LA Film Festival 2008 :. Dates: June 19th - 28th :. Venue: Westwood Village :. City: Los Angeles :. Country: USA :. Edition: 2008/14th :. Official Site: LA Film Fest

American Teen The director and producer of the sublime The Kid Stays in the Picture takes on American teenagers, chronicling 4 seniors from Warsaw, Indiana for 10 months.

The Art of Failure: Chuck Connelly Not for Sale A neo-expressionist painter who got his 5 minutes of fame in the New York art scene in the 80's, Chuck Connelly didn't follow the same trajectories as some of his most illustrious peers.

Captain Ahab This quite interesting variation on Herman Melville's character is solely the fruit of Mr. Ramos' imagination in which Captain Ahab was the chance to interpret and complement Moby Dick, which pretty much started where this film ends.

The Garden The Garden is the most complete portrait of a shameful period in Los Angeles history that sheds light on economic and racial disparities as well as the activism of an immigrant community finding its voice.

Heidi Fleiss: The Would-Be Madam of Crystal Heidi Fleiss: The Would-Be Madam of Crystal follows the infamous Hollywood Madam as she tries to open a "stud-farm" in a Nevada hole.

Highwater Dana Brown's surfing documentary quickly sinks into affable Orange County mediocrity.

Loot Loot follows Lance Larson, a treasure hunter who is determined to help a couple of World War II veterans get a hold of their buried treasures.

Wanted Writer/Director Timur Bekmambetov is known for two things: his ultra-kinetic filmmaking style and his propensity at recycling scenes and themes from popular Hollywood flicks.

.: 06/12: Film Selection