Los Angeles, CA – July 1, 2024 – The 2024 Valley Film Festival (VFF) unveiled its film lineup, offering a diverse showcase of narrative and documentary films, filmed locally across Los Angeles and from all corners of the world. Taking place August 1-8, 2024, to coincide with The Valley’s area code (818), this will also be VFF’s last festival in North Hollywood, as the Laemmle NoHo 7, prepares to close its doors.
VFF kicks off on Thursday, August 1, with the Los Angeles Premiere of A Little Family Drama, a feel-good story about a Mexican-American family whose lives revolve around their legendary restaurant and their annual family reunion dinner, oblivious to the fact that a shattered taco truck dream is about to change everything. Directed by VFF alumna Nadia Zoe.
James Khanlariarian’s The Ghost Trap nabs the Centerpiece Screening, with its Los Angeles Premiere, Saturday, August 3. Based on the novel by K. Stephens, it is the haunting story of a young lobsterman (Zak Steiner) struggling with the responsibilities of a head-injured fiancé (Greer Grammar) and mounting trap wars in a small Maine lobstering community. Featuring Heather Thomas (The Fall Guy) and Xander Berkeley (Star Wars: Tales of the Empire, The Mandalorian).
The World Premiere of Tomorrow, You Pretty Ghost, will close out the 24th Annual Valley Film Festival, which celebrates films “Made in the (818)”. Directed by Alex Morand and Rocky Pajarito, the suspenseful horror film follows two friends who pull off a prank with grim consequences. Featuring David Brown (TV’s Jury Duty), Abigail Sims (25 Cents Per Minute), Everardo Barriga (VFF19’s Lost Treasure of the Valley) and Cricket Arrison (Give Me Pity).
“I strongly believe that media has the power to change perspectives and lives and am committed to delivering a festival program that celebrates storytelling and that sparks conversation,” VFF founder, Tracey Adlai. Adding, “We continue to be dedicated to supporting local productions with our signature “Made in the (818)” programming, spanning the run of the festival, and engaging with our audience through films, from across the world, in all genres.”

The 2024 selection of international feature films includes aWake (Ireland); Ciurè (Italy); Origin (France); Purgatory Jack (Canada); Ray of Hope (Canada) and Under Water (Netherlands). International short films include Camping in Paradise (Norway) from Oscar-nominated director, Eirik Tveiten (Night Ride); Chairs, directed by James Hughes, staring BAFTA winners Georgina Campbell (Murdered by My Boyfriend) and Akemnji Ndifornyen (Famalam), Deadline (Israel); Honeymoon (Kazakhstan); Twenty (UK); Un Fin De (Argentina) and Yuvalo (Israel). Music videos from outside the U.S. include The
Niro’s “Un Mondo Perfetto” (Italy) and Fregatter’s “Winter Romance” (Russian Federation).

VFF’s documentary showcase includes the Los Angeles Premiere of Origin, which unfolds the history of House Music, as told by the pioneers in this genre. Directed by Sebastien Rossi, Origin features Bob Sinclair, Mike Dunn, Laurent Garnier, Marshall Jefferson, and Terry Hunter. Another Los Angeles Premiere, Ray of Hope, directed by Ryan Singh and Nikila Cole, offers a Tamil perspective on the 26-year armed conflict in Sri Lanka. American Pot Story: Oaksterdam, directed by Ravit Markus and Dan Katzir, chronicles the campaign that brought cannabis into the mainstream and a reminder of how democracy can work when people come together.
The final program was 100% selected from submissions and reflect 44% of films directed by women and 56% directed by men.

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