Group A Premieres Screening | San Diego 48 Hour Film Project

San Diego 48 Hour Film Project
Group A Premieres Screening

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Group A Premieres Screening
Tuesday, September 9, 2025 5:30pm - 8:30pmLoading...

Step onto the red carpet… no, purple carpet! …and have professional photos taken at our Hollywood style step-and-repeat before heading into a theater packed with filmmakers, friends, and fans. Entry is by advance purchase only through TixTree (QR code required at the door). Each screening ends with live voting for the Audience Choice Award, with winners and runners-up announced on the spot.

Important Details

  • You must purchase a ticket online before the event, and have your emailed QR code ready. There will be no on-site ticket sales.
  • Bring your style! You’re coming to a film premiere, be sure to dress to impress.

Featured Films

Tango

Dance like no one is looking ... until you are forced to look within.

by Extra Rad

Dance Film Audience Choice Poster Best Actor Best Directing Best Film Audience Choice Group A Audience Choice Group A Audience Choice Poster Second Runner-Up
Tap-dancing the fine line between drama and comedy, everything is at stake when Heather confronts her husband about his crippling dance addiction.

Thinly Veiled

More than meets the mess

by 28 Photos & Sound of Heart Productions

Comedy Buddy Film
When a well-meaning millennial little sister, dismissed as incompetent and unlucky, stumbles into chaos, her underestimated skills become the very thing that saves the day

The San Diego Hotel

Where trade reigns, harmony thrives, and every choice counts.

by All Of Us Productions 2025

Alternate History Musical or Western
In a vibrant alternate 2025, four spirited sisters discover the true meaning of fairness and gratitude at The San Diego Hotel, where trade replaces money, and harmony is tested by one sister’s desire for more than her share.

Chef Quest

A Culinary Adventure

by Digital Lemonade Stand

Action / Adventure Best Visual Effects
When the chef of a hotel restaurant gets an unexpected order, he embarks on a journey for fine ingredients, joined by the aloof bartender

The "Good" Sister

A Silent Horror Film in Black and White

by Lime Street Entertainment

Horror Silent Film
A hotel employee’s ordinary day turns into paranoia after receiving strange notes.

The Last Slice

The ultimate pizza party mystery!

by Matte Black Productions

Mockumentary
Amber wanted one thing for her birthday: the last slice of pizza. How will she and her ragtag group of friends find out who took that last slice?

I Plead The Fifth

He's having the number five please.

by The 2880 Minute Movie Makers

Detective / Cop Workplace Film Group A Audience Choice Runner Up
Detective Jack Slater is on administrative leave from his role as a SDPD Detective after he discharged his weapon in the line of duty. This is footage from the deposition of that case.

Winds of Vengeance

Some wounds only heal by letting go

by state of flux

Film de Femme Martial Arts / Fight Film Audience Choice Poster Runner-Up Best Musical Score Group A Audience Choice Poster
A young woman seeks purpose in the aftermath of her mother’s murder

Late Checkout

In one hour, a hotel guest must decide to check out...or hold on for a miracle

by Broken Leg Meets Surya Deva

Drama Comedy Best Supporting Actor
A hotel guest has 60 minutes to decide the fate of his comatose mother during which a not so chance encounter occurs with a sincere concierge and a optimistic bellhop leading to life altering advice and pizza.

Quality Trauma Bonding

Emotional Pain is Temporary, Film is Forever!

by Jordan Does Productions

Detective / Cop Best Youth Acting Best Ensemble Cast
With only 48 hours to complete a film, a naively ambitious team of artists are pushed to the limits of sanity.

The Tupperware Party

When a Tupperware party comes unsealed all hell breaks loose.

by Grudio Pictures

Film de Femme Vacation / Holiday Film
5 women, millions in diamonds at a Tupperware party. What could possibly go wrong?

Plastic & Porcelain

Your reservation is confirmed. Your survival is not.

by Jake Byrd Productions

Dark Comedy Best Costume Design
A psychopathic couple’s perfect “date night” is a terrifying ritual of torture and murder for the unsuspecting newlyweds who rented their home.

Granulated

A last bite that is anything but sweet.

by Metal Pixel Foundry

Buddy Film Comedy Group A Team Spirit
Four friends, an experimental candy maker, and an experience that never was, that they will never forget.

Crimson Hour

"What begins with a rescue ends in blood."

by The Underdogs

Mystery
With seconds to spare, two detectives answer a distress call—only to uncover a deadly trap that will cost one of them their life and test the other’s resolve to finish what they started.

Extra Toppings

A slice of sin...

by Breakfast for Dinner!

Workplace Film Group A Audience Choice Second Runner Up Group A Audience Choice Poster Runner-Up
Party rental company for unique fantasy requests.

About the 48 Hour Film Project

The 48 Hour Film Project is the longest running and most popular timed filmmaking competition. Teams have just 48 hours to write, shoot, edit and score a short film. All films are screened in a real theater and compete for awards and recognition.

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Schedule


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Ticket Checkin
5:30pm
Have your ticket from TixTree QR code ready (it will be in your email after purchase). There will be no on-site ticket sales, you must order online.
Purple Carpet Photos
5:30pm - 6:30pm
Strut your stuff and have your photo taken professionally at our hollywood-style backdrop.
Films Screened
6:30pm - 8:30pm

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Location

AMC Mission Valley 20

State-of-the-art movie theater with premium seating and sound systems. Located in the heart of Mission Valley with easy access from I-8 and I-15.

1640 Camino Del Rio North, San Diego, CA 92108

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