Film Festival Screening - FI-LA 2026 Program 16 - Shorts Block 12
About this Event
Four films: Soda Gardocki - Waltzes, Trains, Wires & Wood, The Black Bart of Taco King #17, Chicken Salad, and The Brutal Alchemy of Water.
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FI-LA 2026 - Program 16 - Shorts Block 12
Four films: Soda Gardocki - Waltzes, Trains, Wires & Wood, The Black Bart of Taco King #17, Chicken Salad, and The Brutal Alchemy of Water.
Soda Gardocki - Waltzes, Trains, Wires & Wood
2026 Official Selection: Music Video
Accompanying an original song by Punk/Americana legend Soda Gardocki, this music video reflects on a life shaped by experience and excess. Set within a custom designed world lit primarily by practical lighting and candlelight, the film unfolds through evocative imagery that blurs the line between pleasure and reckoning. Conceived, produced, lit, shot, directed, and edited by Jessica Moncrief.
Director(s): Jessica c Moncrief
Writer(s): Jessica c Moncrief, Soda Gardocki
Producer(s): Jessica c Moncrief
Key Cast: Soda Gardocki, Vanessa Burgundy
Country: United States
World Premiere
The Black Bart of Taco King #17
2026 Official Selection: Thriller - Short
A suave criminal searches for a new partner at a dive bar and finds the perfect Bonnie to his Clyde. He takes her to dinner to put her to the test, yet she has all the answers... and more.
Director(s): Rickey Larke
Writer(s): Rickey Larked
Producer(s): Rickey Larke, Preston Purchase, Lyandre Pierre, Julian Park, Lo Howard, Lorelle Lynch, Charles Taylor Goubeaud
Key Cast: Jasmine Mathews, Christopher Dietrick, Derrick A King
Country: United States
Chicken Salad
2026 Official Selection: Arthouse/Experimental - Short
CHICKEN SALAD is a surrealist film exploring grief and the raw and chaotic emotions of heartbreak through dreamlike, thought-provoking visuals. The act of art becomes a vehicle for our subject’s healing; she merges with her creations, blending her artwork into reality. "Chicken Salad" ultimately showcases how art provides a path to expression, acceptance and love in the face of profound loss.
Director(s): CK Thornton
Writer(s): CK Thornton
Producer(s): CK Thornton
Key Cast: Chelsea Yakura-Kurtz
Country: United States
The Brutal Alchemy of Water
2026 Official Selection: Thriller - Short
Refusing to accept the loss of her girlfriend, Quinn spirals through the suffocating confines of Pr*son. In the depths of her grief she must navigate her unraveling mind and confront her inner demons. The only way out is through.
Director(s): Cameron Zayec
Writer(s): Sarah Huston
Producer(s): Sarah Huston
Key Cast: Sarah Huston, Shonee Samia, Allyson Henson, Lucy London, Bryan Probets, Shanay De Marco, Chloe Botha
Country: Australia
Los Angeles Premiere
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USD 17.85 to USD 28.52
