic of Korea, 2019), 28 min short narrative, West Coast & LA Premiere
BLOOM by Ben Phillippo (US, 2019), 5 min music video
THE SEA by Cameron Richards (UK, 2019), 14 min short narrative
SO CLOSE AWAY by Dimitris Georgiev (Bulgaria, 2019), 30 min short narrative, US Premiere
Sun 11/10, Program Start 1:00 PM, The Hollywood Post 43 American Legion Theater
Sunday Afternoon Documentary with Music Video & Short Film
(2nd screening of ARMENIA UNCOVERED)
Program Start: 1:00 PM
Preceded by Music Video & Short Film:
SUITE AFTER THE FURIES, Music Video by Stefano Lentini (4 min, Italy, 2018)
8, Short Film by Gabriele Fabbro (18 min, US, 2019)
Sun 11/10, Program Start 3:00 PM, The Hollywood Post 43 American Legion Theater
Documentary Film preceded by Music video
REINVENTING ROSALEE, 80 min documentary
Documentary Film
REINVENTING ROSALEE
by Lillian Glass (US, 2018)
preceded by
Music video
SUNNY AFTERNOON
by Michael Caruso (US, 2019)
SUNNY AFTERNOON, 4 min music video
Sun 11/10, Program Start 5:00 PM, The Hollywood Post 43 American Legion Theater
Armin T. Wegner Humanitarian Award Winning Documentary Film
Festival’s Award Winner
2019
Armin T. Wegner
Humanitarian Award
Animated Documentary Film
THE STATELESS DIPLOMAT
by Mimi Malayan & Arthur Muradyan (US, 2018)
79 min, docu-animation
Sunday, November 10, 2019: Closing Night Awards Ceremony
Sun 11/10, The Hollywood Post 43 American Legion Theater
Closing Night Awards Program with Reception
CLOSING NIGHT AWARDS CEREMONY, 90 min
Red Carpet & Reception Start: 6:30 PM
Doors Open: 7:45 PM
Program Start: 8:15 PM
Reception continues after the show
The 22nd Annual Arpa IFF
2019 CLOSING NIGHT AWARDS CEREMONY
with Special Honorees
Preceded by
Live Music Performance by Maria Cozette