• Friends Like These

We can’t always choose the members of our social circles. Unconventional pals, disrespected boundaries and serious fun loom large in this collection of films.

Short Films

Burial of Life as a Young Girl

Recovering from a break-up, Axelle has to go to her sister's bachelorette party in a ghostly spa in the mountains. Fortunately, among the guests, there is Marguerite. Through one gaze, love is awakened again.

Wank

Four rambunctious boys recount wild tales of boyhood while taking turns going into the bathroom to wank to a seemingly disturbing internet video. As the night progresses, the boys’ true struggles with masculinity are put on display.

Room For One More

When an entire house collapses on him, Alex realizes he’s close to death. Will he use his final moments to reconnect with loved ones? Or will he go all-in on pitching his brilliant short film idea to old friend Bruno?

The Vacation

In Flatbush, Brooklyn, four friends are stuck in their car after it breaks down on the way to the beach on the last day of the summer.

ChaCha

Two middle-aged couples with very different personalities and habits meet in France for some reason and embark on a meaningful and extraordinary journey in an unfamiliar country.

Piece by Piece

Two teenage friends stroll around the neighborhood, simply passing the time together, but piece by piece new perspectives and identities are revealed.

The Summer I Got Tough

Summertime, high school. Jessie wants a reputation of being a tough girl and she knows just how to do it - get punched in the face. Too bad her best friend Savannah can’t bring herself to do it. Meet the filmmaker: https://youtu.be/IbEYeouqAJw

ShortFest 2023