Decades after a brutal hate crime, the reformed perpetrator and his victim meet and forge an unlikely friendship. Shortlisted for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Short. Note: This short film screens before the feature film THE ABOMINABLE CRIME. To purchase tickets for this program, please click here.
An exploration of the complexity of modern China as reflected by three key words. Note: This short film screens before the feature film THE ROAD TO FAME. To purchase tickets for this program, please click here.
Two women bridge their passion for music and their Orthodox faith by forming a Hasidic alternative rock band that only plays for women. Note: This short film screens before the feature film UNORTHODOX. To purchase tickets for this program, please click here.
A photojournalist travels back and forth to Iraq for a decade to put a face on the War on Terror. Note: This short film screens before the feature film REBUILDING THE WORLD TRADE CENTER. To purchase tickets for this program, please click here.
A portrait of the public and private lives of the only pharmacist in a remote Colorado outpost. Please Note: This short film screens before the feature film URANIUM DRIVE-IN. To purchase tickets for this program, please click here.
Nostalgia and changing times. The Photo Man (USA, 7 min., Ben Kitnick) trades in old photographs. An antique store owner welcomes visitors in Not for Sale (USA, 10 min., Matthew C. Levy). The Final Note (USA, 16 min., Mayeta Clark) profiles a South Bronx piano warehouse. A young couple takes over The Mercantile (USA, 16 […]
Unexpected environments. A Beautiful Waste (USA, 6 min., Jon Kasbe) explores NYC’s vibrant sewer system, while men reflect on their time living in the tunnels under Lost Vegas (USA, 24 min., Steve Birnbaum). White Blaze (USA, 22 min., Brian Bolster) profiles a trail angel who helps Appalachian Trail hikers. An artist becomes walking artwork to […]
Collectors, curiosity seekers, and compulsives. Flutter (USA/Canada, 8 min., Dara Bratt) explores a lonely retiree’s love of butterfly collecting, while Bug People (USA, 15 min., Paul Meyers) examines our odd aversion to insects. Tango (Brazil, 6 min., Louis Robin) questions racetrack attendees about gambling. Discarded photos lead to a search for vaudeville performers Derby & […]
People and their animals. A Bedouin sheepherder contemplates moving his family to the city in Faces (Jordan, 16 min., Said Najmi). Herd in Iceland (USA, 28 min., Lindsay Blatt & Paul Taggart) chronicles the annual roundup of the country’s purebred horses, after a summer roaming free. Of Cows and Men (USA, 4 min., Emily Fraser) follows a dairy farmer during difficult […]
These five shorts capture the honesty and wisdom of youth. Cancer upends a dancer’s dreams in Like a Dance (USA, 6 min., Jill Orschel). Follow My Steps (USA, 16 min., Andrew Hida) details a friendship between a 13-year-old and a 21-year-old, bonded by physical disability. An undocumented young woman shares her story in I Was […]