Experience an afternoon of short films that capture the unique rhythms, patterns, and pulse of Los Angeles. From bustling streets to quiet corners, these works explore how people move through the city and how the city shapes the lives of its inhabitants.

Passersby (2023) by Sue Ding and Sarah Garrahan
A formal experiment combining fiction and documentary techniques, Passersby is at once a city symphony and an observational journey through the lives of six strangers. Celebrating the vibrant panorama of Los Angeles communities and the often overlooked intersections between them, the film is an ode to the everyday, the unexpected, and the ways we navigate our lives in both loneliness and community. (27 mins)

Washes (2010) by Norbert Shieh
Washes documents various car washes throughout Los Angeles. The results are motion paintings in which water, soap, and wax combine into a visual play of flickering lights, shadows, and colors onscreen. The familiar experience of a car wash collapses into the surreal, allowing a new perception of the locations. (9 mins)

Civic (2022) by Dwayne LeBlanc 
Booker returns to South Central L.A. after several years away. Confined to the interior of his car, we watch as he interacts with the people and places he once knew―floating between moments of nostalgia and the subtle realities of a subconscious search for identity. (20 mins)

Beeps (2024) by Kirk Johnson 
Driven to distraction by a mysterious smoke alarm beep, two young men set out to track it down in their L.A. neighborhood. Their quest leads to unexpected encounters with neighbors, blending humor, frustration, and connection, and revealing the rhythms and quirks of community life. (15 mins)