Friday, November 14, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Los Feliz Theatre, Los Angeles
### **ABOUT THE EVENT:** The American Cinematheque and Minorities in Film are teaming up for the Make News Showcase, seven sci-fi indie films curated under “visions of the future” from filmmakers around the world. Minorities in Film (MiFILM) is a collective of social entrepreneurs dedicated to increasing equity and inclusion for BIPOC and People with Disabilities in film. ### **ABOUT THE FILMS:** **“Development,” Dir. Chloe Caudillo** Struggling to climb the corporate ladder, a Latina office worker finally lands a leadership training seminar, only to realize that to be successful, trainees must become clones of the “nepo baby” boss. **“Alone, Alone, Alone on a Wide, Wide Sea,” Dir. Anvita Gattani** When their mothers’ health deteriorates, estranged brothers, RAJESH and SHIVA are unexpectedly reunited to decide how to move forward. Meanwhile, society has turned to BREATHE, an app that allows its users to erase their painful memories and live in eternal bliss. **“Eve,” Dir. B. Monét** What happens when the world is completely barren? Eve Shields will find a way to recreate human life even if it means risking her last egg. **“Friction,” Dir. Xiona Li** The [experimental documentary] features Yuqi Zhang, a closeted transgender woman in her 30s living in mainland China, as she navigates these challenges firsthand. Yuqi faces a harrowing choice: risk social abandonment by embracing her true self or endure the mental strain of remaining invisible to stay safe **“Friends of Sophia,” Dir. Alden Peters** In a dystopian future, citizens live and work in Company towers a thousand stories tall, bound by a strict contract to build robotics for a far-off war.Unsanctioned vices, especially relationships with the androids they build, are severely punished. When Conor watches the vice police arrest his neighbor, he fears he and Dosso, the hacked android he loves, will be next. **“Dreamhotline,” Dir. Tanisha Tekriwal** In a near-future world, Tara works at a Call Center that replicates the voices of lost loved ones. An unexpected call disrupts her daily rhythm. **“Reprogrammed,” Dir. Christopher Guerrero** In retro-future LA, Andrea, a lonely roboticist, neglects her life to finish her masterpiece – IRIS. While teaching IRIS the ropes of being sentient, she realizes she must patch things up with her father. By giving birth to artificial life, Andrea learns how to live a real organic life.