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Program

Join us for the 7th Annual Drunken Film Fest Oakland, October 4-11, 2024, kicking off with two incredible features October 4th and 5th and 69 wonderful shorts, screened for free in bars across Oakland October 6th-11th!

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Documentary

Caterpillar

Liza Mandelup

Beaten down by the struggle and stagnating in club life, David’s not where he wants to be. Where he knows he should be. Happy. But this youtube video he came across has the answers. What it offers can change his life.

Liza Mandelup’s captivating follow-up to the incisive and prescient Jawline is a globe-trotting documentary odyssey into identity, perception, and the ceaseless pursuit of contentment.

Balboa Theater

US Narrative

My Imaginary Life For Someone

Ryan McGlade and Molly Wurwand

Five women enveloped in opulence at the turn of the millennium welcome us into their sanctuaries.

Drunken Film Fest Oakland fan favorite Ryan McGlade (Buddymovie ‘22 Best US Narrative, Knickknacks ‘20, Bennifer ‘18) is joined by artist and filmmaker Molly Wurwand in their joint feature debut.

The New Parkway

Documentary

Christmas, Every Day

Faye Tsakas

Child labor in the content-for-presents economy.

The Double Standard

Avant-garde

Kāua – We (You & I)

Rachel Makana’aloha O Kauikeolani Nakawatase

Listen to the bunny.

The Double Standard

World Narrative

Wildmen of the Greater Toronto Area

Solmund MacPherson

Citizens of Toronto begin renouncing their personhood.

The Double Standard

US Narrative

Mānoa Valley

Emily May Jampel

Two friends spend a summer day together.

The Double Standard

Animation, Documentary, Avant-garde

I Would've Been Happy

Jordan Wong

An attempt to map a family.

The Double Standard

World Narrative

Lagoon

Conall O'Brien

Accept the spaghetti.

The Double Standard

US Narrative, Local

Terminally Ill

Chris Cole

I didn't want our last conversation to be sad or wack, so I put it in a rap.

The Double Standard

Animation, Avant-garde

Someone Called Me Black Snake

Borja Santomé Rodríguez

Enigmatic silhouettes wander.

The Double Standard

Avant-garde, Local

Lion in the Wind

TT Takemoto

A fugue for forgetting windmills in the West.

The Double Standard

US Narrative

Extinction Story Origin Story

Terrie Samundra

It's just very mysterious.

The Double Standard

Drunken Film Fest Oakland is a labor of love by Movie Friends.

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