Short Film Open Mic: Night 2 at The Eastwood

Most film nights ask you to watch something finished and polished. This one invites you to sit in a dark room with working filmmakers and see what they made last month. Short Film Open Mic: Night 2 is the second evening of a series from The Great Film Club, a community of filmmakers, and it lands on a Tuesday night at The Eastwood. If you are scanning for things to do in Los Angeles that are not another concert or bar crawl, this belongs on the list.

When: Tuesday, October 20, 2026, 7:45 PM to 10:30 PM Where: The Eastwood, 1089 North Oxford Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90029 Price: $23.18 on Eventbrite Organizer: The Great Film Club

What to expect

The format is simple. Filmmakers bring short work, it plays for a live room, and the audience reacts in real time. An open mic for film works a lot like one for comedy or music: the lineup is part curated and part surprise, and you find out what a piece is really doing by watching a crowd respond to it. The event page describes the group as a community of filmmakers, so expect a room of people who make things and want to talk about them.

The Eastwood is a small black-box space, which suits this kind of night. Seats sit close to the screen and the stage, so there is no back row to hide in. Photos from the organizer's earlier events show a compact, dimly lit room with an audience facing a performer holding a microphone, so the atmosphere should be intimate rather than formal.

Nothing on the listing names specific films, directors or guests, so treat it as a discovery night. Come curious. You may see a rough cut that needs work, and you may see the one short you end up telling friends about.

Who it suits

Working filmmakers who want feedback and an audience will get the most from it. So will friends of filmmakers, film students, and anyone who likes seeing work before it reaches festivals. Casual moviegoers are welcome too, as long as you are fine with variety: some shorts will land and some will not, which is part of the charm.

Getting there

The venue sits in East Hollywood on North Oxford Avenue, a residential street, so give yourself a few extra minutes to find parking nearby and check posted signs before you leave your car. The start time is 7:45 PM and the night runs until about 10:30 PM, which makes it a workable weeknight plan. If you are building a list of upcoming events Los Angeles has on a Tuesday, this is an easy one to pair with dinner in the neighborhood beforehand.

Tickets are sold through Eventbrite, and the listing shows $23.18. Buy ahead, since a small room can fill, and confirm the details on the event page before you go. For more nights like this one, browse the arts and culture section.