Mezzanine

Mezzanine is an irregular independent and revival film series based in Los Angeles, developed and overseen by Micah Gottlieb.

Programs are frequently done in collaboration with local & visiting artists, filmmakers, writers, curators and other luminaries.

03/05/2026

Last night: it was an immense pleasure to have and DoP Patrick Alexander Stewart in conversation after a sold-out 35mm screening of Mike Figgis’ TIMECODE (2000), with many crew members in attendance. ⏱️🎞️

Special thanks to Patricia Rozema, Darrell Brett and John Kostka for making this event possible.

Photos: 📷

02/26/2026

TIMECODE ⏱️📹
directed by Mike Figgis
2000, U.S., 98m, 35mm

35mm print, followed by a Q&A with actress Saffron Burrows and Mia Maestro

Tuesday, March 3

doors: 7:00
film: 7:30

One of the boldest experiments ever released by a major film studio, maverick filmmaker Mike Figgis turned heads with this split-screen thriller, starring an incredible cast of A-list actors and taking place entirely in real-time as four continuous 98-minute DV takes unfold on screen. On Sunset Blvd., on the stretch between Book Soup and Dialog Café, Figgis follows a group of Hollywood executives, actors and spouses (Salma Hayek, Stellan Skarsgard, Saffron Burrows, Holly Hunter, Kyle McLachlan, Leslie Mann, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Danny Huston, Xander Berkeley, Glenne Headly, Holly Hunter) ahead of a major pitch meeting, as adulteries and other overlapping dramas ensue in each of their personal lives. With its improvised dialogue and elaborate structural gambit, TIMECODE is a relic of the turn-of-the-millenium digital boom—at the height of the crossover between the American independent and commercial film industries—and an emblem of an era when anything felt possible.

“What is the purpose of the experiment? Above all, to show it can be done… Mike Figgis is a man who lives and breathes the cinema.” -Roger Ebert

“An impressive stunt....Surprisingly breezy to watch.” -Dave Kehr

Special thanks to Patricia Rozema and Darrell Brett.

02/22/2026

TIMECODE ⏱️📹
directed by Mike Figgis
2000, U.S., 98m, 35mm

25th anniversary screening on a 35mm print, followed by a Q&A with actress Saffron Burrows and Mia Maestro

Tuesday, March 3

doors: 7:00
film: 7:30

One of the boldest experiments ever released by a major film studio, maverick filmmaker Mike Figgis turned heads with this split-screen thriller, starring an incredible cast of A-list actors and taking place entirely in real-time as four continuous 98-minute DV takes unfold on screen. On Sunset Blvd., on the stretch between Book Soup and Dialog Café, Figgis follows a group of Hollywood executives, actors and spouses (Salma Hayek, Stellan Skarsgard, Saffron Burrows, Holly Hunter, Kyle McLachlan, Leslie Mann, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Danny Huston, Xander Berkeley, Glenne Headly, Holly Hunter) ahead of a major pitch meeting, as adulteries and other overlapping dramas ensue in each of their personal lives. With its improvised dialogue and elaborate structural gambit, TIMECODE is a relic of the turn-of-the-millenium digital boom—at the height of the crossover between the American independent and commercial film industries—and an emblem of an era when anything felt possible.

“What is the purpose of the experiment? Above all, to show it can be done… Mike Figgis is a man who lives and breathes the cinema.” -Roger Ebert

“An impressive stunt....Surprisingly breezy to watch.” -Dave Kehr

Flyer by . Special thanks to Patricia Rozema and Darrell Brett.

02/20/2026

Moments from a wonderful evening with filmmaker Dwayne LeBlanc in conversation with writer Harmony Holiday after a screening of LeBlanc’s trilogy of short films at , including the L.A. premiere of his new film YOU DO NOT EXIST. 🙌

Special thanks to Shelby Eggers.

Photos: .hildebrant

02/14/2026

Last Thursday, alums Artemis Shaw and Prashanth Kamalakanthan joined us in person for the L.A. premiere of their new film REMOVAL OF THE EYE, in conversation with filmmaker Laurel Parmet . 🙌

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Photos: .hildebrant

02/09/2026

TIMECODE ⏱️📹
directed by Mike Figgis
2000, U.S., 98m, 35mm

25th anniversary screening on a 35mm print, followed by a Q&A with actress Saffron Burrows

Tuesday, March 3

doors: 7:00
film: 7:30

One of the boldest experiments ever released by a major film studio, maverick filmmaker Mike Figgis turned heads with this split-screen thriller, starring an incredible cast of A-list actors and taking place entirely in real-time as four continuous 98-minute DV takes unfold on screen. On Sunset Blvd., on the stretch between Book Soup and Dialog Café, Figgis follows a group of Hollywood executives, actors and spouses (Salma Hayek, Stellan Skarsgard, Saffron Burrows, Holly Hunter, Kyle McLachlan and many others) ahead of a major pitch meeting, as adulteries and other overlapping dramas ensue in each of their personal lives. With its improvised dialogue and elaborate structural gambit, Timecode is a relic of the turn-of-the-millenium digital boom—at the height of the crossover between the American independent and commercial film industries—and an emblem of an era when anything felt possible.

“What is the purpose of the experiment? Above all, to show it can be done… Mike Figgis is a man who lives and breathes the cinema.” -Roger Ebert

“An impressive stunt....Surprisingly breezy to watch.” -Dave Kehr

Flyer by . Special thanks to Patricia Rozema and Darrell Brett.

01/23/2026

Three by Dwayne LeBlanc: CIVIC, NOW HEAR ME GOOD, YOU DO NOT EXIST

With Dwayne LeBlanc in person, followed by a conversation with Harmony Holiday

Wednesday, February 18

doors/bar 7:30
film 8:00

Among the most exciting Los Angeles-based independent filmmakers to emerge this decade, Dwayne LeBlanc’s rigorous and hypnotic films are tactile snapshots of a life in transition, each following the travels of a single character (portrayed by Barrington Darius) between L.A. and Europe. Set in intimate spaces—the interior of a car, at a crowded party, or in the backyard—and imbuing them with a deeply felt lyricism and texture, LeBlanc’s filmmaking is filled with inspired and intuitive choices, taking a polyphonic approach to depicting community life on screen.

Widely acclaimed after screening at international film festivals, these three short films will be screening together for the first time with the filmmaker in person, including the L.A. premiere of his brand-new film YOU DO NOT EXIST, followed by a conversation with writer Harmony Holiday.

CIVIC
directed by Dwayne LeBlanc
2022, U.S., 20m, DCP

“An ideal short film… I’m unfailingly enthralled by its display of inventiveness, its dramatic scope, and its beauty—in other words, by its union of concept, substance, and style.” -Richard Brody, The New Yorker

Official Selection: 2022 International Rotterdam Film Festival

NOW, HEAR ME GOOD
directed by Dwayne LeBlanc
2025, U.S., 15m, DCP

After hosting a party in his new home abroad, a musician explores his sense of community and, in exile, rediscovers his voice.

Official Selection: 2025 International Rotterdam Film Festival

YOU DO NOT EXIST
directed by Dwayne LeBlanc
2026, U.S., 8m, DCP

L.A. premiere!

Planes carve through the sky, ferrying strangers in and out of Booker’s world, while the weight of unrealized paths stir beneath them. The sky rips open at the edge of his senses, he listens.

Official Selection: 2026 International Rotterdam Film Festival

Total runtime: approx. 60m + conversation. Special thanks to Shelby Eggers and ellie sunlight moon. Flyer by

01/22/2026

Last night: a packed house took in the wintry, lightly melancholic shades of Bill Forsyth’s should-be classic COMFORT AND JOY (1984), following an introduction by guest presenters and .🍦🚛

Photos: .hildebrant

01/21/2026

REMOVAL OF THE EYE 👁️
directed by Prashanth Kamalakanthan and Artemis Shaw
2025, U.S., 92m, DCP

L.A. premiere screening! Followed by a Q&A with actor-writer-directors and .mov, moderated by Laurel Parmet

Thursday, February 12

doors: 7:30
film: 8:00

“Funny and personal... a manic mix of post-millennial humor and urban-romantic anxiety.” -Film Comment

The brilliant husband-and-wife-duo of Artemis Shaw and Prashanth Kamalakanthan (of 2024 selection NEW STRAINS) bring new dimensions to the home-movie with their hilarious sophomore feature, a punch-drunk exploration of the anxieties and rituals of new parenthood. Set in a high-rise apartment, Ph.D student Kallia and fledgling-rapper Ram (Shaw and Kamalakanthan) endure sleepless nights with their newborn baby, while Kallia’s mother (who lives one floor below) looks to end their problems with a Greek rite of passage: to exorcise their family from the evil eye. With a Cassavetes-like inclination to turn the camera on themselves and their loved ones—including their actual baby and parents—Shaw and Kamalakanthan’s fearless, intimate comedy establishes them among the freshest and most inventive young American filmmakers working today.

Official Selection: 2025 Rotterdam International Film Festival, New/Next Film Festival

Special thanks to Andrew Adair of .

01/12/2026

COMFORT AND JOY🍦🎤
directed by Bill Forsyth
1984, 106m, Scotland, DCP

Selected + introduced by actor Colin Burgess and filmmaker Alec Moeller

Wednesday, January 21

doors/bar 7:30
film 8:00

*Not available on home video in the U.S.!*

We are excited to ring in the new year with master Scottish humanist Bill Forsyth’s warmly lovesick winter comedy. Forsyth’s underseen followup to LOCAL HERO follows Glasgow morning-radio host Alan “Dicky” Bird (Bill Paterson) who comes home on Christmas Eve to learn that his girlfriend (Eleanor David) is leaving him. Stifling his depression, Alan is determined to become a documentary journalist, when he witnesses a raid on an ice-cream truck that brings him into a turf war between two rival Italian dairy vendors. Forsyth’s midlife-crisis comedy is filled with soulful performances and offbeat grace notes, and deserves to be appreciated as another gem in his impeccable 1980s run.

“A glorious Christmas movie as well as a glorious movie in its own right….It’s that rarest of beasts, a truly serious comedy.” -The Guardian

“[Forsyth] has made a specialty out of characters who are as real as you and me, and nicer than me… This is a wonderful movie.” -Roger Ebert

Tickets now on sale at mezzaninefilm.com.

01/01/2026

COMFORT AND JOY🍦🌹
directed by Bill Forsyth
1984, 106m, Scotland, DCP

Selected + introduced by actor Colin Burgess and filmmaker Alec Moeller

Wednesday, January 21

doors/bar 7:30
film 8:00

*Not available on home video in the U.S.!*

We are excited to ring in the new year with master Scottish humanist Bill Forsyth’s warmly lovesick winter comedy. Forsyth’s underseen followup to LOCAL HERO follows Glasgow morning-radio host Alan “Dicky” Bird (Bill Paterson) who comes home on Christmas Eve to learn that his girlfriend (Eleanor David) is leaving him. Stifling his depression, Alan is determined to become a documentary journalist, when he witnesses a raid on an ice-cream truck that brings him into a turf war between two rival Italian dairy vendors. Forsyth’s midlife-crisis comedy is filled with soulful performances and offbeat grace notes, and deserves to be appreciated as another gem in his impeccable 1980s run.

“A glorious Christmas movie as well as a glorious movie in its own right….It’s that rarest of beasts, a truly serious comedy.” -The Guardian

“[Forsyth] has made a specialty out of characters who are as real as you and me, and nicer than me… This is a wonderful movie.” -Roger Ebert

Tickets now on sale at mezzaninefilm.com!

12/29/2025

As we look back on a year of great cinema, we ask that you consider supporting our 501(c)3 organization, and help us continue our work of exhibiting vital independent filmmaking in Los Angeles.

Visit lafestivalofmovies.org to learn more about memberships and donations.

Thank you for being here with us.

See you next year. ◼️

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