Shorts4Shorties
<div>Cantankerous owls, evil goats, magic flying beds, and a singing butt round out this potpourri of family-friendly shorts designed to dazzle viewers across generations. Recommended for ages 7 and up. Curated by Paul Richter and Megan Garbayo-López.</div><div><br></div><div><i style="font-weight: bold;">Filmmakers scheduled to attend a post-screening Q&A. </i>Sponsored by Columbia Bank.</div><div><br></div><div><div><b>Start the final day of the festival off right with a complimentary breakfast cereal bar in the Grand Lounge before our family-friendly shorts block! Roll out of bed and into the theater and pick your favorite cereal, or make a crazy mix, before you head into Shorts4Shorties. Coffee, tea, and cocoa will also be provided. Feel free to wear your jammies.</b></div></div><div><br></div><div>Sponsored by Columbia Bank.</div><div><br></div><div><div><b>We're Kinda Different</b></div><div>Ben Meinhardt | Canada | 2025 | 3 min</div><div>Tap your feet as a peculiar hero sings his way through a mundane office building to profound results.</div><div><br></div><div><b>Christopher and the Bug</b></div><div>Vanessa Esteves & Kevin Micallef | Canada | 2025 | 12 min</div><div>A grouchy old owl learns a big lesson about friendship when a small bug moves into his house.</div><div><br></div><div><b>Backstreet Birds</b></div><div>Gertrūda Nemčauskaitė | Lithuania | 2025 | 7 min</div><div>In this stop-motion animation, party animal Pigeon and demure Penguin’s squabble culminates in catastrophe.</div><div><br></div><div><b>Braids</b></div><div>Elise Beers | USA | 2025 | 14 min</div><div>A young Native American boy confronts his cultural integrity in the face of social pressure on school picture day. </div><div><br></div><div><b>Sunspark</b></div><div>Danny Bourque | USA | 2026 | 11 min</div><div>While scavenging for spare parts, a lonely robot discovers someone who desperately needs his help.</div><div><br></div><div><b>Latent Horizon</b></div><div>Julie Orser | USA | 2025 | 6 min</div><div>A surrealist visual poem inspired by dyslexia that celebrates the brilliance in thinking differently. </div><div><br></div><div><b>The Sun & The Wind</b></div><div>Soyeon Kim & Todd Hemker | USA | 2025 | 3 min</div><div>Two cosmic rivals push their powers to the limit, only to find that a spark of warmth can outshine the fiercest force.</div><div><br></div><div><b>Next Gourd Neighbor</b></div><div>Mila Bacon | USA | 2026 | 2 min</div><div>Three kittens seek revenge when their pumpkin-headed neighbor Jack steals their Halloween candy.</div><div><br></div><div><b>Bellybutton and the Monster Goat of the Mountain</b></div><div>Squidems | USA | 2025 | 9 min</div><div>A curious boy and a fearsome monster goat—what could go wrong?</div><div><br></div><div><b>FIRST LIGHT</b></div><div>Shunsuke Koyama | Japan | 2025 | 11 min</div><div>Teto rides on his bed through a richly realized dream world, journeying into darkness and back into light. </div></div><div><br></div>PT1H23M2026-10-25Shorts4Shorties"Shorts4Shorties"Showtimes
October 25, 10:00 am
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