• Cast Adrift

    99 minutes |

On the edge of society, the protagonists of these shorts forge their own paths ahead in a world that offers few concessions.

Short Films

Bulles d'air

When a 31-year-old man is released from a long stay in a psychiatric hospital, he goes home to live with his father and younger sister where he's consumed by the thought of hearing from his ex-girlfriend.

Clear Valley Report

We track Mr. Tom Gomm, Director of Accounts for the Northeast Region of Clear Valley Foods Incorporated, as he faces the austerity of the everyday urban environment in the midst of the housing crisis.

Fixed Water

An older Armenian mother and daughter contend with co-dependency and alienation while living in the San Fernando Valley in this tender inter-generational portrait.

Milk and Rum

Twenty-year-old Salvador struggles to break his daily routine, with the monotony of his responsibilities becoming increasingly disaffecting as he cares for his young child.

Pierre's Heart

Pierre is a lonely alcoholic gambler. One day, he wins the jackpot on an online poker site, and decides to start a new life, under the French Riviera sun.

film details

Running Time: 99 minutes

2019 ShortFest Archive