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NO MERCY

DONT LET YOUR VIDEOS DIE ON A HARDDRIVE

4 PM · Pacific time · DiPiazza’s, Long Beach

LIVE MUSIC LATUMBA

Free entry. No Mercy starts at 4 PM.

NO MERCY

DONT LET YOUR VIDEOS DIE ON A HARDDRIVE

4 PM · Pacific time · DiPiazza’s, Long Beach

LIVE MUSIC MEMBERSHIP

Free entry. No Mercy starts at 4 PM.

NO MERCY

DONT LET YOUR VIDEOS DIE ON A HARDDRIVE

A live band. A random draw. Sixty seconds to win over the room. Bring your short film, music video, commercial, or trailer, and let the audience decide what keeps playing. Panelists offer feedback. The audience picks Best Of.

DiPiazza’s, Long Beach · Always at 4 PM

No Mercy screening series artwork

NO MERCY / THE ARCHIVE

PAST PANELISTS

The panel rotates at every No Mercy. These are artists and industry guests who have joined us at previous events. Each brought their own experience, honest feedback, and perspective to the table.

PRODUCER / DIRECTOR

Jonathan Pekar

Creative producer at Another Panjak Productions. Film, television, comedy, and music.

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MUSICIAN / VISUAL ARTIST

Richard “RAS-1” Smith

Original Long Beach Dub Allstars guitarist and vocalist. Long Beach Shortbus. A sound and point of view rooted right here.

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FESTIVAL DIRECTOR

Richard Martinez

Long Beach Underground Film Festival. Making room for independent films, strange ideas, and the people behind them.

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ACTOR / THEATRE

Lamont Oakley

Part of the Ovation Award-winning Best Ensemble of Theatre Movement Bazaar’s Grail Project.

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ACTOR / HOST

Tricia Cruz

Sorry, Criminal Minds, ER, and Lizzie McGuire. Host of LATV Live. Experience on stage, on set, and in front of a live audience.

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PRODUCTION SOUND

David Hernandez

Sound department experience on The Mandalorian, including “Chapter 24: The Return.”

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LONG BEACH RECORDS / DRUMS

Greg “Mudd” Lowther

Founder of Long Beach Records. Drummer in Perro Bravo. Decades of independent music made on Long Beach terms.

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LOCATION MANAGER / FILMMAKER

Travis Beck

Finding the place and making the shoot happen: locations, permits, logistics, and the people who keep a set moving.

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ARCHIVE ONLY. The people below are past guests. Upcoming panelists will be announced for each event.