SAT APR 4, 2026 7:00 PM PROOF 2025 Award Winners Showcase Free Ticket prices include a $2.00 online booking fee. Los Feliz 3 | Q&A with filmmakers following the screening Join us to celebrate the PROOF 2025 Award Winners in a showcase of their work! Checking Event Status... *This is an RSVP which means first come first served. This RSVP does not guarantee a seat. Not a Member? Join Today. Already a Member? Be sure you are logged in to your account. Your RSVP is being held for 1 minute, please select the quantity and fill out your contact info to complete the RSVP First Name Last Name Email Quantity Subscribe to our newsletter FINISH
ABOUT THE EVENT: Join us to celebrate the PROOF 2025 Award Winners in a showcase of their work. PROOF is a short film festival in Los Angeles dedicated to showcasing the best in proof-of-concepts. Providing a highly competitive and unique festival experience, as well as opening the door for fruitful future filmmaking opportunities, PROOF is a one-stop-shop for the newest emerging talent. ABOUT THE FILMS: “Thirstygirl,” Dir. Alex Qin, 10 Mins, USA Grand Jury Award Winner! Charlie and Nic are headed somewhere. We’re not sure where. All we know is Charlie can’t stop sending nudes and watching porn on her phone. As the sisters go along their journey, Charlie’s need for sex intensifies and she resorts to more and more depraved behaviors to get her fix. THIRSTYGIRL is an intimate film about sisterhood and addiction, following two Asian-American women traveling across the American South. “We Used to Take the Long Way Home,” Dir. An Nguyen, 14 Mins, Vietnam/USA Gold Award Winner! A young Mormon missionary at the start of his two years of service is shown the ropes by his well-meaning trainer, who comes to terms with his own failures. FORMAT: DCP “Inner Demons,” Dir. Jasmine J. Johnson, 11 Mins, Silver Award Winner! Mya’s world takes a harrowing twist when pills meant to alleviate depression unwittingly unleash a nightmarish entity that embodies her inner turmoil. Mya finds herself entangled in a relentless battle against her own psyche, fighting not just for her mental well-being but her very survival. FORMAT: DCP “LOVE192,” Dir. Haydon Mayer, 20 Mins, USA Bronze Award Winner! As an abandoned online roleplaying game nears its final days, Tyler and Jude, once inseparable, reconnect amongst a fading digital landscapes. Moving between liminal in-game space and distant memories, the two teens navigate unspoken feelings and shared history. With the clock ticking on the server, and their adolescence, the two hatch a cross-country plan to meet in person, confronting the schism between who they were online and who they are becoming. FORMAT: DCP “Make Me a Pizza,” Dir. Talia Shea Levin, 12 Mins, USA Kodak Excellence in Analog Film Award Winner; Jury Special Mention! BORED HOUSEWIFE seduces HOT PIZZA GUY for free pizza, but is desire worth $29.99? FORMAT: DCP “My Kind of People,” Dir. Joe Picozzi, 14 Mins, USA Audience Choice Award Winner! After a DNA test uncovers his father’s adoption, a proud paesano from Providence, Rhode Island grapples with the revelation that he’s not actually Italian American, and never has been. With the foundation of his identity destroyed, and his familial bonds broken, he begins to spiral. FORMAT: DCP