• FATHER FIGURES

Dads and fatherhood take center stage in this collection showcasing the full spectrum of love, frustration, and cheesy jokes.

Showtimes

Wednesday, June 25, 2025

Festival Theaters 1

Short Films

BABA I’M FINE

A teen battles heartbreak while spending Friday out with her father.

LITTLE VICTORIES

As his health weakens, a father who saves money for go-kart tires so he and his daughter can race together reflects on the legacy he will leave behind for her.

YÚ CI (FISH BONES)

A nonbinary Asian American from Queens tries to reconnect with their estranged father while helping him tend to a poisonous fish bite, navigating identity, distance, and care.

DRIVING LESSONS

Wartime Kyiv, Ukraine. A father teaches his daughter how to drive. The driving lesson ceases to be ordinary when the father is issued a summons at a checkpoint.

THE CRUMBS

Erik is the second most important person in his stepson’s life, but he wants to be number one.

MORE THAN THE SEA

After years without seeing his father, Lucas travels to a desolate beach club to invite him to his wedding. In this place which was once his home, Lucas will discover that some wounds are still open.

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