2020 ShortFest Archive
Deaf Friendly Films
22:47 Linie 34
It's 10:47pm on a bus somewhere in a city. A few teenagers are listening to music and talking loudly. The other passengers look languidly out the window or at their cell phones. A drunk man gets in and joins the teenagers; the mood starts to shift…
SPECIAL MENTION: Best Student International Short
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Running Time: 10
3 Generations 3 Days
When Ching is asked to help her recently arrived grandmother’s transition to life in a care home, she gains newfound understanding of the painful commitments the women of her family, herself included, are expected to maintain.
In competition for Best Live-Action Short Over 15 Minutes
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Running Time: 20
Afloat
A young woman must come to terms with a sudden change in her appearance as she visits family and old acquaintances along the Mediterranean coast.
Presented with the kind permission of ARTE: https://www.arte.tv/fr/videos/RC-019277/courts-a-domicile/
In competition for the Young Cineastes Award
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Running Time: 20
Air Conditioner in Panmunjeom
A hapless repairman is called to fix a faulty A/C unit in the Korean Demilitarized Zone.
In competition for Best Comedy Short
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Running Time: 24
Alma in the Herd
Alma, thirteen years old, visits her older sister, who lives in a commune in the countryside. A stolen cow and a young man live in the garden of the house. The young girl struggles to come to terms with this new reality.
In competition for Best Student International Short
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Running Time: 25
Applesauce
While two uniformed den guards divulge themselves as spineless beings, animals carry on philosophical dialogues about important existential issues.
In competition for Best Student Animated Short
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Running Time: 7
Beauty Boys
On the night leading up to his first ever performance, 17-year-old aspiring drag queen Leo faces a number of hurdles, which can be tough to clear in knee-high sequined heels. Will he make it to the mic, or will outside forces thwart his auspicious debut? Presented with the kind permission of ARTE:... Read More
Running Time: 18
Béton amer
At dawn, a group of friends meet on the rooftop of a school in Athens. It's their ritual. Overlooking the city, this symbolic place will be theirs until the next morning.
In competition for Best Documentary Short
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Running Time: 16
Birth Right
Natasha is participating in The Way Home Journey, organized to encourage immigration of descendants of Jews to Israel. On the second day, the group arrives to a Bedouin camp in the Israeli desert, where two soldiers join them for the night.
WINNER: Best Live-Action Short Over 15 Minutes
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Running Time: 25
Broken Bird
Birdie is a biracial girl raised by her mom in a New Jersey suburb. She spends a visitation day with her father, and debates inviting him back into her life as she prepares for her Bat Mitzvah and adulthood.
In competition for Best Student U.S. Short
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Running Time: 10
Cloudy Days
A-Yun, a middle-aged woman from Vietnam, remarries an old man in Taiwan, bringing along her little son from her first marriage. Devoted as she is to her new husband, she is not treated as a family member. In their suffocating marriage, there is no love, but rather daily routine. Repressed desire makes her turn to her stepchild,... Read More
Running Time: 26
Crucifixion
A secretive man's inner thoughts confront against reality.
In competition for Best Midnight Short
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Running Time: 25
Day Release
Single mother Kathi receives day release from prison and finds her three-year-old son, who is living with her unstable mother, in bad circumstances. She is forced to find a way to enable a better future for him, while time is against her, she has to be back in prison at six PM. In competition for Best Live-Action Short Over 15... Read More
Running Time: 35
Day Trip
A girl who lives in a home for young people with special needs is taken out for the day by one of the carers. What starts with promises of going to the market develops into something more risky, as the unfolding drama candidly portrays a case of abuse of power.
In competition for Best International Short
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Running Time: 9