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Shorts

Chronic Payments

Film Chronic Payments Directed by Ryan Siegmann A non-binary patient goes to the doctor for chronic pain they are experiencing. As the apathetic doctor suggests…

Classic Water

Film Classic Water Directed by Matthew Koebele A city kid spends a day in the mountains.

Coronation Day

Film Coronation Day Directed by Charlie Laud This is it: today, The Don announces his successor. An ambitious young mafioso eagerly awaits the news until…

Corpus

Film Corpus Directed by John Killacky Working with a community of artists, John Killacky creates a meditative reflection of bodies that have been demonized,…

Discount Funeral

Film Discount Funeral Directed by Brett Whitcomb A liminal scrapbook documenting life in a small town. Raw, unfiltered glimpses into dozens of lives, stitching together…

Downtown Burlington Bear

Film Downtown Burlington Bear Directed by Dillon Tanner Dressing up in a bear costume, Chris Colvin finds new community and purpose.

Evenlyn’s Here

Film Evenlyn’s Here Directed by Sarah Wisner, Sean Temple Lost in a nightmare, a woman searches for her missing sister.

Partner Events, Shorts

Film Slam 2026

Special Event Film Slam 2026 This year’s Film Slam participants debut their creations, made with the genre prompt: sci-fi. Q&A with filmmakers follows...

Heaven and Earth

Film Heaven and Earth Directed by Kylie Walters Named after the Louise Glück poem. Shot on Super 8 in New Hampshire.

Mantle of Dusk (On Loop)

Film Mantle of Dusk (On Loop) Directed by Natalie Jones An abstract landscape film from the mouth of the mad river.

Norheimsund

Film Norheimsund Directed by Ana Alejandra Alpizar A girl’s long-distance romance with an older Norwegian man promises to pull her and her mother out of…

On This Land

Film On This Land Directed by Salma AlaaEldeen Badra An experimental short film that reimagines the poetry of Mahmoud Darwish through fragmentation and reconstruction.

Quaker

Film Quaker Directed by Giovanna Molina During the last Quaker meeting of the year, Brooklyn high school seniors share their candid feelings with each…

Rest in Popsicles

Film Rest in Popsicles Directed by Kaitlyn Carroll A girl’s late gerbil has been haunting her dreams.

SLUG

Film SLUG Directed by Noah Mauchly Sandy wakes up with a black eye, and she won’t stop until she finds out who did it.

Stalin Boys

Film Stalin Boys Directed by Bianca Giaever, Ora DeKornfeld Four Mexican-American middle school boys in a Texas border town have developed an unusual obsession: Joseph Stalin.

Sugarhouse

Film Sugarhouse Directed by Jesse Kreitzer In rural Vermont, aging sugarmakers honor a centuries-old tradition in this powerful meditation on family legacy, loss, and...

Teddy

Film Teddy Directed by Lauren Santucci After finding a discarded teddy bear, a bullied young boy named Max discovers that his new companion has…

The Photo Returner

Film The Photo Returner Directed by Garret Harkawik Erin Bohannon has devoted the latter part of her life to a singular pursuit: collecting lost portraits from…

Vampire Weekend

Film Vampire Weekend Directed by Gus Dixon, Hannah Corbin Dina and Klaus are ordinary vampires living in Burlington.

What Happened to Bobi

Film What Happened to Bobi Directed by Ian Faria Three reenactments of alien encounters as told by the filmmaker's grandmother, performed by members of their family and…

When the Tiger Roars

Film When the Tiger Roars Directed by Lam Can-zhao A tiger's escape shatters the long silence between a father and his son, with suppressed love shining through…

You & Me (& Chaz & Rodney)

Film You & Me (& Chaz & Rodney) Directed by Lilly Lion After making a plan to hook up with boys for the first time, two curious thirteen-year-olds are quickly…