SmashCut CineFest 2018

Angeles, CA 90012. Doors open at 6:30pm, and the screening will begin at 7:00pm.
EVENT SCHEDULE
6:30pm - Doors Open
7:00pm - Screening Begins
8:30pm - Q&A Discussion
9:30pm - After-Screening Reception at The Continental Club. Cocktails and appetizers will be served.
Join us for the After-Screening Reception!
After the screening, join us at the Continental Club, a 3 minute walk, for a night of celebration! Over cocktails and appetizers, spend the evening rubbing shoulders with the filmmakers and fellow movie lovers.
Films Featured at SmashCut CineFest 2018:
Échappé
Under the watchful eye of the KGB, a Soviet Russian ballet company performs in NYC during the 1970s, as its star dancer is suspected of preparing to defect to the United States.
Fellows: Allison Mattox, Paul Walsh
American Refugee
18 year old France Hoang must make the difficult decision to honor his family by staying home to support the family or honor his adoptive country by accepting an admission to West Point and joining the US military.
Fellows: Jack Kennedy, Patrick Lehe, Rebecca Murga
Minty 
Bill and Clara are two runaway slaves escaping through the woods of 1860s Maryland . They discover circumstances that could jeopardize their escape and their lives when they accept the help of the legendary Harriet Tubman.
Fellows: Kira Allen, James Lanka, Valerie Reciniti
The Surge 
In this parody of the film franchise “The Purge”, the U.S. government suspends all laws and regulations for 12 hours. And while an ambitious news reporter expects to cover violence, chaos, and murder, he ends up reporting a very different story.
Fellows: Jared Sichel, Gabriel Yaffe, Jeff Gasser
Inconsiderate Houseguest
Two housemates are at the classic odd couple as they deal with their current living arrangement that has lasted longer than anticipated.
Fellows: Letitia Capili, Rob Hustle, Patrick Lehe
Demand Curve 
Offended by his kidnappers' low demands, a university professor uses basic economic principles to increase his ransom.
Fellows: Meredith Bragg, Austin Bragg, Teddy Sylte