Aspen Film is proud to present its 34th Oscar®-qualifying Shortsfest! This festival will showcase emerging filmmakers from across the globe from March 31 – April 5, 2025.
PROGRAM 1
March 31 | 7 PM | Wheeler Opera House
DEBATERS
Alex Heller | 10 MIN | US
GEORGIE
Jennie Butler | 15 MIN | US
DECK 5B
Malin Ingrid Johansson | 14 MIN | Sweden
JANE AUSTEN'S PERIOD DRAMA
Julia Aks + Steve Pinder | 13 MIN | US
LOCA
Véronique Paquette | 5 MIN | Canada
WE WERE THE SCENERY
Christopher Robert Radcliff | 15 MIN | US
ZARI
Shruti Parekh | 19 MIN | US, India
PROGRAM 2
April 1 | 5 PM | Wheeler Opera House
THERE WILL COME SOFT RAINS
Elham Ehsas | 15 MIN | UK
TEDDY
Lauren Santucci | 16 MIN | US
UNHOLY
Daisy Friedman | 13 MIN | US
LUNA AND THE BRAIN TUNA
Aaron Lucas | 11 MIN | Australia
GIGI
Cynthia Calvi | 14 MIN | France
THE NICKNAME
Rachel Olson | 7 MIN | US
CATTYWAMPUS
Jono Chanin | 19 MIN | US
PROGRAM 3
April 1 | 8 PM | Wheeler Opera House
AND GRANNY WOULD DANCE
Maryam Mahajer | 10 MIN | UK
NOW, HEAR ME GOOD
Dwayne Leblanc | 15 MIN | US
THROUGH THIN ICE
Gabrielle Kardon + Arthur Veenema 11 MIN | US
THE WEIGHT OF A DOG
Lucy Sandler | 16 MIN | US
S THE WOLF
Sameh Alaa | 10 MIN | France
CLEAN SLATE
Emily May Jampel | 9 MIN | US
CHIKHA (QUEEN)
Ayoub Layoussifi + Zahoua Raji
24 MIN | France, Morocco
PROGRAM 4
April 2 | 5 PM | Wheeler Opera House
ROPE SWING
Anna Cappello | 3 MIN | US
MAYBE ELEPHANTS
Torill Kove | 17 MIN | Norway, Canada
ON THE WAY
Samir Karahoda | 14 MIN | Kosovo
MAX DISTANCE
Marissa Goldman | 15 MIN | US
WILD FLOWERS
Thierry Sirois + Rudolph Saint-Gelais 6 MIN | Canada
CLASSROOM 4
Eden Wurmfeld | 39 MIN | US
PROGRAM 5
April 2 | 8 PM | Wheeler Opera House
WE SHOULD EAT
Shaina Feinberg | 10 MIN | US
RHUBARB RHUBARB
Kate McMullen | 16 MIN | UK
TIGER
Loren Waters | 14 MIN | US
OUT FOR DELIVERY
Chelsea Christer | 17 MIN | US
COMO SI LA TIERRA SE LAS HUBIERA TRAGADO (AS IF THE EARTH HAD SWALLOWED THEM UP)
Natalia Leon | 14 MIN | France
VOX HUMANA
Don Josephus Raphael Eblahan | 23 MIN | Philippines, US, Singapore
PROGRAM 6
April 3 | 5 PM | Wheeler Opera House
ON A SUNDAY AT 11
Alicia K. Harris | 9 MIN | Canada
AND THE STARS ARE THE SAME
Raúl Paz Pastrana + Alan Dominguez | 13 MIN | US
TENNIS, ORANGES
Sean Pecknold | 11 MIN | US
SIESTA
Gustavo Reńe Sanabria | 9 MIN | Paraguay, US
A SUMMER'S END POEM
Lam Cam-Zhao | 15 MIN | China, Switzerland, Malaysia
ASTRO
Tim Ewalts | 17 MIN | Netherlands
FILANTE
Marion Jamault | 9 MIN | France
PORELESS
Harris Doran | 13 MIN | US
PROGRAM 7
April 3 | 8 PM | Wheeler Opera House
SUSANA
Gerardo Coello Escalante + Amadine Thomas | 16 MIN | Mexico, US
LIVESTREAMS WITH GRANDMAPUZZLES
Emily Sheskin | 6 MIN | US
A BEAR REMEMBERS
Linden Feng + Hannah Palumbo | 20 MIN | UK
RETIREMENT PLAN
John Kelly | 8 MIN | Ireland
THE COST OF HUGGING
Louis Bhose | 9 MIN | UK
WRECKED A BUNCH OF CARS, HAD A GOOD TIME
James P. Gannon + Matt Ferrin | 12 MIN | US
ROBESPIERRE
Pierre Menahem | 24 MIN | France
PROGRAM 8
April 4 | 5 PM | Wheeler Opera House
LOS CARPINCHOS (CAPYBARAS)
Alfredo Soderguit | 10 MIN | France, Uruguay, Chile
NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY
Emily Everhard | 11 MIN | US
HEADLAND
Marianna Duarte | 13 MIN | UK
JULY 4TH, EAST NEW YORK
Adewale Olukayode | 16 MIN | US
1 HIJO & 1 PADRE (A SON AND A FATHER)
Andrés Ramírez Pulido | 25 MIN | Columbia
AN ONGOING LIST OF THINGS FOUND IN THE LIBRARY BOOK DROP, USUALLY BEING USED AS BOOKMARKS
Kayla Abuda Galang | 4 MIN | US
SHE RAISED ME
Ben Lewis | 14 MIN | Canada
PROGRAM 9
April 4 | 8 PM | Wheeler Opera House
THE FINAL CUT
Sascha Seinfeld | 8 MIN | US
PIE DAN LO (BLACK TIDE)
Kim Yip Tong | 14 MIN | France, Mauritius
ARE YOU SCARED TO BE YOURSELF BECAUSE YOU THINK THAT YOU MIGHT FAIL?
Bec Pecault | 18 MIN | Canada
TE EXTRAÑO PERDULA (MISS YOU PERDULARIA)
Manu Zilveti | 10 MIN | Cuba
BOOTIE'S
Milana Vayntrub | 12 MIN | US
QUOTA
Job, Joris & Marieke | 3 MIN | Netherlands
THE BEGUILING
Ishkwaazhe Shane Mcsauby | 15 MIN | US
THE SENTRY
Jake Wachtel | 18 MIN | Cambodia
PROGRAM 10
April 5 | 4 PM | Wheeler Opera House
GRANDMA NAI, WHO PLAYED FAVORITES
Chheangkea | 19 MIN | Cambodia, France, US
PERCEBES
Alexandra Ramires + Laura Gonçalves | 11 MIN | Portugal, France
BREASTMILK
Ifeyinwa Arinze | 16 MIN | US, Nigeria
THE MAN WHO COULD NOT REMAIN SILENT
Nebojša Slijepčević | 13 MIN | Croatia, France, Bulgaria, Slovenia
DEATH BY NUMBERS
Kim A. Snyder | 37 MIN | US
