Shortsfest 2023 Award Winners Program 1

Friday, April 28, 7pm

Crystal Theatre - Carbondale | 427 Main St, Carbondale

2023 Shortsfest

$12 Aspen Film Member
$15 General Admission

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Couldn’t make it to Shortsfest 2023? Don’t worry, we got you covered. Now screening award winners at the Crystal Theatre.

This program includes winners and special mentions in the following categories:

Jury Award for STUDENT SHORT
KLETTE directed by Michael Abay (Belgium) – Winner
Special Mention: THE DALLES directed by Angalis Field (US)

Jury Award for COMEDY
TROY directed by Mike Donahue (US) – Winner
Special Mention: THRIVING: A DISSOCIATED REVERIE directed by Nicole Bazuin (Canada)
Special Mention: GALAPAGOS directed by Kyle Sims (US)

Jury Award for DRAMA
ALL INCLUSIVE directed by Duván Duque Vargas (Colombia, France) – Winner
Special Mention: MULIKA directed by Maisha Maene (Democratic Republic of Congo)

Jury Award for AUDIENCE AWARD
ECHO directed by Benjamin Wolin, Michael Minahan, (US) – Winner

Jury Award for ANIMATION + ELLEN JURY AWARD
THE DEBUTANTE directed by Elizabeth Hobbes (UK) – Winner

Films

North American Premiere

KLETTE

17 MIN

Belgium

An unaccomplished 26-year-old woman must make a heartbreaking decision after a onenight stand. (Michael Abay, Belgium, 17 MIN) North American Premiere

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Colorado Premiere

THE DEBUTANTE

8 MIN

A young woman persuades a hyena to take her place at a dinner dance being held in her honor. (Elizabeth Hobbs, UK, 8 MIN) Colorado Premiere

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Colorado Premiere

THE DALLES

12 MIN

Cam takes it as an invitation to follow a handsome cyclist to a local cruising site. (Angalis Field, US, 12 MIN) Colorado Premiere

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World Premiere

GALAPAGOS

13 MIN

A lonely schoolteacher’s day takes a dark turn when her beloved pet rabbit mysteriously disappears. (Kyle Sims, US, 13 MIN) World Premiere

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Colorado Premiere

MULIKA

14 MIN

Democratic Republic of Congo

An ‘afronaut’ emerges from the wreckage of a spaceship in the volcanic crater of Mount Nyiragongo. (Maisha Maene, Democratic Republic of Congo, 14 MIN) Colorado Premiere

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Colorado Premiere

THRIVING: A DISSOCIATED REVERIE

10 MIN

Canada

A surrealist exploration of dissociative identity disorder (DID). (Nicole Bazuin, Canada, 10 MIN) Colorado Premiere

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ALL-INCLUSIVE

20 MIN

Colombia, France

Eleven-year-old Fer travels with his family to a countryside resort a few hours outside Bogotá. (Duván Duque Vargas, Colombia, France, 20 MIN)

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Colorado Premiere

TROY

16 MIN

Troy has loud sex. Troy has loud sex 24-7. Troy shares a wall with Thea and Charlie. Troy is ruining their lives... or is he saving them? (Mike Donahue, US, 16 MIN) Colorado Premiere

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Colorado Premiere

ECHO

17 MIN

Daniel Kish, a pioneer of echolocation, has taught himself to “see” despite being completely blind. (Benjamin Wolin, Michael Minahan, US, 17 MIN) Colorado Premiere

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Shortsfest 2023 Award Winners Program 1

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