2020 ShortFest Archive
Women Filmmakers
Women at the helm.
Learn to Swim
On an ordinary Sunday morning, Karin breaks out of her conventions and impulsively leaves home on her daughter's racing bicycle. She wants to look for her son, who left the sheltered family home a while ago. Karin’s way leads her to a farm where her son has settled down with other social dropouts. In competition for Best... Read More
Running Time: 17
The Letter Room
When a corrections officer is transferred to the letter room, he soon finds himself enmeshed in a prisoner’s deeply private life.
In competition for Best Live-Action Short Over 15 Minutes
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Running Time: 32
Liliana
Liliana, a young and modest girl, works in a factory. With her fellow female workers, she produces small and curious objects. She might look dreamy, but her life is hard work! In the evenings, just before sleep, she takes a mysterious glowing object from her chest.
In competition for Best Animated Short
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Running Time: 7
Little Chief
Against the landscape of a rural reservation in Oklahoma, the lives of a Native woman and nine-year-old boy intersect over the course of a school day.
In competition for the Local Jury Award
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Running Time: 12
Little Con Lili
Perpetually scheming 10-year-old Lili would much rather eat junk food and jam out to Air Supply than do her homework. But when her mom comes home early from work, Lili must think fast to pull off her biggest con yet.
In competition for Best Comedy Short
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Running Time: 10
The Lost Wedding Ring
A woman who came to Tehran for a nose operation loses her wedding ring. While her husband is pursuing his hobbies and the employees search the hotel for the lost item, she finds the peace she was looking for.
In competition for Best Student Animated Short
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Running Time: 4
Majority
Single mother and immigrant Sonia Diaconescu works at a sheltered accommodation scheme. A resident has made an official complaint against her, rousing the elderly community into a mob of angry and fearful citizens whose intolerance is palpable.
In competition for Best Live-Action Short Over 15 Minutes and the Local Jury Award
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Running Time: 15
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
Matriochkas
Anna is 16, and lives with her young mother, Rebecca. It is the end of another summer defined by her mom's flings and conquests, but during which Anna begins to discover her own sexuality. As Anna learns she is pregnant, her mother sees herself in her daughter, at the same age, facing the same choices. WINNER: Great Palm... Read More
Running Time: 24
Meudon
A reimagining of the true story of Auguste Rodin and Camille Claudel, Meudon explores a world where historic power imbalances rested in the hands of women. After being implicated into a torrid love affair by premiere sculptor Marceline Meudon, fledgling artist Jacque Gerard must navigate living in his mentor’s shadow and... Read More
Running Time: 7
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