The Singaporean-US filmmaker won for her work The Metamorphosis Project, about a man given a second chance at life by virtual reality. Britt Williams won the Audience Award for her film SOFT LAUNCH
The Singaporean-US filmmaker won for her work The Metamorphosis Project, about a man given a second chance at life by virtual reality. Britt Williams won the Audience Award for her film SOFT LAUNCH
The Singaporean-US filmmaker won for her work The Metamorphosis Project, about a man given a second chance at life by virtual reality. Britt Williams won the Audience Award for her film SOFT LAUNCH
Winner of the Jury Award 2024. After a harrowing diagnosis, Eric is given the opportunity to test a virtual-living experience. But glitches in the system start to show that his newfound “freedom” isn’t all it seems
Winner of the Audience Award 2024. A controversial tech CEO defends her latest software ahead of its launch. As the interview grows increasingly antagonistic, she secretly grapples with her desire to unleash the technology on the world
Marcie, a mysterious teenager, is in pursuit of opening a portal with the intention of summoning STRANGE-GRL. However, complying with STRANGE-GRL’s demands triggers a dangerous transformation…
After being infected with a cyber-virus, a CIA operative Adam Wilson is slowly zombified as his aggressor infiltrates his mind to get him to change his mission
The Spanish filmmaker’s reflection on identity and cinema was lauded by the likes of Matt Jackson while Shandrea Evan’s spotlight on the transformative power of connection and community won the Audience Award
Winner of the Audience Award 2023. Homesick after moving to Los Angeles, a young woman begrudgingly visits her great aunt where she sees her city through a fresh lens
The emerging filmmaker's portrait of youth on the brink of change was lauded by likes of artist Kehinde Wiley, while Adham Elnashai’s exploration of cultural difference won the Audience Award
Winner of the Audience Award 2022. After moving to Los Angeles, a young Egyptian woman struggles to maintain the facade of the lifestyle her conservative father dictates
Winner of the Audience Award 2021. In Los Angeles’s Chinatown, a lonely teenager tries to help her parents keep their seafood restaurant afloat during the COVID-19 pandemic. Between chopping green beans and packing takeout orders, she attempts to hang on to a semblance of normalcy by studying for her driver’s permit and prepping for her highschool Zoom theater debut in “The Tempest”.
Silvia Lara is the recipient of the inaugural Deutsche Bank Frieze Los Angeles Film Award. Her film comprises poetic vignettes, capturing the essence of life in her home town of Whittier, California through the perspective of its residents
