PRESENTED BY
Topcat Management
CO-PRESENTED BY
Sogbots and American Cinematheque at the historic Egyptian Theatre
We’re so excited to welcome you to LA’s Rich and Successful Film Festival 2024.
We started RSFF in 2021 because we wanted to meet other people in Los Angeles who were doing what we were doing: making independent movies. As the film submissions began rolling in, we quickly realized that there were lots of other filmmakers who wanted the same thing.
As we enter our third year, filmmakers remain front and center. In addition to showcasing their incredible work on the big screen, we’ve worked with our sponsors to provide filmmakers with the resources, opportunities, and industry connections to help them continue on their career journey—and, of course, kind and talented people to grow alongside. Our hope is that RSFF will be a source of support and empowerment that independent filmmakers from around this city will always have.
We’re extremely grateful to the filmmakers who shared their work with us, our friends and family for their unwavering support, our sponsors for investing in our missions, and, finally, all of our guests (you) for coming out and supporting independent films. We can’t wait to share this night with you, and we hope you enjoy the show.
Love,
The RSFF Team
An absurdist comedy about a blind date in a world where everyone brings their baggage to their first date.
Runtime: 13:27
Writers: Tim Hendrix, Mae Catt, Dom Fera
Producers: Zoe Rosenberg, Malcolm Duncan, Conrad Curtis
Cinematographers: Powell Robinson, Hiram Borges
Key Cast: Horace Gold, Michelle Ortiz, Allen Marsh, Skarlett Redd, James Tang
BAGGAGE
Directed by TIM HENDRIX
VOCÊ MEANS YOU
Directed by MAHYAR MANDEGAR
CONFESSIONS
Directed by STEPHANIE KAZNOCHA
After the death of a friend, two nuns in their golden years contemplate what their future holds. One confession leads to another and before they know it, they're embarking on an adventure.
Runtime: 11:07
Writer: Stephanie Kaznocha
Producers: Stephanie Kaznocha, Chase Horton, Caroline Huber
Cinematographer: Sarah Pierpont
Key Cast: Carol Herman, Eve Sigall
THE JENNIFER MEYERS STORY
Directed by CAROLINE SYMONS
A mock true-crime episode covers the 1988 disappearance of a fictional teenager named Jennifer Meyers, but the reenactments are acted out with crudely-made mini models. As the episode progresses, we learn more about the woman constructing and operating the reenactment mini models and the danger lurking in her one bedroom apartment.
Runtime: 12:21
Writer: Caroline Symons
Producers: Jack Roebuck
Cinematographer: Fletcher Wolfe
Key Cast: Thomas Michael Harding, Caroline Symons, Ken Moretti
ORDER FOR PICKUP
Directed by JACKIE! ZHOU
RECESSES
Directed by DYLAN TRUPIANO
Special Preview
Set within a frozen midwestern atmosphere, an elementary school secretary waits with a student to be picked up by his father after being disciplined for an “inappropriate” drawing.
Runtime: 15:39
Writer: Dylan Trupiano
Producers: Dylan Trupiano, Page Brady, Talia Light Rake, Noah Morse, Nir Liebenthal, Jeremy Roth-Rose
Cinematographer: Cece Chan
Key Cast: Solia Cates, Charles John Wilson
PEAS
Directed by MAKY RUPERT
World Premiere
RAT!
Directed by NEAL SURESH MULANI
When a disgruntled music journalist accuses a global pop star of queerbaiting, the singer’s devoted fans descend on his remote cabin to seek retribution.
Runtime: 16:45
Writer: Neal Suresh Mulani
Producers: Neal Suresh Mulani, Lottie Abrahams
Cinematographer: Emerson Duggan
Key Cast: Neal Suresh Mulani, Tyler Joseph Ellis, Charles Gould, Caitlin Reilly
THE SWIMMER
Directed by MÁTÉ BOEGI
Los Angeles Premiere
When a sound-recordist brings his girlfriend on a trip to the Danish west coast to record atmospheres, he picks up a disturbing sound that begins to torment his conscience.
Runtime: 16:17
Writer: Máté Boegi
Producers: Máté Boegi, Magnus Nygaard Albertsen, Melanie Grams, Kristof Boegi
Cinematographer: Márton Kis
Key Cast: Alexander Krumhausen, Theresa Carlsen