2019 Shorts Programs

Directors: Sarah Colt, Josh Gleason | USA / 2019 / 23 min

The story of Arkansas pastor Robb Ryerse, one of the only evangelical Christians who spoke out against Trump’s rhetoric of hate.

Director: Roy Power | USA / 2019 / 8 min

An optimistic video-store owner tries to keep the tradition alive amidst the rising popularity of streaming.

Director: E.J. McLeavey-Fisher | USA / 2019 / 19 min

A journey through the checkered career of veteran stunt actor Brian Donahue.

Directors: Spencer Seibert, Derek Knowles | USA / 2019 / 18 min

Sonoma Valley residents struggle to find their places in a community reshaped overnight by historic wildfires.

Directors: Erin Sanger, Taylor Hess | USA / 2019 / 25 min

Trans athlete Mack Beggs loves wrestling, but his identity poses challenges.

Writers/Directors: Léo Brunel, Loris Cavalier, Camille Jalabert, Oscar Malet | France / 2018 / 6 min

The two best ski rescue workers in the region are ready for their new mission, but it won’t go as planned.

Writer/Director: Julia Ocker | Germany / 2018 / 4 min

The sloth wants to buy ice cream, but unfortunately he is way too slow.

Writers/Directors: Jamy Wheless, John Helms | France / 2018 / 6 min

Pig and Duck are next-door neighbors, but worlds apart. Narrated by Pierce Brosnan.

Writer/Director: Nils Hedinger | Switzerland / 2018 / 8 min

A late-bloomer tadpole misses out on becoming a frog and is left alone in the pond--but spring will bring new opportunity for growth.

Writers/Directors: Andrew Chesworth, Bobby Pontillas | Writer: Shaofu Zhang | USA-China / 2018 / 8 min

Meet Luna, a Chinese-American girl who dreams of becoming an astronaut.

Writer/Director: Nölwenn Roberts | France / 2018 / 7 min

A small mouse decides to pursue his crazy dream: flying with swallows.

Writer/Director: Raùl Robin Morales Reyes | France-Switzerland / 2018 / 9 min

A little tiger decides to take a long journey in search of his missing stripes.

Writer/Director: Oana Lacroix | Switzerland / 2018 / 9 min

In a large forest of single-colored birds, what happens when a bird has two colors?

Writer/Director: Irène Iborra | Director: Eduard Puertas Anfruns | France-Belgium / 2018 / 7 min

Matilda plays with her bedside lamp until the bulb burns out, leaving her in the dark!

Writer/Director: Max Lang | Writer: Suzanne Lang | Director: Daniel Snaddon | UK / 2018 / 27 min

A keen but accident-prone dragon learns how to become a dragon at Dragon School. Narrated by Tracey Ullman and Kit Harington.

Writer/Director: Haley Finnegan | USA / 2019 / 16 min

Two Instagrammers fight to post daily after their close competitor’s following doubles overnight.

Writer/Director: Christopher Guerrero | Writer: Eric T. Roth | USA / 2019 / 6 min

The Weinstein scandal causes two men to discover all of their favorite movies are now sexist.

Writer/Director: Amos Vernon | Writer: Allison Spence Brown | USA / 2019 / 13 min

Maddie is constantly followed by a gaggle of ex-boyfriends, but only she can see them.

Writer/Director: Nick Paonessa | Writer: Ryan Gaul | USA / 2019 / 8 min

A trip to the vet forces a blue-collar man to deal with his emotions and accept the fate of his cat the only way he knows how: through denial and baseball.

Writer: Suzy Evans | Director: Hannah Elless | USA / 2018 / 11 min

Two women from different worlds meet in unexpected circumstances, but an unlikely friendship blooms based on their common love of Nora Ephron.

Writer/Director: Nelson Torres | USA / 2018 / 7 min

A man kidnaps a boy who is much more than meets the eye.

Writer/Director: Jim Picariello | USA / 2018 / 5 min

Two middle-aged dads want to spend a quiet day with their daughters at the park. When a group of teens drive by too fast and too loud, it spurs them into a self-righteous act.

Writer/Director: Tim Wilkime | USA / 2019 / 11 min

A guy makes a bad first impression when he meets his girlfriend’s family as they gather at her grandfather’s deathbed.

Director: Aleksandra Maciejczyk | Poland / 2018 / 18 min

One day in the life of a 50-year-old couple. Blind Krzysztof goes skiing with Wiola, who is his wife and guide.

Director: Elivia Shaw | USA / 2018 / 16 min

Amidst a devastating opioid epidemic, a needle exchange and free clinic operates in the shadows of Fresno, California.

Director: Alison Chernick | USA / 2018 / 18 min

The true story behind the extraordinary price tag of Jackson Pollock's Blue Poles—now considered one of the most expensive paintings in the world, and one whose purchase almost brought down the Australian government.

Director: Matt Kay | UK / 2018 / 18 min

Female sumo wrestling champion Hiyori confronts obstacles both inside and outside the ring in an attempt to change Japan's national sport forever.

Director: Taylor Stanton | USA / 2018 / 14 min

A family is recreated using stop-motion animation to depict the lifelong struggles faced by its matriarch, Marj.

Writer/Director: Lola Blanc | Writer: Kenny Lucas | USA / 2019 / 7 min

Exes get into a post-breakup argument as subtitles translate the emotional truth behind their fighting words.

Writer/Director: Cecilia Albertini | Writer: Andrea Brusa | Italy / 2019 / 13 min

A surrogate mother faces a harrowing dilemma.

Writer/Director: Damon Davis | Ghana-USA / 2019 / 16 min

A stranger falls from the sky in search of a castle and a queen shown to him in a dream.

Writer/Director: Robert Machoian | USA / 2019 / 10 min

A slice-of-life film about a grandfather and his grandsons, the future and the past.

Writer/Director: Erin Lau | Writer: Justin Omori | USA / 2018 / 19 min

A teenage girl in rural Hawai’i must confront her father after he enters her beloved pet in a dog fight.

Writer/Director: Ron Eyal | Writer: Eleanor Burke | UK / 2018 / 15 min

An unstable therapist is haunted by his own issues while struggling with a challenging patient.

Writer/Director: Jamie Dack | USA / 2018 / 15 min

Sixteen-year-old Charlotte is ambling through a listless summer day when she's followed home by Tommy, an older guy.

Writer/Director: Kristian Mercado | USA / 2018 / 15 min

An estranged family in Puerto Rico tries to reconnect in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria.

Writers/Directors: Emilie McDonald, Bruce Smolanoff | USA / 2019 / 13 min

Jo-Jo, a 15 year-old Mexican-American boy, breakdances with his crew and dreams of being “the illest” b-boy in the world.

Writer/Director: Brittany Snow | USA / 2019 / 16 min

Natalie only wants her mother's approval. Her mother wants a big and different future for them both.

Writer/Director: Ellie Foumbi | USA-Ivory Coast / 2019 / 13 min

A young African immigrant's struggles to adjust to life in America push him toward an existential crisis.

Writer/Director: Urvashi Pathania | USA / 2018 / 5 min

A story about love, loss, and wondering about what might have been.

Writer/Director: Matthew Bonifacio | Writer: Julianna Gelinas Bonifacio | USA / 2019 / 22 min

A strange acting student seeks help from a guru (Lorraine Bracco). Co-starring Brian Dennehy and Kenan Thompson.