• The History of Us

    78 minutes | Camelot Theatres

From personal to shared histories, this collection of films looks at the things that shape us–the politics, the moments, the people.

Short Films

Black 14

An archival social study examining white pathology and cognitive dissonance via media coverage of a 1969 racial protest at the University of Wyoming.

Mariela

A girl remembers the tragic story of the woman who was her nanny.

Obon

Akiko Takakura is one of the last survivors of the atomic bomb explosion of Hiroshima. During Obon, she receives the spirits of her parents and is haunted by memories.

Rewind Forward

Reliving the past is sometimes the only way to move forward.

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.

film details

Running Time: 78 minutes

2018 ShortFest Archive