13 short films from the top rising filmmaking talent in Los Angeles
set to screen at the Historic Egyptian Theatre
LA’s Rich & Successful Film Festival 3 (RSFF 3), presented by Topcat Management, and co-presented by sogbots and the American Cinematheque, announced the lineup of films set to be presented on September 20-21. The highly curated film festival will feature 13 short films, spanning several genres, all helmed by Los Angeles-based filmmakers. For the first time, RSFF will take place at Los Angeles’ historic Egyptian Theatre (6712 Hollywood Blvd.).
Additional workshops and events will be held on September 19-20 as part of the festival’s program and directive to assist in the discovery, development, and promotion of upcoming filmmakers who make their home in the heart of Hollywood. All Official Selections, as well as some additional films not included in the screenings at the Egyptian Theatre, will be featured in RSFF’s digital catalog, which is distributed to festival attendees and industry professionals for additional exposure.
RSFF Festival Directors Nir Liebenthal, Noah Morse, Jeremy Roth-Rose, Dylan
Trupiano, and Page Brady said, “As we head into our 3rd year, we’re excited to
add new opportunities to RSFF’s programming—including skill development
workshops, live entertainment, and new spaces to connect with other filmmakers.
Providing thoughtful education and resources to our community is extremely
important to us, and we’re thrilled to be able to showcase these 13 short films
in such an iconic film establishment at the Egyptian Theatre."
Peas, Rat!, Tennis, Oranges
Making its world premiere at RSFF will be Maky Rupert’s Peas, a
coming-of-age story about a young girl seeing her mother go on a date for the
first time since her father's death. An Nguyen’s Thru The Wire will
make its North American Premiere when it screens at the Egyptian Theater. The
film follows a chronically online and socially inept teenager as she meets up
with her online bestie for the first time.
Order For Pickup, Creating Things, Confessions
Other short films highlighting promising filmmakers include Tennis,
Oranges, directed by award-winning stop motion animator Sean Pecknold; Rat!,
a genre bending horror-comedy from Neal Suresh Mulani starring Caitlin Reilly
and Tyler Joseph Ellis; Jackie! Zhou’s Order For Pickup,
developed through Hillman Grad’s ‘Rising Voices’ initiative that depicts
burnout through a surrealist lens; Creating Things, a heartfelt
documentary from brothers Bryan and Taylor Simpson that explores the legacy of
their father through his art; and Stephanie Kaznocha’s award-winning Confessions,
a heartfelt comedy following two nuns who ponder what their futures hold.
This year’s edition of RSFF was curated by a unique jury comprising alumni
filmmakers, junior executives, and seasoned programmers. The jury will include
Festival Directors Page Brady, Nir Liebenthal, Noah Morse, Jeremy Roth-Rose,
Dylan Trupiano, Producer, and former Sundance programmer DaManuel Richardson,
Slamdance award-winning director Yuchi Ma, RSFF 2 alumni Tiffany Lin, Producer
and former Slamdance programmer Jake Rotger, and Imani Davis on behalf of the
American Cinematheque.
For more information about the Rich & Successful Film Festival, please go
to: https://filmfreeway.com/rsff.
2024
Rich & Successful Film Festival Official Selections
Baggage
Director: Tim Hendrix
Country: USA, Running Time: 13:27 min
In a universe where everyone brings their baggage to their first date, a blind
date goes awry.
Confessions
Director: Stephanie Kaznocha
Country: USA, Running Time: 11:07 min
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.
Creating Things
Directors: Bryan Simpson, Taylor Simpson
Country: USA, Running Time: 10:20 min
Two brothers use interview fragments, pieces of art, and various family
mementos to explore the legacy of their father and what he left behind.
Half-Light
Director: Lauren Jevnikar
Country: USA, Running Time: 13:25 min
A couple debates having unprotected car sex late at night.
The Jennifer Meyers Story
Director: Caroline Symons
Country: USA, Running Time: 12:21 min
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.
Order for Pickup
Director: Jackie! Zhou
Country: USA, Running Time: 12:30 min
Trapped in a cycle of work and self-isolation, burnt out Kelsey’s reality
starts to blur until an irregular order for pickup disrupts everything.
Peas
World Premiere
Director: Maky Rupert
Country: USA, Running Time: 12:06 min
A drolly coming-of-age story following a young girl as she witnesses her mother
go on a date for the first time since her father's death.
Rat!
Director: Neal Suresh Mulani
Country: USA; Running Time: 16:48 minutes
When a chronically online music journalist encounters a global pop star's
latest effort at queerbaiting, he seizes the moment, turns on his camera, and
expresses some choice words for the vapid musician and their fans. But as his
social capital rises and the internet is set ablaze, he unknowingly traces a
bold-faced arrowhead to his front doorstep, where the pop star's overzealous
fans show up to wreak havoc and seek retribution.
Still Life
Director: Connor Griffith
Country: USA, Running Time: 6:52 min
Composed of over 1000 engravings from the 18th-19th century, Still Life is
a meditation on objectivity and meaning. The film explores the idea that we
live in a world of objects and a world of objects lives within us.
The Swimmer
Director: Máté Boegi
Country: Denmark/USA, Running Time: 16:17 min
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.
Thru The Wire
North American Premiere
Director: An Nguyen
Country: Vietnam/USA, Running Time: 15:52 min
A chronically online and socially inept teenager takes a leap of faith to meet
up with her online bestie for the first time.
Tennis, Oranges
Director: Sean Pecknold
Country: USA, Running Time: 10:53 min
A robotic vacuum suffering from burnout quits its job at a hospital and sets
out to find community and a greater purpose on a quiet street where two lonely
rabbits are stuck in perpetual loops.
VOCÊ MEANS YOU
Director: Mahyar Mandegar
Country: USA, Running Time: 3:18 min
In the midst of an ordinary skatepark afternoon, Reza's world transforms as he
embarks on the first steps of what could be a beautiful journey, all set in
motion by an awaited encounter.
About the Rich & Successful Film Festival (RSFF)
Founded in 2021 by sogbots—a production company run by Nir Liebenthal, Noah
Morse, Jeremy Roth-Rose, and Dylan Trupiano—and joined the following year by
Page Brady as Lead Producer, RSFF curates a slate of short films by LA-based
filmmakers across all genres. Focus is placed on the attending filmmakers at
the festival, who find themselves in a supportive and hyper-engaged atmosphere
where films are devoured, relationships are fostered, and talent is discovered
in an atmosphere surrounded by both emerging talent and the industry mainstays
looking for them. A non-competitive festival, RSFF instead emphasizes the
platforming of its selected films and filmmakers, as well as providing
exclusive workshops, panels, and sponsorships to hopefully, pave the way for
even more creative collaboration. Additional support can also come by way of
sogbots’ Fix it in Post Fund, which awards select filmmakers with
post-production funding for their shorts.
About the American Cinematheque
Established in 1984, the American Cinematheque is a member-supported 501(c)(3)
non-profit cultural arts organization dedicated to building an engaged film
community through immersive film curation, conversation, and presentation.
The American Cinematheque celebrates the movie-going experience at the core of
its mission. Since it first began showing films in theatres in 1985, the
American Cinematheque has provided a wide range of film programming, with both
new and repertory cinema, hosting screenings, panels and special events with
thousands of filmmakers and luminaries.
The Cinematheque showcases over one thousand five hundred films per year; it
connects the filmmaker to the audience and film history to its future.
Presenting in 35mm, 70mm, rare nitrate, and state-of-the-art digital.
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