SHORT FILM BLOCK I
A highly curated selection of local and international films as chosen by our team of programmers. All titles are eligible for an Audience Choice Award! Following A social outcast's life is forever changed when he discovers a well-known public figure is inexplicably following him on Instagram. Directed by Briana Pozner 13 min Anywhere My Canvas Youngsook and Mia are artists with immigrant backgrounds living in America. Their unique life experiences have deeply influenced their artwork in compelling ways. For both, painting is more than a craft—it holds a lasting, personal significance that will remain with them for the rest of their lives. Directed by Sangsun Choi 7 min Stone of Destiny Stone of Destiny explores the beauty of finding your path, even when it’s fraught with uncertainty. Directed by Julie Černá 10 min life is a gift What does it mean to be liberated? To be free? For yourself and those you love? in life is a gift, Mu Knowles (born & raised on the hilltop in Tacoma, Wa) takes us on a journey through these questions. Directed by Gloria Joy Kazuko Muhammad & Mu Knowles 3 min Shadow Casting: The Art of Rocky Horror A group of mismatched individuals in the Pacific Northwest lean into the chaos of live theatre. Together, they put on performances in front of the movie screen while our favorite cult classic 1975 film, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, plays behind them. A volunteer theatrical troupe who travels all over Washington State and Oregon on a shoestring budget spreading community, corsets and chaos. Directed by Isabel Nixon Klein & Jay Scarborough 25 min Paradaiz Welcome to a place filled with houseless slugs, bullet-ridden walls, never-ending cigarettes and exploding tomatoes. This must be Paradaïz. Directed by Matea Radic 9 min Jacob in Texas After undergoing conversion therapy as a teen, Jacob must flee Texas' anti-trans climate. Directed by Rebecca Adler 9 min Home from Work In tourist towns across the United States, where housing is scarce, a growing number of workers have few options but to live in employer-provided housing. HOME FROM WORK follows two workers caught in this precarious limbo where losing a job could mean losing their home, and an employer grappling with his responsibility to his employees. As the film uncovers the legal gray areas of employee housing, it draws parallels to the company towns of the past, where employers maintained unchecked control over workers' lives. HOME FROM WORK exposes the emotional and economic toll of a system without safety nets while raising urgent questions about the future of labor rights in the face of increasing economic inequality. Directed by Alex Fleming-McNeil & Michael Beuttler 11 min Houston, We Have a Crush After finding a phone accidentally left behind by an astronaut, a lonely alien develops an all-consuming crush that tests his hold on reality. Directed by Omer Ben Shachar 10 minVariousPT1H30M2026-04-24Various
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SHORT FILM BLOCK I"SHORT FILM BLOCK I"Showtimes
April 24, 1:00 pm
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