SF24: PROGRAM 3

Wednesday, April 3, 8pm

Wheeler Opera House | 320 E Hyman Ave, Aspen

$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

SIRENA Image

World Premiere

SIRENA

17 MIN

Dominican Republic

A young Dominican woman is forced to rethink her move to the US after a dark family secret surfaces.
Good Grief Image

World Premiere

Good Grief

12 MIN

US

What should be a sober memorial devolves into chaos as a dysfunctional family is pushed to their breaking point.
NOLA Image

World Premiere

NOLA

10 MIN

Canada

A Black woman navigates toxic restaurant culture and her wavering mental health, until a chance encounter changes her.
The Car that came back from the Sea Image

Colorado Premiere

The Car that came back from the Sea

11 MIN

Switzerland

Full of exuberance and frivolousness, six friends drive to the Polish Baltic coast and back in a small, dented car.
Fratelli Carbonai Image

Colorado Premiere

Fratelli Carbonai

17 MIN

UK, US

A Malian migrant finds their place amongst a family of charcoal burners in the remote Calabrian mountains.
I CANT BE SORRY Image

Colorado Premiere

I CANT BE SORRY

15 MIN

US

A woman travels to a diner hoping to meet someone from her past.
Halfrican American Image

Colorado Premiere

Halfrican American

12 MIN

US

Zeke attends a cookout with his boisterous black family and estranged father. Based on a true story.

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