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Lee Strasberg Film Festival

THE LEE STRASBERG FILM FESTIVAL

THE 7TH ANNUAL LEE STRASBERG FILM FESTIVAL

The Lee Strasberg Film Festival was founded to encourage students to create and showcase their self-produced films. On Friday, March 15th, The Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute is proud to present the 7th annual Lee Strasberg Film Festival, held at the Marilyn Monroe Theatre.


2024 FESTIVAL PROGRAM

Friday, March 15th, 2024

11:00am – 12:00pm
Your Life Your Dreams directed by Olga Sopian
Sister Sister directed by Rohit Jasud
The Transition directed by Odinger Mitchell
Outcome directed by Michael Cerqueira Da Costa
Still Time directed by Eric Hamilton Easter
Sometimes I Hear the Light Leak in Through the Corners of My Room directed by Jeremiah M. Carter

12:00pm – 1:00pm
October 29th directed by Paris Ruiz
A Date to Remember directed by Om Bidhalan
Phoenix directed by Vivekananda Kondapalli 
It’s a Double Feature! directed by Terrance Mishoe
Scorched Earth directed by Denycia Thompson
Your Local News directed by Erik Cooper

1:00pm – 2:00pm
Today’s the Day directed by Sean Velasco-Dodge
The Legend of Little Giuseppe directed by Joseph Bevilacqua
Unicorns & Rainbows directed by Eden Rize
Do Over directed by Mai Benezra & Bryan Harlow
Bokeh directed by Tanvi Chandak & Umang Sawhney
Sharing is Caring directed by Paula Sabogal Guerrero

2:00pm – 3:00pm
Beneath the Surface directed by Chantal Van Zyl
Eli directed by Maya Jacob
No Smoking directed by Elisha Asif
3B directed by Paris Ruiz
Everything I Never Told You directed by Carley Lovito

3:00pm – 4:00pm
You and Me, Naked Boy directed by Rose Kelso
Don’t Save Jessica directed by Richard James Manzo
Icing directed by Isabella Uzcátegui
The Edge of Water directed by Sean Velasco-Dodge

Tomorrow directed by Jackson Schlekewey
(Special screening from the LSTFI Los Angeles Film Lab)

4:00pm – 5:00pm
Join us for a sneak peek at the upcoming feature film If That Mockingbird Don’t Sing followed by a Q&A talkback with the director, LSTFI alumna Sadie Bones.

5:00pm
Festival Award Ceremony


2024 AWARD NOMINATIONS

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
John Coady, It’s a Double Feature!
Nixon Frederick, The Edge of Water
Bryan Harlow, Do Over
Daniel Hong, It’s a Double Feature!
Matthew Stannah, You and Me, Naked Boy

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Marlene Hoffmann, The Transition
Elizabeth Sun, Beneath the Surface
Emma Watts, Today’s the Day
Chantal Van Zyl, Beneath the Surface
Sidney Rose White, Everything I Never Told You

BEST ACTOR
Derick Ansah, Eli
Gjermund Gjesme, You and Me, Naked Boy
Nicholas Safier, The Edge of Water
Gaurav Singh, No Smoking
Venkatesh Vohra, Bokeh

BEST ACTRESS
Ines Høysæter Asserson, Everything I Never Told You
Amel Litim, Don’t Save Jessica
Nzingha Rothmiller, Eli
Arianna Williams, Icing
Michal Zys, Unicorns & Rainbows

BEST DIRECTOR
Maya Jacob, Eli
Rose Kelso, You and Me, Naked Boy
Richard James Manzo, Don’t Save Jessica
Isabella Uzcategui, Icing
Sean Velasco-Dodge, The Edge of Water

BEST SCREENPLAY
Tanvi Chandak, Bokeh
John Coady, It’s a Double Feature!
Richard James Manzo, Don’t Save Jessica
Eden Rize, Unicorns & Rainbows
Paris Ruiz & Alana James, 3B

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Nicholas DiLullo, The Edge of Water
Eren Dennis Gedikoglu, Phoenix
Evan Miller, Everything I Never Told You
Odinger Mitchell, The Transition
Paloma Ronquillo, Icing

BEST OF FEST
Bokeh
Beneath the Surface
Don’t Save Jessica
The Edge of Water
Eli
Icing
No Smoking
You and Me, Naked Boy