Shorts Competition

We are proud to present all of our Documentary, Live Action and Animated shorts nominees. Recipient(s) of the Festival’s Golden Reel Award for Narrative Short Film will be eligible for consideration in the Animated Short Film/Live-Action Short Film category of the Academy Awards®, subject to compliance with Academy® guidelines.
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KILLINGS
Joseph Mangat / Shorts Competition / USA / 2017 / Experimental, Human Rights / 10 mins
A brutal glimpse at the ongoing drug war in the Philippines.
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LADY EVA
Dean Hamer, Joe WIlson, Kumu Hina Wong-Kalu / Shorts Competition / Tonga / 2017 / Documentary, LGBTQIA+, Pacific Islander / 11 mins
Meet the irrepressible Eva Baron, a Tongan transgender woman and beauty-pageant contestant.
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LIMBOLAND
Melanie Ramos / Shorts Competition / USA / 2017 / Comedy, Drama, Family, LGBTQIA+, Women / 18 mins
An estranged father and daughter go on a wild goose chase in search of the missing body of their loved one minutes before the funeral.
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LIONS IN WAITING
Jason Karman / Shorts Competition / Canada / 2017 / Coming of Age, Drama, International, LGBTQIA+, Romance, Sports, Student / 17 mins
Ray, the newest hockey team member, fights to have ice time after being hazed and finds the courage to be comfortable in his own skin.Plays In:
My So-Called Adolescence
Regal L.A. LIVE - Theatre 14
Monday | May 7, 2018 6:30 pm Rush Only
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LIQUOR STORE BABIES
So Yun Um / Shorts Competition / USA / 2018 / Documentary / 5 mins
LIQUOR STORE BABIES explores the intersecting lives of two friends and their liquor-store-owning fathers and how their dreams are connected to each other.Plays In:
Armed With A Camera vol. 2018
Regal L.A. LIVE - Theatre 11
Wednesday | May 9, 2018 9:00 pm
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THE LOST
Neil M. Paik / Shorts Competition / USA / 2017 / Action, Drama, Human Rights, Social Issues, Thriller / 22 mins
A highly publicized protest altercation is played out from three differing points of view.
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THE MASSEUSE
Tan Ce Ding / Shorts Competition / Malaysia / 2017 / Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi / 20 mins
THE MASSEUSE is a science fiction love story set in a futuristic Malaysia between a humanoid masseuse and her technician who has a disturbing past.
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MAYBE
Kat Cole / Shorts Competition / USA / 2017 / Coming of Age, Drama, LGBTQIA+ / 10 mins
After a chance encounter in Waikiki, a young Filipino girl begins to explore her gender identity in secret.
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MIDNIGHT GIRL
Christina Yoon / Shorts Competition / USA / 2017 / Arthouse, Coming of Age, Drama, Social Issues, Student, Women / 16 mins
A shy high schooler dealing with the aftermath of sexual assault meets a "cam girl" who shows her a very different side of sexuality.
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MIMI
Jeffrey Hsueh / Shorts Competition / USA / 2017 / Animation, Comedy, History, Student, Women / 2 mins
A fun chat with an immigrant hairstylist and her husband, who recount their days in China.Plays In:
Dislocated Self And Beyond (Rescheduled)
Regal L.A. LIVE - Theatre 12
Wednesday | May 9, 2018 9:30 pm
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MISS WORLD
Georgia Fu / Shorts Competition / Taiwan / 2017 / Drama, Family, International, Student, Women / 20 mins
A young Taiwanese woman comes home from living abroad to say goodbye to her uncommunicative father before he has to start serving time in prison.Plays In:
My So-Called Adolescence
Regal L.A. LIVE - Theatre 14
Monday | May 7, 2018 6:30 pm Rush Only
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THE MOST BEAUTIFUL BUTTERFLY
Mukesh Vidyasagar / Shorts Competition / USA / 2018 / Coming of Age, Drama, Experimental, Human Rights, LGBTQIA+, Mystery, Social Issues / 4 mins
Imagine a man who transforms into the Most Beautiful Butterfly then flies free into the world.Precedes: CALL HER GANDA
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MOVING WALLS
Sharon Yamato / Shorts Competition / USA / 2017 / Documentary, Drama, History, Human Rights, Social Issues / 25 mins
MOVING WALLS tells how 463 barracks at the Heart Mountain concentration camp became building blocks for homesteaders seeking new lives in America's heartland.Precedes: OUT OF STATE
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OTHELLO-SAN
Theodore A. Adams III / Shorts Competition / USA / 2018 / Arthouse, Drama, Educational, History, International, Social Issues / 21 mins
Cultures clash when an African American student discovers a universal truth through an encounter with a demanding Japanese instructor while rehearsing for Shakespeare’s "Othello."Plays In:
Dislocated Self And Beyond (Rescheduled)
Regal L.A. LIVE - Theatre 12
Wednesday | May 9, 2018 9:30 pm
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POMMEL
Paris Zarcilla / Shorts Competition / United Kingdom / 2017 / Coming of Age, Drama, Family, Gymnastics, Sports / 20 mins
A coming-of-age drama about the tumultuous relationship between two young East Asian brothers as they compete for recognition and approval in an upcoming gymnastics competition.Plays In:
My So-Called Adolescence
Regal L.A. LIVE - Theatre 14
Monday | May 7, 2018 6:30 pm Rush Only
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