• HIGH ANXIETY

Clench your jaw and whiten your knuckles with these tense, tightrope-walking shorts set in moments of peak pressure.

Showtimes

Thursday, June 26, 2025

Festival Theaters 5

Short Films

PREMIERE

A filmmaker presenting his film at a prestigious festival competes against his girlfriend's ex, a big-shot director.

GOODBYE SUN

Eleven-year-old Luna lives with her brother and two adoptive dads. As the summer heat builds, they await a much-anticipated solar eclipse. The sun disappears behind the moon... and does not reappear.

CATTYWAMPUS

In the midst of a diamond score, two guilty thieves hold space to confess their interpersonal crimes of conscience.

HOMEWORK

A young schoolgirl is determined not to get caught with the extra "homework" she's carrying in her backpack.

MEAN ENDS

A buried body, a missing sister, and an inquisitive neighbour makes for quite an evening. And the sun isn't even close to setting on Eric's crappy day.

OVERCOMER

A self-conscious woman with a striking scar battles anxiety when an online job interview is switched to in-person.

ShortFest 2025