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SF24: PROGRAM 10

Saturday, April 6, 8pm

Wheeler Opera House | 320 E Hyman Ave, Aspen

2024 Shortsfest

Shortsfest

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$20 Aspen Film Member
$25 General Admission

Event Details

The 33rd Aspen Shortsfest, April 1-7, 2024, at the Wheeler Opera House and the Aspen Film Isis Theatre. Celebrating over three decades of presenting great shorts, Shortsfest is one of only four Oscar®-qualifying festivals in the US strictly dedicated to short films in the fields of animation, documentary, and live-action narrative. Featuring new works from over 24 countries, with ten programs, 70 short films, and 16 world premieres, each of the ten programs contains a variety of shorts, from comedies to dramas and documentaries to animation. This year’s Oscar®-qualifying competition will introduce viewers to a vast and exciting array of fast-rising filmmakers.

Films

Xie Xie, Ollie Image

Colorado Premiere

Xie Xie, Ollie

9 MIN

Canada

A biracial man seeking connection with his Chinese heritage confronts unexpected challenges in understanding his identity.
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Been There Image

Colorado Premiere

Been There

10 MIN

Switzerland

How tourists become invaders hunting for the best pictures.
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27 Image

27

11 MIN

Hungary

Alice is 27 today. She still lives with her parents and tends to live in her dreams to escape her dreary everyday life.
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Primetime Mother Image

Colorado Premiere

Primetime Mother

15 MIN

Philippines, Singapore

The audition process for a game show becomes the latest test of a long-suffering mother’s fortitude and tenacity.
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Happy Thanksgiving Image

Colorado Premiere

Happy Thanksgiving

8 MIN

US

An Indigenous man takes a Happy Thanksgiving wish very very personally.
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Bob's Funeral Image

Colorado Premiere

Bob's Funeral

18 MIN

US

Searching for the root of generational trauma, the director sneaks a camera into his estranged grandfather’s funeral.
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The Dream Machine Image

Colorado Premiere

The Dream Machine

9 MIN

US

Composer Timothy Cleary has ingeniously crafted a one-of-a-kind electronic musical device to feed his artistic drive.
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I am the Fire Image

International Premiere

I am the Fire

15 MIN

Sweden

A seed must burst to make a flower.
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