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sundance ’26 · FYC best short doc
melbourne → los angeles
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Thank you @danielcroooke for the shoutout! And thank you @afifest for including us as part of such a powerful lineup of films in our block. Come see for yourself this Friday at 6:30pm. Also shoutout to @margashortfilm , a beautiful fiction film also picked by Daniel 😊 Read more: www.afi.com/news/afi-fest-2026-a-spotlight-on-programmers-selections/
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SHORTS: Here We Are, Blooming 🌱 When structures collapse and bare bones are exposed, when memories fester within our marrows, these shorts capture the tender dreams that rekindle blossoming, from talent show debuts and surreal throuplings, to gourmet legacies and the haunting aftermath of the Los Angeles fires. FEATURING 🎥 CECILIA IS ONLY EIGHT YEARS OLD 🎥 EIGHT WALLS TWO DOORS 🎥 HIDDEN SUN 🎥 FLORENCE FROM OHIO 🎥 甜腻腻 THICK & SWEET 🎥 STILL STANDING Followed by a special Q&A with filmmakers 📍Ultrastar Cinemas Mission Valley 📅 Sun, Nov 8th @ 12:15 PM 🎟️ Tickets available in our bio 🎥 CECILIA IS ONLY EIGHT YEARS OLD Directed by Soojeong Son @sjsonmyson Cecilia is about to turn 68 and has never been creative in her life. Spurred on by her curmudgeonly and competitive best friend, she enters a talent show. Plays in SHORTS: Here We Are, Blooming 📍 Ultrastar Cinemas Mission Valley 📅 Sun, Nov 8th @ 12:15 PM 🎟️ Tickets available in our bio 🎥 EIGHT WALLS TWO DOORS Directed by Miaochun Zhang A Chinese woman living in a New York hospital travels between her past and present; meanwhile, a leaky radiator sparks a romance between her husband and an older neighbor. Plays in SHORTS: Here We Are, Blooming 📍 Ultrastar Cinemas Mission Valley 📅 Sun, Nov 8th @ 12:15 PM 🎟️ Tickets available in our bio 🎥 HIDDEN SUN Directed by Shuchi Talati While visiting Japan, philosopher Sushila and her astrophysicist husband Kenji attend the final performance of the dancer Mako before she retires. Subtly but surely, the performance shakes up the silence and tension that has been mounting between them. Plays in SHORTS: Here We Are, Blooming 📍 Ultrastar Cinemas Mission Valley 📅 Sun, Nov 8th @ 12:15 PM 🎟️ Tickets available in our bio 🎥 FLORENCE FROM OHIO Directed by Stevie Wang Filmmaker Stevie Wang bridges the generational divide with her mother Florence, who immigrated from Taipei, Taiwan to Youngstown, Ohio, where she became a pillar of the largely white community. Plays in SHORTS: Here We Are, Blooming 📍 Ultrastar Cinemas Mission Valley 📅 Sun, Nov 8th @ 12:15 PM 🎟️ Tickets available in our bio 🎥 甜腻腻 THICK & SWEET Directed by Yinan Wang
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@liviaar and Sami take the bullet train. . . . #JapanTravel #Shinkansen #TravelWithBaby #LeicaM6 #FilmPhotography #Portra800 #AnalogLove #ParentingJourney #BabyOnBoard #ErgoBaby #FamilyTravel #TokyoToKyoto #FilmIsNotDead #TravelMoments #WanderlustJapan
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HOLD ME CLOSE has finally made its way out of our hearts and into the world! We are so excited to be teaming up with @povdocs and @time to bring this film to audiences. POV has always been the standard for bold, timely independent docs, and we are honored to be includ ed among this year’s lineup. Watch HOLD ME CLOSE on Nov 24th, on @time
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STILL STANDING has a home, and a release date! We are so excited to be teaming up with @povdocs and @time to bring this film to audiences. POV has always been the standard for bold, timely independent docs, and we are honored to be included among this year’s lineup. We’re also one of six Academy Award contenders in the slate! See STILL STANDING on Nov 19, on @time
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STILL STANDING has a home, and a release date! We are so excited to be teaming up with @povdocs and @time to bring this film to audiences. POV has always been the standard for bold, timely independent docs, and we are honored to be included among this year’s lineup. We’re also one of six Academy Award contenders in the slate! See STILL STANDING on Nov 19, on @time
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STILL STANDING is having its Bay Area premiere at @sffilm Doc Stories! See it Saturday Nov 7 at 11am at the Vogue Theater as part of the “Sensory Experience” shorts block. Hope to see you there!
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STILL STANDING is headed to SF! Very excited to show this film at Doc Stories alongside such a stacked lineup of shorts. Come see the film as part of the shorts block “Sensory Experience”, playing at 11am Saturday Nov 7 at the Vogue theater!
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CELEBRATING OUR 2026 SHORT FILM WINNERS! 🎬👏 Join us in congratulating the award-winning short films and filmmakers of the 2026 Bend Film Festival! The Youth Jury, consisting of Cora Martin, Mac Schlaadt, and Poppy Post, awarded the following: 🏆 YOUTH JURY AWARD THE BOY WITH THE DINOSAUR HEAD Directed by Imran J. Khan The Shorts Jury, consisting of Daniel Crooke, Max Geschwind, and Laura Henneman, gave out these five awards: 🏆 BEST ANIMATED SHORT LIVING WITH A VISIONARY Directed by Stephen P. Neary 🏆 BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT STILL STANDING Directed by Victor Tadashi Suarez and Livia Albeck-Ripka 🏆 BEST COMEDY SHORT THE ORACLE Directed by JJ Adler 🏆 BEST DRAMATIC SHORT SKIN ON SKIN Directed by Simon Schneckenburger 🏆 SPECIAL JURY AWARD FOR CREATIVE VISION DROPPING OFF Directed by Will Mayo and Ian Scott McGregor The Indigenous Shorts Jury, consisting of Dawn Jones Redstone, Johnnie Jae, and LaRonn Katchia, handed out the following award: 🏆 BEST INDIGENOUS SHORT FIRST DESCENT: KAYAKING THE KLAMATH Directed by Jessie Sears Another huge round of applause to these wonderful films and all the filmmakers who worked on them! 👏❤️ And thank you to our jurors for their thoughtful selections and to our audiences for celebrating the power of short films. #BFF26 #BendFilmFestival26 #ShortFilms #FestivalWinners #IndependentFilm
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I’m still in shock and so happy to share that STILL STANDING is in competition at CAMERIMAGE this year. There is no other festival that means as much to me as a DP and it is the honor of my career to be invited. And the fact that it wasn’t a big fancy project that did it but a little scrappy film that I made together with @liviaar makes it all the more special. Hope to see you in Poland! 🐸 Huge shoutout to @zhetlage who did the color on this. Thank you for making it look so good.
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We are honored to be recognized by the jury at @bendfilmfestival with their Best Short Doc Award. Thank you to the festival for programming such a powerful lineup and for hosting two sold out screenings. It means so much to us and to our participants that this story is still being lifted up and shared. Thank you @victoriatrow for the video! ❤️
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It’s a busy October for STILL STANDING! Looking forward to sharing this film with all these audiences this month. We wish we could be there for all of these but we will be attending in person at the Hamptons and AFI. Hope to see you there!
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