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FutureWave Shorts

FutureWave Shorts

2022 | 84 min | Various

April 14 - 24, 2022

We believe the children are our future. See shorts from around the world created by filmmakers under 18 who represent the next generation of cinema. Co-presented with NFFTY.

Sponsored by Chris Newell

STREAMING TICKETS

Director: Various
Year: 2022
Running Time: 84 min
Format: DCP

Packaged Films

X-Ray

USA | 2021 | 5 min | Martaize Smith

A music video for Moyana Olivia's song, "X-Ray,” written to raise awareness to racial injustice and encourage people to take tangible action against police brutality by voting and speaking.

Think Like A Filmmaker

USA | 2021 | 6 min | Eli Berliner

Eli Berliner turns the camera on his father, Alan, a personal documentary filmmaker, whose new body of work approaches sculpture through the eyes of a filmmaker.

Plunder!

USA | 2021 | 2 min | Matthew Medellin

Avast, me hearties! Sail the seas with this stop-motion pirate’s tale that brings life to Legos.

Fiasco

USA | 2021 | 7 min | Carlos Alvarez

In this anxiety-laden comedy, a new bookstore owner comes to find out that his first signing may not go as planned.

Waiting for Divine Intervention

USA | 2021 | 7 min | Bella Muñoz

A struggling professional in New York meets a devilishly charming friend that changes her life forever.

A Stellar Vacation!

USA | 2022 | 5 min | Noah Shin

An overworked asteroid seeks to escape from the daily grind of life. Little does he realize, his getaway will have a global impact!

Life With the Patels

USA | 2022 | 5 min | Sejal Patel

In this comedic film, three different, true storylines within the Patel family are deftly intertwined to culminate in a shared lesson learned by all.

SCREENS

USA | 2021 | 5 min | Jocelyn Lane Gray

In a world consumed by so many distractions, what would happen if we set our phones down and looked around us?

Crooked River

USA | 2021 | 7 min | Henry Shriber

Set in America’s West, the true story of a family’s generational wealth is revealed through the legend of a father and son who rob a prospector.

Wendigo

Ireland | 2021 | 10 min | Max Hendrickson

A young man who visits an abandoned house in the mountains is haunted by its sinister pagan past.

She

China | 2021 | 4 min | Eva Li

Do you ever feel like heteronormativity is being shoved down your throat? This dreamlike short tells the story of Eva and an unrequited crush on her friend, Lucy.

Hear, There

USA | 2021 | 3 min | Cayla Kushner

In this visual poem about lost friends, an individual longs for brighter skies and more vivid voices in times of crisis and isolation.

The Evening Primrose

China | 2021 | 5 min | Jasmine Wan

An outbreak of rain washed down the village, like it was doomed to suffer such punishment from the God, leaving a discotheque in ruins but a love story forever remembered.

Love, Jake

USA | 2021 | 10 min | Jake Adler

An intimate personal film about a teen boy’s experience of grief and loss filmed over ten years, using footage from The 5000 Days Project. This film carries a trigger warning for discussion of suicide.

Prey

USA | 2021 | 3 min. | Mali (Sienna) Crosby

The story of the loss of innocence of the young prey who has been maimed by the predator. This film is co-presented with NFFTY. This film carries a trigger warning for discussion of sexual abuse/predation.