TODAY’S SCHEDULE: Friday, June 21, 2019
*When you attend a ShortFest screening you’ll view between 4 and 10 short films that have been curated into a 90 minute themed program. Join the filmmakers in attendance for Q&A’s after each screening.
THE LIFE CYCLE
10:00 AM
Tales of turning points in the different stages of life, defining relationships and our endless run against time itself.
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THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES
10:30 AM
A spotlight on the stories that celebrate and explore the later stages in life, we follow people as they build new relationships, rediscover who they are, look back on the lives they’ve lived and enjoy the ones they are living.
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THE HISTORY OF US
11:00 AM
From personal to shared histories, this collection of films looks at the things that shape us—the politics, the moments, the people.
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THE MOMENTS THAT DEFINE US
12:45 PM
The choices we make can change our lives in unalterable ways. The characters in these shorts are forced to reckon with crucial decisions and extraordinary dilemmas.
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THE THINGS WE DO FOR LOVE
1:30 PM
Romantic and family love tie together this wide-ranging selection of films ranging from poignant to humorous to amazing to heartbreaking.
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CAST ADRIFT
2:00 PM
On the edge of society, the protagonists of these shorts forge their own paths ahead in a world that offers few concessions.
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AN APPLE A DAY
3:30 PM
When dealing with medical news, the situation can get quite upsetting. The protagonists of this collection of shorts find themselves on both the delivering and receiving ends and will have to remember than with health-related matters sometimes you have to take it one day at a time.
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GETTING IT ON
4:30 PM
A selection of films about love, sex and everything in between. This one’s got a little steam.
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SUNDRENCHED
5:00 PM
Palm Springs audiences know all about sun, and so do these filmmakers who bring us stories of lost dogs, squirt guns, first loves and poolside miracles – all over the world, everything is heightened by the sparkling sunshine.
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WELCOME TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD
6:00 PM
Through stories of keeping up traditions and keeping up with the Joneses, as well as a large dose of the private made public, we explore the places we call home and how our perceptions of others (and of ourselves!) is influenced by close proximity.
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THRILLS AND CHILLS
7:30 PM
Thrill-seekers, rejoice! This collection of genre films will have your heart pumping, your palms sweating and your voices yelping.
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A FAMILY AFFAIR
8:00 PM
Family is everything! It can be interpreted in many ways, but one thing is for sure, our families are inescapable. This selection of shorts delves into a range of family dynamics that should make you cherish your own.
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PARABLES, FANTASIES & FABLES
8:30 PM
Step into the ether and lose yourself in this selection of imaginative, unearthly shorts.
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Film still from the short film Rain, Rain, Run Away, included in the program Sundrenched, showing today at 5:00 PM.