Femtasia Fest IX: Underground Feminist Films, Vendors, and Secret Event

Welcome to the 9th Annual Femtasia® Fest!

Presented by Femtasia Fest and the Philosophical Research Society.

Come join us for for a magical evening filled with underground Feminist Films, Mystic Markets, Espiral Collective film workshops and screenings and a Secret After-Dark surprise by Gutter Gutter Studios.

Founded in Los Angeles in 2015, Femtasia® Fest emerged as a beacon for underrepresented voices of women, femme, and non-binary independent filmmakers.

Join us at the Historic Philosophical Research Society on Saturday June 28th from 12:00pm-8:30pm for a day filled with underground, psychotropic, and esoteric films made by women, femme, and non-binary filmmakers.

Starting off the event at 12:00pm in the main theatre will be Femtasia Fest's main attraction with films happening all day, live QA's from filmmakers, and vendors in the lobby.

Take a small break and check out the Artist Lounge where Latinx film collective, Espiral will lead film workshops and screenings featuring filmmakers from their collective from 12:00pm to 2:30pm.

Espiral Collective

Espiral Collective showcases inspiring films, documentaries, narratives, and experimental films from local filmmakers all around Southern California in various locations. Their hope for these “screenings on wheels” is to provide a space where filmmakers can speak on their past and present projects and to allow a space for community and networking.

In addition to programming once a month, Espiral Collective meets about three times a month and have a 'Gritos y Cuadros' (or 'Screams & Squares) workshop - dedicated to refining scripts, performance and giving lens-based direction and a 'Focus and Fletchas' (or 'Lightbulbs and Arrows') meeting - to better organize and plan their monthly activities.

Still courtesy of Espiral Collective

Come back at 6:00pm for an exclusive top Secret After-Dark surprise by Gutter Gutter Studios for those who dare to dream of shadows, mystery, and the shimmer of something forbidden.

Gutter Gutter Studios

Gutter Gutter Studios is an underground design house fusing fashion, performance art, and raw self-expression.

Deeply committed to inclusivity, Gutter Gutter Studios creates garments that honor and uplift all body types. Each collection is intentionally crafted to celebrate diverse shapes and sizes.

In 2024, Gutter Gutter Studios debuted their fashion line Payaso Rancho — featuring latex couture, burlesque, lucha libre, and punk rock energy.

Gutter Gutter celebrates the messy, the magical, and the defiant, creating immersive experiences that blur the lines between runway and ritual.

With each collection, they push boundaries and invite their community to revel in the strange, the sensual, and the subversive.

Join us at the end of the night to uncover the mystery of "Spiders and Laces"...

Still courtesy of Gutter Gutter Studios

WHAT DO MY TICKETS GET ME?

Tickets will allow you entrance into the Artist Lounge featuring Espiral Collective from 12:00pm-2:00pm, the Film Festival from 12:00pm-8:30pm, the secret show by Gutter Gutter Studios, and get a chance to win amazing prizes.

A HUGE THANK YOU TO:

Femtasia® Fest is supported, in part, by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the department of Arts and Culture as well as, the California Arts Council.