34th Edition Shortsfest: Program 10

Saturday, April 5, 4pm

Wheeler Opera House | 320 E Hyman Ave, Aspen

2025 Shortsfest

$28* General Admission | $20* Aspen Film Members

*Includes $3 Aspen ShowTix ticketing fee

Event Details

Aspen Shortsfest is recognized as one of the premier short film festivals in North America. Each April, enthusiastic audiences, filmmakers, and special guests from around the globe gather to participate in public screenings, panels, workshops, and other festivities that spotlight the art and craft of short-form cinema.

Films

COLORADO PREMIERE

GRANDMA NAI, WHO PLAYED FAVORITES

19 MIN

Cambodia, France, US

During her chaotic family’s Qingming visit, dead Grandma Nai sneaks away from her peaceful afterlife after overhearing that her queer grandson is about to get engaged to a woman.

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PERCEBES

11 MIN

Portugal, France

With the sea and the urban Algarve as a backdrop, we follow the complete life cycle of a special shellfish called percebes, a goose barnacle. From their formation to the dish, we cross different contexts in this journey, allowing us to better understand this region and its inhabitants.

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