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The 34th Woods Hole Film Festival
SHOR T S PR OGR AMS

SHORTS If The Creek Don’t Rise
Dramatic • Andrew Stevens • USA • 2024 • 13 min.
Before Features: Precedes Xibalba Monster
In rural Georgia, the 2008 recession rips nine-year-old Tommy
out of the imaginary world he and his stepsister Mabel built,
Building A Champion forcing him to reckon with his mother’s financial instability
and tumultuous marriage to his stepfather.
Documentary • Neal Woodall, Mike Woodall • USA •
2025 • 21 min. My Back Pages
Precedes Phillip Dutton: Leap of Faith Documentary • Nick Canfield, Paul Lovelace • USA •
Members of the Boston Crusaders Drum Corps reflect on their 2024 • 10 min.
85-year history, the relentless pursuit of a championship, and Precedes Steve Schapiro: Being Everywhere
SHORTS: what it truly means to succeed, win or lose. As Mitch Blank prepares to donate his vast Bob Dylan memo-
Decisions, Decisions Dukakis: Recipe for Democracy emotions around letting it go.
rabilia collection, he reflects on the nature of collecting and the
Documentary • Erin Trahan, Jeff Schmidt • USA •
August 1, 2025 5:30pm • FA-Simon Center 2024 • 28 min. The Stone System
Precedes The Quiet Diplomat
Dramatic • Jonah Rosenberg, David Rosenberg •
A Radical Thirty years after running for president, Michael Dukakis’s USA • 2024 • 10 min.
ongoing leadership and culinary wisdom offer an antidote to
Dramatic • Michael Wooldridge • USA • 2025 • 7 min. the instability of American democracy. Precedes Homewrecker
An idealistic young environmentalist is hauling fertilizer for the Every day, Corey Stone transforms the lives of high value men
cause with his mother, but when they’re pulled over by police, Grit and brings their brands into alignment. But one of his clients is
the situation escalates. Documentary • Vanina Feldsztein, Johannes Kroemer • not happy. And he’s gonna do something about it.
Alice USA • 2024 • 14 min. View From the Floor
Dramatic • Jake Alden-Falconer • UK • 2024 • 15 min. Precedes Viva Verdi! Documentary • Mindie Lind, Megan Griffiths • USA
A look at old age with a fresh set of eyes, by showing people
After selling a story to the tabloids about her celebrity daughter, who defy perceptions. • 2025 • 5 min.
Alice has to wrestle with the tragic consequences. Precedes Anxiety Club
Crying on Command In pursuit of a life on stage, a singer without legs confronts
exploitation and imposter syndrome as she chases her dreams.
Dramatic • Nick Craven • USA • 2025 • 13 min.
In order to secure what could be the role of a lifetime, an aspiring
actress has to produce a tear.
Le Parrot
Comedy • Rachael Sonnenberg • USA • 2024 • 12 min.
Three siblings return home for their mother’s funeral. Chaos en-
sues when they discover she has left behind a bizarre inheritance.
My Kind of People
Comedy • Joe Picozzi • USA • 2025 • 15 min.
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.
Saverio
Dramatic • Ellen Ancui • USA • 2025 • 14 min.
A determined influencer finds an elderly man abandoned in her
car, and must choose between her own ambition and an unsup-
portive healthcare system.
Swipe
Animation • Patrick Smith • USA • 2025 • 5 min.
A girl attempts to swipe her way to happiness. After an exhaus-
tive search, and astronomical body count, she resorts to assem-
bling her dream boy from left over parts.
Through Thin Ice
Documentary • Arthur Veenema, Gabrielle Kardon •
USA • 2024 • 11 min.
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.

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