STATE LIKE SLEEP to Open 15th Los Angeles Women's Int'l Film Fest

The 15th annual Los Angeles Women's International Film Festival opens on Thursday, March 21 at 8pm at the Regal Cinemas at LA Live in Downtown Los Angeles. Kicking off with screening of State Like Sleep, the festival continues through Sunday, March 24, with features, documentaries, shorts. The festival closes Sunday, March 24 at 8:00 pm with a screening of Daisy Winters staring Brooke Shields, Iwan Rheon, Carrie Preston, Sterling Jerins. Directed and written Esther Bialas.

State Like Sleep takes place one year after the sudden death of her celebrity husband. When Katherine Grand receives a phone call that pulls her back to Brussels and the life there that she's tried to forget. Once back, she discovers a web of SECRETS that compel her to unravel the mysteries surrounding Stefan's last days alive. The screening will be followed by Q/A with directed Meredith Danluck.

The full festival program details are available at Los Angeles Women's International Film Festival web site: www.lawomensfest.com, and the 2019 schedule is included below.

The Los Angeles Women's International Film Festival is programmed by Diana Means. First launched in 2004 the festival serves as a platform for women filmmakers worldwide to share their unique stories and cultural experiences with Los Angeles' diverse audience.

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2019 Festival Schedule

THURSDAY, MARCH 21
OPENING NIGHT
8:00pm - State Like Sleep, directed by Meredithy Danluck

SATURDAY, MARCH 23
IN THEATER 3
10:00am - Shorts Program One
12:15pm - Shorts Program Two
2:30pm - Shorts Program Three
4:30pm - Shorts Program Four
7:00pm - Shorts Program Five
9:00pm Hanna's Homecoming

SATURDAY, MARCH 23
IN THEATER 13
10:00am - Free Spirit
12:00pm - Web Series
2:30pm - Slipaway
4:30pm - Women of the Weeping River
6:00pm - Maternal Secrets

SATURDAY, MARCH 23
IN THEATER 14
10:00am - Documentary Shorts Program
12:10pm - The Most Dangerous Year
2:15pm - Returning Citizens
4:00pm - The Revival: Women and the Word
6:00pm - Useless
SUNDAY, MARCH 24
IN THEATER 3
10:00am - Coming Home
12:00pm - The Kids We Lose
2:30pm - Shorts Program Six
4:30pm - Shorts Program Seven
7:00pm - Closing Night Film: Daisy Winters

SUNDAY, MARCH 24
IN THEATER 13
12:30pm - Our Name Spells Lesbian: The Story of SCWU
2:00pm - Beyond Sixty Project
4:30pm - The Light and the Strength
6:00pm - Entangled Powers