SF24: PROGRAM 4

Thursday, April 4, 5pm

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

DAMMI Image

Colorado Premiere

DAMMI

19 MIN

France, UK

Returning to Paris, a man is confronted with his shame and fears while exploring his lost Arab identity.
We Exist in Memory Image

Colorado Premiere

We Exist in Memory

13 MIN

US

How do you rebuild “home” from memories for a new generation growing up in displacement?
Wire & Cloth Image

Wire & Cloth

16 MIN

US

Anika accompanies her mercurial mother to a wealthy friend's home, where they connect over fantasy - and doomed longing.
Nun or Never! Image

Colorado Premiere

Nun or Never!

11 MIN

Finland

A nun digs a man up from the ground and loses her grip on everyday life. Can secrets and harmony coexist?
Motherland Image

International Premiere

Motherland

24 MIN

Canada

During 1979 at the height of the Iran Hostage crisis, Babak goes on a trip to meet his fiancé’s parents.
Golden Moon Image

World Premiere

Golden Moon

13 MIN

US

GOLDEN MOON is a short documentary film about a young Kyrgyz girl who works as a truck driver to pay for her medical school.

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