2024 Official Selection: Short Film – Animation

A junior astronaut fulfills a dream of going to the moon. Once there, exhilaration gives way to reality but what has been left behind?

Director(s): Jerry van de Beek, Betsy De Fries
Writers(s): Jerry van de Beek, Betsy De Fries
Producer(s): Betsy De Fries

Los Angeles Premiere
Country: USA

Source: SOFF

2024 Official Selection: Short Film – Arthouse/Experimental

In ‘Heaven in a Wild Flower’ we immerse ourselves in a lyrical exploration of the perilous consequences of pesticides on bees and their intricate ecosystem. In a mesmerizing microscopic world, science meets artistry, fraught with danger and beauty.

Director(s): Jesseca Ynez Simmons
Producer(s): João Queiroga

Los Angeles Premiere
Country: USA

Source: SOFF

2024 Official Selection: Short Film – Animation

An unexpected afterline — and a stunning lens through which to see ourselves in the here and now.

Director(s): Jacob Langsner
Writers(s): David Eagleman
Producer(s): Jacob Langsner
Key Cast: Jacob Langsner

World Premiere
Country: USA

Source: SOFF

2024 Official Selection: Short Film – Documentary

In Hanoi, Vietnam, tattoo artist Tran Ngoc specializes in the rare and challenging art of tattooing over scars, confronting social stigma and empowering her clients to reclaim their bodies and stories.

Director(s): Lindsay Nyman
Producer(s): Lindsay Nyman

Country: USA

Source: SOFF

2024 Official Selection: Short Film – Drama

When a trans NASA scientist rediscovers a lost satellite she helped launch, she’s forced to confront her painful past and reconcile who she once was with who she’s always been.

Director(s): Ariel Mahler
Writer(s): Ariel Mahler, Kunal Sengupta, Nicholas Schmid
Producer(s): Ilayda Cetinkaya
Key Cast: Danielle Squyres, Tirosh Schneider, Robert Dowdy, Leon A. Walker, Matthew Henerson, Jodi Harrison

Country: USA

Source: SOFF