Reality Check

93 min.

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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  • Running Time: 93 min.

Packaged Films

Children & Animals

USA | 2026 | 11 min. | Walker Kalan

A 12-year-old farmer begins to come to terms with the fact that his beloved show goat, Grace, will die one day.

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Correct Me If I'm Wrong

Germany | 2025 | 22 min. | Hao Zhou

Torn between love and tradition, a Southwest Chinese family tries to purge an entity from their queer heir, the director of this short film.

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ERUCTATION

USA | 2025 | 7 min. | Victoria Trow

The world record for loudest female burp is 107.3 decibels. Kaylee wants to beat it.

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Ramon Who Speaks to Ghosts

Spain | 2025 | 8 min. | Shervin Kermani

After a volcanic eruption, Ramon walks the island of La Palma with his microphone, looking for ghosts.

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Sea Song

USA | 2025 | 18 min. | An-Phuong Ly

The 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.

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Still Standing

USA | 2026 | 10 min. | Victor Tadashi Suarez, Livia Albeck-Ripka

The 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.

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Winter in March

Estonia | 2025 | 16 min. | Natalia Mirzoyan

A 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.

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