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Los Angeles United Press Release


Los Angeles United Film Festival 

 

The Los Angeles United Film Festival, bringing art and creativity together to create a united film community, will be held at the historic Los Feliz 3 Cinema on April 30th - May 7th. The festival's focus is to bring together talented filmmakers from diverse backgrounds, thus creating a "United" showcase of creative energy and talent. This is a film festival for everyone, a place where art and community converge.

A Tulsa native filmmaker, Jason Connell and his production company Connell Creations founded Tulsa United Film Festival seven years ago and recently released their first feature-length film Strictly Background. This heartfelt and compelling award-winning documentary is based on the trials of 10 movie extras trying to make it big in Hollywood and will have a special screening at this years Los Angeles festival. Now living in Hollywood, Connell expanded The United Film Festivals to include Los Angeles & New York in 2007 and has added San Francisco, Chicago & London this year. With this growth, the rich tradition of screening humorous, touching and provocative films will be open to new audiences. This is one film festival you won't want to miss!

Los Angeles United is proud to present an amazing list of Feature-Length Narratives and Documentaries. All films will be Los Angeles Premieres or Special Engagement Screenings and wilLos Angeles, CA – March 25th, 2009 – TheLos AngelesUnited Film Festival, bringing art and creativity together to create a united filmcommunity, will be held at the historic Los Feliz 3 Cinema on April 30th – May7th. The festival’s focus is to bring together talented filmmakers from diversebackgrounds, thus creating a “United” showcase of creative energy and talent.This is a film festival for everyone, a place where art and community converge.

ATulsa native filmmaker, Jason Connell and his production company ConnellCreations foundedTulsa United Film Festival seven years ago and recently released their first feature-length filmStrictly Background.This heartfelt and compelling award-winning documentary is based on the trialsof 10 movie extras trying to make it big in Hollywood and will have a specialscreening at this years Los Angeles festival. Now living in Hollywood, Connell expandedThe United Film Festivals to include Los Angeles & New York in 2007 and has added SanFrancisco, Chicago & London this year. With this growth, the rich tradition ofscreening humorous, touching and provocative films will be open to newaudiences. This is one film festival you won’t want to miss!

LosAngeles United isproud to present an amazing list of Feature-Length Narratives and Documentaries.All films will be Los Angeles Premieres or Special Engagement Screenings andwill be preceded by a few Award-Winning Short Films.

Ourkickoff film Last Cup: Road to the World Series of Beer Pong which covers the fascinating andfast growing underground sport of beer pong is playing at historic the VistaTheatre on April 30th. Among other selected titles are The Shark is StillWorking, a captivatingdocumentary about one of Hollywood’s biggest blockbusters of all time, Jaws; SuperHigh Me, stand-upcomedian Doug Benson documents his experience avoiding pot for 30 days and thenconsuming massive amounts of the drug for 30 days; Christmas on Mars, the psychological fantasy adventure made by famousAmerican rock group, The Flaming Lips; Airplay which follows the rise and fall ofrock radio in America; Fagbug, which follows the cross country journey of a hate crimevictim in her vandalized VW, now dubbed the ‘Fagbug’. Also part of our lineupare The Perfect Cappuccino, Saving God, Playing Columbine, Ingredients,Secrets to Love, Abraham Obama, Happy Birthday Harris Malden, Faded Glory, Rhyme & Punishment, Spitting Game: The College HookUp Culture, Rock-a-fire Explosion, Holy Hollywood and Rock, Paper, Scissors: The Way of the Tosser.

 

The Unitedfranchise has gained the attention and support of major sponsors and mediaoutlets including Sony Creative Software, Final Draft, ShowBiz Software, Glidecam,Moviemaker Magazine, Film Musicians Secondary Market Fund, B-Side, CopymatHollywood, CRE Rentals, Hollywood Green Team, The Jack Rabbit Collection andProductionHub.com. CBS' Todd David Schwartz hails Los Angeles United as"the best film festival you've never heard of."


 

**All film screenings are $10 andAll Access Passes will be available.

For more information, please visitthe official festival website: www.theunitedfest.com.
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