Riptide Films | Indie Film & Creative Media

Not all film festivals are like the Riptide Film Festival. Some give you an email, you might get sent just a laurel, or even a single link. We give you a BIG screen, full sized theater and an audience that actually shows up. Riptide Film Festival is built for South Bay filmmakers who want their work to land the way it was meant to be experienced. Big screen. Real theater. Real audience. And the people you meet here aren’t random, they’re your next collaborators. Plus… free parking. RFF 2026 — October 17 @torrancearts James R. Armstrong Theater Submissions now open on FilmFreeway. #RiptideFilmFestival #FilmFestival #IndieFilm #Filmmakers #Directors

Riptide Film Festival 2026 submissions are now open. This is your chance to screen your work the way it’s meant to be experienced with a big screen, in a real theater, to a real audience. We’re accepting films across all genres and formats, as long as they’re under 10 minutes. 🎬Indie Wave (college students included) 🎓High School Wave This is where young professionals building long-term careers get seen. Our rules are clear. Submissions process is simple. And its a real opportunity. Full rules, criteria, and awards are on our FilmFreeway page. Submit through the link in our bio. Comment any questions below and we’ll answer them! RFF 2026 • October 17 • Torrance, CA • @torrancearts Submit and get recognized in the South Bay. #FilmFestival #IndieFilm #ShortFilm #Filmmakers #directors

Riptide Film Festival’s Euphoria Sunday at @allseasonbrewing Riptide Film Festival is the South Bay’s platform for indie filmmakers. This year’s festival will be on October 17, 2026 (4PM–10PM) at the James R. Armstrong Theatre in Torrance. But it doesn’t start or end there; screenings, panels, and gatherings will be taking place throughout the year for building real connection between filmmakers and audiences. We screen films and organize rooms around them, creating experiences beyond the theater that foster community, craft, and collaboration. RSVP via partiful in @riptidefilmfest bio Share the Partiful link and let your friends know you’re going before tickets sell out! #indie #film #southbay #euphoria #networking

Euphoria Sunday✨ Good people, good energy, and just the right amount of ecstasy. Bringing fan communities together where film culture and fandom collide. This is the ecosystem we’re curating with The Riptide Film Festival. Until next time @allseasonbrewing #EuphoriaSunday #RiptideFilmFestival #LAEvents #WatchParty #EuphoriaHBO

✨Introducing…Euphoria Sunday! ✨ Season 3 is here, all your favorite characters return! 📺 Come watch, eat, mingle, and get into it with your people! April 12 🗓️ 8–10 PM at All Season Brewing 📍 @allseasonbrewing Euphoria-inspired Cosplay welcome and bring your friends! 👩‍🎤🧑‍🎤 RSVP on Partiful. Link in @riptidefilmfest bio

Riptide Film Festival 2026 is the place to be for South Bay indie filmmaking. 🎬🎞️🎥 Screen your film in front of your family and friends! See it big on a real screen. Feel it together with a real audience. Have the premiere experience of your dreams! Saturday, October 17, 2026 4PM – 10PM James R. Armstrong Theatre Torrance, CA $15 General Admission 🎟️ $40 VIP ✨ riptidefilmfest.com @riptidefilmfest Links in bio. Early bird submissions are now open on FilmFreeway until May 8. #RiptideFilmFestival #RFF2026 #southbay #torrance #film

THE RIPTIDE FILM FESTIVAL IS BACK! Riptide Film Festival 2026 is here! A night for filmmakers to be seen and their films to meet a real audience. Big screen. Elegant theater. Genuine filmmakers. The celebration returns. October 17. Join us! #filmmaking #filmfestival #torrance #film #indie ——————————————————————— 🎥: @m.r.kelley 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

Riptide Film Festival 2025 Film #RFF2025 This was a screening with a room full of people who care about story. Filmmakers flew in. For some it was their premieres. Crowds locked in and shared moments sure to last. Red carpet and theater seats. Big screen. Great sound. Live crowd. In a theatre, the way film is meant to be experienced. Films are meant to be watched in community. Connecting. Celebrating. Being seen be one another. The Riptide Film Festival is a place where filmmakers, audiences, and community meet on the same level. Small enough to care. Big enough to matter. If you’ve ever wanted your work to feel real…this is where it happens. RFF 2026 — Festival date coming soon. Submit. Attend. Sponsor. Be part of the story. #IndieFilm #FilmFestival #Filmmakers #Directors

What if the experiment worked? One year ago, my colleagues and I first started throwing around the idea of putting on a film festival geared towards local indie film for local audiences. With firsthand experience as filmmakers ourselves, our goal was to provide local independent filmmakers with a dependable platform to release their work cinematically to real audiences. Our objective, however, was two-fold. In addition to filling a need for local filmmakers and cultivated audiences, through the festival, we sought to begin creating an audience of die-hard supporters. Through trouble, toil and tempest, that’s what we did. In a world that isolates us in personal echo chambers of curated content and tells us the gigantic screen is unnecessary, and that wanting to bring people to tears is “outdated”, we are called to look inward and to one another. We are each other’s most valuable asset. As a filmmaker, there has never been a better time to develop your own audience that could# make self-distribution a reality. But the experiment is a long way from being done. If you care about this mission. If you care about the preservation of cinema as we know and love it, follow along and support us with your attention as we lead the charge. The cavalry may not be coming, but with your help, the cavalry could already be here. #filmmaking #film #filmfestival #indie #movies #classicalmusic #southbay #cinema #arts

I should tell the truth — I never wanted to organize a film festival. Largely, because I feared the entirety of the operation and everything we would need to do to bring it to life at a worthwhile level. But, about three months ago, we tried the experiment…and succeeded! We organized the Riptide Film Festival to celebrate local independent film! 🥳🎉🎊🙌🍾🎥 And what a celebration it was! Never had I been witness to such an inspirational collection of talent, rampant enthusiasm and adoration of cinema. I consider it my honor to create opportunities, provide this space for filmmakers and vindicate indie film’s place in our culture. Without the support of the art-loving community of the South Bay and the generously innovative businesses found within it, the festival would have remained a dream. Thank you to: @torrancearts @southbayfilmsociety @eljacalitolomita @islandhutofficial @organicthaimassagespatorrance @torranceccu @mywesterncut.delamo Furthermore, I owe the aforementioned honor to those who, for the sake of a dream, gave their time, their talent and their trust. Thank you to: Festival Producer: @isaaknsuangani Festival Programmer: @dahl_mae Red Carpet Host: @ejv_9000 Red Carpet Cam-Op: @siobhanhernandez Associate: @jesusacerva Cam-Op: @imchris_p Interview Cam-Op: @mason.j.webb Red Carpet Photo.: @christianwakeup Event Photo.: @emxriii VIP Bouncer: @mrmilkyway4life And thank you to our filmmakers and our viewers. From filmmaker to film lover, from my best friends to my best students, the Riptide Film Festival marked a GIANT success for the future of indie cinema. As an indie filmmaker myself, I am thoroughly proud of what we’ve made it here and what the event may offer to other filmmakers. In the face of a seemingly old and disjointed film industry, we can take the reins if, once again, we have the courage to do it. So, when the cavalry does not come. When funds are limited. When giving up feels safe. That is when you keep moving. That is when you keep filming. Because remember,… Your audience is waiting.

SNEAK A PEAK at the behind-the-scenes of a semi-recent commercial concoction from Riptide Films! This was one of the greatest shoots I have ever had the pleasure to direct. At every corner, we were presented with an issue and we always found a creative solution. I couldn’t have asked for a better team and a better experience. 🤠🤠🤠 Thank you to @mywesterncut.delamo for believing in our mission and partnering with us to support local independent film! Can’t wait to work with y’all again soon! Special Thanks to all the members of the Riptide Roundup! 🤠1st AD: @dahl_mae (wouldn’t have finished without you) 🤠Cam-op/DP: @mason.j.webb ( I trust this man to a fault) 🤠G&E swing: @petermp61 🤠 Producer: @isaaknsuangani (always helping us reach for the stars) 🤠 Propmaster: @m.r.kelley (came in sooo clutch) 🤠 BTS & PA: @ejv_9000 @wthneel (kept us from losing our minds) 🤠Actress: @sambfarfan (your devoted attitude was an inspiration of excellence) 🤠 Actor: @nccarwile (you handled everything that was thrown at your with the grace and dexterity of an old Hollywood star ) So proud of our work!!! 💪💪💪 #filmmaking #film #indie #movies #southbay #commercial #advertising #education #bts

Big News: @dahl_mae and @knick.knack.37 on the cover of @rivieraliving_magazine October 2025 Issue🌊✨ A dream we built from phone camera meetings, late-night brainstorms, and sheer belief is now on the pages of Riviera Living Magazine. We’re excited to share that Riptide Film Festival is officially featured in the October 2025 issue and to be recognized by the community that raised us, shaped us, and inspired us means everything. Huge thank you to writer @6kamryn and photographer @dipan_desai_photography for capturing our story, our mission, and the heart behind what we’re building in the South Bay film community. And thank you to everyone who’s supported us, submitted films, volunteered, or believed in the vision of creating a home for storytellers right here in the South Bay. This is just the beginning. Let’s keep building. #RiptideFilmFestival #RivieraLiving #SouthBayFilm