Short Film Showcase 2
Sunday July 13, 2025
8pm
This screening session features 8 short films. All films are in English and/or have English subtitles.
@ The Rockwell, 255 Elm St, Somerville

Mr. Ankles (United States) by Mike Canale
He's all ankles.
Running time: 00:02:28

À toi les oreilles (Canada) by Alexandre Isabelle
While the townsfolk are celebrating the village's anniversary parade, Étienne tries the impossible: to show them how beautiful his family’s cacophony really is.
Running time: 00:13:20

It's Not That Deep (United States) by Aaron Razi
a collection of overlapping conversations at a party. an attempt at capturing the Gen-Z blend of nihilism and comedy, dotted with brand names and increasingly irrelevant semantics.
Running time: 00:07:13

My only enemy (Poland) by Piotr Bieliński
After a tragedy Andrzej is trying to move on. But revenge stands in the way of life. Only one question remains - a shotgun or a hammer?
Running time: 00:18:00

First Night (United States) by Haneol Lee
A newly immigrated Korean father goes into a deli trying to order food for his family– only with the help of a dictionary.
Running time: 00:11:43

Ache (United States) by Mike Canale
A mother struggles with the bloodline of her son.
Running time: 00:06:23

Pastor's Kid (United States) by Becca Suh-Hee Han
When Joseph returns to his recently sold childhood home one last time to gather the remainder of his belongings, he is faced with a decade-old traumatic memory and must persevere to rediscover joy and heal.
Running time: 00:17:00

Latchkey Kids (Norway) by Sindre Mangen Haram
When twelve-year-old Erik is forced to choose which parent should have to move out during an ugly divorce, he struggles in the aftermath of his decision and how it ends up altering his relationships not only with his parents, but his two younger brothers as well.
Running time: 00:21:16