33rd Shortsfest 2024 Making Movies Matter

Aspen FilmEducates: Making Movies Matter — MIDDLE+ (7th - 8th)

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21 films in package
BEEN THERE
How tourists become invaders, hunting for the best pictures.
BORDER HOPPER
When a Latinx filmmaker is offered a dream job abroad, she discovers a supernatural way to navigate the U.S. immigration system and get the coveted travel permit she needs. But what seems like a magic solution soon shows unexpected consequences.
CARTOON OF A CAT SLEEPING
As the story gets more and more chaotic, one big question looms: Will the cat ever wake up?
DASH, AGE 92, SNOWBOARDER
(Elementary) There’s something spiritual about riding the snow…
FRATELLI CARBONAI
As Italy lurches to the far right, a Malian migrant finds a place amongst a family of charcoal burners in the remote Calabrian mountains.
GABBY HILLS
(Middle) It’s summer, Gaby has hit puberty. Her life is about to change.
HEART OF WATER
Aspen Film Camp documentary.
HOLIDAY HOUSE
A content creator feels obligated to let her internet benefactor visit her workshop.
I CHOOSE YOU
A film about international and transracial adoption and how one young adoptee, after surviving a life-threatening congenital condition, is redefining what family means in America.
LOVE TO THE MAX
A family fights to stay together in the face of persecution by the Texas government for loving their transgender kid.
THE MASTERPIECE
Leo and Diana, a wealthy couple, meet Salif and Yousef, two scrap dealers, at a recycle center. Offering them more junk, Diana invites them to their mansion, but the immigrants actually might be the ones with something she wants.
MUNA
A British-Somali teen must navigate a confusing mourning period for a family member she never met.
Closed captions available
PRIMETIME MOTHER
The audition process for a game show becomes the latest test of a long-suffering mother’s fortitude and tenacity.
SHÉ (SNAKE)
When pressures mount on a tightly wound violinist in a London youth orchestra, her internal monsters take external form.
SIRENA
A young Dominican woman is forced to rethink her move to the US after a dark family secret surfaces.
THIS IS TMI
Big boobs vs. small boobs? A group of ladies discusses who has it worse.
Closed captions available
THE TORNADO OUTSIDE
Embracing the chaos of life.
WE EXIST IN MEMORY
How do you rebuild “home” from memories for a new generation growing up in displacement?
WIRE & CLOTH
Anika accompanies her mercurial mother to a wealthy friend’s home, where they connect over fantasy – and doomed longing.
Closed captions available
XIE XIE, OLLIE
A biracial man seeking connection with his Chinese heritage confronts unexpected challenges in understanding his identity.
Closed captions available
YUCK!
Yuck! Kissing on the mouth is disgusting. But secretly, little Léo really wants to try it…

GABBY HILLS

Thirteen-year-old Gaby arrives in the Magdalen Islands to spend the summer with her father, as she does every year. She is thrilled to find the sea she loves so much, the childhood friends, the winding hills on the horizon, and the warm joy of her dad's home. But this time something is different: she hit puberty, and her life will never be the same.

  • Year
    2023
  • Runtime
    20:38
  • Language
    English
  • Country
    Canada
  • Genre
    Comedy
  • Director
    Zoé Pelchat
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