Past Videos for Teens of L.A. Film Fest

The Teens of LA Film Fest is an opportunity for young filmmakers to show us their talent, enthusiasm, and creative spirit.

Our 2023 festival was held on August 5, 2023. Watch the recording below to see the top films and winners in each category:


We thank the Library Foundation of Los Angeles for their support of the 2023 Festival.


Our 2021 festival was held virtually on July 30, 2021. Watch the recording below to see the top films and winners in each category:


2020 Teens of LA Film Fest

We hosted our 2020 festival virtually on YouTube and Facebook. Watch the recording:

The following films are the finalists and winners for each category of the Teens of LA Film Fest 2020.


Short Film

Sweetheart Syndrome | Bianca Grava-Calderon


Bloom | Ella Fields (winner)


Enigma: The Mystery of… Temere | Lewis Sisson


Experimental

Life in Limbo | Chelsea Trotti


Coda | Jonah Mazer (winner)


The Old Man and the Sea | Adrianna Bean


Book Trailer

Young Samurai: The Way of the Warrior | Andrew Hong (winner - Viewer's Choice Award)


Glass Castle | Chelsea Trotti (winner)


The Past is Our Future | Aria N.


Documentary

1,000 Plus: The Story Behind LAFCs Away Trip To Leon, Mexico | Blake Blechner


Senshi | Luchia M Torro (winner)


Impact - A Covid-19 Documentary | Dylan Baer, Noah Mayer, Tilly Winter


Public Service Announcement

History’s Oldest Hatred | Kayla Ring and Audrey Smith


Space Jump | Brady Hall


It’s Never Just Once | Lewis Sisson (winner)


2019 Teens of LA Film Fest

The 2019 Teens of LA Film Fest was held on August 10, 2019. The top three films in each of the five categories were screened, and our panel of judges selected a winner for each category. Scroll down to view the finalists and winners, listed by category:


Short Film

The Homework Headache (winner)

Adrianna Bean

La Table du Chef (finalist)

Andrea Ramirez Romo

The Waiting Room (finalist)

McKenna Rose Lindheimer


Experimental

Happy Place Labs (winner)

Sunny Rae Keller

Different (finalist)

Molly Chen

We Wear the Mask (finalist)

Magali Ustarroz


Book Trailer

Goosebumps: Say Cheese and Die! (winner)

Marcus Panahon

The Giver (finalist)

Daisy Washington

Redefining Inequality in the Status Quo (finalist)

Nabihah Chaudhry, Rachel Park, Sarah Tran


Documentary

#NeverForget (winner)

Sofie Verweyen

Now Here (finalist)

Izya Lebtahi

A Sense of Taipei (finalist)

Pierre Ngo Thibodeaux


Public Service Announcement (PSA)

Latinx Literacy (winner)

Daphna Eisen, Francisco Wilken Justin Wilken, Karen Lam, Kelley Lam

Emotional Abuse (finalist)

Noelia Rodriguez Vasquez

Juul PSA Parody (finalist)

Isabella Jewel Garfinkel

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