• Salt in the Air

From sandy beaches to rugged coastlines, these waterlogged tales follow those who live their lives by the sea, exposed to the elements and dreaming of distant shores.

Short Films

Au revoir Balthazar

A scarecrow, alone in a field, yearns for the freedom of the sea.

Burning

Three modern Algerians—a suicidal fisherman, a village girl with a secret plan and a cocky cab driver—are brought together by an enormous frozen fish.

Cast Off

Simon, soon to leave his island home to attend boarding school on the mainland, discovers a little wooden boat along the shore.

Sandy Beach

A woman takes her father for their usual Sunday swim.

Vìré

As Isaac, a young Guadeloupean, mourns his lost brother, visions of a mysterious diver bring him to the limits of subconscious.

Winter's Watch

Ten miles off the coast of New England, a photographer spends a winter in isolation while serving as the caretaker of a vacant hotel.

2017 ShortFest Archive