35th Edition Shortsfest: PROGRAM 10

Saturday, April 11, 5pm

Wheeler Opera House | 320 E Hyman Ave, Aspen

2026 Shortsfest

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Shortsfest

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$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 for screenings, panels, and other festivities that spotlight the art and craft of short-form cinema.

Films

Colorado Premiere

DUA JI

18 MIN

TAIWAN, US

At her mother’s rural Taiwanese funeral, the eldest daughter quietly confronts inheritance, grief, and her place in the family.

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Colorado Premiere

UNA VEZ EN UN CUERPO (ONCE IN A BODY)

11 MIN

COLOMBIA, US

While dealing with a strange being that lives inside her, a woman seeks to reconcile with her sister over an incident from their adolescence. By exploring the experiences they share through their bodies, she confronts the nature of what inhabits her.

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World Premiere

THE MELONEERS

22 MIN

In this small-town coming-of-age story, wrestling and fatherhood intersect as a high school coach uses the sport to help youth in his rural American community understand what they can and can’t control in their lives.

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World Premiere

80 ZARBEH (THE 80 BLOWS)

13 MIN

IRAN

A mother tries to save her daughter from the police.

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Colorado Premiere

ARE WE STILL MARRIED?

12 MIN

Over the course of one night, Laura must decide if she will invite her husband Jack – who has recently been turned into a vampire – back into their house.

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North American Premiere

LE CHIEN DES SABLES (SAND DOG)

19 MIN

FRANCE

A few days after Christmas, Abdou, a traumatized child, is entrusted to Sam, a lost neighbor. One night, they meet and heal each other, helped by a mysterious dog.

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35th Edition Shortsfest: PROGRAM 10

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