34th Edition Shortsfest: Program 9

Friday, April 4, 8pm

Wheeler Opera House | 320 E Hyman Ave, Aspen

2025 Shortsfest

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

*Includes $3 Aspen ShowTix ticketing fee

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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

WORLD PREMIERE

THE FINAL CUT

8 MIN

Alan’s life flashes before his eyes — but it’s a sloppy sizzle reel. He demands a re-cut from God, a dizzy Hollywood producer. But God gets distracted.

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US PREMIERE

PIE DAN LO (BLACK TIDE)

14 MIN

France, Mauritius

On July 25, 2020, the bulk carrier MV Wakashio ran aground on the reef on the east coast of Mauritius.

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COLORADO PREMIERE

ARE YOU SCARED TO BE YOURSELF BECAUSE YOU THINK THAT YOU MIGHT FAIL?

18 MIN

Canada

While recovering from top surgery, Mad struggles with wanting their partner’s attention and accepting their mother’s help.

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COLORADO PREMIERE

TE EXTRAÑO PERDULA (MISS YOU PERDULARIA)

10 MIN

Cuba

In a Cuban school, a group of girls who call themselves “Las Perdularias” find ways to cope with an island becoming emptier every day.

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COLORADO PREMIERE

BOOTIE'S

12 MIN

An overworked assistant who moonlights at a lap dance party is thrown when her day job boss enters the club. The two are caught in a delightfully awkward game of social chicken and an unspoken power struggle that begs the question: who’s really in charge?

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COLORADO PREMIERE

QUOTA

3 MIN

Netherlands

When every global citizen is required to track their CO2 emissions, it makes little impact — that is until they discover the consequences of reaching their designated quota.

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COLORADO PREMIERE

THE BEGUILING

15 MIN

What seems to be a burgeoning romance between two Indigenous people turns sinister as one grows suspicious of the other. When confronted, deceit turns their romantic evening into a darkly comedic nightmare.

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COLORADO PREMIERE

THE SENTRY

18 MIN

Cambodia

A suave spy’s routine mission in Cambodia gets complicated when a surprisingly talkative local guard makes him face the human cost of his actions.

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34th Edition Shortsfest: Program 9

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