LAFF 2016: LA Film Festival Announces 2016 Buzz and Limelight Lineups

The 2016 Los Angeles Film Festival is set to kick off June 1-9 and today the buzz and limelight lineups were announced. A few highlights include Mike Birbiglia‘s Don’t Think Twice and Justin Tipping‘s Kicks. Stay tuned for the full lineup, which is being announced April 26th and look below for the current films.

For more information visit LAFilmFestival.com.

Buzz (6)

Non-competitive showcase of curated favorites from other film festivals. 

• Don’t Think Twice, dir. Mike Birbiglia, USA, LA Premiere
• Equity, dir. Meera Menon, USA, LA Premiere
• Jean of the Joneses, dir. Stella Meghie, Canada, LA Premiere
• Kicks, dir. Justin Tipping, USA, LA Premiere 
• Life, Animated, dir. Roger Ross Williams, USA, LA Premiere
• The Music of Strangers, dir. Morgan Neville, USA, LA Premiere

LIMELIGHT (6)

Non-competitive selection of fiction and documentary films featuring noteworthy talent.

• FREE CeCe!, dir. Jacqueline Gares, USA, World Premiere
• A Hundred Streets, dir. Jim O’Hanlon, UK, World Premiere
• Lights Out, dir. David F. Sandberg, USA, World Premiere
• Opening Night, dir. Isaac Rentz, USA/Mexico, World Premiere
• So B. It, dir. Stephen Gyllenhaal, USA, World Premiere
  
• The Sweet Life, dir. Rob Spera, USA, World Premiere