Petits Salons
Join us for our film and music salons on the magical rooftop of Petit Ermitage Hotel. These evenings are a beautiful community event and ongoing collaboration between Petit Ermitage, Cheshire Moon Productions, and Blkbrd Films. Doors will open at 7:00pm where you can settle into the evening atmosphere. Grab a drink and some food and listen to live music inspired by the film before moving to the firedeck for the screening. Don't miss out on these very special evenings and unique opportunities to network with fellow arthouse film lovers.
Upcoming Events
Dark Comedy Shorts Night
Monday, January 26th — Our 34th Monday Night Music & Film Salons at Petit Ermitage, co-hosted by Darby Gaelle Hannon and BLKBRD Films, will be a screening an exciting selection of darkly comedic short films by local rising filmmakers, curated by Erin Granat!
Doors will open at 7:00pm, with an opening musical / movement act of “Wiggle Room” at 7:30pm from TERESA BARCELO and JOE BERRY. Seating is very limited, so make sure to show up as early as you can to snag yours!
Following the performance, we’ll move out to the fire deck for the films. Our lineup includes:
HONEYPOT by Rick Darge
When a man finds a box of free stuff on a city street, one vintage camera sends him spiraling into a world of questionable coincidences and cosmic confusion.
MIRROR PARTY by Bridey Elliot
Two friends role-play a breakup conversation.
TWO CUP RUNNETH by Noah Kentis
Security guard, Mike, has accidentally been delivered a second cup of coffee.
SIENNA AND THE SIT by Scottie Thompson
Having exhausted every cleanse and crystal out there, Sienna sits Shiva in a last ditch effort to finally get over her ex.
I AM SILKY BUTTERSTONE by Erin Granat
The story of two frenemies, a literary hoax, and what happens when you spend too much time writing alone in a cabin.
PICTURE DAY by Hilary Smith
Uncomfortable revelations come to light while a couple takes engagement photos.
**This screening will include a Q&A with the filmmakers.
Past Events
A Thousand Junkies + Fruckus
January 12th, 2026 — Our 33rd Monday Night Music & Film Salons at Petit Ermitage, co-hosted by Darby Gaelle Hannon and BLKBRD Films, was a screening of the feature film A THOUSAND JUNKIES, accompanied by the animated short film FRUCKUS.
Doors opened at 7:00pm, with a live music performance at 7:30pm from JAMIE DRAKE and JACK PULLMAN. Following the performance, we moved out to the fire deck for the films.
In A THOUSAND JUNKIES, things grow more and more desperate, and ridiculous, as three heroin addicts drive all over Los Angeles in search of what they need. In FRUCKUS, a street hustler turned Hollywood agent tells his story of sex, drugs, rockstars, and mobsters while battling cancer from a dirty needle.
**This screening included a Q&A with filmmakers Tommy Swerdlow and Evan York.
Not Film Fest: Short Films
December 15th, 2025 — Our 32nd Monday Night Music & Film Salons was a selection of short films curated by NÒT FILM FEST founders Gio Labadessa and Alizé Latini.
We opened the night with a live musical performance from TEMPESTA. Following the performance, we moved out to the fire deck for the following short films:
Think I’d Like to Stay — Brianna Murphy
Sad Indie White Boy — Courtney Coker
Madonna Mia — Valentina Garrett
Public Freakout — Julia Isabella
Spit It Out — The Ray Sisters
**This screening included a Q&A with the festival's founders Gio Labadessa and Alizé Latini, as well as the filmmakers.
Pools: July-in-Christmas Party
December 8th, 2025 — Our 31st Monday Night Music & Film Salons was our second screening of the film Pools with another pool party!
Doors opened at 7:00pm for a cozy winter evening. Think hot tub at the ski chalet, mulled wine n malort. Our guests grabbed Christmas cocktails and food to listen to live music from Grammy award-winning songwriter, KENNEDY.
After the performance, we moved out to the fire deck for our screening of Pools. The pool was nice and toasty for our guests to celebrate Pools with a classic pool party.
Following the screening, we had a DJ set from CINEMATICA in the music room, merch giveaways, and presents.
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Dog of God
November 24th, 2025 — Our 30th Monday Night Music & Film Salons was an exclusive invite-only screening Dog of God.
Doors opened at 7pm for a musical performance prior to our early access screening. Dog of God is a rotoscoped animation that depicts a 17th century witch trial in Livonia that uncovers a werewolf within a devout community. The film has received two European Film Academy awards for European Film and European Animated Feature Film.
**This screening included a Q&A with producer Gio Labadessa.
Monos
November 17th, 2025 — Our 29th Monday Night Music & Film Salons showcased Neon’s Monos.
Doors opened at 7 PM for live music from film composer Brad Oberhofer. At 8 PM, we moved out to the fire deck for our screening of Alejandro Landes' Monos. On a faraway mountaintop, eight teenaged guerillas with guns watch over a hostage and a conscripted milk cow. Playing games and initiating cult-like rituals, the children run amok in the jungle and disaster strikes when the hostage tries to escape.
**This screening included a Q&A with director Alejandro Landes and producer Duke Merriman.
Love & Irony
November 10th, 2025 — Our 28th Monday Night Music & Film Salons showcased Love & Irony.
Doors opened at 7pm for a musical performance prior to our early access screening of Love & Irony. The search for an authentic life leads an existential bike mechanic to discover the universal truths and transformative powers of love.
This was an exclusive invite-only event.
**This screening included a Q&A with filmmaker John Biesack.
Satyrica
October 20th, 2025 — Our 27th Monday Night Music & Film Salons showcased Satyrica, where we held a pool party, tap dancing, and burlesque!
Doors opened at 7 PM for live music from Glüme in The Wiggle Room. At 8 PM, we moved out to the fire deck for our screening of Satyrica. Original Musical Screenplay by Viola Odette Harlow — otherwise known as Glüme.
Tap dancing, burlesque, and a pool party accompanied the screening. Come see a brand-new old Hollywood musical with beautiful girls tap dancing and handsome men crooning. Wear your finest or nothing at all. Come enjoy a night to remember — or forget.
**This screening included a Q&A with Viola Odette Harlow, who is both our musical guest and the writer/star of Satyrica.
Test Subject V
October 13th, 2025 — Our 26th Monday Night Music & Film Salons showcased Test Subject V.
Doors opened at 7 PM for live music from Patrick Costello in The Wiggle Room. At 8 PM, we moved to the fire deck for our screening and Q&A, where we were joined by some of the film’s cast and crew.
**This screening included a Q&A with Vikrant Chopra (Associate Producer), Kunal Avanti (Producer/Lead), and Sol Kohli (Director).
Shorts Night
October 6th, 2025 — Our 25th Monday Night Music & Film Salons showcased a selection of short films.
Doors opened at 7:00pm with live music by GUNDELFINGER. Following the performance, we headed out to the fire deck for our screening.
Our film screening was an exciting selection of short films by local rising filmmakers. Our line-up included DAME by Foster Wilson, DOG by Ben Tan, HEROIC DOSE by Dugan Gundelfinger, OCD by Luca Pizzoleo, and PILGRIMAGE by Jamie Wollrab.
**This screening included a Q&A with the filmmakers.
Requiem for a Dream
September 22nd, 2025 — Our 24th Monday Night Music & Film Salons showcased Darren Aronofsky's iconic REQUIEM FOR A DREAM presented by producer Eric Watson.
Doors opened at 7 PM for live music in The Wiggle Room from Glüme. At 8 PM, we moved to the fire deck for our screening and Q&A, where Eric Watson discussed making this groundbreaking film with Aronofsky in their 20s while running around New York City. It was a masterclass on bold independent filmmaking!
**This screening included a Q&A with producer Eric Watson.
Pools
September 8th, 2025 — Our 23rd Monday Night Music & Film Salons showcased the brand-new feature film, POOLS.
Doors opened at 7:00pm with live music by Haute and Freddy, followed by a synchronized swimmer performance by Aquabatix USA. Following the performances, we moved out to the fire deck for our screening of Pools.
POOLS stars Odessa A’zion, Michael Vlamis, Mason Gooding, Ariel Winter, Tyler Alvarez, and Francesca Noel. Distributed by Utopia. A film by Sam Hayes. In theaters now.
**This screening included a Q&A filmmaker Sam Hayes and some of the film’s cast.
Lost
August 25th, 2025 — Our 22nd Monday Night Music & Film Salons showcased the pilot of the Emmy Award-winning show, LOST.
Doors opened at 7 PM for live music from Chalk Teeth in The Wiggle Room. At 8 PM, we moved to the fire deck for our screening of the pilot of Lost and a conversation with Executive Producer Bryan Bur
Bryan Burk is a 6-time Emmy nominee, and won an Emmy with the Lost team in 2005 for Outstanding Drama Series. Burk has also worked as an EP on Westworld, Person of Interest, 11.22.63, Fringe, Cloverfield, and Star Trek, and is a long time collaborator of J.J. Abrams.
**This screening included a Q&A with Executive Producer Bryan Burk.
HollyShorts Night
August 11th, 2025 — Our 21st Monday Night Music & Film Salons featured an exclusive invite-only selection of short films playing at this year's HollyShorts Festival.
Doors opened at 7:00pm for drinks and a musical performance by Jen Awad. At 8:00pm we moved to the fire deck for our screening of CHASING THE PARTY (Jessie Komitor), BUICK (Michael Godere), RAGAMUFFIN (Kaitlyn Mikayla), and CLOUT (Jordan Doidge).
**This screening included a Q&A with the filmmakers.
UCLA Shorts Night
July 21st, 2025 — Our 20th Monday Night Music & Film Salons showcased a selection of short films made by UCLA MFA students.
Doors opened at 7 PM for live music from the film’s composer CLSTL in The Wiggle Room. At 8 PM, we moved to the fire deck for the selection of UCLA shorts programmed by UCLA alum and Film Independent Nominee Pedro Murcia. The featured shorts include Dancing in Tomorrowland (Jakob Roston), Fidel (Luke Lace), Hickey (Giovanna Molina), and Extraña (Paloma Ronquillo).
**This screening included a Q&A with the filmmakers and programmer Pedro Murcia.
Ed Wood
June 23rd, 2025 — Our 19th Monday Night Music & Film Salons featured Tim Burton’s 1994 classic, Ed Wood.
Doors opened at 7:00pm for drinks and a musical performance by Allegra Ondine. At 8:00pm we moved to the fire deck for the screening of Ed Wood directed by Tim Burton. The film stars Johnny Depp, Sarah Jessica Parker, Patricia Arquette, and Bill Murray. Following the screening, we moderated a Q&A with screenwriter Larry Karaszewski, also known for People vs Lary Flint and Man on the Moon.
**This screening included a Q&A with screenwriter Larry Karaszewski.
Electra
June 9th, 2025 — Our 18th Monday Night Music & Film Salons showcased the feature film ELECTRA.
Doors opened at 7 PM for live music from the film’s composer Ali Helnwein in The Wiggle Room. At 8 PM, we moved to the fire deck for the screening of Electra directed by Hala Matar and written by Hala Matar, Daryl Wein, and Paul Sado.
**This screening included a special appearance and Q&A by filmmaker Hala Matar and actor/writer Daryl Wein.
Not Film Festival’s NOT OFF
May 26th, 2025 — Our 17th Monday Night Music & Film Salons screened select short films from Not Film Festival as a part of their NOT OFF summer tour.
Doors opened at 7 PM for live music from Zora Urbanyi in The Wiggle Room, who was accompanied by a tango performance from Renata. At 8 PM, we moved to the fire deck for the screenings, celebrating The Hideaway by Jane Stephens Rosenthal Cooke, The Long Step by Mike Sandoval, Waiting on Roxy by Chad Philip Peter, Poachers by Tiffany Lin, Vuja De by Travers Jacobs and Viktor Ivanov, and Good Condition by Frank Mosley.
**This event included a Q&A with the filmmakers of the showcased shorts.
Heathers
April 21st, 2025 — Our 16th Monday Night Music & Film Salons showcased the 80s cult-classic Heathers.
Doors opened at 7pm in The Wiggle Room for live music by PAIGE STARK. At 8pm, we had our film screening of Heathers on the fire deck, followed by a Q&A with the screenwriter of the film, Dan Waters.
**This screening included a special appearance and Q&A with screenwriter Dan Waters.
Cadejo Blanco
April 7th, 2025 — Our 15th Monday Night Music & Film Salons presented the Film Independent-nominated film, Cadejo Blanco.
We gathered at 7pm for live music from GUSTAF before moving to the fire deck to watch the screening of Cadejo Blanco. After the screenings we had a Q&A with filmmaker Justin Lerner, and producer Pedro Murcia.
**This screening included a special appearance by Justin Lerner and Pedro Murcia.
PROOF Film Festival Showcase
March 17th, 2025 — Our 14th Monday Night Music & Film Salons was a showcase of PROOF Film Festival Official Selections.
The event featured five short films from the PROOF Film Festival: Crack Shot (Alex Cohen), The Musical (Giselle Bonilla), Vance (Dakota Daulby), Skin & Bone (Eli Powers), and Seoul Switch (Liann Kaye).
**This screening included a Q&A with the filmmakers following the screening moderated by PROOF Film Festival Founder and American Cinematheque Programmer Imani Davis.
A Pity
March 3rd, 2025 — Our 13th Monday Night Music & Film Salons presented the CMP Original Film, A Pity.
We gathered at 7pm for live music from David Agranov, who both stars in and produces the film, before moving to the fire deck to watch the screening of A Pity. After the screenings we had a Q&A with filmmaker Kevin and Alec Barth, and producers David Agranov and Sarah Carter.
**This screening included a special appearance by Kevin and Alec Barth, Sarah Carter, and David Agranov.
My Dead Dad
February 17th, 2025 — Our 12th Monday Night Music & Film Salons featured the HBO Max film, My Dead Dad.
We gathered at 7pm for live music from PJ Costello in The Wiggle Room before moving to the fire deck for the screening, followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers of My Dead Dad. The discussion afterwards will be lead by co-host James Oliver.
Pedro Correa, co-writer and star, has also spear-headed an incredible organization to help with the aftermath of the fires, LA FAMILY RELIEF.
**This screening included a special appearance by Pedro Correa and actor Booboo Stewart.
Short Films to Series
February 3rd, 2025 — Our 11th Monday Night Music & Film Salons presented a celebration of short films that are in the process of development into television series.
We gathered at 7pm for live music by Emma Zander in The Wiggle Room before we moved to the firedeck for the screenings. We showcased the short films We Regret to Inform You and The Sperm Bank.
**This screening included a special appearance by the filmmakers of We Regret to Inform You and The Sperm Bank.
A David Lynch Tribute
January 27th, 2025 — Our 10th Monday Night Music & Film Salons was a tribute to David Lynch, who passed earlier this month.
We gathered at 7pm for live music inspired by the man from Tea Eater, Scout Gillett, Sarah Safaie, Y Try, and Vramshabouh in The Wiggle Room before moving to the fire deck to take in a curation of his inspirational clips and short films.
After the screenings we honored his legacy with a group mediation and share. Guests were invited to bring their instruments and any personal stories they wanted to add to the conversation.
Helicopter
January 6th, 2025 — Our 9th Music & Film Salon was an invitation only work-in-progress screening of Grack Films’ HELICOPTER, a psychomagic healing movie by Ari Gold. HELICOPTER won the Grand Jury Prize at FEST New Directors New Films & was a selection of Film London’s Production Finance Market.
We opened the evening with live music from Ari’s brother, Ethan Gold, before moving to the firedeck for the screening. After the screening held a discussion on radical trauma work, the filmmaking process, and the final stages of bringing the film to the public.
**This screening included a special appearance by Ari Gold and Grack Films.
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
December 16th, 2024 — Our 8th Monday Night Music & Film Salons presented the legendary film FEAR AND LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS (1998) in partnership with Inner Cinemas.
We opened the evening with a musical performance by Parker Ainsworth, followed by the screening. The cast includes Johnny Depp, Benicio Del Toro, and Tobey Maguire.
**This screening was presented by Laila Nabulsi, producer and long time collaborator of Hunter S Thompson. The Q&A was moderated by cinematherapist and founder of Inner Cinemas, Destinee Lee Handly.
Not Film Festival Showcase
December 2nd, 2024 — Our 7th Music & Film Salon featured a night of short films curated by Gio Baladessa, the founder of Not Film Festival.
The festival has been held yearly since 2018 in Santarcangelo di Romagna, Italy, and was listed by MovieMaker Magazine as one of the 20 international film festivals essential to independent cinema.
**This screening included a special appearance by festival director Gio Labadessa as well as the local filmmakers who created these films. Intro and Q&A were provided.
Out of the Blue
November 18th, 2024 — Our 6th Monday Night Music & Film Salons featured the 40th anniversary 4k restoration of Dennis Hopper’s 1980 film, Out of the Blue.
We opened the night with a musical performance by Frankie Palmer, followed by the screening. The cast includes Linda Manz, Dennis Hopper, Sharon Farrell, Don Gordon, and Raymond Burr.
**This screening included a special appearance by restoration producers John Alan Simon & Elizabeth Karr, who were in attendance to discuss the film before and after.
Nosferatu
October 29th, 2024 — Our 5th Music & Film Salon screened David Lee Fisher’s latest film, Nosferatu, which is very close to the CMP family. Sarah Carter stars in the film alongside Doug Jones, who Sarah worked with on Falling Skies for five years. The night opened with a performance from our musical guest Eban Schletter, the composer for Nosferatu, and closed with our screening of Nosferatu.
**This screening included a Q&A with David Lee Fisher, Sarah Carter, and other members of the cast and crew.
In Her Name
October 21st, 2024 — Our 4th Monday Night Music & Film Salon was a celebration of In Her Name. The night opened with a musical performance by Ali Helnwein, the composer of In Her Name. Ali Helnwein is an award winning film composer who has graced three CMP projects now: In Her Name, A Pity, and Scene House.
After Ali’s performance, we had a special screening of In Her Name’s Behind the Scenes Documentary, followed by a casual Q & A. This was the first official screening of Three Women, Two Stories, One Vision: The Making of In Her Name.
**This screening included an introduction and Q&A with filmmaker Sarah Carter.
Inland
October 7th, 2024 — Our 3rd Film & Music Salon featured a screening of the short film Lucy and the feature film Inland.
Doors opened at 7:00pm where guests were able to settle into the evening atmosphere. We opened the night with food, drinks, and live music from Tashaki Miyaki in the Wiggle Room. At sunset we moved to the fire deck for a screening of the very successful short, Lucy, directed by Mojean Aria and starring James Aaron Oliver, followed by another daring feature, Inland, written and directed by Fritz Ryder.
Roving Woman
September 23rd, 2024 — Our 2nd Monday Night Music & Film Salon showcased the US release of Roving Woman, a feature film collaboration including our friends James Oliver and Giant Pictures. A musical performance by Darby Hannon and Luca Pino opened the event.
You can learn more about Roving Woman, and all the films distributed by Tribeca Films, here.
Scene House
August 26th, 2024 — Our 1st ever Monday Night Music & Film Salon at Petit Ermitage, co-hosted by Darby Gaelle Hannon and BLKBRD Films, was an exclusive rough cut of the CMP Original Film, Scene House.
Dane Sandborg and Randal Fisher opened the night with a beautiful musical performance. Then at sunset began a showcase of work by emerging filmmakers, including an exclusive rough cut of Scene House, our proof of concept short directed by Annabella Fazio and produced by Lia Lee and Lime House Pictures and Executive Produced by Sarah Carter of CMP.
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