The Admirer
United Kingdom, 2006, 15 min.
When a rose is left in the mailbox of Anna, a mute woman, her protective brother worries that the sender’s intentions may be evil, rather than romantic. As yet more roses arrive, her brother begins to suspect that Anna is keeping something from him…... more

Africa Parting
USA, 2006, 9 min.
A deeply moving and evocative hand-made, stop motion animation about the heart of a modern South Africa.... more

After School Midnight
Japan, 2007, 7 min.
Science class was never like this as a "visible" man springs to life in this slapstick comedy that blends cool animation with outrageous humor.... more

Airplanes
USA, 2006, 10 min.
The early age of public aviation becomes a metaphor for the budding romance between two teenage girls, who spend the night at an amusement park sharing a headlong rush of discovery and pleasure in each other’s company.... more

Alive and Well
USA, 2007, 10 min.
When the Bakersfield Beavers return in triumph from the state championship badminton tournament in 1976, they never anticipate that their flight home includes a meal – or that the pilot has the team in mind as the main ingredients for the menu…... more

All About It (Con Lujo de Detalle)
Mexico, 2007, 10 min.
This wry, sexy tale of desire and distrust employs magic realism to tell its story of a gorgeous waitress who informs her fiancé over the phone that she has cheated on him with an angel, named Gabriel.... more

All The Worlds A Stage
87 min.
… and most of the players on it are ‘acting out’. This collection of shorts revolving around performers is as varied and entertaining as anything you’ll see - onstage or off!... more

Alternative Reality
91 min.
Reality comes in many guises, and like the truth, it’s all relative… The question boils down to: Whose reality is it?... more

Always Crashing In The Same Car
United Kingdom, 2007, 12 min.
Richard E. Grant (Gosford Park) stars as a powerful political figure whose night from Hell takes a turn for the worse when he gets behind the wheel of his car while still reeling from a meeting at which everything that could go wrong, does.... more

The Amazing Death of Mrs. Muller
Sweden, 2006, 7 min.
The perfect housewife with the perfect family, Mrs. Muller also has the perfect bowling game. That is, until perfection unravels…... more

American Life
86 min.
Four stunning documentary shorts (including one shot right here in Palm Springs) focus on people from different parts of our country, exploring the essence of what it means to fight the good fight as an American in America today.... more

Anatomy 101
USA, 2007, 8 min.
Young college freshman, James, is stuck in the library stacks late at night, trying mightily to improve his study habits. Unfortunately, his fantasy habits might get the best of him.... more

The Angel
USA, 2006, 8 min.
Little Ting sits at her dying Grandma's hospital bedside where she's been all night, protecting her Grandma from death.... more

Animal Behaviour
Cyprus, 2006, 7 min.
An engrossing animated meditation on the ways in which humans act like - and are treated like - animals, for better and for worse…... more

Animation Celebration
97 min.
A dazzling selection of new and entertaining animated shorts, covering a wide range of styles and techniques, and underlining the new vitality and vibrancy in the world of film animation.... more

Ape Sh!t “Wa-Hoo”
USA, 2007, 5 min.
This outrageously over-the-top animated tale features a gnarly ape who employs a very unusual weapon to hold up a convenience store – inventive and flat-out funny, but definitely not for the squeamish!... more

Arjuna
USA, 2006, 3 min.
A pivotal figure in the Indian epic, the Mahabharata, Arjuna was famed for his skill as an archer--but the uncanny concentration that would make him a hero was evident years before…... more

Art Attack
89 min.
Art comes in all shapes, sizes and forms, and this eclectic collection of eight fabulous shorts exploring the realm of creative pursuits pays homage to the splendid array of visual and aural delights to be found in the world of art.... more

Art's Desire
USA, 2006, 5 min.
In a museum after dark, the paintings by famous masters come alive and become who they want to be, in this beautifully illustrated animation about art and artifice.... more

At Second Glance
USA, 2006, 20 min.
Deirdre and Will are best friends who share everything, including the details of 'bi-curious' Deirdre's first date with a lesbian. Yet it's hard to tell where fantasy (either Deirdre's or Will's) stops and reality takes over.... more

Atomic Banana
USA, 2006, 5 min.
A mad scientist and his hungry monkey helper go bananas when an experiment goes awry…... more

The Audition
United Kingdom, 2006, 3 min.
Patrick Stewart and Joanna Lumley provide the voices in this imagined audition for a leading role as “the new first face of domestic violence”.... more

Automoto
Canada, 2007, 5 min.
Welcome to a bizarre, automated world, where everything is run by machines of loving grace.... more

A.W.O.L.
USA, 2006, 22 min.
David Morse (Disturbia) stars as a Special Services officer captured by North Vietnamese regulars on the border of Laos, and John C. McGinley is a renegade Yank soldier who tortures the Viet Cong prisoners he is in charge of, in this haunting story about the foibles of war..... more

The Barrows
Australia, 2006, 10 min.
A bittersweet tale of true love, and hearts entwined for a lifetime, in an imagined ‘what-if’ continuation of the Bonnie and Clyde legend.... more

The Battle of Cable Street
United Kingdom, 2006, 8 min.
This fabulous mixture of live action and animation follows the story of a loving grandfather who takes his grandson to his old Jewish neighborhood to tell the boy about his own youthful days spent fighting the British Fascist, Oswald Mosley.... more

Beach Access
USA, 2007, 14 min.
What could be more idyllic than a trip to the beach? Just about anything in the world, if you happen to be a member of the couple in this story about the turning point in a marriage.... more

Before and After Kissing Maria (Antes Y DespuesDe Besar A Maria)
Spain, 2007, 7 min.
First kisses are always tough for young boys. Especially when the object of your affection is your cousin.... more

Benny's Gym
Norway, 2007, 25 min.
A gorgeously filmed tale about a shy young boy and the budding love he feels for a neighborhood thug, despite the derision and scorn heaped on him by the object of his adolescent affection.... more

The Best Men
USA, 2006, 13 min.
Returning to his home town for the wedding of his best friend (and former sometime lover), Peter learns a lesson about letting go of the past.... more

Best of ShortFest 07 - Animation
65 min.
Audience favorite animated films.... more

Best of ShortFest 07 - Comedies
88 min.
Audience favorite comedies.... more

Best of ShortFest 07 - Documentaries
94 min.
Audiences favorite documentaries... more

Best of ShortFest 07 - Int'l Award Winners
101 min.
A selection of this year's ShortFest international award winning films.... more

Best of ShortFest 07 - Live Action 1
95 min.
Audience Favorites in the Live Action category.... more

Best of ShortFest 07 - Live Action 2
90 min.
More audience favorites in the live action category... more

Big Family
France, 2006, 3 min.
One very special night in New York City… as the city experiences a blackout, things get unexpectedly merry.... more

Bitchslap
USA, 2007, 5 min.
An actress gets her due, as one of the day players she’s been torturing finally decides she’s had enough of the diva trying to ‘feel the moment’.... more

Bowl Cut
United Kingdom, 2006, 8 min.
Every town has its eccentrics, but for the people who live in this small British village, a man who delivers the daily papers is the object of speculation that his weirdness goes beyond mere eccentricity…... more

The Box
USA, 2006, 17 min.
A strange package unleashes a torrent of fear, paranoia and obsession in one young woman. And you'll never look at your neighbors the same way again.... more

Boy Meets Girl
92 min.
It’s still the same old story, and the fundamental things still apply: boy meets girl; girl meets guy…... more