2022 Test
Sunday, July 17th
4th Annual Micheaux Awards Show
6:30pm
Location: Regal Cinemas L.A. Live
House of Legends Aud. #2
*This is a separate ticketed event.
Please purchase a ticket on the single events ticketing page.*
Red Carpet opens at 4:30pm
Awards Show Starts at 6:30pm
“LEGENDS ONLY” AFTER PARTY
9:00pm
Immediately following the awards show join us for our official closing night bash and celebrate the closing night with filmmakers, award nominees/winners, and special guests.
Location: Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
3531 Wilshire Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90010
Saturday, July 16th
House of Legends Aud. #2
LEGENDS IN THE MAKING – (11:00 am)
Stories told from the lens of our youngest future filmmakers.
Burnt Feathers, Broken Wings
Dir. Cady McClain
Exemplary
Dir. Grant Housley
Parallel
Dir. David Mahmoudieh
Guns and Stuff
Dir. Alexander McDaniel
GREATER HEIGHTS – (12:10 pm)
Stories that understand the idea of what it means to see your truth and take the next step to live in it.
I AM A MAN
Dir. Michael A. Pinckney
Hues and Hidden Kings
Dir. Sydney Morgan Currie
The Return: Making hues and Hidden Kings
Dir. Sydney Morgan Currie
Nomadic
Dir. Kyle Sykes
Lift
Dir. Abraham Amkpa
Birdwatching
Dir. Samantha Soule
Legacy
Dir. Richmond Obeng
BLACK AS U R – (1:40 pm)
Why do we as a people protest against racial injustice, but disregard the injustices experienced by black queer people? It’s time to raise the question.
BLACK AS U R
Dir. Micheal Rice
THE STORY WITHIN – (3:35 pm)
Digging deep to find the true story of the matter.
Temple Beauty
Dir. Tiffany Frances
Reasons
Dir. Yvette Pabon
Nkemefuna
Dir. Kaelo Iyizoba
Under the Sun After the Wind
Dir. Patrice D. Bowman
Song of the Same Night
Dir. Kary H Sarrey, Jason J Sarrey, Jay Rho, Ryan Foregger, Yong Duk Jhun, Lai Tsz Yeung Alson
GBOY
Dir. Geoff Browne
Hallelujah
Dir. Victor Gabriel
Happy Hour Break
5:05 PM
Location: Legends Lounge
Regal Cinemas L.A. Live – Mezzanine Level
PANAVISION MASTERCLASS: CAMERA DEMO
6:00 PM
*RSVP REQUIRED* (Limited capacity)
Location: Legends Lounge
Regal Cinemas L.A. Live – Mezzanine Level
EYE OF THE BEHOLDER – (6:15 pm)
Stories that are bold, impactful, and strong in their voice and vision.
Jason Markk
Dir. Jose A Renteria
Airway
Dir. Jessica Redish
Fetish
Dir. Rhian Williams
The Forgotten Place
Dir. Oscar Rene Lozoya
Don’t Frighten the Horses
Dir. Yannis Zafeiriou
Lesbian Miserables
Dir. Tess Paras
Caroline
Dir. Juli Del Prete
Nialian (of Beings and Deceit)
Dir. Juan Carlo Tarobal
If These Locs Could Talk
Dir. Jahbrielle Henning
Selahy (My Weapon)
Dir. Alaa Zabara
TBD – (8 pm)
OVERCOMING – (10:05 pm)
Stories of overcoming tragedies, incapacities and a past that won’t let go.
Chevy: Be First
Dir. Corry Wiens
Dollar 2 The Rich
Dir. Lewis T Powell
Alalia
Dir. Savannah Abrishamchian
An Island Drifts
Dir. Vivian Ip
Slow Pulse
Dir. Marshall Tyler
Keep/Delete
Dir. Kryzz Gautier
Ghost Girl
Dir. Paavo Hanninen
Thank You, Come Again
Dir. Nirav Bhakta
House of Legends Aud. #3
LOST & FOUND – (11 am)
Stories of loss, finding & seeking, and things found.
Last Patrol on Okinawa
Dir. Nick Brokaw
Tundra
Dir. José Luis Aparicio
GUNS DON’T KILL PEOPLE, THEY MAKE IT EASIER – (12:15 pm)
Stories of gun violence and how it affects more than just the life that is lost.
Shreveport Son
Dir. Mark D. Bonner
#BTSD
Dir. Terry Gingles Jr.
Jalisa
Dir. Benjamin Abiola
Home Soon
Dir. Maisha Azadi
A LIVING LEGEND SPOTLIGHT – (2:00 pm)
Double Play
Dir. Ernest Dickerson
CAREER SPOTLIGHT: ERNEST DICKERSON – (4:20 pm)
Happy Hour Break
5:05 PM
Location: Legends Lounge
Regal Cinemas L.A. Live – Mezzanine Level
PANAVISION MASTERCLASS: CAMERA DEMO
6:00 PM
*RSVP REQUIRED* (Limited capacity)
Location: Legends Lounge
Regal Cinemas L.A. Live – Mezzanine Level
CHILLS & THRILLS – (7:55 pm)
Stories of creeps, contact and the uncontrollable.
CDPH Holiday Vaccine Awareness Stories
Dir. Lalo Alcaraz
Algo en el Jardín (Something in the Garden)
Dir. Marcos Sánchez
Morse Code
Dir. McKenzi Vanderberg
Alex, Stop
Dir. Erin Ryan
Vlada Goes to London
Dir. Arti Savchenko
American Hero
Dir. Manny McCord
SOUND
Dir. Tawan Bazemore
Vlada Goes to London
(Dir./Writer/Producer: Arti Savchenko)
Vlada is a pizza delivery girl who lives in Haifa and dreams of becoming a famous DJ. Within a five-hour shift, we get a glimpse into her world full of pressure where she’s willing to do whatever it takes to find the money for a flight to perform at a festival in London.
Student Short Film | Run time: 21:54
American Hero
(Dir./Writer: Manny McCord; Producer: Matt Marshall, Freddy Giorlando, Pia Vicioso- Vila, Manny McCord)
American Hero is a film about a female veteran contending with PTSD, an emotional trauma we typically associate with warfare. But as our story unfolds, we learn her trauma stems from sexual assault by a superior officer.
Narrative Short Film | Run time: 14:57
SOUND
(Dir./Writer: Tawan Bazemore; Producer: Crystal Porter Bazemore, Tawan Bazemore)
Photographer Isabelle Pisano becomes hearing-impaired after a violent car accident. As she struggles to cope in the muffled and scary new normal something beautifully-terrifying happens…
Narrative Short Film | Run time: 14:48
MOON GARDEN
MOON GARDEN – (9:30 pm)
MOON GARDEN
(Dir./Writer: Ryan Stevens Harris; Producer: John Michael Elfers)
Following a terrible family accident, a young girl slips into a coma, finding herself thrust into a dark and surreal industrial wonderland. Haunted by a chattering nightmare that feeds off her negative emotions, the little girl must follow her mother’s voice on a transistor radio to find her way back to consciousness.
Narrative Feature Film | Run time: 1:33:00
Friday, July 15th
House of Legends Aud. #2
FULL HOUSE – (11:00 am)
Stories of family – the trials, the drama, the love.
Pieces of a Memory
Dir. Kyle Alex Brett
Dear Mama
Dir. inter Dunn
Mechanic’s Rose
Dir. Yucef Mayes
Lover’s Lyfe
Dir. Nina Brooks
Intended Parents
Dir. Jabari Redd, Dr. Louis Deon Jones
THE WORLD OVER – (12:45 pm)
Oscar Micheaux once wrote, “We want to see our lives dramatized on the screen as we are living it, the same as other peoples, THE WORLD OVER.”
Stories of Race, Religion, Sexuality, Identity, Socio-Economic Culture and Barriers – all told with truth as we, they, and many are living.
LET ME SEE YOU CLAP CLAP
Dir. Zarian Hadley
the tides
Dir. Maryam Hajibeigi
Copper & Wool
Dir. Tyler C. Peterson
Fishbowl
Dir. Jacqueline Chan
Egúngún (Masquerade)
Dir. Olive Nwosu
Five
Dir. David Orantes
VIVACIOUS SPIRIT – (2:20 pm)
Stories of those who live loudly, both young and old.
Thermo Fisher Scientific: Power of Research
Dir. Rippin Sindher
Book Heckler
Dir. Tess Paras
Wish Upon A Disco Ball
Dir. Anabel Iñigo
The Whippersnappers
Dir. Ryan Cole
The Lifted
Dir. Shayla Racquel
LOVE, LUST & OTHER DRUGS – (3:30 pm)
Stories of love, romance, obsessions, lust, and passion.
Spotlight
Dir. Vivian D. Payton
Date
Dir. Chi-Yang Shao
Break/Up
Dir. Ashlei Hardenburg-Cartagena
Car Therapy: “Uncoupling:
Dir. Jennelle Williams
The Golden Teacher
Dir. Aryka Randall
The Last Croissant
Dir. Jessica Redish
PeloLove
Dir. Elohim Peña
The Out-Fit
Dir. Maty Young
The Right Words
Dir. Adrian Moyse Dullin
Happy Hour Break
5:05 PM
Location: Legends Lounge
Regal Cinemas L.A. Live – Mezzanine Level
PANAVISION MASTERCLASS: CAMERA DEMO
6:00 PM
*RSVP REQUIRED* (Limited capacity)
Location: Legends Lounge
Regal Cinemas L.A. Live – Mezzanine Level
SCARIER THAN FICTION – (6:15 pm)
A twist on the truths that are more frightening than make believe.
Ivar Tunnel: Shook Ones
Dir. Akilah Walker
Black Butterflies
Dir. Tamara S. Hall
Richard
Dir. Brad Rundblade
Grace
Dir. Pokey Spears
TBD – (7:45 pm)
I AM, THEREFORE I EXIST – (9:45 pm)
Stories that showcase the bold, the renegade, the unorthodox, the silenced,
the outcasts, and the triumph of those who don’t need to prove their mere existence.
Under Armour: Thoughts Run Life
Dir. Sin Wei Lee
My Asian
Dir. Jami Ramberan
A Florida Story
Dir. Caleb Scott, Jessica Farr
On the Line
Dir. Brianna Devons
Taffeta
Dir. Lovell Holder
Sparkles
Dir. Jacqueline Pelczar
Talk Black
Dir. Destiny J Macon
House of Legends Aud. #3
THE DILEMMA – (11:00 am)
Stories of people solving (or creating) problems.
Brunch
Dir. Tess Paras
Bothered
Dir. Emerson Niemchick
Party Podcast
Dir. Tess Paras
Roger Espionager
Dir. Brooke Jaye Taylor
FASTEN YOUR SEATBELTS – (12:25 pm)
Strap in for a wild ride of vengeance, revenge and going to extremes.
Jared Was Here
Dir. Satie Gossett
Summa Culpa Laude
Dir. Echo Nguyen
The Fourth
Dir. Johnny Kirk
Hermanita
Dir. Hisonni Mustafa
The Well
Dir. Gerald “Bam” Whaley
TRUE STATES – (1:40 pm)
Stories that showcase the reality of family matters spanning culture,
and the many true states familial relationships exist in.
Calabaza
Dir. Stephanie Osuna-Hernandez
Moose Tracks
Dir. Ayanna McKnight
Dot
Dir. Tiffany Frances
Over My Dead Body
Dir. Meital Cohen Navarro
Last Name Unknown
Dir. Dui Jarrod
CHEAUXTIME – (3:25 pm)
Stories of people solving (or creating) problems.
Outside
Dir. Paul Michael Bair
Expecting
Dir. Jared Milrad
Morena
Dir. Nicole Mairose DIZON
Broken Drawer
Dir. Rippin Sindher
Parents
Dir. Eric Dickens
How to Do Sh!t with Guido Gagootz
Dir. Adriano Valentini
Happy Hour Break
5:05 PM
Location: Legends Lounge
Regal Cinemas L.A. Live – Mezzanine Level
PANAVISION MASTERCLASS: CAMERA DEMO
6:00 PM
*RSVP REQUIRED* (Limited capacity)
Location: Legends Lounge
Regal Cinemas L.A. Live – Mezzanine Level
FIGHTING DEMONS – (6:10 pm)
Whether internal or external, we all have demons to fight and skeletons in the closet.
Izzy’s Demons
Dir. Greg Garay
Ting Tang
Dir. Jasmine T.Q. McLaurin
Dr. West’s Fervor
Dir. Maria Katre Osler
7 Sharp
Dir. LaCora Stephens
No Church in the Wild: Act 2
Dir. Richmond Obeng
The Pulpit: The Prelude
Dir. Tosin Morohunfola
PURSUITS & DECISIONS – (7:35 pm)
Stories of adventures and achievements, and the comedy that can ensue.
Martha’s Journey
Dir. Dritter.Akt, Alexander Weber, Victor Jim Moye-Noza
The Adventures of Rashaad in Real Estate
Dir. Knoa Knapper
How to End A Conversation
Dir. Gregory J.M. Kasunich
xxVisible
Dir. Bobby Yan
Virginality
Dir. Vanna James
40ish…
Dir. Traci Hays
BETWEEN THE SHEETS – (9:05 pm)
All’s fair in love and war… but is it really?
Go
Dir. Andres
Spin
Dir. Brandi Nicole, Jen West
Meet Your Match
Dir. Zandras L. Spivey Jr
Last Night
Dir. Sierra Nowak
Robyn Hood
Dir. NEEN.
Decisions
Dir. Sade Sellers
AINT I A WOMAN – (10:50 pm)
Stories of Black femininity and the different experiences it encapsulates.
Offbrand
Dir. PAX&Q
Blue
Dir. Maryam Farahzadi
Artistic
Dir. Nina Lee
The 5th of April
Dir. Michael Foster
410 Stamped
Dir. Nicole Taylor-Roberts
Mixed Girl
Dir. Josiane Des Gray Desir
410 Stamped
Mixed Girl
(Dir./Writer: Ryan Stevens Harris; Producer: John Michael Elfers)
Raised in a small racially divided town, Leslie, a white alcoholic, drug-addicted and vicious teenage mother falls for James, an African-American college student she meets at a fraternity party. Unbeknownst to James, she becomes pregnant and gives birth to a biracial baby girl.
Narrative Short Film | Run time: 34:30
MOON GARDEN
Thursday, July 14th
House of Legends Aud. #2
LET’S START A DIALOGUE – (11:00 am)
A mixture of digital talks and interviews that give us an intimate look into new worlds, and shorts that pose interesting questions worth a conversation.
Rewriting Hollywood
Dir. Jared Milrad
#SAVAGECHATSERIES
Dir. Brandon Dottin-Haley, Blair Dottin-Haley
Pagliacci
Dir. Alex Ubokudom
Black in Hollywood
Dir. Brandon Miree
What Do You Do?
Dir. Christian Henley
Mid-Coitus
Dir. Kevin Ghee
ORIGINS & ODYSSEY – (12:25 pm)
Origin stories, reflections, and journeys taken…
Reminiscence
Dir. Jia Zhao
Picture This…
Dir. Matt Winters
Sebari Milach
Dir. Lethabo Mmakgomo Mokgatle
Heart of the Hinterlands
Dir. Camila Martins
UNSUNG HEROES – (1:40 pm)
A look into the stories of the pandemic’s unsung heroes.
2020 Year of the Nurse
Dir. Don Juan, ROBYN Y Roots
2020 Year of the Nurse
Dir. Robyn Jones
BLACK MAGIC – (3:25 pm)
Highlighting films with magic, mysticism, and supernatural (and super-powerful) created by and/or told through the lens of Black filmmakers and artists.
Sojourn
Dir. Nesib Shamah
The Mason Ring
Dir. Terry Dawson
Super Dilemma
Dir. Chase Yi
Jordan
Dir. Ebony Blanding
Crystal & Chelsea
Dir. Charlotte Kennett
RISE UP – (5:15 pm)
The moment of change that ignites the path forward, forever affected by the events which sparked it.
On/off
Dir. Nicolas P. Villarreal
Wish Hill
Dir. Aleah Marrow
Illegitimate Voice
Dir. Taylor Bazile, Will Casse, Uma Chatterjee,
Ashley Clark, Victoria Cruell, Pedro Edmond, Stefie Gan, Kacey Layson,
Oscar Li, Guilia Pan, Aaron Parris, Rachel Priebe, Ashley Lynn Raymer,
Maria “Lupita” Roa, Lau Rodriguez, Armando Sepulveda Mendoza
DELUSIONE
Dir. Breton Tyner-Bryan
HERE
Dir. James Anthony
Road Dogs
Dir. Victoria Peralto Cruz
Something in the Clouds
Dir. Josh Sikkema, Johnny Ray
ANCESTORS & GADGETS – (6:40 pm)
Stories of technology and change, and what those who come before have to say about it.
Thermo Fisher Scientific: Think Outside of the Boxx
Dir. Rippin Sindher
Who are you
Dir. Maggie Wong
Heartland
Dir. Jahmil Eady
Privoke
Dir. Bernadette Speakes
Color Your World
Dir. Bailey Ardies
Fade
Dir. LaVarro Jones
FILMMAKER + ALUMNI + VIP MIXER
7:30 PM
Location: Chase Bank Lounge
1200 S. Figueroa St Ste 100, Los Angeles, CA 90015
Wednesday, July 13th
House of Legends Aud. #14
“Legends Wanted” Comedy Show – 8pm
Join us for a multicultural comedy show, and enjoy jokes from several different perspectives, views and outlooks.
Featuring comedians:
- Sean Porter
- Ray Lau
- Renee Percy
- Korey Webb
- Chelcye Perry
- Brandon Broady
- Lisa Alavarado
- Brett Riley
Tuesday, July 12th
Virtual Screenings begin on Sparqfest from July 11th – July 17th
Scan the QR Code To Access!
Live Virtual Panels:
TBD OWN panel (sponsored by the Oprah Winfrey Network) – Time: TBA
Breaking In Again… Transitioning from Unscripted to Scripted (& vice versa) – Time: TBA
Monday, July 11th
Virtual Screenings begin on Sparqfest from July 11th – July 17th
Scan the QR Code To Access!
Live Virtual Panels:
De-Mystifying The Academy (co-presented by The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences) – Time: TBA’
Distribution: The Single Most Important Element of Any Film – Time: TBA