Short Film Showcase 2
Sunday July 12, 2026
8pm
This screening session features 8 short films. All films are in English and/or have English subtitles. Content Disclaimer
@ The Rockwell, 255 Elm St, Somerville

I Think You'll Like It (United States) by Olivia Arthen
"I Think You’ll Like It" is a short film exploring ego, grief and altered states. The piece uses different colors, textures, and language to create three distinct video collage chapters that travel through different periods of extreme emotion. Together, the chapters explore the process of growing up and tuning in to the world around you.
Running time: 00:09:17

Hidden Treasure (United States) by Alex Bayer
Made by directly animating strips of 16mm film by hand, this short film explores a Hadith said by Sufi mystics to describe the Divine's relationship with human beings: "I was a Hidden Treasure and I longed to be known, and so I created creation to know Me."
Running time: 00:01:44

Stay (Belgium) by Nick Ceulemans
A young couple fights alongside and against each other, as they face an elusive psychological condition.
Running time: 00:14:00

Unidrome (United States) by Duncan Hatch
“Cosmic eyeballs, giant bugs, and prehistoric cowboys. Welcome to the Unidrome, where death is just a rerun.”
Running time: 00:05:13

Gimme (United States) by Steven Schloss
On the first night of Hanukkah, a grandfather and his estranged granddaughter are pulled into a sinister game of dreidel.
Running time: 00:14:00

Family Sunday (Mexico) by Gerardo Del Razo
In a peripheral zone of Mexico City, the collection of money from merchants and residents of the area is an everyday occurrence. On a sunny sunday, in a housing unit located in one of these areas, a merchant has not paid his fee and the sicarios have come to give him an ultimatum.
Running time: 00:18:04

There's a Visitor at the Door (United States) by Rose Moon Longo
An inn receives a strange visitor in the middle of the night.
Running time: 00:05:32

The Ogre (United States) by Justin Boswick
OGRE, a pre-crash bunker wave earth tone noxious metal rubber tone mathscape grass-fed conglomerate bass post-ego brown noise premeditated deathcore punk rock jazz band from Portland, Oregon takes on their biggest show yet.
Running time: 00:34:50


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