ShortsFest Opening Night
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.
Tickets
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Friday, May 8, 2026
- Limited Availability
- On Standby
- Matinee
- Running Time: 93 min.
Packaged Films
Homebodies
USA | 2025 | 12 min. | Rachel OlsonIn 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.
Nobody Knows the World
Peru | 2026 | 18 min. | Roddy DextreAfter the violent death of his older brother, 11-year-old Chito embarks upon a path that will lead him to either vengeance or redemption.
Oh Whale
USA | 2025 | 26 min. | Winslow Crane-MurdochWhen news anchor Paul Linnman arrived in Florence, OR, he had no idea that the story of an exploding whale would forever define his career.
Paper Trail
USA | 2026 | 14 min. | Don HertzfeldtA high-speed study of life seen through a collection of papers.
Scratch
USA | 2026 | 11 min. | Aliya KamalovaA lonely woman aspires to be a beatboxer.
Sea Star
Canada | 2025 | 12 min. | Tyler Mckenzie EvansA Black man partakes in his first swimming lesson while battling with his own hardships beneath the surface.