The 28th annual Palm Springs International ShortFest returns to theatres at the Camelot Theatres (Palm Springs Cultural Center) from June 21-27, 2022, screening 51 curated programs showcasing 300 films.
“Despite the extraordinarily challenging times, short filmmakers have continued to produce some of the most entertaining, urgent and moving art today,” said interim ShortFest Director Sudeep Sharma. “We are so proud of their films and honored to be sharing their work with our loyal Palm Spring audience and the world. We are looking forward to helping create the connections and rare experiences only a film festival can make happen.”
Short films featuring celebrated film and TV actors include Eric Roberts in Appendage; Zachary Quinto in Chaperone; Peter Friedman in Daddy’s Girl; the voice of Brian Cox in Five Cents; Vicky Krieps in Frida; Adjoa Andoh and Amarah-Jae St. Aubyn in The Last Days; the voice of Isabella Rossellini in Louis I. King of the Sheep; Stephen Fry in Night of the Living Dread; Charles Rogers in No Man’s Land; Roommates produced by Paul Feig; Pauline Chalamet in Seasick; Rose Byrne in Shark, directed by Nash Edgerton; Amanda Seyfried and Thomas Sadoski in Skin & Bone; Molly Ringwald in Spa Day; Sub Eleven Seconds executive produced by the late Virgil Abloah; Cailee Spaeny in Unlimited World; Zosia Mamet (also a producer) and David Hull in Whiling; and Yael Stone in You and Me Before and After.
The 2022 Palm Springs ShortFest will screen the following films:
Animation
Anxious Body (France/Japan), Directed by Yoriko Mizushiri
Bestia (Chile), Directed by Hugo Covarrubias
Boobs (Canada), Directed by Marie Valade
Cat and Moth (Canada/UK), Directed by India Barnardo
The Cave (South Korea), Directed by Kim Jinman, Chon Jiyoung (World Premiere)
Cradle (Romania), Directed by Paul Mureşan
Do Not Feed The Pigeons (UK), Directed by Antonin Niclass (U.S. Premiere)
The Fall (Canada), Directed by Desirae Witte
Fall of the Ibis King (Ireland), Directed by Mikai Geronimo, Josh O’Caoimh
Five Cents (USA), Directed by Aaron Hughes
The Fourth Wall (Iran), Directed by Mahboobeh Kalaee
Girl in the Water (Taiwan), Directed by Shi-Rou Huang
Homebird (UK), Directed by Ewa Smyk
In his Mercy (Germany), Directed by Christoph Büttner (North American Premiere)
Laika & Nemo (Germany), Directed by Jan Gadermann, Sebastian Gadow
Life Is a Particle Time Is a Wave (USA), Directed by Daniel Zvereff
Lost Brain (Switzerland), Directed by Isabelle Favez (U.S. Premiere)
Louis I. King of the Sheep (Germany/USA), Directed by Markus Wulf (North American Premiere)
The Most Boring Granny in the Whole World (Germany), Directed by Damaris Zielke (North American Premiere)
Night (Germany/Qatar/Palestine/Jordan), Directed by Ahmad Saleh
Night of the Living Dread (UK), Directed by Ida Melum
The Ocean Duck (USA), Directed by Huda Razzak
On The Surface (Iceland/USA), Directed by Fan Sissoko
Rest in Piece (Germany/France), Directed by Antoine Antabi (North American Premiere)
The Seine’s Tears (France), Directed by Yanis Belaid, Eliott Benard, Nicolas Mayeur, Etienne Moulin, Hadrien Pinot, Lisa Vicente, Philippine Singer, Alice Letailleur
Sierra (Estonia), Directed by Sander Joon
Somebody Take the Wheel (USA), Directed by Kenzie Sutton
Something in the Garden (Chile), Directed by Marcos Sánchez
Sprite Fright (Netherlands), Directed by Matthew Luhn, Hjalti Hjalmarsson
The Spyglass (Sweden), Directed by Malin Erixon (International Premiere)
Steakhouse (Slovenia/Germany/France), Directed by Špela Čadež
Swallow the Universe (France), Directed by Nieto
Sweet Nothing (Switzerland), Directed by Joana Fischer, Marie-Christine Kenov
Theorie und Praxis (Germany), Directed by Leonie Minor
What I Had to Leave Behind (USA), Directed by Sean David Christensen
Wolf and Cub (USA), Directed by Marvin Bynoe
Your Mountain Is Waiting (UK), Directed by Hannah Jacobs (North American Premiere)
Zoon (Germany), Directed by Jonatan Schwenk
Animation/Documentary
Chilly & Milly (USA), Directed by William D. Caballero
Freedom Swimmer (Australia/France/UK/Hong Kong), Directed by Olivia Martin-McGuire
Love, Dad (Czech Republic/Slovakia), Directed by Diana Cam Van Nguyen
My Father’s Damn Camera! (Slovenia), Directed by Miloš Tomić
Once there was a sea… (Poland/Slovakia), Directed by Joanna Kozuch (U.S. Premiere)
The Originals (USA), Directed by Cristina Costantini, Alfie Kim Koetter
We Are Here (USA/UK), Directed by Doménica Castro, Constanza Castro
Yugo (France/Colombia), Directed by Carlos Gómez Salamanca
Documentary
0.2 Milligrams of Gold (Belgium/Brazil/Portugal/Hungary), Directed by Diego Quinderé de Carvalho
Ali and His Miracle Sheep (Iraq), Directed by Maythem Ridha
American Scar (USA), Directed by Daniel Lombroso
And Then They Burn the Sea (Qatar), Directed by Majid Al-Remaihi (North American Premiere)
BABYBANGZ (USA/UK), Directed by Juliana Kasumu
The Beautiful Colors of Jeremy Sicile-Kira (USA), Directed by Aaron Lemle
Belle River (Canada/USA), Directed by Guillaume Fournier, Samuel Matteau, Yannick Nolin
Coming Home (USA/UK), Directed by Naim Naif, Margot Bowman
Deerwoods Deathtrap (USA), Directed by James P. Gannon
Displaced (Kosovo), Directed by Samir Karahoda
Don’t Get too Comfortable (Qatar/USA/Netherlands), Directed by Shaima Al Tamimi
End of the Road (Serbia), Directed by Ivana Todorović (World Premiere)
The Feeling of Being Close to You (Singapore/USA), Directed by Ash Goh Hua (World Premiere)
Goodbye Tornio (Finland), Directed by Emilia Hernesniemi (U.S. Premiere)
The Great Abandonment (India/UK), Directed by Shirley Abraham, Amit Madheshiya (North American Premiere)
Handbook (Germany/Belarus), Directed by Pavel Mozhar (North American Premiere)
Haulout (UK), Directed by Evgenia Arbugaeva, Maxim Arbugaev (U.S. Premiere)
Holy Cowboys (India/USA), Directed by Varun Chopra
Imagine a Body (USA), Directed by Connor Lee O’Keefe
Langue (USA/Honduras), Directed by Charles Xiuzhi Dong (World Premiere)
La Prova (Belgium), Directed by Toni Isabella Valenzi (International Premiere)
Last Days of August (USA), Directed by Rodrigo Ojeda-Beck, Robert Machoian
Long Line of Ladies (USA), Directed by Rayka Zehtabchi, Shaandiin Tome
Meantime (USA), Directed by Michael T. Workman
My Duduś (USA), Directed by Tom Krawczyk
My Mom’s Eggplant Sauce (USA), Directed by Shaina Feinberg
Nalujuk Night (Canada), Directed by Jennie Williams
Nice To Meet You All (UK), Directed by Guen Murroni
Nuisance Bear (Canada), Directed by Jack Weisman, Gabriela Osio Vanden
The Panola Project (USA), Directed by Rachael DeCruz, Jeremy S. Levine
Party Poster (India), Directed by Rishi Chandna
Pete the Pond (UK), Directed by Will Clothier
The Sentence of Michael Thompson (USA), Directed by Kyle Thrash, Haley Elizabeth Anderson
Seven Hundred Fifty-Six (USA), Directed by Andree Ljutica
Some Kind of Intimacy (UK/France), Directed by Toby Bull
Space Lady (USA), Directed by Sophia Feuer
Street Reporter (USA), Directed by Laura Waters Hinson
Sub Eleven Seconds (USA), Directed by Bafic
Tamalero (USA), Directed by Bradley Smith (World Premiere)
Telos or Bust (USA), Directed by Brad Abrahams
Two-Spirit (Colombia), Directed by Mónica Taboada-Tapia
Under the Lake (Greece/Finland), Directed by Thanasis Trouboukis (North American Premiere)
Virtual Voice (Sudan/Qatar), Directed by Suzannah Mirghani
You Can’t Stop Spirit (USA), Directed by Vashni Korin
Yulisa (USA/Mexico), Directed by Jonathan Schienberg, Joshua Echevarria
Live Action
5pm Seaside (Austria/Greece), Directed by Valentin Stejskal (North American Premiere)
7 Star Dinosor Entertainment (India), Directed by Vaishali Naik
Absence (China/France), Directed by Wu Lang (North American Premiere)
Act of God (USA), Directed by Spencer Cook, Parker Smith
All the Crows in the World (Hong Kong), Directed by Tang Yi
Amelia (the Twin) (USA), Directed by Ethan Montgomery, Luke Montgomery
Amygdala (Greece), Directed by Maria Hatzakou (U.S. Premiere)
Appendage (USA), Directed by Anna Zlokovic
Aspirational Slut (USA), Directed by Caroline Lindy
Auntie (USA), Directed by Fawzia Mirza
Ayo Nene (France), Directed by Daouda Diakhaté
Bag of Hats (USA), Directed by Jacob Sheppard (World Premiere)
Berry Pickers (Sweden/USA), Directed by Agnes Skonare Karlsson
Binge Loving (Belgium), Directed by Thomas Deknop (North American Premiere)
Birds (USA), Directed by Katherine Propper
BJ’s Mobile Gift Shop (USA), Directed by Jason Park
The Blanket (Finland), Directed by Teppo Airaksinen (North American Premiere)
Bollard (Australia), Directed by Sam Darcy (World Premiere)
Bolognese (USA), Directed by Annika Chavez, Sara Linden
Boomerang (USA), Directed by Rylee Jean Ebsen
Brasier (Canada), Directed by Emilie Mannering (International Premiere)
Brat (Germany), Directed by Anna Roller (North American Premiere)
Breakpoint (France), Directed by Nicolas Panay (U.S. Premiere)
Brownsville Bred (USA), Directed by Elaine Del Valle
Brutalia, Days of Labor (Greece/Belgium), Directed by Manolis Mavris
Bug (Israel), Directed by Bar Cohen (International Premiere)
Bump (Canada), Directed by Maziyar Khatam
Busan, 1999 (USA/South Korea), Directed by Thomas Percy Kim
Calabaza (USA), Directed by Stephanie Osuna-Hernandez
Chaperone (USA), Directed by Sam Max
Chiatura (France/Georgia), Directed by Toby Andris
Cicada (South Korea), Directed by Daewoen Yoon
Clare (USA), Directed by Lauren Minnerath
The Conductor (USA), Directed by Graham Goldstein (World Premiere)
cosboi (USA), Directed by Gosha Shapiro
Crazy Bitch (Chile/USA), Directed by Irene Mercadal (International Premiere)
Creatures of the Night (Greece), Directed by Memi Koupa
The Crimson Mercedes (France), Directed by Marine Levéel (North American Premiere)
Daddy’s Girl (USA), Directed by Lena Hudson
Date Night Look (USA), Directed by Wesley Wingo
The Daughter (India), Directed by Soumyak Kanti DeBiswas
Dear Mama… (USA), Directed by Winter Dunn
Dear Passengers (Estonia), Directed by Madli Lääne (North American Premiere)
Deep Blue (Canada), Directed by Franie-Éléonore Bernier (International Premiere)
The Diamond (Sweden), Directed by Vedran Rupic
The Diaper Cake (Ukraine), Directed by Anastasia Babenko (U.S. Premiere)
Dirty Hands (France), Directed by Hélène Rosselet-Ruiz
Don’t Go Where I Can’t Find You (Ireland), Directed by Rioghnach Ní Ghrioghair
Dora (France), Directed by Joanne Delachair
Dorlis (France), Directed by Enricka MH (U.S. Premiere)
Dream on Leon (Canada), Directed by Roger Gariépy (World Premiere)
East End (USA), Directed by Grant Curatola (World Premiere)
Egúngún (Masquerade) (Nigeria), Directed by Olive Nwosu
El Carrito (USA), Directed by Zahida Pirani
Elevate (USA), Directed by Dylan Boom
Empath (USA), Directed by Alec Moeller (World Premiere)
Enloquecer (USA/Spain), Directed by Hector Prats
Erratum (France), Directed by Giulio Callegari
The Event (USA), Directed by Hugo De Sousa, Frank Mosley
Every Step Is a Prayer (USA/UK), Directed by Cara Stricker
The Executioner (China), Directed by Yue Huang (North American Premiere)
Exemplar (Israel), Directed by Mor Polanuer (World Premiere)
Eye for an Eye (Canada), Directed by Anthony Coveney (International Premiere)
Falena (Canada), Directed by Nancy Pettinicchio (International Premiere)
Fanmi (Canada), Directed by Carmine Pierre-Dufour, Sandrine Brodeur-Desrosiers
Fever (Switzerland), Directed by Matias Carlier (North American Premiere)
Fish Fingers (Switzerland), Directed by Lars Mulle
F^¢k ‘€m R!ght B@¢k (USA), Directed by Harris Doran
Foreign Uncle (USA/China), Directed by Sining Xiang (World Premiere)
Free Men (Denmark/Iceland), Directed by Óskar Kristinn Vignisson (North American Premiere)
Frida (Germany), Directed by Aleksandra Odić (U.S. Premiere)
Funeral of a Marriage Counsellor (UK), Directed by Ronit Meranda (World Premiere)
Further and Further Away (Cambodia), Directed by Polen Ly
Geranium (USA), Directed by Kait Schuster (World Premiere)
Go to the Woods (France), Directed by Lucie Prost (U.S. Premiere)
Half-Day (USA), Directed by Morgan Mathews
Hallelujah (USA), Directed by Victor Gabriel
Help Me Mary (USA), Directed by Annie Tippe
The Hero (Poland), Directed by Milena Dutkowska
Hiama (New Zealand/Solomon Islands), Directed by Matasila Freshwater (U.S. Premiere)
High Jump (Belgium), Directed by Lennert Madou (North American Premiere)
The Horses (Canada), Directed by Liz Cairns
A Howling Dog (Netherlands), Directed by Stijn van Gorkum (International Premiere)
Huella (USA), Directed by Gabriela Ortega
Ibiza (France), Directed by Marie Rosselet-Ruiz, Hélène Rosselet-Ruiz (U.S. Premiere)
Ice Cream. Sladoled (USA/Serbia/Argentina), Directed by Steve Spremo (World Premiere)
I dreamed I was alive (Chile), Directed by Eymeraude Cordon Le Beurier
If I Go, Will They Miss Me (USA), Directed by Walter Thompson-Hernández
Impersonator (USA), Directed by Andrew Norman Wilson
Inside the aquarium (Sweden), Directed by Lina Berger (International Premiere)
In the Soil (Denmark), Directed by Casper Kjeldsen
I Santi (France/Italy), Directed by Giacomo Abbruzzese (International Premiere)
I Should Feed My Cat (Belgium), Directed by Abram Cerda
JEFF (Canada/USA), Directed by Walter Woodman (World Premiere)
JORDAN ‘96 (Ukraine), Directed by Katheryna Lesyk (World Premiere)
July (Norway), Directed by Mauritz Brekke Solberg (U.S. Premiere)
Khadiga (Egypt/France), Directed by Morad Mostafa
A Killer Secret (USA), Directed by Bettina Bresnan
Kill Me Daddy (USA), Directed by Claudia Restrepo
The Last Day (Japan), Directed by Momi Yamashita (U.S. Premiere)
The Last Days (UK), Directed by Dipo Baruwa-Etti
Last Days First Days (USA), Directed by Katie Blair
Lemons (USA), Directed by Gonnie Zur (World Premiere)
The Lizard Laughed (USA), Directed by Allen Cordell
Lovebirds (Spain), Directed by Víctor Moreno (North American Premiere)
Lucky Fish (USA), Directed by Emily May Jampel
Lullaby (Austria), Directed by Magdalena Chmielewska (North American Premiere)
Madhu (India), Directed by Tanmay Chowdhary, Tanvi Chowdhary
Makassar is a City for Football Fans (Indonesia/France), Directed by Khozy Rizal
Make-Up (Sweden), Directed by Jakob Márky (International Premiere)
Man Or Tree (UK), Directed by Varun Raman, Tom Hancock
Mansa (Germany/Portugal), Directed by Mariana Bártolo (North American Premiere)
Mariam (France), Directed by Lionel Meta (World Premiere)
Mate (Australia), Directed by George-Alex Nagle (North American Premiere)
Mi Casa (USA), Directed by Kristina Arjona
Mickey’s Tree (USA), Directed by Belton Mouras Jr., Nick Anderson (World Premiere)
Minyan Duty (USA), Directed by Ivan Kander
Mirage (USA), Directed by Dustin Tan
Moshari (Bangladesh), Directed by Nuhash Humayun
Motherland (South Korea/USA), Directed by Christina Yoon (North American Premiere)
Motorcyclist’s Happiness Won’t Fit Into His Suit (Mexico), Directed by Gabriel Herrera
My Grandmother’s Dream (USA), Directed by Tahiel Jimenez Medina (World Premiere)
Naked Men in the Woods (Austria), Directed by Paul Ploberger (U.S. Premiere)
Neon Phantom (Brazil), Directed by Leonardo Martinelli
Nights and Days in America (USA), Directed by Louise Zhang (North American Premiere)
Night Stroll (Israel), Directed by Ori Birger (North American Premiere)
Night Visit (Israel), Directed by Mya Kaplan
No Ghost in the Morgue (Canada), Directed by Marilyn Cooke
No Longer Suitable For Use (USA), Directed by Julian Joslin
No Man’s Land (USA), Directed by Kristen Buckels (World Premiere)
Notice Me (USA), Directed by Kurt Andrew Schneider (World Premiere)
NYC Tips and Tricks (USA), Directed by Amber Schaefer
Only the Moon Stands Still (USA), Directed by Johnson Cheng
On Solid Ground (Switzerland), Directed by Jela Hasler
On the Edge (Austria), Directed by Matteo Sanders (International Premiere)
Operator Victoria (Ukraine), Directed by Anna Yatsenko Sobolevska (North American Premiere)
Ousmane (Canada), Directed by Jorge Camarotti
Parking Lot (Lithuania), Directed by Jorė Janavičiūtė (North American Premiere)
Past Life (USA), Directed by Rose O’Shea (World Premiere)
Picture Day (USA), Directed by Kelly Pike (World Premiere)
Pretend Partners (USA), Directed by Ron Najor
Real Cute (France), Directed by Louise Groult (International Premiere)
Reasons (UK), Directed by Charlotte Peters (International Premiere)
The Right Words (France), Directed by Adrian Moyse Dullin
RO (Sweden), Directed by Gustav Ekberg (World Premiere)
Rocket Fuel (Canada), Directed by Jessie Posthumus (World Premiere)
Roommates (USA), Directed by Ashley Eakin
Room Rodeo (USA), Directed by Daniel Kayamba
Rooster (Myanmar/Taiwan), Directed by Myo Aung (North American Premiere)
Rooted (USA), Directed by Sean Addo (World Premiere)
Rustling (New Zealand), Directed by Tom Furniss (World Premiere)
The Salamander Child (Belgium), Directed by Théo Degen (North American Premiere)
Salvador Dali (Kyrgyzstan), Directed by Eldiar Madakim
Sami’s Fugue (France), Directed by Vincent Tricon (International Premiere)
Sandstorm (Pakistan), Directed by Seemab Gul
Scabs (USA), Directed by Tommy Butler (World Premiere)
Scooty (USA), Directed by Peter France (World Premiere)
Seasick (USA), Directed by Lindsey Ryan
Seeds (USA), Directed by Morningstar Angeline, Ajuawak Kapashesit
Shark (Australia), Directed by Nash Edgerton
She’s One of Us (France/Belgium), Directed by Maxence Voiseux (International Premiere)
The Shift (Italy), Directed by Chiara Marotta, Loris Giuseppe Nese
Shower Boys (Sweden), Directed by Christian Zetterberg
Sideral (France/Brazil), Directed by Carlos Segundo
Skin & Bone (USA), Directed by Eli Powers
Soft Sounds of Peeling Fruit (USA), Directed by So Young Shelly Yo
Some Still Search (USA), Directed by Nesaru Tchaas
Sounds of Nature (Germany), Directed by Eliza Petkova (North American Premiere)
Spa Day (USA), Directed by Kevin Armento, Jaki Bradley
Sparks Lampini (USA), Directed by Rebecca Fay O’Neill (World Premiere)
Spell on You (France), Directed by Sarah Lastry (U.S. Premiere)
Stained Skin (Germany), Directed by Mandy Peterat, Adam Graf (North American Premiere)
Starfuckers (USA), Directed by Antonio Marziale
A Study in Conservation (USA), Directed by Anna Ramey Borden
Successful Thawing of Mr. Moro (Sweden), Directed by Jerry Carlsson
Succulent (India), Directed by Amrita Bagchi
Sushi Noh (Australia), Directed by Jayden Rathsam Hua
The Swarmers (Germany), Directed by Alison Kuhn (North American Premiere)
Tala’vision (Germany/Jordan), Directed by Murad Abu Eisheh
Tank Fairy (Taiwan/USA), Directed by Erich Rettstadt
Tejano Night (USA), Directed by Alexander Rosales
Tell Me Something I Don’t Know (USA), Directed by Neal Suresh Mulani
Titan (Belgium/France), Directed by Valéry Carnoy
Tomorrow Then (Spain), Directed by David Moragas (U.S. Premiere)
Tooly (Australia), Directed by Karla Hart
Training Wheels (USA), Directed by Alison Rich
Trumpets in the Sky (Palestine/Lebanon/France/Belgium), Directed by Rakan Mayasi
Two or More (USA), Directed by Ifeyinwa Arinze
Undergrowth (Netherlands/Belgium), Directed by Tim Ewalts (World Premiere)
Unicorn (USA), Directed by Matt Porter
Unlimited World (USA), Directed by Peter Falls (World Premiere)
Valentine (USA), Directed by Beck Kitsis, Chris McNabb
The Voice Actress (Japan/USA), Directed by Anna J. Takayama
Warsha (France/Lebanon), Directed by Dania Bdeir
Wednesdays (Israel), Directed by Rona Segal (World Premiere)
We Should Get Dinner! (USA), Directed by Eliza Jiménez Cossio, Lexi Tannenholtz
West by God (USA), Directed by Scott Lazer
When the Trees Come (Iceland/Germany), Directed by Berglind Þrastardóttir (World Premiere)
While Mortals Sleep (USA), Directed by Alex Fofonoff
Whiling (USA), Directed by Evan Jonigkeit
Wild Card (USA), Directed by Tipper Newton
Woodpecker (Canada), Directed by Kevin T. Landry
Work (USA), Directed by April Maxey
Written By (USA), Directed by Callie Bloem, Christopher Ewing
Yanni (Canada), Directed by Rachid Allaoua (World Premiere)
Yi yi (Time Flows in Strange Ways on Sundays) (Singapore), Directed by Giselle Lin (North American Premiere)
You and Me, Before and After (Australia), Directed by Madeleine Gottlieb
You’re dead Helen (Belgium/France), Directed by Michiel Blanchart
Your Houseplants Are Screaming (USA), Directed by Benjamin Roberds