2025 Short Films
An optimistic host's dinner party goes awry when her husband reveals he doesn't want to have kids in the face of humanity's impending extinction.
An idealistic young environmentalist is hauling fertilizer for the cause with his mother, but when they're pulled over by police, the situation escalates.
After selling a story to the tabloids about her celebrity daughter, Alice has to wrestle with the tragic consequences.
Amidst the picturesque serenity of Amish country, a courageous queer photographer unearths the hidden gems of LGBTQ+ nightlife, while navigating a personal journey of reclaiming religion and community.
Decades after leaving Appalachia, a daughter returns to eastern Kentucky to excavate her father’s remarkable filmmaking legacy - as the founder of Appalshop - and reflects on the pull home still has on her.
In the heart of Hasidic Williamsburg, Brooklyn, a newly blind Jewish Orthodox baker forms an unlikely friendship with a Queer Catholic Latino guide dog trainer, embarking on an eye-opening journey to overcome personal and cultural barriers in his quest to reopen his beloved bakery.
Members of the Boston Crusaders Drum Corps reflect on their 85-year history, the relentless pursuit of a championship, and what it truly means to succeed, win or lose.
When a 16-year-old Jewish actor faces off with her mother and Jewish plastic surgeon on the day of her surgery, she learns unsettling truths about the consequences of assimilation.
Over the course of the 15-year Extreme Ice Survey project, photographer James Balog and his team brought some of the world’s first and most compelling visual evidence of climate change to the global stage as he depicted the rapid melting of glaciers around the world. The reunion of James and the Emmy-winning team behind "Chasing Ice" captures the end of the epic undertaking and spotlights the power of an intergenerational effort to seed hope and inspire action toward a sustainable future.
In a future where world leaders are appointed by lottery Lenny Hicks, a former rockstar, becomes Prime Minister of the UK against his will. Forbidden to resign by law Lenny decides to become the worst possible leader in order to be kicked out of office. Unfortunately, he will discover that the more stupid he acts the more popular he becomes.
A young man attends the memorial of a teacher who once bullied him in high school and brings a camera to record it.
Jeff is a common fly. He wakes up each morning to a dissatisfying marriage, insufferable children, and a mind-numbing job. And today it gets much, much worse.
In order to secure what could be the role of a lifetime, an aspiring actress has to produce a tear.
Thirty years after running for president, Michael Dukakis’s ongoing leadership and culinary wisdom offer an antidote to the instability of American democracy.
Not having seen his Father since he was an infant, Rob searches for him in Fremantle. Tracking him to a bar, Rob approaches him as a stranger to discover who he really is and his reasons for leaving.
1992 Connecticut. Desperate to keep the attention of her intoxicating older best friend, Frankie sets out to prove that sex is no big deal.
Finally. An answer to the question that has plagued scientists, theologians, and comedians for millennia: Will Judaism survive in space? Starring Neil deGrasse Tyson, astronauts Jeffrey Hoffman and Jessica Meir, and a quorum of rabbis and researchers.
An inspiring look at the inaugural Every Woman's Marathon, a race for women, from the perspective of five participants.
The remarkable life of Katharine Lee Bates, poet, professor, and social reformer, beginning with her childhood in Falmouth, Massachusetts. An unsung hero best known for authoring "America the Beautiful," Bates was deeply committed to the beauty and principles of our country.
A hospice nurse revisits the comfort and fear of childhood when she enlists a babysitter to take care of her for the night.
The complex power of the hijab, and how a seemingly simple piece of cloth embodies both what the wearer imbues it with and what society project onto to it, through the lens of two different young women.
A twisted picture of an all-too-believable future, where prospective tenants are prepared to go to just about any lengths to secure a place to call home.
When a disillusioned actor is thrown into a classroom of kids rehearsing a Disneyfied version of Chekhov's THREE SISTERS — her favorite play about existential longing — she swan dives into her own crisis of aging, nostalgia, and the loss of childhood dreams.
In rural Georgia, the 2008 recession rips nine-year-old Tommy out of the imaginary world he and his stepsister Mabel built, forcing him to reckon with his mother's financial instability and tumultuous marriage to his stepfather.
A Boston street busker dedicates his life to uncovering and defeating the evils that plague his home. Unable to work within the system, he instead creates a new identity, a symbol of fear for the criminal underworld - Keytar Bear.
Driven by childhood trauma, Norwegian snowboarder Krister Kopala prepares for a dangerous first descent. He finds refuge in the mountains. But is he seeking presence and life, or a way to be closer to death?
After a devastating breakup, Moss Henry searches for a sense of purpose by volunteering as a dummy for a women’s self-defense class.
Three siblings return home for their mother’s funeral. Chaos ensues when they discover she has left behind a bizarre inheritance.
Four young adults with intellectual disabilities in Fresno, CA begin their professional careers, relying on a patchwork of family and community aid while navigating a fragmented system of state services.
Come aboard the schooner Tara, at the heart of the eponymous mission dedicated to the plankton.
A meditation on the horseshoe crab, one of Earth's oldest living species, now struggling with extreme population decline.
Mary can't catch a break. Fusing motherhood with being a full-time carer for her disabled son has her up to her ears in red tape, barely keeping afloat. A surreal situation is looming.
As Mitch Blank prepares to donate his vast Bob Dylan memorabilia collection, he reflects on the nature of collecting and the emotions around letting it go.
A suburban millennial woman is dating an Edwardian ghost, but recently their relationship has been on the rocks and she can’t figure out why. Now it’s time to talk...
After a DNA test uncovers his father's adoption, a proud paesano from Providence, Rhode Island grapples with the revelation that he's not actually Italian American.
A chance encounter between a veteran and rookie leads to an unexpected passing of the torch.
A family goes to a lake to spread their father’s ashes and gets caught get up in an odd conversation—what to call human meat.
When a young shrimp gains aspirations to become an actor, he purposefully gets caught by humans so he can end up at a fancy restaurant and on the plate of someone who could make him famous.
When a severely hungover man finds himself on a reluctant walk with a new neighbour, the pair must overcome a language barrier to find common ground and a much-needed support system.
Three young students discover a machine that lets them say ANYTHING they want.
As a young gymnast prepares for competition, a sinister truth is revealed about her coach.
An unconventional friendship blossoms between a spirited Catholic schoolgirl and a quirky nun as they support each other and bring about change in a system that has been resistant.
A Nantucket realtor makes a potentially catastrophic mistake just minutes before a showing.
A determined influencer finds an elderly man abandoned in her car, and must choose between her own ambition and an unsupportive healthcare system.
"Be the change that you wish to see in the world." Six short films that embody Gandhi's famous words: Amish Country Queer • Forward is a Pace • Headbang • Ruby • The Changebaker • They Call Me The Tattoo Witch
There's no failure to communicate here: Fiddler on the Moon: Judaism in Space • Goodnight • Resaca • Shouting at the Sea • Terms & Conditions
Sometimes we get it right. Sometimes, not so much: A Radical • Alice • Crying on Command • Le Parrot • My Kind of People • Saverio • Swipe • Through Thin Ice
There's no set age where we no longer have to try to figure things out: Appalheads • Deuce • Jean Jacket • Snowbird • The Second Oldest Man Alive
These probably weren't issues for our parents: Babka • Catalogue of Noses • City of Pigs • Common Fly • i want to go to moscow • Prawn Star • Supercritical
Going backwards isn't an option: Class Reunion • Lazybones • Middleground • Ploujét • River Oaks • Simple Machine
A little dark. A little weird. A little funny: A Capsule for Robin • Cliff • House Hunters • Mother's Child • My Boo • The Woods are Lovely, Dark and Deep • Triptych
We all live on this big blue marble. Maybe it's time we got to know it - and its inhabitants - a little better: Born of the Ice • Chasing Time • Mission microbiome • Moon Crab • When I'm In The Water
Sometimes the "kids" are the only adults in the room. And sometimes they're better off just being kids: Esperance to Fremantle • F*ck That Guy • Kopala • Revenge of the Language Master 1757B • Who Are You, Nanu?
...is the spirit of America. And the spirit of independent film: From Sea to Shining Sea: Katherine Lee Bates and the Story of America the Beautiful • Keytar Bear • Peace, Quiet & A Little Dirt • Rule Number 2 • The Cottage • Wilbur, The King
Reconnecting after years apart, two friends revisit their teenage haunts in the seaside town where they grew up.
A short essay about an architect, an adaptive tool shop, postwar prosthetics, and the strange duality of classical physics and quantum mechanics that organizes all our lives.
A self-taught rocket scientist invites a big city journalist out into the desert to cover a launch that will prove, once and for all, that the Earth is flat.
In a post-apocalyptic nuclear fallout shelter, a young scientist bothers their team leader with a series of progressively inane HR requests.
A girl attempts to swipe her way to happiness. After an exhaustive search, and astronomical body count, she resorts to assembling her dream boy from left over parts.
After a string of ICE raids, a small southern city’s first Latin bakery becomes ground zero for local immigration activism, and its proprietor- an unlikely leader.
As Hannah navigates a huge life choice she is confronted by two terrifying apparitions that may or may not actually be tormenting her.
While reading a book of world records with his great-grandchildren, William Bennett discovers that the world's oldest man is just days older than he is. Seeing this as a way to cement his legacy, William attempts to outlive the oldest man.
Every day, Corey Stone transforms the lives of high value men and brings their brands into alignment. But one of his clients is not happy. And he's gonna do something about it.
Anjelica reluctantly returns to her childhood haunt under grim circumstances.
In Hanoi, Vietnam, a tattoo artist turns scars into stunning works of art.
On the shores of the Great Salt Lake, a scientist’s twilight run is upended when her dog plunges through rare lake ice, catalyzing a desperate series of choices.
A high-end art dealer is haunted by a mysterious force from her past that threatens to destroy everything she's built.
In pursuit of a life on stage, a singer without legs confronts exploitation and imposter syndrome as she chases her dreams.
Different communities seek to fight against isolation, personal tragedy, and the fears of aging through one shared purpose: to make the world a better place before leaving.
After her Nanu's (grandfather's) ceremonial cremation brings her to the Holy Ganges River in India for the first time, nine year-old oddball Isha befriends the phantom of her Nanu’s rambunctious seven year-old self and discovers the journey after death.
A washed-up Elvis impersonator loses his job at a kitschy amusement park so he must find work as a middle school music teacher.
