Calling all Shadow Chefs! (Kitchenettes? Shadowans? It’s a work in progress…)
We have exciting news — our first MERCH!
For the low low price of $25, you too can rep your support for LA’s hottest underground screening series.
Designed by artist Mas Guerrero (@midi_wizard ).
We’ll never have enough cooks in our Kitchen, so grab yours at the merch table TONIGHT at the next Shadow Kitchen event, or slide into our DMs to reserve one ahead of time.
Shadow Kitchen presents an evening with filmmaker Rajee Samarasinghe for a screening of his debut feature Your Touch Makes Others Invisible, alongside the LA premiere of his new short A Flower Falling Back Into the Earth. Rajee will be present for a conversation following the films!
Thursday, May 7, 2026
7PM Doors, 7:30PM Screening
Coaxial Arts
1815 S. Main St., Los Angeles, CA 90015
$10 Donation (No one turned away for lack of funds!)
Shadow Kitchen returns to @coaxialarts with 🌸Animation Spring Mix: a super bloom of eight animated short films made by Los Angeles-based interdisciplinary artists.🌸
These works demonstrate the visually diverse nature of animation made by artists with backgrounds in painting, illustration, printmaking and sculpture.
Screening work by @asavarikumar , @kates.belly , @palfiorova , @lillicarre , Soyeon Kim, @danski_tang , @slamgurry , @meejho
Thursday, April 16th
Coaxial Arts, 1815 Main St, Los Angeles, CA 90015
Doors 7:30pm
Show 8:00pm
$10 donation NOTAFLOF
💐Shadow Kitchen returns to @coaxialarts with Animation Spring Mix: a super bloom of eight animated short films made by Los Angeles-based interdisciplinary artists.
These works demonstrate the visually diverse nature of animation made by artists with backgrounds in painting, illustration, printmaking and sculpture.
Screening work by @asavarikumar@kates.belly@palfiorova@lillicarre Soyeon Kim @danski_tang@slamgurry@meejho
Thursday, April 16th
Coaxial Arts, 1815 Main St, Los Angeles, CA 90015
Doors 7:30pm
Show 8:00pm
$10 donation NOTAFLOF
Shadow Kitchen returns to @coaxialarts March 19th with a program highlighting the work of documentarian @aurorabobora ! Aurora is an Emmy Award-winning documentary director, producer, and cinematographer, named one of Filmmaker Magazine’s 25 New Faces of Independent Film. A graduate of the Stanford MFA program in documentary (currently living in LA), Aurora’s work shines a patient light on intimate relationships particularly in the lives of queer people and people of color. In this month’s Shadow Kitchen we will have the pleasure of watching all of Aurora’s work to date. It will be a special night dedicated to the trajectory and evolution of a visionary artist in our community and the artist will be present after the screening to discuss her process.
Thursday, March 19 2026
7pm Doors, 7:30pm Show
Coaxial Arts 1815. S. Main St. Los Angeles
10$ Donation, NOTAFLOF
Thursday, March 19
7pm Doors, 7:30pm Show
$10
Shadow Kitchen returns to Coaxial Arts in March with a program highlighting the work of documentarian Aurora Brachman! Aurora is an Emmy Award-winning documentary director, producer, and cinematographer, named one of Filmmaker Magazine’s 25 New Faces of Independent Film. A graduate of the Stanford MFA program in documentary (currently living in LA), Aurora’s work shines a patient light on intimate relationships particularly in the lives of queer people and people of color. In this month’s Shadow Kitchen we will have the pleasure of watching all of Aurora’s work to date. It will be a special night dedicated to the trajectory and evolution of a visionary artist in our community and the artist will be present after the screening to discuss her process.
🎟️ Tickets in Bio
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Shadow Kitchen presents MIXTAPE at Whammy! - A selection of short narrative, non-fiction, experimental and music video works by the collective of artists that make up the programming body of Shadow Kitchen. Programmed by Anderson Matthew.
Featuring works by: Anderson Matthew, Alex the Brown, Trevor Byrne, Sue Ding, Elenie Chung, Norbert Shieh, Maya E. Rudolph, Sean Huntley, and Tempe Hale.
Filmmakers in attendance!
SK: MIXTAPE at Whammy! Analog Media
February 25, 2026
Doors: 7:30pm
Show: 8pm
Tickets: $10
2514 Sunset Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90026
(entrance in back)
Tickets link 🎟️ in bio!
@and.matthew@alexthebrown@lne_chung@suedujour@tempehale@fotosbynorb@tableforkpants@therealtrevorbyrne@seanharoldhuntley@whammyanalogmedia
#shadowkitchen #experimentalfilm #whammy
Shadow Kitchen presents MIXTAPE at Whammy! - A selection of short narrative, non-fiction, experimental and music video works by the collective of artists that make up the programming body of Shadow Kitchen. Programmed by Anderson Matthew.
Featuring works by: Anderson Matthew, Alex the Brown, Trevor Byrne, Sue Ding, Elenie Chung, Norbert Shieh, Maya E. Rudolph, Sean Huntley, and Tempe Hale.
Filmmakers in attendance!
SK: MIXTAPE at Whammy! Analog Media
February 25, 2026
Doors: 7:30pm
Show: 8pm
Tickets: $10
2514 Sunset Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90026
(entrance in back)
Tickets link 🎟️ in bio!
@and.matthew@alexthebrown@lne_chung@suedujour@tempehale@fotosbynorb@tableforkpants@therealtrevorbyrne@seanharoldhuntley@whammyanalogmedia
#shadowkitchen #experimentalfilm #whammy
For February, Shadow Kitchen presents MIXTAPE at Whammy! - A program of short narrative, non-fiction, experimental and music video works by the collective of artists that make up the programming body of Shadow Kitchen.
Featuring works by: Anderson Matthew, Alex the Brown, Trevor Byrne, Sue Ding, Elenie Chung, Norbert Shieh, Maya E. Rudolph, Sean Huntley, and Tempe Hale.
Filmmakers in attendance.
SK: MIXTAPE at Whammy! Analog Media
February 25, 2026
Doors: 7:30pm
Show: 8pm
Tickets: $10
2514 Sunset Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90026
(entrance in back)
Tickets link 🎟️ in bio!
Get ready for February’s edition of Shadow Kitchen featuring a shorts program by the collective of artists that make up the programming body of #ShadowKitchen.
Mark your calendars for Wednesday, February 25th!! More details to follow!!
One week from today! ☀️💃🤼💃
Wednesday January 21, 2026
7:00PM Doors/7:30PM Show @ Coaxial Arts
THE STATE OF THE FESTIVAL
Join us as we discuss the film festival system and prognosticate about where it might be going.
We are partnering with Slamdance’s MADE IN LA program to bring you 3 shorts to be exhibited along with our panel discussion.
THE PROGRAM:
APT MGR (2025) — Directed by Ian MacInnes
Apt Mgr is the account of the filmmaker’s experience living next to Bob, his 85-year-old landlord and neighbor, when Bob professes his love for and begins to stalk the filmmaker. The film delves into the complex relationship between Documentarian and Subject in the filmmaker’s attempt to cope with the fear of being hunted, being watched, and of being the object of obsession.
Bita Joon (2025) — Written & Directed by Sara Boutorabi
On a seemingly prosaic day in the life of Bita, an Iranian woman with terminal cancer comes to grips with her changing relationships with her family as life transforms, evolves and slips away.
Audio Description (2025) — Written & Directed by Luke J. Salewski / Produced by Lee Pugsley
After making a wish on his birthday, a lonely visually impaired man finds his world turned upside down by an unexpected encounter.
A reminder that Slamdance is once again here in LA! Feb 19-25.
Festival passes are only $50.
🎟️ Pre-purchase your tickets to Slamdance via the link in our bio! 🎟️
