SHOW 1
Friday, February 22 @ 7:00pm Buy Tickets and Sunday, February 24, 12:00pm Buy Tickets
PIGEON: IMPOSSIBLE
USA | 7 MINS | ANIMATED
AUDIENCE FAVORITE, DC SHORTS 2009
Walter, a rookie secret service agent is faced with a pigeon trapped inside of a multi-million dollar, government-issued nuclear briefcase.
TOUCH
USA | 10 MINS | DRAMA
AUDIENCE FAVORITE, DC SHORTS 2010
Two women make an unusual connection while waiting for a train.
A FINGER, TWO DOTS THEN ME
USA | 8 MINS | EXPERIMENTAL
AUDIENCE FAVORITE, DC SHORTS 2011
What happens when we die? What is actually Holy? How does love live forever? A dying man takes these answers to his grave.
SALAR (Salt)
BOLIVIA/US | 20 MINS | DRAMA
AUDIENCE FAVORITE, DC SHORTS 2011
OSCAR@ SHORT LISTED, BEST NARRATIVE SHORT 2012
Paths and lives collide when a fiery Bolivian salt miner refuses help from a jaded American doctor.
CATAPLEXY
USA | 7 MINS | COMEDY
AUDIENCE FAVORITE, DC SHORTS 2011
A man with an unusual medical condition is embarrassed to discover the call girl he hired is an old friend.
PARAÍSO (Paradise)
10 MINS | DOCUMENTARY | U S A
AUDIENCE FAVORITE, DC SHORTS 2012
OSCAR@ SHORT LISTED, BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT 2012
Three immigrant window cleaners risk their lives every day rappelling Chicago’s tallest skyscrapers.
INTERVIEW DATE
USA | 12 MINS | COMEDY
WINNER DC SHORTS SCREENPLAY COMPETITION 2010
AUDIENCE FAVORITE, DC SHORTS 2011
When a blind date gets mixed up with a job interview, everyone ends up at the right place at the right time with the wrong person.
GUANG
14 MINS | DRAMA | MALAYSIA
DIRECTOR’S CHOICE, DC SHORTS 2012
On his way to a job interview, an autistic man is distracted by his true passion.
SHOW 2
Friday, February 22 @ 9:00pm Buy Tickets
LA BODA (The Wedding)
SPAIN | 12 MINS | DRAMEDY
AUDIENCE FAVORITE, DC SHORTS 2012
A Cuban maid in Madrid struggles against all odds to attend her daughter’s wedding.
THE CURFEW
USA | 15 MINS | DRAMA
OSCAR@ SHORT LISTED, BEST NARRATIVE SHORT 2012
In the midst of attempting to end his life, Richie gets a call from his estranged sister, asking him if he can look after his niece, Sophia, for a few hours.
DELETING EMILY
UK | 15 MINS | COMEDY
AUDIENCE FAVORITE, DC SHORTS 2012
FILMMAKER’S FAVORITE, DC SHORTS 2012
Should Andrew ‘delete’ his girlfriend after breaking up with her?
THE RESPONSE
USA | 20 MINS | DRAMA
OUTSTANDING LOCAL FILM, DC SHORTS 2009
OSCAR@ SHORT LISTED, BEST NARRATIVE SHORT 2010
Military judges must decide the fate of a suspected enemy combatant in this courtroom drama.
LUMINARIS
ARGENTINA | 6 MINS | ANIMATED
AUDIENCE FAVORITE, DC SHORTS 2012
An ordinary man has a plan to change the natural order of things.
THE POODLE TRAINER
USA | 8 MINS | DOCUMENTARY
AUDIENCE FAVORITE, DC SHORTS 2010
OSCAR@ SHORT LISTED, BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT 2011
Irina, a solitary Russian poodle trainer, reveals her relationship with her dogs, and the isolation of a circus performer’s life.
MANUAL PRACTICO DEL AMIGO IMAGINARIO (The Imaginary Friend Practical Manual)
SPAIN | 19 MINS | COMEDY
AUDIENCE FAVORITE, DC SHORTS 2010
At 27, Fernando must choose between finding love and losing Captain Kiloton, his imaginary friend.
SHOW 3
Saturday, February 23 @ 7:00pm Buy Tickets and Sunday, February 24, 2:00pm Buy Tickets
FRIEND REQUEST PENDING
US | 12 MINS | COMEDY
AUDIENCE FAVORITE, DC SHORTS 2012
Two mature friends learn the pitfalls and problems of using social networking to woo the local choirmaster.
PRAYERS FOR PEACE
USA | 7 MINS | ANIMATION
AUDIENCE FAVORITE, DC SHORTS 2010
An artist confronts the memory of his younger brother killed in the current con#ict in Iraq.
HARRY GROWS UP
USA | 12 MINS | COMEDY
AUDIENCE FAVORITE, DC SHORTS 2012
New York is a tough place to find love. Especially for an eighteen-month-old who lives on his own.
KATRINA’S SON
USA | 15 MINS | DRAMA
AUDIENCE FAVORITE, DC SHORTS 2010
After losing his grandmother during Hurricane Katrina, a young boy searches for the mother who abandoned him.
THE MOUSE THAT SOARED
USA | 6 MINS | ANIMATED
AUDIENCE FAVORITE, DC SHORTS 2009
A famous flying circus mouse reflects on his humble beginnings in this high-altitude adventure in aerodynamics.
THE CAPITAL BUZZ
USA | 16 MINS | DOCUMENTARY
GOLDEN PINEAPPLE AWARD (FOOD THEME), DC SHORTS 2012
Out of sight of local authorities and neighbors, amateur beekeepers are setting out to propagate bees all across Washington, D.C.
TRAM
FRANCE | 8 MINS | ANIMATED
OSCAR@ SHORT LISTED, BEST ANIMATED SHORT 2012
The jostling and vibrations of a tram car turn’s a conductress’ desire into a surrealistic and phallic fantasy.
GOD OF LOVE
USA | 15 MINS | COMEDY
AUDIENCE FAVORITE, DC SHORTS 2010
DIRECTOR’S CHOICE, DC SHORTS 2010
OSCAR@ WINNER, BEST NARRATIVE SHORT 2011
A lounge singer finds his prayers are answered when he receives a mysterious package of love-inducing darts.
SHOW 4
Saturday, February 23 @ 9:00pm Buy Tickets
GAYBY
USA | 12 MINS | COMEDAY
AUDIENCE FAVORITE, DC SHORTS 2010
Jenn, a permanently single woman, persuades her gay best friend to make a baby – the old fashioned way.
GOOD KARMA $1
USA | 14 MINS | DOCUMENTARY
AUDIENCE FAVORITE, DC SHORTS 2012
A project to understand the world’s simplest form of communication turns into a lesson on generosity.
EVERYTHING IS INCREDIBLE
HONDURAS/USA | 10 MINS | DOCUMENTARY
DIRECTOR’S CHOICE, DC SHORTS 2012
A disabled man has been building a helicopter in his home for the past 53 years, causing controversy amongst his family and community.
MAGGIE SIMPSON IN THE LONGEST DAYCARE
USA | 5 MINS | ANIMATION
Maggie Simpson returns to the Ayn Rand School for Tots, where she is left in one of the daycare’s less enjoyable rooms with just a butterfly for company.
WAITING ON A TRAIN
USA | 10 MINS | DRAMA | U S A
OUTSTANDING LOCAL FILM, DC SHORTS 2012
A man sits on a bench waiting for a train to finally arrive.
FIRST DATE
USA | 13 MINS | COMEDY | U S A
AUDIENCE FAVORITE, DC SHORTS 2012
A man’s first date goes horribly wrong when he’s hit with an attack of irritable bowel syndrome.
NEXT FLOOR
CANADA | 11 MINS | EXPERIMENTAL
AUDIENCE FAVORITE, DC SHORTS 2010
During an opulent and luxurious banquet, eleven pampered guests participate in what appears to be a ritualistic gastronomic carnage.
LITTLE HORSES
USA | 18 MINS | COMEDY
AUDIENCE FAVORITE, DC SHORTS 2011
A divorced small town postal worker attempts to win his family back by purchasing his son a pony for his 8th birthday.