2021 ShortFest Archive
Short Films
After being sent to live with her grandparents, a teenage girl begins a budding friendship with a classmate that risks reopening the wounds of her past.
In competition for Best Live-Action Short 15 Minutes and Under and Best LGBT+ Short.
Following a break up, a woman navigates the streets of Hong Kong in pursuit of stability and an affordable place to live.
In competition for Best Student International Short.
Best friends Cas and Naomi are graduating from high school and spend every second of their days together. Within their friendship they have a feeling of ultimate safety. But when their future plans are seemingly different, their relationship wobbles.
In competition for Best International Short.
The unexpected arrival of a Nigerian migrant in the Belgian countryside shakes up the fragile daily life of two men living a secret relationship.
In competition for Bridging the Borders Award and Best LGBT+ Short.
The story of Shaista, a young man who—newly married to Benazir and living in a camp for displaced persons in Kabul—struggles to balance his dreams of being the first from his tribe to join the Afghan National Army with the responsibilities of starting a family. Even as Shaista’s love for Benazir is palpable, the choices he must make to build a life with her have profound consequences.
In competition for Best Documentary Short.