Boston Short Film Festival
BSFF believes in short films! Recognizing the important role shorts have in cinema, storytelling, and culture, BSFF wants to help empower the next generation of artists. The Boston Short Film Festival is an annual event showcasing shorts films with an edge. The BSFF focuses on the unconventional, the unusual, the underground, the intuitive, the innovative, the minimalistic and the true artists of our time.
FEAST YOUR EYES
The festival discovers, supports and develops new talent in filmmaking, providing a platform for emerging and established filmmakers from around the world, and an unique focus on Boston based filmmakers. Connecting industry and audiences, the festival
celebrates the creativity, diversity and impact of short film. There will be unmissable evening screenings where audiences can watch the best new short films from upcoming talent, and opportunities to network with the industry. So whether you are a filmmaker looking to launch or develop your career, an industry professional wanting to stay ahead of the game or a film lover wanting to soak up the festival atmosphere by watching great films, come along and feast your eyes.
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Drive More (United States) by Matthew Thompson
In DRIVE MORE, three friends with a shared love for vintage European sports cars set out on a journey far beyond the open road. With the iconic Round Headlamp Rally 1000—a 1,000-mile, two-day rally across Michigan—on the horizon, each friend has a personal goal for this year’s adventure. But as t...
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Kicking Toward Tomorrow! (South Korea) by Yunbin AN
A recreational soccer team run by a small Christian church — David and Goliath FC. For the team’s star player, Dongchan, soccer isn’t just a hobby — it’s his entire life. Fueled by an unrelenting desire to win, Dongchan throws himself into rough challenges and risky tackles without hesitation.
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Follow, If I Can (United States) by Julia Keesler, Cameron Strittmatter
When Sophia receives a visit from her cousin Kate, the two debate love, ambition, and the sacrifices the pair must make in a world that wasn't built for them. Faced with a fork in the road, both must choose between the comfort of convention and the uncertain promise of self-determination—knowing ...
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Bad Batch (United States) by Alex Sagona, Nick Viglietta
After botching a routine grave robbery, the twins discover a baby abandoned on their doorstep. Though hesitant to embrace parenthood, they change their minds after the infant's supernatural powers thwart a good Samaritan’s attempt to rescue it from the twins’ questionable care.
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Bags (Canada) by Mitch Ray
Jamie Gascoigne's daily routine is disrupted one morning by his roommate Korey in their living room, still up from the night before with his musician friend Brody. Despite his displeasure with this development, his passive aggressive nature prevents him from confronting the issue in any meaningfu...
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The Man Who Built The Waldorf Astoria (Ireland) by Paul Cooke
Exiled to New York after the Irish Civil War, a Mayo man writes home, shaping a story of success that blurs the line between survival and myth.
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Stuck (United States) by Josephine Harrison
A short film covering ideas around mental health on the campus of a competitive university. Inspired by real-life conversations around the campus of competitive US university.
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To Hazel (United States) by Chace Wei
When a couple faces the inevitability of parting ways, how will they navigate the bittersweet complexities of love and ambition as they approach a pivotal crossroads in their lives?
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Home (Belgium) by Hanne Schillemans, Ralph Timmermans
Home is a short film about the fragility of life and the virtue of solitude. A faceless figure attempting not to resist the endless waves of pointlessness. Home explores the tension between presence and absence within the strange choreography of existing. The protagonist’s nudity, devoid of eroti...
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Release (Hungary) by Zoltan Gergely Szabo
A young man is in prison instead of his brother because he took the punishment on his behalf. A mysterious visitor arrives to persuade him to make a new confession. However, the tempter fails to achieve his goal.
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Stand Alone (United States) by Soyeon Kim
Stand Alone is a quiet, personal reflection on what it means to keep moving—alone—through life’s uncertainties. Following the meandering path of a snake, the film becomes a mirror for our own inner journeys, where direction is unclear, and every step is shaped by instinct, struggle, and small, ha...
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Modem: Image (Finland) by Ilona Lehtonen
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