• Truth Be Told

We in Palm Springs love documentaries and this program of striking nonfiction shorts features some of the boldest and most incisive cinema in the fest.

Short Films

Virtual Voice

Suzi, the (virtual) voice of her generation, echoes the injustices of our times.

Displaced

Driven by the desire to keep their beloved sport alive, two local players in postwar Kosovo wander from one obscure location to the next carrying with them their club’s only possessions: tables.

Once there was a sea...

Most of the changes in climate and landscape in the area of the Aral Sea are the outcomes of one of the worst man-made eco-catastrophes in human history. The Aral Sea is dying.

Chilly & Milly

In this animated documentary, the filmmaker explores his father’s chronic health problems and his mother’s role as his eternal caretaker. Combining miniatures and verité footage from prior works, the filmmaker weaves a story of love and resilience in the face of hardship, turmoil and the encroaching death of a loved one.

Goodbye Tornio

During Vilma’s last weekend in her hometown of Tornio, Finland, before moving to the big city of Helsinki, the feeling that this is one of those rare moments when everything is about to change for good is palpable.

Sub Eleven Seconds

In this poetic rumination on time, loss and hope, star athlete Sha’Carri Richardson seeks to run the 100-meter dash in under 11 seconds on the world’s Olympic stage.

2022 ShortFest