Reality Check
These inventive and enlightening nonfiction shorts highlight the quiet—and in one case quite loud—ways that people assert their dignity in times of war, disaster, division, and competitive burping.
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Saturday, May 16, 2026
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- Matinee
- Running Time: 93 min.
Packaged Films
Children & Animals
USA | 2026 | 11 min. | Walker KalanA 12-year-old farmer begins to come to terms with the fact that his beloved show goat, Grace, will die one day.
Correct Me If I'm Wrong
Germany | 2025 | 22 min. | Hao ZhouTorn between love and tradition, a Southwest Chinese family tries to purge an entity from their queer heir, the director of this short film.
ERUCTATION
USA | 2025 | 7 min. | Victoria TrowThe world record for loudest female burp is 107.3 decibels. Kaylee wants to beat it.
Ramon Who Speaks to Ghosts
Spain | 2025 | 8 min. | Shervin KermaniAfter a volcanic eruption, Ramon walks the island of La Palma with his microphone, looking for ghosts.
Sea Song
USA | 2025 | 18 min. | An-Phuong LyThe last remaining South Vietnamese naval officers reunite in California for what will likely be the final time, finding solace with the few people who understand the complexities that shape their life histories.
Still Standing
USA | 2026 | 10 min. | Victor Tadashi Suarez, Livia Albeck-RipkaThe Altadena wildfire in January 2025 destroyed more than 9,000 homes and structures. Those remaining are toxic. Despite the risks, insurance companies claim they are habitable, leaving residents risking their health to return home.
Winter in March
Estonia | 2025 | 16 min. | Natalia MirzoyanA young couple flees a repressive Russia at the beginning of the war in Ukraine, but their escape turns into its own kind of surreal nightmare.