Join us for a panel talk in the LBFF FilmLounge on Sunday at 4:15pm. The Long Beach Film Festival presents a post-screening conversation that blurs the line between fiction and the street-level reality it echoes. Rescued director DJ Hale joins Brett Feldman (Director of Street Medicine, Keck USC), Victoriah Bech Parker (Skid Row non-profit Starts With One Today), Kristine Cox (Long Beach Community Table) and Madeline (a formerly unhoused resident of Skid Row), inviting audiences to step beyond the screen and into the lived reality that inspired the movie, offering a rare moment where art and truth sit side by side.

Join us for a panel talk in the LBFF FilmLounge on Sunday at 12:30pm. Amanda Salas (Good Day LA) talks with LBFF feature film directors Mia Moore (Again Again), Emily Robinson (Ugly Cry), Danny Madden (Downbeat), and DJ Hale (Rescued) about what it means to be a director in today's changing cinematic landscape.

Join us for a panel talk in the LBFF FilmLounge on Saturday at 2pm. As the industry keeps shifting, Cate Fogarty of Vertical Sunsets, actor and creator Clayton Farris, and Echobend Chief Creative Officer Ryan Turner share how they are building what comes next, from vertical formats to brand collaborations, honest insight into the paths that can help any creative thrive in the days ahead.