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It's that time of year again! The 24th Annual Valley Festival is fast approaching and we look forward to seeing you 8-1-8 (August 1-8) in the (818). Tickets are on sale now.

Cool down with a screening or two, meet filmmakers from all over the world, and enjoy the world's best movie popcorn -- all in the comfort of an air-conditioned theatre.

With the future of the Laemmle NoHo7 uncertain, this may be VFF's final festival in North Hollywood. We ask that you continue to support your local art house theatres and film festivals, including the 24th Annual Valley Film Festival.

Today we're spotlighting our feature films and encourage you to jump over to our website to browse all of our events taking place in the coming weeks.

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A warm (818) THANK YOU to our returning partner, Hennessey Studios, for being our HQ and hosting our VFF Filmmaker Lounge, where our educational panels take place August 1-8.

If you're a content creator, Hennessey Studios has everything you need from a 3-camera setup to a fully equipped podcast studio. Located on the TV Academy campus, swing by a VFF event for a tour or to see the studio in action.

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A LITTLE FAMILY DRAMA

August 1 @ 7:30PM

A Mexican American family, whose lives revolve around their legendary restaurant, prepares for their annual family reunion dinner oblivious to the fact that a shattered taco truck dream is about to change everything.

OPENING NIGHT: SOLD OUT

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AMERICAN POT STORY: OAKSTERDAM

August 6 @ 7:30pm

This documentary chronicles a campaign that brought cannabis into the mainstream and serves as a reminder of how democracy can work when people come together.

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AWAKE

August 3 @ 1pm

This Irish drama follows Anna, as she seeks closure at the funeral of the man who assaulted her 10 years prior.

Consul General of Ireland in Los Angeles in attendance.

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BAD GENERATION

August 2 @ 7:30pm

After breaking into a supposedly abandoned house, a "family" of homeless teenagers find themselves torn apart after a brutal discovery is made.

A Dogma film.

SOLD OUT

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CIURÉ

August 2 @ 2pm

A young father who struggles between makeshift jobs and a life of crime, to support his son in suburban Palermo, Sicily. When the spiral of violence turns against him, he runs into Ciuré, a transgender dancer who helps him find a way out of the underworld.

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LIVE AT THE PORPENTINE: A COMEDY OF ERRORS

August 5 @ 7:30pm

Separated by a shipwreck when they were babies, two sets of identical twins get mixed up in each other's lives over the course of a day. Adapted from Shakespeare's THE COMEDY OF ERRORS and re-imagined as an early 1960's technicolor musical comedy.

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ORIGIN

August @ 3pm

ORIGIN unfolds the history of House Music as told by the pioneers in this genre. With Bob Sinclar, Mike Dunn, Laurent Garnier, Marshall Jefferson, Terry Hunter

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PURGATORY JACK

August 3 @ 3pm

When a young couple abducts Alisha, she is forced to consider the possibility that she may not be who she thinks she is. Presented in reverse chronology, COGNITIVE is a psychological thriller that keeps the audience guessing until the final frame.

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RAY OF HOPE

August 3 @ 5:30pm

Rathika Sitsabaiesan, a former Canadian Member of Parliament, who fled the armed conflict in Sri Lanka with her Tamil family as a five-year-old child. The anguish and tales of the conflict drove Rathika's advocacy. In 2013, her visit to Sri Lanka rekindled her own traumatic memories, as she was surveilled by the very government accountable for widespread suffering.

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STAKES IS HIGH

August 4 @ 5:30pm

Much like TAXI DRIVER was a reflection of post-Vietnam America, STAKES IS HIGH captures America right now. Will Goldin is the everyman of this moment, living off the fumes of a dream, turning to the gig economy with hopes of a better future only to find a rat race to the bottom.

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THE GHOST TRAP

August 3 @ 8pm

Based on the novel by K. Stephen, the Ghost Trap is the haunting story of Jamie Eugley, a young lobsterman struggling with the grinding responsibilities of a head-injured fiancé and mounting trap wars in a small Maine lobstering community.

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TOMORROW, YOU PRETTY GHOST

August 7 @ 7:30pm

Two high school friends, prone to playing tricks on their friends, pull off one last prank before graduation that has grim consequences for their relationship. A horror story about keeping in touch with your childhood friends.

CLOSING NIGHT FILM

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UNDER WATER

August 4 @ 1pm

When a Dutch woman is locked in a basement with her soon-to-be ex-husband by her mother, an avid doomsday prepper, she must finally confront the secrets of her family's past.

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UNSPEAKABLE: BEYOND THE WALL OF SLEEP

August 4 @ 8pm

Stars Bai Ling and Edward Furlong. Based on the work of HP Lovecraft, oneirologist, Ambrose London, is requested to Arkham Asylum to study the strange case of split personality in a patient.

Rated X by MPAA for nudity, adult themes, sexual assault, and language. Film also uses strobe lights.