Deutsche Bank Frieze Los Angeles Film Award

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The filmmakers share their experiences and reflect on the process of creating films around the theme of ‘Identity’

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Watch online the films shortlisted for the Audience Award 2023

15 JAN 23
Feeling homesick after moving to Los Angeles, a young woman begrudgingly visits her great aunt where she discovers friendship, communal history, and her new city through a fresh lens
15 JAN 23

An empty nester must learn to find herself when her beloved canine goes missing

15 JAN 23
The Russian Table transpires over New Years Eve, as a Soviet emigre family gathers together to celebrate the traditional holiday, however there are things that trouble this family and the night ends on a less than celebratory note
15 JAN 23
While on a walk, a man ponders an existential question. His broad contemplations play out in a kaleidoscope of daily life
15 JAN 23
Set against the backdrop of the criminal underbelly of Los Angeles, and told in small vignettes, a man comes to terms with love, religion, and choice
15 JAN 23
A young woman grapples with her sense of self in the aftermath of a relationship
15 JAN 23
He Died of an Illness Called Life is a story about the importance of the things we leave within the people we love rather than with them. Through the perspectives of both a Father and Daughter, this film explores the idea of the limited time as an adult and the eagerness of desire as a child

 

15 JAN 23

After getting robbed for his bike, a straight arrow contemplates revenge and forgiveness

15 JAN 23

Oblivious to the fact she is running on empty, a relatively young woman sets up to success as she leaves her LA apartment for a last-minute request. Spoiler: nothing goes according to her plan

15 JAN 23

Ten emerging filmmakers will be selected for a four-month virtual program led by Ghetto Film School and Endeavor Content to produce individual short films

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A Look back at the third year of the Deutsche Bank Frieze Los Angeles Film Award, in partnership with Endeavor Content and Ghetto Film School

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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

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In the near future as Earth has increasingly become uninhabitable, Lumi, a former ballet dancer from Los Angeles, is left behind to discover that the end is only the beginning through a mysterious entity living among her

12 JAN 22

A young Vietnamese-American girl idolizes her mother and acts as her shadow – until one day, her mother gets an unexpected surgery

12 JAN 22

On a journey of self-exploration to find himself in Los Angeles, a young man goes around visiting cornerstones of the Black community: the barbershop, the farmers market, Leimert Park. Underneath we hear a poem about how this world has shaped his internal identity.

12 JAN 22

Inspired by a 19th-century folktale, a young father chases a ghost around his home in search of his daughter.

12 JAN 22

In the near future, an unprecedented general labor strike sweeps Los Angeles. A Korean immigrant truck driver clashes with his teenage daughter over whether to participate

 

11 JAN 22

All is fine and dandy on Jo and Rashaad’s first day living together until a condom breaks

11 JAN 22