SF24: PROGRAM 6

Friday, April 5, 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

Muna Image

North American Premiere

Muna

19 MIN

UK

A British-Somali teen must navigate a confusing mourning period for a family member she never met.
SAR: Search and Rescue Image

Colorado Premiere

SAR: Search and Rescue

16 MIN

US

Colorado Search and Rescue volunteers highlight the true cost behind Search and Rescue and what motivates their sacrifice.
Terminally Ill Image

Colorado Premiere

Terminally Ill

8 MIN

US

When a rapper is summoned to his grandmother's deathbed, he engages in a madcap freestyle in an attempt to prevent her death.
Cleo From 8:20 to 2:35 Image

World Premiere

Cleo From 8:20 to 2:35

11 MIN

US

When Cléo receives an ominous alert on her phone, she counts down the moments until she and her children will be reunited.
Aphasia Image

Colorado Premiere

Aphasia

4 MIN

Canada

Aphasia is an unsettling sensory experience that immerses us in the world of people with Alzheimer’s disease
Wouldn't Make It Any Other Way Image

Colorado Premiere

Wouldn't Make It Any Other Way

21 MIN

Guam, US

A costume designer visits their homeland, Guam, to make costumes for children's theatre and reconnect with distances parents.
This is TMI Image

Colorado Premiere

This is TMI

6 MIN

India

Big boobs vs. small boobs? A group of ladies discusses who has it worse.
Deep Tish Image

Colorado Premiere

Deep Tish

13 MIN

US

A.J.'s massage could have been better.

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