LA Indonesian Film Festival (LAIFF) 2026

The Los Angeles Indonesian Film Festival, known as LAIFF, returns for 2026 with an afternoon of screenings on the UCLA campus. It takes place Saturday, November 21, at the James Bridges Theater in Westwood, and it is one of the more focused cultural entries on the list of upcoming events in Los Angeles this month.

When: Saturday, November 21, 2026, 12:30 PM to 6:30 PM Where: James Bridges Theater, 235 Charles E Young Drive East, Los Angeles, CA 90095 Price: Free, with registration through Eventbrite Organizer: Dapoer Kita Productions LLC

What is on the program

The festival's listing names four films for the 2026 screenings: Four Seasons in Java, My Plastic Mother, The Last Fifteen Minutes and KILL KILL BANG BANG. The listing does not publish a screening order, running times or guest names, so check the Eventbrite page before you go for any update to the schedule.

Four films in a six-hour window makes this a day-long commitment rather than a drop-in. If you only want one title, plan on confirming when it plays first. Anyone curious about Indonesian cinema, from drama to something more genre-leaning, gets a compact sampler in a single sitting.

Why it is worth the trip

Film programming from Southeast Asia rarely gets a dedicated afternoon in LA, and a free festival day on a university campus lowers the barrier a lot. It suits students, longtime fans of Indonesian film and neighbors who simply like seeing something they would not find at a multiplex. If you are looking at LA events this weekend, or planning a weekend ahead, this is an easy one to slot into a Saturday.

The James Bridges Theater is a screening room on the UCLA grounds, which makes it a good fit for a festival that is about watching and talking rather than spectacle. Sitting in a real cinema, with an audience, changes how a film lands.

Getting there

The theater sits on Charles E Young Drive East, inside the UCLA campus in Westwood. Campus parking is usually the hard part of a Westwood visit, so look up current UCLA visitor parking rates and lots before you leave. The organizer has not published parking details on the event page. Rideshare, the bus lines that serve Westwood and arriving early all help on a busy campus day.

Register on Eventbrite to reserve your spot, and bring the confirmation if the organizer asks for it at the door. For more cultural picks nearby, browse the Westwood neighborhood page and the festivals category.