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 animation—these films prove short is truly sweet.

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Friday, May 8, 2026

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  • Matinee
  • Running Time: 93 min.

Packaged Films

Homebodies

USA | 2025 | 12 min. | Rachel Olson

In a world where it literally costs money to leave the house, a burnt-out woman risks fraud by paying her unemployed boyfriend's “exit toll” to get some alone time.

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Nobody Knows the World

Peru | 2026 | 18 min. | Roddy Dextre

After the violent death of his older brother, 11-year-old Chito embarks upon a path that will lead him to either vengeance or redemption.

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Oh Whale

USA | 2025 | 26 min. | Winslow Crane-Murdoch

When news anchor Paul Linnman arrived in Florence, OR, he had no idea that the story of an exploding whale would forever define his career.

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Paper Trail

USA | 2026 | 14 min. | Don Hertzfeldt

A high-speed study of life seen through a collection of papers.

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Scratch

USA | 2026 | 11 min. | Aliya Kamalova

A lonely woman aspires to be a beatboxer.

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Sea Star

Canada | 2025 | 12 min. | Tyler Mckenzie Evans

A Black man partakes in his first swimming lesson while battling with his own hardships beneath the surface.

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