SUNDAY OCT 22 at Froggy’s & Corazón

T H E 2 0 2 3 T O P A N G A F I L M F E S T I V A L

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AT FROGGY’S

  • 7000 MILES

    SUNDAY OCT 22, 11:00 AM- 1:00 PM at Corazón

    RUNTIME: 01:21:26 USA

    Director: Amy Glazer

    A passionate pilot is challenged by her grandmother to live her life on her own terms but finds herself at a crossroads when that could mean revealing her grandmother's long-buried secrets. When Jo, a young pilot, returns to Molokai, Hawaii in 1977 for her grandfather’s funeral, she discovers that her grandmother’s quickly encroaching short-term memory loss reveals some long-hidden secrets. She's determined to discover if her grandmother is an infamous aviatrix, why she's hidden on this island for so long, and if the truth will change her career and fortune.

  • CHARLIE CHAPLIN SHOWCASE

    SUNDAY OCT 22, 1:00 - 2:30 PM at Froggy’s

    Hosted by Miranda robin with special guest Keith Coogan

    Charlie Chaplin is an icon, a legend, a poet and the magic of the silent screen. His attention to detail and written wit continue to enlighten and inspire. The Chaplin Showcase is a place to honor his brilliance and continue his conversations. This year TFF presents Chaplin’s Easy Street (1917) and Kirkland’s Moving Picture Co. 1914 (2014). These films were made over a century apart and both touch upon the emotional connection, societal struggles, and wanted love we share as a people. Films loud in content but silent on screen. Ode to an era. Let us tip our bowler hat to Charlie!

  • PERIODICAL

    SUNDAY OCT 22, 2:30 - 3:30PM at Froggy’s

    RUNTIME: 1:35:00 USA

    Director: Lina Lyte Plioplyte

    This documentary that tells the unexpected story of the human body by exploring the marvel and mystery of the menstrual cycle. Periodical includes interviews with experts, activists, doctors, journalists, and celebrities including Gloria Steinem, Megan Rapinoe, Naomi Watts and Anna Konkle. Directed by Emmy-Award winner Lina Lyte Plioplyte (Advanced Style), the feature documentary is told through innovative mixed media storytelling for everyone who wants to know more about the menstrual cycle, and especially for those who don’t.

UNREEL FILMMAKERS An Improv. Panel Sunday Oct 22, 3:30-5:00 at Froggy’s

SUNDAY OCT 22, 5-7PM AT FROGGY’S

Followed by a Q&A with Moby, Lindsay Hicks and Bagel

Directed by Moby

the/a Punk Rock Vegan Movie

Moby has been a vegan and vegan activist for 35 years. He grew up in and around New York City and played guitar with Connecticut and NYC hardcore band, The Vatican Commandos. He also sang with Flipper for two days, even though none of the remaining members of Flipper actually remember this. He loves making music, but his life's work is helping to create a world wherein animals and all sentient beings simply are free to live their own lives.


This movie was created to shine a light on the surprising and inspiring history of punk rock and animal rights, but also to remind people of the importance and desperate urgency of adopting the uncompromising ethics and actions of the original punk rock activists.

AT CORAZÓN

YOUNG FILMMAKERS SHOWCASE PG-13

The Young Filmmakers Showcase is available to view on-line. Click the button to watch.

  • Overtime

    SUNDAY OCT 22, 11AM - 1PM at Corazón

    RUNTIME: 6:10

    Director: Jesse Brasler

  • SLANCIO

    SUNDAY OCT 22, 11AM - 1PM at Corazón

    RUNTIME: 9:59

    Director: Joaquin Foster

  • Fatherhood

    SUNDAY OCT 22, 11AM - 1PM at Corazón

    RUNTIME: 5:44

    Directors: Eden Spalding

  • S's Story

    SUNDAY OCT 22, 11AM-1PM at Corazón

    RUNTIME: 7:30

    Director: Audrey Maxon

  • Young Again

    SUNDAY OCT 22, 11AM-1PM at Corazón

    RUNTIME: 10:56

    Directors: Kailey Theresa Holbrook

  • The Girl by the Lake

    SUNDAY OCT 22, 11AM-1PM at Corazón

    RUNTIME: 11:26

    Director: Levi Hott

  • Ma petite journée

    SUNDAY OCT 22, 11AM-1PM at Corazón

    RUNTIME: 2:39

    Directors: Mason Hopper Lopata

  • Stage Fright

    SUNDAY OCT 22, 11AM-1PM at Corazón

    RUNTIME 6:47

    Director: Camden Tucker

  • It's Your Choice

    SUNDAY OCT 22, 11AM-1PM at Corazón

    RUNTIME 4:43

    Director: Audrey Maxon

  • Alphabet Soup

    SUNDAY OCT 22, 11AM-1PM at Corazón

    RUNTIME 9:59

    Directors: Nico Eagan, James Lee

  • Out of Pocket

    SUNDAY OCT 22, 11AM-1PM at Corazón

    RUNTIME 2:10

    Director: Indiana Ford

  • Silence

    SUNDAY OCT 22, 11AM-1PM at Corazón

    RUNTIME 6:46

    Director: Clarissa Rosen

  • Notes on Living

    SUNDAY OCT 22, 11AM-1PM at Corazón

    RUNTIME 4:46

    Director: Camden Tucker

TOPANGA SHOWCASE at Corazón

  • LIFE COMPOSED

    SUNDAY OCT 22, 2:30 - 4:30 at Corazón

    RUNTIME:14:13 TOPANGA

    Director: Lindsey Hagen

    A short film reflecting on the life of a composer who grew up during Hollywood's hay day. Nestled in the hills of Topanga, his next door neighbors join him down memory lane during the COVID lockdown.

  • TO BE LOVED BY ELLIOT

    SUNDAY OCT 22, 2:30 - 4:30 at Corazón

    RUNTIME:14:13 TOPANGA

    Directors: Samantha Mary Elizabeth Bartow, Carmen Andrew Flood

    A pair of childhood best friends reunite after time apart. One, recently heartbroken, the other, with a power to mend a broken heart.

  • EDEN RIVER

    SUNDAY OCT 22, 2:30 - 4:30 at Corazón

    RUNTIME: 20:27 TOPANGA

    Directors: Jack Evans

    Eden River is an ethnographically sound narrative short made with the collaboration of several Belizean culture groups, shot on location in some of the country's most remote river systems and islands with a mostly-local crew.

  • SOUL PRISM

    SUNDAY OCT 22, 2:30 - 4:30 at Corazón

    RUNTIME: 14:13 TOPANGA

    Director: Kyle J Ruddick

    A dance of joy in the Black Rock desert is transformed into animation and images that is the underlying soul and expression of the performer.

  • ICE FISHING

    SUNDAY OCT 22, 2:30 - 4:30 at Corazón

    RUNTIME: 8:00 TOPANGA

    Directors: Joey Capone

    A pair of young chefs go fishing for more than tonight’s special.

  • JUNG IN CATSKILLS

    SUNDAY OCT 22, 2:30 - 4:30 at Corazón

    RUNTIME: 6:30 TOPANGA

    DirectorS: Lucas McGowen, Camila Falquez, Alannah Fehrenbach, Zack Sky

    A young director's film dreams are crushed when his actors refuse to play his mind games.

  • CUSPID

    SUNDAY OCT 22, 2:30 - 4:30 at Corazón

    RUNTIME: 15:49 TOPANGA

    Directors: Rose Beth Johnson-Brown

    In a near future Los Angeles enduring environmental collapse, a tight-knit family comes to terms with a difficult loss, all seen through the eyes of a nine-year-old girl.

  • BEYOND THE BRIDGE

    SUNDAY OCT 22, 2:30 - 4:30 at Corazón

    RUNTIME 14:55 TOPANGA

    Director: Kim Zanti

    Beyond the Bridge is Kim's first documentary. Her passion for story blossomed as a child reading books, watching movies, and writing her own stories and plays.

AWARDS GALA AND CLOSING PARTY

SUNDAY OCT 22, 7-10PM AT FROGGY’S

FROGGY’S

 

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