Inaugural Los Angeles Festival of Movies includes French talent to their lineup.  

The Los Angeles Festival of Movies (LAFM), presented by MUBI and Mezzanine, aims to redefine Los Angeles as a premier destination for independent film. From April 4th to 7th, 2024, the festival will feature a carefully curated selection of high-profile narrative and documentary film premieres, accompanied by discussions with local artists, luminaries, and thought leaders. Each night, attendees can also enjoy lively parties at three dynamic new venues situated on the east side of Los Angeles. LAFM endeavors to serve as the focal point for the city’s vibrant film community to convene and capitalize on the growing audience for independent cinema.

Here are the French films that will be shown this year along with the film starring French talent:

Un rêve plus long que la nuit
West Coast Premiere, with actress Laura Duke Condominas in person
Saturday, April 6 at 11:30am
2220 Arts + Archives
Presented with curator Miriam Bale
In a dream, a little girl wishes to become a grown-up and finds herself in a world of sorcery, violence, exploitation and extended drum solos in renowned artist Niki de Saint Phalle’s surreal allegory.
Directed by Niki de Saint Phalle, France, 1976, 82 minutes, DCP, in French and Swiss German with English subtitles

Preceded by Realms
with director Maximilla Lukacs in person
A surreal fairy tale starring Natasha Khan (Bat For Lashes) as The Oracle of Delphi on a quest to capture the mythical, all powerful Golden Egg from a dragon’s lair. Directed by Maximilla Lukacs, USA, 2022, 5 minutes, DCP.

Toute une nuit
West Coast Premiere of brand new 4K Restoration
Saturday, April 6 at 8:45pm
2220 Arts + Archives
A group of strangers have chance encounters over the course of a summer night in Brussels.
Directed by Chantal Akerman, Belgium, 1982, 90 minutes, DCP

Dream Team
US premiere, with writer/directors Lev Kalman and Whitney Horn and actors Esther Garrel, Minh T Mia, Bro Estes, Veronica Osorio, Fariha Roison, and actor/composer John Fell Ryan in person
Saturday, April 6 at 6:15pm
2220 Arts + Archives
in conversation with Steve Macfarlane
In this absurdist homage to 90’s basic cable TV thrillers, two hot INTERPOL agents uncover an international, interspecies mystery. Directors/Writers: Lev Kalman, Whitney Horn, USA, 2024, 91 minutes, DCP