Short Play 

Students, faculty and guest artists work together to produce a number of diverse stagings. 

3.5 minute Film 

Two kids trespass on a man's property and plan on having some fun by harassing him and stealing his guitar, but are foiled when he calls on his pet monster that proceeds to chase them through the woods. 16mm color and black & white, and paper cutout animation. Music by The Shenanigans, a ridiculous skacore band from LA. Check them out at www.myspace.com/theshenanigansrock 

Short  

Three hitmen are hired to kill one hitman who has the combination to a safe with money in it. They are hired to kill him after he has opened the safe. Just as the movie begins a gun battle erupts; the person at fault is unknown. Within the first minute of the film, one of the three hitmen is dead and Randy, the hit, is dead and the safe is not opened. The film engages Mike and Sal as they try to find a solution to their predicament. 

Short  

A New York City bum comes across a piece of music that allows him to transcend reality. 

Feature Play 

Titus is Shakespeare's first tragedy and by far his bloodiest. Set in fascist Italy, the production is filled with gruesome revenge plots, sardonic wit, lascivious affairs, and plenty of pretty poetry. Directed by Natasha Vargas-Cooper.  

Short  

It's like Gladiator. 

Feature Film 

Four strangers band together on a journey through urban Pittsburgh on the day of a transit strike. 

Short Film 

An escaped convict kidnaps a woman and holds her hostage to try and see his son one last time. Made for the 168 hour film festival. Each team is given on week to write, shoot, and edit their film. 

Short Stop-Motion Animation 

The life of one boy passes before the lens of the camera and is extinguished in a series of brief, syncopated moments.  

Short Film 

Narrative documentary on the 1992 Los Angeles Riots, a final project for Media History Class.  

Short  

If you've seen the trailer for Jason X, it will help you enjoy this trailer much better (so see it). 

Feature Play 

THE PORTERS OF HELLSGATE Present William Shakespeare's THE TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA "A promising young company with a fine handle on iambic pantameter..." -David C. Nichols, LA TIMES WHAT: William Shakespeare’s ‘The Two Gentlemen of Verona’ set in Edwardian England. The silliness and pomp of the time reflects the silliness and pomp of the play. It’s got all the necessaries, love, lust, mistaken identity, betrayal, redemption, and of course, ...a bit with a dog. Directed by Charles Pasternak. Produced by Eddie Castuera and Jack Leahy. WHERE: The Whitmore-Lindley Theatre Center, 11006 Magnolia Blvd., North Hollywood WHEN: Opens Friday, December 21. Runs Friday and Saturday nights at 8pm and Sunday matinees at 3:30pm. Closes Sunday, January 13. Tickets: $20, $15 for students and seniors. FOR RESERVATIONS AND INFORMATION CALL EDDIE at (310) 497-2884  

Feature Film 

Sketch Comedy 

Short  

A documentary and a reinactment. A high school assignment. 

Short Film 

Can't a guy just brush his teeth without being bothered. 

Short  

This is a story of two hitmen who come to an epiphany. 

Short Film 

 

Short Film 

Shout is UCLA Masters thesis film written & directed by Lillian Wang. It is a coming-of-age story about Sadie, an 18-year-old girl, who lives a comfortable yet sterile life in the suburbs. Things change when her dying, cantankerous grandfather comes to live with her, and when her best friend Henry tells her he is going away to college. Sadie's feelings of isolation and discontentment grow. Eventually, the loss she experiences propels her away from home and towards her first act of independence 

Short  

A young woman explores her desires, coming to realize what she really wants. 

Short  

A series of episodes that a young man remembers from his life that seem to have had some sort of impact.