Santa Monica Film Festival (2025) Features

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  • The Therapy

    Movie

    Eccentric psychologist, Elisaveta Petrova, has hidden love of painting but her childhood trauma inhibits her from pursuing a career in the arts. Resentful to turning her back on her dream she tries to cure her own fears by devising experimental therapy sessions with other blocked artists but her ...

  • The Optimist

    Movie

    In the vibrant backdrop of Los Angeles, the intertwined lives of an influencer and a corporate happiness officer take a tumultuous turn as they each chase their ambitions.

  • Hidden Creek

    Movie

    We will follow the story of Jimmy, an old widower who starts to believe his family is trying to take everything out from under him. Although as he begins to have more and more mental episodes, he’ll begin to wonder where the sanity and the gaslight begin.

    HIDDEN CREEK presents a new modern angle...

  • Venus Effect

    Movie

    After a mysterious event, a small community of neighbors erupt into chaos as they suspect hostile aliens are invading.

  • Imposter and Ponies

    From a real nobody in Berlin, to a fake somebody in the limelight in Iceland, to a mix-up in West Hollywood, a tragic comedy written by life.

    After sharing a currywurst with his pal Max, Casper's personal narrative is increasingly in danger of getting lost. Max has news: BOND'S DAUGHTER was appa...

  • The Platinum Loop

    In 1973, two grifters embark on a twisted odyssey to sell a legendary piece of film showing Marilyn Monroe as the world has never seen her. Based on the acclaimed novel by Austin Williams, this gritty comedic thriller delivers a fast-paced plot loaded with memorably warped characters, narrow esca...

  • Loch Raven

    Movie

    Rachel, a Baltimore Environmental Police officer, discovers the body of lady floating and in pursuit of the truth she must navigate the past, the present and the future.

  • Lime & Vinegar
    Movie + 1 extra

    Lime & Vinegar

    Movie + 1 extra

    A stereotype-fearing South American immigrant and her innocent co-worker turn a disastrous workday into a journey of self-discovery, proving that sometimes, life’s messes can’t be cleaned without a little creativity.

    Daniela has been cleaning houses for a while now. After teaching herself Englis...

  • Horror Tonight!

    Movie

    Jimmy "Bones" Carson and Jack-O host a late night talk show full of scares, stars and all things spooky, but when Satan is their only audience member, they must give the best show of their lives.

  • Necro 101
    Movie + 1 extra

    Necro 101

    Movie + 1 extra

    When Daisy enrolls in an easy elective class, she learns her mentor has been using dark magic to aid one family in an ongoing mob turf war. And the turf war is all about one thing: sauce.

  • Don't Forget Me

    Movie

    The film Don’t Forget Me chronicles the struggles of a small-town woman grappling with her child's organ failure, exhausting all efforts to fight for her child's survival. Concurrently, a young delinquent, confronted with the profound questions of existence after his mother's brain death, resolve...

  • Growing Pains

    Movie

    Two childhood best friends, Zoe and Nat, face the tumultuous changes of transitioning from middle to high school as their friendship drifts apart. Zoe, a cancer survivor, joins the crew team which exacerbates her body image & mental health struggles. Nat battles with her sexuality and the expecta...