2020 ShortFest Archive
Deaf Friendly Films
Marcy Learns Something New
A widow goes to a dominatrix class.
In competition for Best U.S. Short
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Running Time: 16
The Midsummer's Voice
During a summer vacation, Lei, a young Chinese opera student, beings to experience changes in his voice.
SPECIAL MENTION: Best Live-Action Short 15 Minutes and Under
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Running Time: 15
The Missfits
An all-girls robotics team competes to smash stereotypes and prove themselves in a male-dominated field, while also trying to get through high school.
AUDIENCE FAVORITE
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Running Time: 21
Mr. Somebody
A former Crip gang member searches for redemption after 14 years behind bars.
In competition for Best Documentary Short
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Running Time: 14
The Oceans Are the Real Continents
Having Cuba as a background, decadent and in crisis, in a black-and-white lacerated by the Caraibic swinging rain, Alex and Edith, a couple in their 30s, live their love story made of small daily gestures, stories from the past, nostalgia, and a deep intimacy.
In competition for Best Student International Short
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Running Time: 21
Pangu
Based on the ancient Chinese creation myth, Pangu is a modern tale about parenthood and the differences between generations. Pangu creates a rigid world of straight and square shapes, but there’s just one problem: his son sees the world as curves and circles.
In competition for Best Animated Short
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Running Time: 6
Per Aspera Ad Astra
The daily life of a little hen housekeeper, torn between her work, her children and her old mother.
Presented with the kind permission of ARTE: https://www.arte.tv/fr/videos/RC-019277/courts-a-domicile/
In competition for Best Animated Short
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Running Time: 11
Pharmacopeia
The story of a quirky, Black Pharmacist drowning in student loan debt, who rebels against the system and becomes the drug dealer Pharmacy School never taught her.
SPECIAL MENTION (for Stylistic Vision and Emerging Talent): Best U.S. Short
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Running Time: 5
Riga's Lilac
What is an unpleasant body odor and would it be possible to forbid it in public places?
In competition for Best Comedy Short
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Running Time: 14
Rubbed in Pink
Sofia, the daughter of a fashion photographer, is starting to discover her femininity and is looking for guidance. At home her mother shows her ways to be a woman. At school she plays games that awaken her sexuality. In the process she realizes she feels different than the women around her. In competition for the Best of the... Read More
Running Time: 11
The Rudeness of a German Lady
Under the burning sun, beachgoers are trying to take advantage of every minute of their paid trip to a desolate beach. Among them are a mother with her grown son, two ladies and their dog, a passive-aggressive married couple, loud Italians, happy Hungarians, and an overweight, possibly dead, German lady. In competition for Best... Read More
Running Time: 15
