• Best of Fest 3

Best of Fest 3

Short Films

Bilby

In the deadly desert of Australia, a lonesome Bilby finds himself tied to a helpless baby bird.

Kimchi

As his family argues about his end-of-life care, an elderly Korean man reflects on his life with a stranger.

Mammoth

Caught between his own grief and sense of family duty, Paul acts as chauffeur for his carefree but terminally ill brother Elliot's "farewell tour."

My Paintbrush Bites

A man battling reclusion and a racehorse on the brink of death save each other in unexpected ways.

One Cambodian Family Please for My Pleasure

Hanka, a profoundly lonely refugee from Czechoslovakia, types a letter that paints an all-too-appealing picture of her life in the freezing landscape of North Dakota as she begs an organization to send a Cambodian refugee family so that she may help to resettle them in the "dreamland" that is midwestern Reagan-era America.

While I Yet Live

Five acclaimed African American quilters from Gee's Bend, Alabama, talk about love, religion and the fight for civil rights as they continue the tradition of quilting that originally brought them together.

2018 ShortFest Archive