Ghetto Film School

An exploration of the subconscious that reveals the insecurities of an artist and her family connection to water near Los Angeles

A meditative experience with a kindred stranger provides a moment of reflection and release for an isolated spirit

A young woman visits a self-proclaimed mystic with the hopes of a “quick-fix” for her problems. Instead, she is encouraged to go to the ocean

Three siblings walk along the dry concrete expanse of the Los Angeles River, reminiscing about their recently deceased mother. One of them remembers her dream about a river

A kayaker’s attempt to protect conservation efforts disrupts a memorial service

Set in the bustling neighborhood of Koreatown, Los Angeles, Essential Work is a meditative piece chronicling a gig-economy worker’s last chance to make rent and avoid eviction

Winner of the Jury Award 2021. A young woman from the Middle East recounts her first experience in Los Angeles to her mother back home.

After moving to LA, an ambitious filmmaker enjoys considerable success. But these achievements force her to grapple with the memories of a death through the powerful, cleansing forces of water.

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”.

After a four-month program at GFS, a winner will be selected by a jury composed of leading art and film industry figures

Figures from art and film came together for the first Deutsche Bank Frieze Los Angeles Film Award

Meet the ten emerging filmmakers shortlisted for the first Deutsche Bank Frieze Los Angeles Film Award

Introducing the 10 shortlisted fellows

New award offers support and platform to 10 artists, whose works will be screened at Frieze Los Angeles 2020