RELATIONAL SHORTS 4:30 - 6:15 PM Greenstone Cinema
Saturday 3/14
Our human relationships are our greatest source of joy, but also frustration. We rely on our relationships with others to nurture us, but they also cause jealousy, grief, and yearning. Films in this block include powerful and relatable representations of human interactions.
Q&A
5m
14m
6m
16m
Dobrina
The Retirement Party A meek antique dealer is gaslit by a bombastic, hyper-confident coworker who leads half of the office to believe an absurd alternate version of the previous 10 minutes of their shared reality.
Most Likely to Succeed
Ish Meets a Mermaid An artist in a slump meets a mysterious woman from a realm beneath Lake Superior and finds success in the last place he ever expected: death.
Lotte Reiniger meets Sergio Leone in this animated short, where desire burns as bright as the desert sun. A brand-new animated short that premiered in June 2025, successfully touring the festival circuit now.
Allie finds herself languishing in domesticity with a husband and two kids. She spends her days fantasizing about the exotic life of classmate turned influencer, Autumn. The two come face to face at their 20-year reunion.
20m
13m
6m
9m
The Actor The Liar The Murderer In the last days of their tumultuous relationship Julian and Laura are confronted with a life changing event and now have to bear the consequences.
The Mourning After
Arousal Broom Inspired by decades of cleaning product commercials, a company creates a product to address the gender gap in household labor.
Double Date
A newly out middle-aged lesbian panics before a third date and impulsively hires a sex worker to help her prepare.
Two strangers find a bond in their grief. Director Michael Winingham is an award-winning BIPOC writer and director currently living in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
The Lord of All Future Space & Time
Cinders
7m
23m
A man ascends through a dry and inhospitable landscape, searching for the appropriate place to perform his intimate and personal rite of expiation, as a vital need to reconnect with his environment.
The Lord of All Future Space & Time is a classic western tale of revenge interrupted by sci-fi insanity. It's a tall tale in a short film.
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