35th Edition Shortsfest: PROGRAM 4

Wednesday, April 8, 8pm

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

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

Films

Colorado Premiere

OFF THE RECORD: JULIA

10 MIN

Julia is a gifted Aztec dancer, a devoted counselor and advocate who is deeply committed to her personal and spiritual evolution. She uses her lived experience to help lift other young women out of the street economy and reach their full potential.

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North American Premiere

NOSTALGIE

19 MIN

Drew Lord Haig, a faded 80s pop star from England, is invited to perform at an event in Northern Ireland. Hoping to recapture his glory days, he instead encounters a disturbing truth that changes everything.

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North American Premiere

VENEZIA DIORAMA

6 MIN

BELGIUM

Unfolding like a set of postcards, a series of animated art boards depicting a decaying Venice capture the mythical city’s final moments of fragility.

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Colorado Premiere

STILL STANDING

10 MIN

After the Los Angeles wildfires leave thousands of homes contaminated with toxic ash, residents face an impossible choice: should they risk their health to return home?

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US Premiere

UNE FUGUE (TO THE WOODS)

15 MIN

FRANCE

Sister remembers that Brother had dark eyes, hair like her own, shoulders as fragile as a bird’s wings, and that he knew the way to the river by heart. Sister has forgotten nothing about Brother.

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