Join us Friday Nov 6 for the opening movies of the 8th Yucca Valley Film Festival.
Free attendance.
5pm: Red Carpet & Entertainment
6:30pm: Screenings.
NOTE: Film order is indicative. Films may be added or removed at any time.
VERONICA
Short Film, directed by Brett Dos Santos.
⭐ Starring Selene Luna (pictured, credit Steven C. De La Cruz).
Between humiliating work and hollow promises, Veronica Santos, a little person actress and her hapless agent hunt for one true role in a town that sees her as nothing more than a sight gag.
TO BE HARRIET
Documentary, directed by Robby Robb (pictured, DR Sandra Goodin).
🟥 World Premiere
🙋♂️YVFF Alumnus
🏆Previous achievements: Robby was the recipient of the Yucca Valley Award, 2025, for “Will & Silence“.
The genesis of the creation of Pappy’s & Harriet.
EVERYTHING IS BRAND
Short Film, directed by Brett Weiner (pictured)
🟥 Desert Premiere
🏆Previous achievements: Festival Directors’ Choice Award at Waco Indie Film Festival, TX
A marketing executive’s pitch becomes an existential crisis.
NEXT IN LINE
Short Film, directed by Danny Dolan (pictured).
⭐ Starring Tatiana Maslany.
🟥 Desert Premiere
🏆Previous achievements: Official Selection at Catalina Film Festival
Reeling from the loss of an international Adidas campaign, the job he thought would be his big (and well-deserved) break, jaded choreographer Travis drives to a friend’s desert retreat for a therapeutic getaway to forget how the world still hasn’t recognized his magnificent potential.
Travis is surprised to find one of his contemporaries at the house when he arrives – the washed-up, faux-spiritual Willow – but tries to make the most of this unwanted company. When an unexpected phone call from his agent with some good news suddenly spins the unhinged Willow even more off balance, Travis’ safety and sanity are thrown into jeopardy.
HEELS
Music Video.
🌵 Local artists: Luke James, Dennis Procopio.
🟥 World Premiere
THE LONG CON
Short Film, directed by Aitch Alberto (pictured).
⭐ Starring Nava Mau, Oliver Stark.
🟥 Desert Premiere
🌵 Local artist: Aitch Alberto.
🏆Previous achievements: Private Screening at Sundance Adobe House.
The Long Con is a desert-set crime romance about a runaway bride and her grifter lover reunited at a roadside motel after a con goes sideways.
With stolen cash, sirens on the horizon, and betrayal simmering between them, their love plays out as foreplay, power struggle, and survival tactic.
Violent, tender, and darkly funny, the film builds toward a single truth: no matter how badly they hurt each other, running alone was never an option—they were always destined to choose each other.