• Identity Crisis

Through this series of personal reflections and physical transformations, you’ll find that who we are is rarely set in stone.

Short Films

Dem Dem!

While fishing on a beach in Senegal, Matar discovers a plastic bag containing a European passport.

Groundhog Day for a Black Man

When a black man lives the same day over and over again, he tries to act differently so that he won't get shot by the police.

Martha the Monster

In an upside-down world where humans live alongside kids’ TV monsters, Martha, a 20-something furry, is having a major identity crisis, unable to fit in as either monster or human.

My Father's Room

An unexpected revelation about her abusive father's life casts a young woman’s feelings about him into confusion.

Time Out

While on a trip to Milan, a couple pretends to meet as their younger selves, to determine their future together.

Ulises

The artfully deceptive Ulises checks into a hotel with the aim of impersonating as many different guests as he can.

Varken

A girl in the trough of 21st-century unemployment starts to believe and act on the feeling that deep down she is a pig...

2017 ShortFest Archive