About this Event
Four films that bring completely original ideas to the screen!
Rated a Top 100 Best Reviewed Film Festival out of 14,000 festivals worldwide by actual filmmakers on FilmFreeway, Sherman Oaks Film Festival returns in 2026 with screenings, panels, mixers and more!
SOFF 2026 - Program 02 - Originality Spotlight
Four films: Out Of My System, The Orange Circle, Tea for Two, and SPIRAL.
Out Of My System
2026 Official Selection: Short Film - Drama
After receiving a crushing email from her first love, Renata retreats into the woods to avoid slipping into old habits. Obsessing on how to reply she quickly spirals into a violent night with what once threatened to destroy her.
Director(s): Viveka Garza Gómez
Writer(s): Viveka Garza Gómez
Producer(s): Viveka Garza Gómez, Amirah Adem
Key Cast: Viveka Garza Gómez, Alexander Faeron
Country: United States
Los Angeles Premiere
The Orange Circle
2026 Official Selection: Short Film - Horror
A woman is terrorized by a mysterious orange circle who intimidates her into attacking people with a pair of garden shears.
Director(s): Mike Robinson
Writer(s): Mike Robinson
Producer(s): Kat Hartman Rocco, Sean Cruser, Mike Robinson
Key Cast: Kunjue Li, Matthew Burnside, Kevin Toomey, Jenny Castro, Ryan Featherston
Country: United States
Tea for Two
2026 Official Selection: Short Film - Comedy
In the near future, a group of housewives host a bookclub as a cover for their illegal dealings. When the police drop by, they must think fast to keep their cover.
Director(s): Victorya Cintra
Writer(s): Victorya Cintra
Producer(s): Ashley Valenzuela
Country: United States
Los Angeles Premiere
SPIRAL
2026 Official Selection: Short Film - Comedy
While celebrating his engagement, Sean finds out that his future brother-in-law has an unnaturally large penis.
Director(s): Henry Bock, Nick Tiffany
Writer(s): Henry Bock, Nick Tiffany
Producer(s): MK Goss, Joey Walsh, Amy Sedaris
Key Cast: Sean Finnegan
Country: United States
Los Angeles Premiere
Event venue
LOOK Dine-In Cinemas, Glendale - Theater 9, 128 N Artsakh Ave, Glendale, United States
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