After Dinner
USA, 2010, 5 min.
It's always a tug-of-war to see who picks up the check.... more

Alan and Frank: The Festival Heist
USA, 2010, 5 min.
Alam and Frank, two talentless filmmakers, make their way to a film festival where their film may have been rejected, but Alan has a plan.... more

Alice in the Meantime
Singapore, 2010, 7 min.
A mother would love her little boy to stay little forever, but everyone has to grow up sometime.... more

All Birds Whistle
Lebanon, 2009, 14 min.
Decades of marriage have brought a boring sameness to their household, but Samih and her husband Abou Naji find their lives suddenly changed when a neighbor leaves his canary in their care.... more

ALL IN THE FAMILY
96 min.
Families provide abundant fodder for creative storytelling, and in this selection of six engrossing new shorts, the stories add up to a whole lot more than the sum of each family's parts.... more

All the Way Up
United Kingdom, 2010, 17 min.
Charlie, a prosperous businessman, enters the Queens Hotel intent upon meeting his mistress on the top floor. But once he steps into the elevator, all bets are off.... more

American Patriot
USA, 2009, 12 min.
Thinking he's hit on the perfect way to pick up girls, a dodgy librarian hits the bars pretending to be a NYC firefighter from 9/11 in this dark comedic tale of vice...and versa.... more

Amexica
Mexico, 2009, 25 min.
A con artist couple brings new meaning to the term "human traffic" when they buy a young boy intent on using him as the victim in a series of staged automobile accidents.... more

Ana's Playground
USA, 2009, 20 min.
Amazingly, children can make a game out of nearly anything.... more

And You?
France, 2009, 10 min.
This wryly amusing tale of romantic crossed wires introduces us to a woman who's convinced that her boyfriend has been cheating on her, and sets out to find the proof by tearing his apartment apart.... more

Angry Man
Norway, 2009, 20 min.
This winner of the Best Animated Short at the Aspen and Claremont-Ferrand Short Film Festivals portrays the fable of a young boy who enlists the help of the king to deal with his father's anger management problems.... more

ANIMAL ATTRACTION
88 min.
Animals of every stripe are a staple of filmmaking plots, and in each of these striking new shorts, animals (and the occasional bug) make the world go round and round.... more

Annie Leibovitz: “So, There You Go.”
USA, 2009, 10 min.
An engrossing overview of the life and work of America's preeminent portrait photographer.... more

Any Little Thing
Israel, 2010, 12 min.
All a father wants to do is visit his daughter, although the journey seems vastly more difficult.... more

(ANYTHING BUT) FAIRY TALES
94 min.
A striking selection of edgy, twisted tales about the further reaches of gay experience, with one goofy parody of a famed horror movie thrown in for good measure.... more

Apulu
United Kingdom, 2010, 6 min.
An institutionalized man whose mind seems long ago lost is captivated by a new arrival.... more

Aquarium
Norway, 2010, 17 min.
If living your life is like living in a fish bowl, are you the fish looking out or the observer, looking in?... more

The Armoire
Canada, 22 min.
The disappearance of a young boy's best friend leads to more questions than answers.... more

The Arsonist
Switzerland, 2009, 22 min.
Luc is having great fortune on his date with a beautiful woman, but when he steps out of the restaurant to buy cigarettes a Kafka-esque nightmare of unusually bizarre and surreal proportions puts the romance on the back burner.... more

ART ATTACK
85 min.
The beauty of art isn't always easily accessible, no matter what the perspective.... more

As the Rain was Falling
France, 2009, 9 min.
A soft rain, a delicious momentary encounter between a man and a woman, and the bittersweet passing of storm clouds leaves a wistful trace of longing lingering in the air.... more

The Audit (Line Item: Foster Child)
Canada, 2009, 9 min.
From the director of My Name is Poschsy: An Industrial Film (PSISF 2008) comes an insidious new sort of tax evasion. This time out our perhaps naive starlet, easily both victim and perpetrator, presents her case to the lens as she waits for the audit to begin.... more

The Author: Part of Locker 13
USA, 2009, 18 min.
In this dark, wry tale of secrets and lies, a hired hit man uses his current assignment as the basis for a novel he's writing.... more

AWARD-WINNING DOCS
87 min.
An all-star collection of diverse documentaries, wide-ranging in style and substance, that have been collecting audience and jury prizes from top film festivals around the world.... more

Away
Chile, 2010, 5 min.
Fragmented memories are recaptured on videotape when Diego comes to New York intent upon coming to terms with the love he lost in a tragic incident years before.... more

Banana Bread
USA, 2009, 9 min.
Matt Meyerson has a worried Jewish mother. In this case, she actually has good reason to worry as he heads out the door for another typical day on the job.... more

Bare Knuckle Duet
Canada, 2010, 11 min.
In the battlefield of divorce, even the smallest claims take on monumental importance.... more

Barko
USA, 2010, 8 min.
After a not-so-pleasant stint in the circus, Barko is only too happy to find an owner who treats him like a dog.... more

Bastard
USA, 2009, 8 min.
A legendary story is re-imagined in a contemporary setting, as a young couple make their way through the desert to a rendezvous with fate. The cast includes Brian Geraghty (The Hurt Locker), Juno Temple (Glorious 39) and Lukas Haas (Witness).... more

Battered
France, 2009, 16 min.
What should be the hazy, lazy days of a teenage summer become clouded by reality.... more

THE BATTLE FIELD
96 min.
It's not just war that gets fought on the front line.... more

Bedfellows
USA, 2010, 15 min.
Bobby is almost ready to give up on love when he meets what may be the man of his dreams at a bar one night. Will handsome Jonathan turn out to be just another nightmare?... more

BEGINNINGS AND ENDINGS
82 min.
The old cliché provides that everything has a beginning and ending. This striking collection challenges the notion and offers up a new perspective about where the start and finish lines really are.... more

Behaviour
Denmark, 2009, 18 min.
Julie's challenging first day on the job as a personal caretaker takes a vulnerable and ultimately dangerous turn for both her and her charges as night falls.... more

BEST OF THE FEST 2010: Audience Animation Favorites
90 min.
The best animation of ShortFest as voted by the audience.... more

BEST OF THE FEST 2010: Audience Comedy Favorites
93 min.
The best comedies of ShortFest as voted by the audience.... more

BEST OF THE FEST 2010: Audience Documentary Favorites
96 min.
The best documentaries of ShortFest as voted by the audience.... more

BEST OF THE FEST 2010: Audience Live Action Favorites
92 min.
The best live action of ShortFest as voted by the audience.... more

BEST OF THE FEST 2010: Audience Live Action Favorites II
93 min.
The best live action of ShortFest as voted by the audience.... more

BEST OF THE FEST 2010: Jury Awards
93 min.
The best films of ShortFest as voted by the jury.... more

Betty
USA, 2010, 13 min.
Betty's emotional landscape is fragile and fragmented, until she is given a chance to connect with some long lost part of herself.... more

Bicycle
Japan, 2009, 21 min.
Mamoru's having a difficult time in life. Embarrassment at work has caused him to quit his job and now, every morning, his bike is being stolen -- one piece at a time.... more

A Birthday Party
France, 2009, 7 min.
It's daddy's birthday, and on this special occasion everyone has a little surprise for him. But nobody can top the surprise mom has in store.... more

Blind Eye
United Kingdom, 2009, 6 min.
A mother's protective instincts are put to the true test when she witnesses a bewildering confrontation on a bus while taking her young daughter to school one day. When does one's public duty override the maternal instinct for personal safety?... more

Boat Dreams
United Kingdom, 2010, 8 min.
When the dream of owning your own boat turns into the albatross around your neck, that's the place where Boat Dreams takes over.... more

Born Sweet
Cambodia, 2010, 29 min.
Gorgeously photographed in Cambodia, Born Sweet tells the courageous and inspirational story of Vinh, a 15-year-old boy stricken with arsenic poisoning.... more

Boundless
Australia, 2009, 17 min.
Craig is tired of the family restrictions surrounding him at home. Convinced it's time to strike out on his own, he makes the first move by heading into the city for a day of job interviews, much to the surprise of human resources departments everywhere.... more

BOY MEETS GIRL
87 min.
Boy meets girl meets boy, and sometimes meets another girl. The never-ending Rubik's Cube of relationships and close connections.... more

Break a Leg
Canada, 2009, 7 min.
A jaded gangster spells out his view of the job, while his tablemate sits in silence, waiting for him to hit his mark.... more

The Bully
Australia, 2009, 23 min.
A father's advice isn't always the best advice to take.... more

The Butterfly Circus
USA, 2009, 23 min.
A cynical man without limbs is rescued from life in a traveling freak show by a kindly showman with a far more kindly view of human values and dignity.... more

Bye Bye Now
Ireland, 2009, 15 min.
You might ask, "For whom the bell tolls?" In this case, the answer is the Irish phone booth, but the memories and the humor linger on.... more