Short Film Packages

Short is indeed sweet in these collections of some of the best short films this year. Catch them on the big screen May 11-21 or stream them on the SIFF Channel May 22-28.

ALT Shorts: Transitions

82 min.

Sometimes change is best captured with a camera, while editing can create transitions that inspire new ideas. Welcome to ALT Shorts.

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Animal Instincts

87 min.

A collection of stories that put you in the minds of our feathered, fuzzy, furry, and many-legged friends. From frolicking on the farm to roaming the city streets, but beware a few pests turned BFFs.

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Animation4Adults

87 min.

This year’s animation package immerses you into secret worlds and initiations, brimming with sibling rivalries, high school hookups, and underwater allies.

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Blurred Dimensions

92 min.

From tech what-could-have-beens to intergalactic what-could-be’s, plug in and unlock the secrets of these eight cosmic realities. Beam me up, SIFF-y.

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Border Crossings

80 min.

Five documentary and narrative stories of people navigating the seen and unseen lines that we draw to both unite and divide us.

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CONNECTED by WATER

89 min.

Many Indigenous peoples have deep relationships with water. These short stories are reminders of the interconnected nature of all beings.

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DoQommunity Now

87 min.

Bringing people together is what these six documentaries do in order to tell real, queer stories that uplift, advocate for/against relevant topics, and move the spotlight over to those that deserve more recognition.

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The Family Picture Show

80 min.

Enjoy a wide variety of animated and live action favorites that will delight young and old alike.

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Finding Family

93 min.

Whether chosen or by blood, these documentary short films capture what it means to find family.

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Full Frontal

98 min.

Assorted tales of women by women. Women conning, women crushing, women cumming, women hazing, and women seeing other women.

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FutureWave Shorts

94 min.

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.

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Good Grief

95 min.

From tropical apparitions and twisted role play to a schoolbus spaceship and, well…Shrek, these seven tales explore the beautiful, bizarre ways we encounter grief.

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Revelations In Darkness

96 min.

As daylight fades, a macabre world of the bizarre, beautiful, and horrific reveals itself.

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ShortsFest Opening Night

93 min.

It is our great pleasure to open our ShortsFest Spotlight with this collection of superb films from around the world: whether narrative or documentary, live action or animated—these films prove short is truly sweet.

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Sound Visions

91 min.

From pickleball players past their prime to sermonizing sex toys, these eight shorts capture the adventurous spirit of our talented filmmaking community.

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WTF - All Turnt On

93 min.

They’re wet, they’re wild, they’re turning a wheel for mysterious reasons. Don’t miss this year's batch of laugh-out-loud oddities.

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