2021 ShortFest Archive
Showtimes
Thursday, June 22, 2023
Short Films
While reflecting on his sculpted physique, a bodybuilder's self-image begins to splinter.
In competition for Best Midnight Short.
A woman's body undergoes a strange transformation, which she finds difficult to grasp.
In competition for Best Live-Action Short 15 Minutes and Under and Best Midnight Short.
After being sexually assualted, a young man befriends his own attacker while confronting his past and the ambiguities of sexuality.
In competition for Best of the Festival Award and Best Animated Short.
After Tau comes to a realization about their sexuality, it sets in motion a cascade of thoughts and emotions in Tumelo. Nothing will ever be the same between them.
In competition for Best LGBT+ Short.
Immaculate Virtual (Lebenohnewelt) is a film essay contemplating the nature of reality, the body, and intimacy in the complicated space where technology and humanity blend.
In competition for Best International Short.
A hallucinatory visual odyssey through 1980s Los Angeles accompanies an urban legend about Phil Collins' hit single.
In competition for Best Live-Action Short 15 Minutes and Under and Best Midnight Short.
A foley artist creates sounds for a film starring a dressage horse and dissolves into his own imitation.
In competition for Best Live-Action Short 15 Minutes and Under and Best Midnight Short.
A young boy has suffered from a strange polka-dot disease on his arms for as long as he can remember. Encountering some peculiar events, he discovers a hidden connection between the disease and a terrifying religious cult.
In competition for Best Midnight Short.
Roya, a young woman with a yellow spot on her face, becomes enraptured by fantasies of a giraffe in her daily life, resulting in strange and surreal expressions and behavior.
In competition for Best Live-Action Short 15 Minutes and Under.