NFMLA Film Festival | Four Days of Film, Stories & Discovery!

NewFilmmakers Los Angeles

Mark your calendars for November 12–15! 🎬 Discover inspiring documentaries, Indigenous cinema, outdoor adventures, and independent storytelling at this month’s DocuSlate Film Festival and NFMLA screenings!

• 🎬 November 12, 2026 – DocuSlate Documentary Film Festival Day 1: Kicks off the festival with in-person and virtual screenings, opening with Sergio & Mirta, A Love Story in 8 mm.
• 🏔️ November 13, 2026 – NFMLA x Mountainfilm DocuSlate Day 2: Features specialized outdoor and adventure documentary programming in collaboration with Mountainfilm.
• 🌿 November 14, 2026 – Monthly Film Festival | InFocus: Indigenous Cinema: Spotlights works by Indigenous filmmakers, general November shorts, and the narrative feature Anima.
  • 🎞️ 2:30 PM – 5:00 PM: November Shorts & Q&A
  • 🪶 5:15 PM – 7:45 PM: InFocus: Indigenous Cinema & Q&A
  • 🎭 7:45 PM – 10:00 PM: Feature Narrative (Anima) & Q&A
• 🎥 November 15, 2026 – DocuSlate Documentary Film Festival Day 3: Closes the festival with feature documentaries like Moving Joy, The Row, Dwarf Neon Mayfield, and Uncommitted.