Shorts Programs

These student documentaries offer fresh perspectives on real-world issues, capturing the passion and creativity of young filmmakers.

The Path of Puma-36

Directed by Amelie Bluestone
USA, 17 min.
Southeast premiere

Monitored with a tracking collar and trail cameras, the young mountain lion P-36 travels over 1,400 miles in just 16 months, making his way through a mosaic of human-developed land and wild spaces as he searches for a territory of his own.

Producers: Amelie Bluestone, Ashton Whitman, Leo Frank
Cast: Kate Remsen, Dr. Quinton Martins, Doris Duncan, Kelsey James
School: SCAD

Real Fake War

Directed by Tommy Dilger
USA, 16 min.
Southeast premiere

Real Fake War is a deeply personal documentary that tells the story of Travis “TJ” Truax, a Marine Corps combat veteran who struggles to cope with his PTSD through war reenactments.

Producer: William Eichler
Editor: Aidan Reed
Director of Photography: Gabriel Gorsuch
School: SCAD

Get Your Gravel On: Gravel Racing in the Borderlands

Directed by Pablo Echevarria
USA, 15 min.
Southeast premiere

Get Your Gravel On showcases the inaugural Apacheria Gravel Race, which took place in Arizona in November 2024.

Director of Photography: Lucas Kermit
Editor: Sion Davis
Cast: Mike Miller, Rita Vargas Torregrosa, Dave Nevins, Lauren Hall
School: SCAD

The Last Lobsterman

Directed by Jason Conforti
USA, 15 min.
World premiere

When a government mandated closure threatens the end of year-round lobstering, Mike Lane turns to new experimental technology to survive.

Writers: Jason Conforti, Tyler Seaman
Editor: JJ Zink
Cast: Mike Lane, Jared Karlberg, Megan Amico
School: SCAD

Drag Me to Church

Directed by Isabella Sullivan
USA, 13 min.
World premiere

Worlds collide when a gay pastor in Atlanta bridges the gap between two divided communities by throwing a fabulous drag church service.

Director of Photography: Dakota Cerro
Gaffer: Dakota Cerro
Sound Mixer: Jade Chrislock-Baran
School: SCAD

Cornellskop: Freedom from Fear

Directed by Nathan Oliva
USA, 13 min.
Southeast premiere

This documentary short film chronicles Luke Cornell’s creation of a South African sanctuary that gives wildlife a second chance at life, while confronting the brutal realities of animal exploitation across the country.

Narrator: Peter Coyote
Producers: Jack Bart, Dixie Cornell
Cinematographers: Michael Faraday, Matt Alexander
School: SCAD

Terpsichore

Directed by Abigail Cunningham
USA, 15 min.

Terpsichore explores the artistry of dance, unveiling the dedication behind turning physicality into poetry.

Producers: Abigail Cunningham, Kaeley Beam
Cast: Dayton Contemporary Dance Company, Aurora Maur, Cece Trapani
School: SCAD