Indy Shorts International Film Festival

Music

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8 films in package
Music
Music soars in these diverse stories centered on community, coping, roots and family.
Songs of Black Folk
Leading Black musicians come together for a groundbreaking Juneteenth concert in the Pacific Northwest, creating a historic moment that paves the way for future generations of Black artists.
Guadalupe Maravilla's Mariposa Relámpago
Artist Guadalupe Maravilla turned a school bus into a mobile site for remembrance titled “Mariposa Relámpago.” The bus’s journey intertwines with the artist’s journey to the U.S. as an unaccompanied, undocumented minor, inspiring a poetic reflection of trauma and healing.
Freeman Vines
Eighty-two-year-old artist Freeman Vines hand-carves guitars, some from wood of trees linked to the lynching of a young Black man, in a small eastern North Carolina town.
REST
A woman visits her estranged father on his deathbed to overcome their tumultuous past and instead focuses on the one thing that connects them: music.
Shell Yeah
A musician, his shells, and the surprising sounds they create.
Family Matter: John Driskell Hopkins
When Grammy-winning musician John Driskell Hopkins is diagnosed with ALS, he turns heartbreak into purpose—rallying his band, family, and fans in a fight for a cure, and leaving behind a legacy of love, music and hope.
The Singers
A short film adaptation of a 19th century short story written by Ivan Turgenev, in which a lowly pub full of downtrodden patrons connect unexpectedly through an impromptu sing-off.
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Music soars in these diverse stories centered on community, coping, roots and family.


This screening is in partnership with Musical Family Tree. Founded in 2004, Musical Family Tree provides a free online archive of Indiana music, and actively supports the Indiana music scene by funding recording projects and promoting live, original performances by Indiana artists.

Artist Guadalupe Maravilla turned a school bus into a mobile site for remembrance titled “Mariposa Relámpago.” The bus’s journey intertwines with the artist’s journey to the U.S. as an unaccompanied, undocumented minor, inspiring a poetic reflection of trauma and healing.


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  • Year
    2025
  • Runtime
    14 minutes
  • Language
    English
  • Country
    United States
  • Premiere
    N/A (Film has already screened in Midwest)
  • Genre
    Arts/Culture, Current Events/History, Latinx/Latin American
  • Social Media
  • Director
    César Martínez Barba
  • Producer
    César Martínez Barba, Nick Ravich, Andrea Chung
  • Executive Producer
    Tina Kukielski
  • Cast
    Guadalupe Maravilla
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