AFF26: Just Surviving?
October 17, 2026 · 3 PM
Illusion Magic Lounge, 1418 4th St, Santa Monica
Film block screening featuring multiple documentary/short films about grief and loss, with an event organizer listed via Meetup.
**Join us for Just Surviving? Film Block!** **Into the Light of a Dark Black Night (1h 41 mins):** A documentary feature about sudden loss and deep grief. A film for anyone who has grieved deeply ... or knows someone who has. **Talking To Myself:** A man struggling to move forward after the loss of his mother finds himself confronting the one person he can’t escape—himself. **NOTE: You must still purchase a ticket at the link below to attend a screening.** **RESERVING A TICKET ON MEETUP DOES NOT MEAN YOU HAVE PURCHASED IT :)** **[https://awarenessfestival.org/buy-tickets/](https://awarenessfestival.org/buy-tickets/)** **\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-** **AFF26: 17 years of powerful paradigm-shifting films.** **We search the globe each year for the best Independent Filmmakers to bring you beautiful, thoughtful, entertaining films that inspire as much as they inform.** **As a community of filmmakers, we offer films that do more than entertain.** **We aim to raise awareness and inspire positive action through immersive film & media, filmmaker panels, networking events, and community partnerships to create a more peaceful, healthy, and just world.** **The most important ingredient is - YOU!** Throughout the festival, your experience is enhanced with industry panels, special media presentations, and gala events!