35th Edition Shortsfest: PROGRAM 9

Saturday, April 11, 2pm

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

NO SKATE!

24 MIN

FRANCE

Paris, 2024 Olympic Games. Isaac is a sandwich man. Cléo is a sandwich woman. One day, Isaac sees Cléo throw a skateboard into the water.

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Colorado Premiere

SEA STAR

12 MIN

CANADA

An older Black man partakes in his first swimming lesson while battling with his own hardships beneath the surface.

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Colorado Premiere

LA MAYORDOMÍA

23 MIN

CANADA

Families wait decades for an opportunity to take care of a miraculous Baby Jesus icon at home for one year.

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US Premiere

NOTES FROM PLANET THREE

14 MIN

Science versus science fiction in the misinformation age.

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Colorado Premiere

THE APRICOT

10 MIN

US, MEXICO

The story of a 10-year-old boy and his first summer working on the family’s apricot farm. This project is based on real childhood memories that the director holds dear to his heart.

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Colorado Premiere

VILLA ENCANTO

17 MIN

After her mother’s death, a precocious teenager is uprooted from 1960s Spanish Harlem when her musician father takes a gig at a Puerto Rican summer resort in upstate New York. Through music and community, she learns to redefine the meaning of home.

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35th Edition Shortsfest: PROGRAM 9

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