• Alone Together

These shorts live in the distances from which we are able to reach one another. They remind us we are never alone - even if we are simply united in solitude.

Short Films

THE BIG WAIT

A remote desert town, with a population of two, is kept in pristine condition waiting for visitors that never seem to arrive.

FAN FICTION

After a local comics convention, two cosplayers struggle to connect.

ORDER FOR PICKUP

Trapped in a cycle of work and self-isolation, burnt out Kelsey’s reality starts to blur until an irregular order for pickup disrupts everything.

OYU

On the last day of the year in a small town in Japan, a man arrives at the public bath to retrieve a forgotten object. But once inside, the promise of a hot bath compels him to stay.

TENNIS, ORANGES

A robotic vacuum suffering from burnout quits its job at a hospital and sets out to find community and a greater purpose on a quiet street where two lonely rabbits are stuck in perpetual loops.

WHAT DO WE CALL THIS?

After the sudden death of her husband, Julia is left a single mother and forms an unexpected kinship with the only other person who can truly understand her grief.

ShortFest 2024