• STARDUST

We are but a blip on the boundless expanse of the universe. From Cambodia to the remote Arctic to the stars and beyond, these enigmatic shorts ponder all matters celestial and cosmic.

Showtimes

Thursday, June 26, 2025

Festival Theaters 5

Short Films

THE SENTRY

On assignment in Cambodia, a suave superspy has a haunting encounter with a garrulous guard.

UPPER

Waiting for an asteroid to pass through the sky, two friends play around a remote landscape, driven by a curious urge to constantly aim higher.

ARCTIC DIVA

An up-and-coming experimental pop artist is invited to perform at a remote arctic research outpost for the resident scientists, an unwelcoming world which tests her resolve but expands her audience beyond the atmosphere.

RAT ROD

A rural mechanic muses on life, death, and his immigrant experience while resurrecting cars near a mysterious cemetery.

PSYCHEDELIC IN THE SKY

A mind-expanding documentary that explores the intersection of UFOs, spirituality, and the unexplained.

PARADISE MAN (II)

Hi! My name is Paradise Man, and welcome to this random place :)

AN ONGOING LIST OF THINGS FOUND IN THE LIBRARY BOOK DROP, USUALLY BEING USED AS BOOKMARKS

In the quiet lull of a suburban library, mild-mannered library worker Daniel catalogs a strange assortment of forgotten objects left in returned books—and daydreams of the stories they accidentally tell.

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