The Silent Comedy is an American rock band, known for their folk, rock and roll, and Americana-inspired music.
The San Diego International Film Festival is an independent film festival in San Diego, California, produced by the nonprofit San Diego Film Foundation. The main event has traditionally been held annually in autumn at venues in the Gaslamp Quarter, La Jolla, and Balboa Park.
Merrick McCartha is an American actor who appeared on television shows such as All American (2020–2021),Criminal Minds (2012–2015), Rebel (2017) and Unstable (2023). His film credits include Anatomy of an Antihero: Redemption (2018), Failure! (2023), Hemet, or the Landlady Don't Drink Tea (2023) and The Playground (2017).
The Oceanside International Film Festival (OIFF) is an annual film festival held in Oceanside, California. It was founded in 2009 by the Oceanside Cultural Foundation.
The Horrible Imaginings Film Festival (HIFF) is an annual film festival originally based in San Diego until 2018, when it moved to Santa Ana. It was established in 2009 by Miguel Rodriguez.
Ray Gallardo is an American film director and cinematographer who directed the films At the Frontera (2018) and Callejero (2015) and was the cinematographer for the films Friend of the World (2020),The Fifth of November (2018) and Touch (2022).
Karenssa LeGear is an American actress, filmmaker and SAG/AFTRA member who appeared in musical theatre plays including Les Misérables (2014) as Cosette and Puck in A Midsummer Night's Dream (2007). She has Best Actress nominations at Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema for Carving a Life (2017) and at GI Film Festival San Diego for Refuge (2017).
Jonathan Hammond is an American film director, film editor, screenwriter and film producer who directed the films Expect A Miracle: Finding Light in the Darkness of a Pandemic (2020), Isabel (2018), Kathy (2018) and We All Die Alone (2021). Hammond won the Copper Wing Award for short film directing at the Phoenix Film Festival and received multiple nominations for a Pacific Southwest Emmy Award at National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.
Hush is a 2016 horror drama short film written and directed by Michael Lewis Foster. The film stars Rachel Barker, Luke Bedsole, Eric Casalini and Ghadir Mounib. It screened at San Diego International Film Festival and Catalina Film Festival and won awards at Oceanside International Film Festival and Horrible Imaginings Film Festival. The film was distributed by Seed&Spark and Bloody Disgusting.
Things We Dig is a 2020 comedy horror short film written and directed by Pia Thrasher. The film stars Jenn Larson, Thrasher, Cat Forrest and Morgan Marlow.
William Wall is an American filmmaker and cinematographer known for Daisy Belle (2018), Zero (2014), The Immortal Edward Lumley (2013) and Love All You Have Left (2017).
The Case of Evil is a 2014 horror drama short film written and directed by Jana and Neal Hallford. The film stars Merrick McCartha and Rebecca Sausedo. It premiered at Horrible Imaginings Film Festival on October 12, 2014.
To Fall in Love is a 2017 American drama play written by Jennifer Lane that was based on an article she read in the New York Times. The play premiered at San Diego International Fringe Festival in 2017 and won Outstanding Drama and Outstanding Writing. It was later adapted into a 2023 film that premiered at Heartland International Film Festival.
Jordan Jacobo is an American actor, screenwriter and film director who wrote the film Fletcher and Jenks (2016), wrote the series Jordan Loves (2017) and Sides (2021), and appeared in the films Expect a Miracle: Finding Light in the Darkness of a Pandemic (2020) and Long Live Xander the Great (2023).
San Diego Underground Film Festival (SDUFF) is an annual film festival hosted in San Diego and Los Angeles, California that showcases short and feature length films from all over the world. Their programing highlights films by independent and experimental filmmakers and artists working on single-channel film & video as well as installation, performance, and expanded cinema.
Beth Accomando is a film and theatre critic for KPBS, who formerly worked as an arts reporter for NPR, XETV and The Star-News. She hosts the Cinema Junkie podcast and has curated several film events throughout San Diego County. Accomando edited the 1991 to 1992 sequels of the Attack of the Killer Tomatoes franchise and is part of the Alliance of Women Film Journalists and Critics' Choice Movie Awards. Her work has been distributed through several publications, including RogerEbert.com.
Michael Lewis Foster is an American filmmaker who directed the film To Fall in Love (2023) and wrote and directed the short film Hush (2016). He has won awards at Horrible Imaginings Film Festival and Oceanside International Film Festival.
The 13th Oceanside International Film Festival, is the 2024 edition of the Oceanside International Film Festival, which took place from February 20 to February 24, 2024, at Oceanside, California, United States.
Beth Gallagher is an American actress who starred in the play To Fall in Love (2017) and the 2023 film adaptation of the same name. She portrayed Amelia Earhart in a stage production and Shelley Duvall in a parody short film. Gallagher was nominated for Best Actress at the 2017 GI Film Festival San Diego and won Best Actress in a Lead Role at the 13th Oceanside International Film Festival in 2024.
