The South East European Film Festival in Los Angeles (SEEfest) pioneered the concept of regional, cross-border programming with issue-driven films that tell a larger story about South East Europe, where borders of all kinds are fluid and porous just as often as poisonous. By presenting multiple points of view from this troubled region, the festival unlocks delicate doors into human existence, highlighting concerns of our time that resonate with American audiences.

The festival annually presents internationally acclaimed films, art installations, a filmmaker conference, accelerator for film and new media projects in development, film retrospectives, literary salons, and other events. SEEfest maintains an extensive network of cultural, artistic, civic and public diplomacy partners and also serves as a resource for film aficionados, educators, young scholars, youth volunteers and the media.

Schedule:

Wednesday, May 1, 2024

7:00 PM: Opening Gala: Guardians of the Formula at Writers Guild Theater

October 1958, the Cold War is at its peak. The fear of a nuclear war is growing every day. Working on a secret experiment at the state nuclear institute Vin?a in Yugoslavia, a group of young communist scientists led by Professor Dragoslav Popovi? get irradiated with a lethal dose of uranium. Under the veil of secrecy, in the middle of the night, on a special flight, they are sent to Paris to the Institut Curie clinic for experimental medical treatment headed by respected doctor Georges Mathé. Doctor Mathé, a fiery adversary of nuclear weapons, feels a genuine contempt for the work endeavors of Professor Popovi? and his team. On the other hand, they doubt Mathé's true intentions to cure them. As they are left with only days to live, the medical team still has no solution. So, Doctor Mathé proposes to perform the first-ever human bone marrow transplant. Is it an experiment with human lives or does he truly want to help? Based on a true story.

Thursday, May 2, 2024

10:00 AM: Shorts Program 1: Documentaries at Goethe-Institut Los Angeles

Hear the Voices from the House
Glasses Crack, Tablecloths Splinter
Queer Fighters of Ukraine
Waking Up in Silence

11:30 AM: Shorts Program 2: Fiction at Goethe-Institut Los Angeles

250km
Creepy Crawlies
Dignity Keeper
Istina (Truth)
Highway of a Broken Heart

1:00 PM
Shorts Program 3: Fiction at Goethe-Institut Los Angeles

How I Learned To Hang Laundry
Invisible Border
Game, Interrupted
Lyubima
Axinos

3:00 PM: Shorts Program 4: Documentaries at Goethe-Institut Los Angeles

End of the Road
Mami
My Grandfather's House

5:00 PM: Alexander at Laemmle Royal

7:30 PM: Clara at Laemmle Royal

Friday, May 3, 2024

3:00 PM: The Third End of the Stick at Laemmle Town Center

5:00 PM: Kino Volta at Laemmle Town Center

7:30 PM: Only When I Laugh at Laemmle Town Center

Saturday, May 4, 2024

12:30 PM: Shorts Program 5: Fiction at UCLA Bridges Theater

The Walk
Overthinker
A Step Back
The Doll

2:00 PM: Shorts Program 6: Fiction at UCLA Bridges Theater

Milena
Super
Scarlet

3:30 PM: The Trap at UCLA Bridges Theater

6:30 PM: Libertate (Freedom) at UCLA Bridges Theater

Sunday, May 5, 2024

1:00 PM: Shorts Program 7: Animation at UCLA Bridges Theater
The Song of Flying Leaves
27
Her Dress for the Final
Toy
Dyslexia
Delirijum
Tug Of War Within
Promisiunea (The Promise)
Octopus Banana Hotchpotch
Playbill

2:30 PM: Narrow Path To Happiness at UCLA Bridges Theater

4:30 PM: Motherland at UCLA Bridges Theater

7:30 PM: Shorts Program 8: Documentaries at 2220 Arts+ Archive
Self-portrait Along the Borderline
The Silence of The Banana Trees
Valerija
Hands: Triptych

Monday, May 6, 2024

6:15 PM: Non-Aligned: Scenes from the Labudovic Reels at "2220 Arts+ Archive"

8:15 PM: El Shatt - Blueprint for Utopia at "2220 Arts+ Archive"

Tuesday, May 7, 2024

3:00 PM: Cent'anni at "Laemmle Royal"

5:00 PM: Drifting at "Laemmle Royal"

Wednesday, May 8, 2024

5:30 PM: Closing Gala: Sunny's Closet at "Regal LA Live"

6:30 PM: Closing Gala: Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry at "Regal LA Live"

9:00 PM: Wrap-Up Party at Strada Eateria and Bar

Date: May 1-8, 2024

Location: Various venue in Beverly Hills, CA

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