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34th Edition Shortsfest: Program 8

Friday, April 4, 5pm

Wheeler Opera House | 320 E Hyman Ave, Aspen

2025 Shortsfest

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

LOS CARPINCHOS (CAPYBARAS) Image

COLORADO PREMIERE

LOS CARPINCHOS (CAPYBARAS)

10 MIN

France, Uruguay, Chile

A family of capybaras seek refuge in a chicken coop, but the hens don’t trust them. The curiosity of the youngest members of the families will create a union with unexpected consequences.
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WORLD PREMIERE

NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY

11 MIN

US

A grieving septuagenarian widow with two left feet rediscovers herself at a ballroom dance studio.
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HEADLAND Image

COLORADO PREMIERE

HEADLAND

13 MIN

UK

On a pebbled beach reclaimed from the ocean, tension rises as the age-old tradition of sea rescues interweaves with recent Channel crossings.
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WORLD PREMIERE

JULY 4TH, EAST NEW YORK

16 MIN

US

In search of fireworks, Tomiwa ventures into another neighborhood against his mother’s wishes.
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1 HIJO & 1 PADRE (A SON AND A FATHER) Image

US PREMIERE

1 HIJO & 1 PADRE (A SON AND A FATHER)

25 MIN

France, Columbia

Kevin is seen as a troubled boy. After another incident, he is forced to participate in an all-male behavioral therapy session.
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AN ONGOING LIST OF THINGS FOUND IN THE LIBRARY BOOK DROP, USUALLY BEING USED AS BOOKMARKS Image

COLORADO PREMIERE

AN ONGOING LIST OF THINGS FOUND IN THE LIBRARY BOOK DROP, USUALLY BEING USED AS BOOKMARKS

4 MIN

US

Library worker Daniel catalogs an assortment of forgotten objects left in returned books.
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WORLD PREMIERE

SHE RAISED ME

14 MIN

US, Canada

When a struggling writer discovers he’s dating the son of his favorite actress, he’ll do anything to make — and keep — a meaningful connection.
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