• Lexus Short Films

ShortFest is proud to host, for the first time, the Lexus Short Films block, a collaboration between Lexus and the Weinstein Company to support and nurture a new generation of emerging filmmakers.

Short Films

Beyond Memories

Sophie believes that forgetting is the only way of moving on with her life, until she realizes that she can't make memories from a previous life completely disappear.

Echoes

An expectant father, an executive driving home, an astronaut, a young woman going for a late night swim and a singer about to go on stage all experience a surreal moment of clarity.

Friday Night

While visiting her daughter in France, Claire is thrown into the midst of a citywide attack in a place where she doesn't speak the language or know her way around.

Game

A new kid shows up at the high school boys' basketball tryouts and instantly makes an impression after showing extraordinary skill. Will the team discover his secret?

Market Hours

Randall spends his days imagining the vibrant inner lives of various vendors at the multicultural urban market where he works: none more so than Angela, an angel with her own pastry shop.

MESSiAH

In a playful collision of cultures, a hapless Irishman and his Parisian girlfriend get more than they bargained for when they encounter a particularly mischievous stranger in the spectacular Australian wilderness.

The Nation Holds Its Breath

On the day of the most important football match in Irish history, a young father-to-be is torn between witnessing the miracle of childbirth or the miracle of reaching the quarter finals of the World Cup.

2017 ShortFest Archive