Announcing UCLAxFilmFest 2025 Official Selections
Above the Desert with No Name
Directed by Sonia Sebastian*
Written by Heather Older
Produced by Maarten Cornelis, Heather Older and Sonia Sebastian*
Cinematography by Tamara Santos* and Erick Turcios
Amorous
Written & Directed by Tanya Jade*
Produced by Joel Crane and Tanya Jade*
Cinematography by Joel Crane
Arrowhead
Written & Directed by Reinhard J Cate*
Produced by Austin Simmons
Cinematography by Nate McLean
Original Score by Alexander Arntzen
Buckets
Written and Directed by Dan Lubetkin*
Produced by Jenica Bergere and Dan Lubetkin*
Cinematography by Grant Smith
Cat.
Written and Directed by Jessica Redish*
Produced by Alpha Faye, Terry Hardacre and Jessica Redish*
Clarity
Written and Directed by Joseph Oliver Hooten*
Produced by Don Ohmer and Kyle Smithers
Cinematography by Adriana Serrato
Original Score by Daniele Truocchio
Delphinium
Written and Directed by Melissa Puente* and Patience Ray
Produced by Patience Ray
Echoes in the Dark
Written and Directed by Connie Jo Sechrist*
Produced by Kristen Brancaccio and Connie Jo Sechrist*
Cinematography by Darren Joe
Composition by Matthew James
The Experiment
Directed and Produced by Maxim Akbarov
Written by Timur Akbarov*
Fighter
Written, Directed and Produced by David Higinio*
Cinematography by Gilberto Alves
Original Score by Sebastian Felipe Celis
In Plane Sight
Directed by Ben Gutteridge*
Written by Dave Beazley and Ben Gutteridge*
Produced by Paul Thomas
Cinematography by Matthew Emvin Taylor
Original Score by Ben Barber*
Johnny Malibu
Directed by William Mazzola*
Written by Carol Saraiva*
Produced by Maju Cancella and Bia Gallo
Marriage Interview
Written, Directed and Produced by Shirley Yip*
Cinematography by Caleb Tou
Original Score by Lydia Ainsworth
Match Dot Mom
Written and Directed by Tara Parian*
Produced by Stacey Haid and Eve Symington
Cinematography by Rachel Bickert
Original Score by Freya Berkhout
Min
Written and Directed by Soo Jin Jeong*
Produced by Suah Shim ad Thomas Percy Kim
Cinematography by Youngcheul Kim (K.S.C.)
Original Score by Tae Gyun Kim
Obsession
Written and Directed by Devon Kane*
Produced by Michael Goi, Devon Kane* and Madelaine Melcher
Cinematography by Ariana Hoshino
Physical Therapy
Written and Directed by Ahuatl Amaro*
Produced by Brian Bonilla and Jason Genao
Cinematography by Daniel Miramontes
Music by Sean Segal
Sema and Kara
Written and Directed by Lal Okyar*
Produced by Zeynep Çalka
Animated by Arda Şahinbaş, Bengisu Cengiz, Deniz Karadağ and Zeynep Çalka
The Serene Place
Directed by Shriya Rana*
Written by Shreyas Ayaluri*
Produced by Rui Dong and Shriya Rana*
Original Score by Miquel Pardo
Sexy Grandma
Written, Directed and Produced by Jonathan Wolfe*
Cinematography by Dimitri Luedemann*
The Velvet Kiss
Written and Directed by Michael David Yudcovitch*
Produced by Melissa Jay and Michael David Yudcovitch*
Cinematography by Senda Bonnet
Music Composition by Lorne Yudcovitch