35th Edition Shortsfest: PROGRAM 5

Thursday, April 9, 4pm

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

COMMUNITY THEATRE

14 MIN

SCOTLAND

Three generations’ stories unfold in a Scottish town community theatre.

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World Premiere

BLUSH

15 MIN

SINGAPORE

A series of moments on a humid Friday night conveys something larger about the lives of teenagers growing up in Singapore.

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Colorado Premiere

PARADAÏZ

9 MIN

CANADA

Welcome to a place filled with houseless slugs, bullet-ridden walls, never-ending cigarettes, and exploding tomatoes. This must be Paradaïz.

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Colorado Premiere

WE WERE HERE

10 MIN

INDIA

In a crumbling Indian town, three retired men stage a protest against machines taking over human jobs by pretending to be household appliances.

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World Premiere

SHI (POETRY)

20 MIN

CHINA

In 2044, an old man and a guard travel to the grasslands to find a rare Kazakh poetry book for a Beijing director.

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US Premiere

ONE LAST ORDER

20 MIN

After 37 years turning drive-thru orders into personal connections, Sighle Williams expects a quiet farewell from a Florida burger joint. But her town has other plans.

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35th Edition Shortsfest: PROGRAM 5

Event Details

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