Set for August 23 through 25 at Angelika Film Center & Café in Mockingbird Station
DIFF SHORTS Film Festival has announced the lineup for the inaugural DIFF event to be held August 23 through 25 at Angelika Film Center & Café located in Mockingbird Station. With a goal of elevating short films and celebrating shorts filmmakers, the first-ever DIFF SHORTS Film Festival 2024 will feature 14 themed film blocks with more than 100 films, Q&As, industry panels, daily red carpets, and receptions for filmmakers and sponsors.
“Our goal with this inaugural festival is to champion the art of short films, and we have some gems in our lineup of more than 100 shorts,” said James Faust, DIFF Artistic Director. “There’s a lot for lovers of shorts to get excited about, and we’re happy to add this festival to the Dallas film scene. As many wonder if we will continue going to theaters to see movies, we’re committed to giving meaning to the theater experience as it brings people together to explore art, in this case, short films, which often doesn’t have a public platform.”
Awards at the DIFF SHORTS Film Festival 2024 will be given for Best Short Film, Best Texas Film, Best Music Video, Best Student Film, Best Documentary Film, and Best First-Time Filmmaker.
The 14 Shorts Blocks include: Animated Shorts, Sports Shorts, High School Shorts, Latino Shorts, Music Videos, Documentary Shorts, Narrative Shorts 1: Trapped, Narrative Shorts 2: Futurism, Narrative Shorts 3: Grief, Narrative Shorts 4: Mental Health, Narrative Shorts 5: Coming of Age; Narrative Shorts 6: Relationships; Late Night Shorts 1; and Late Night Shorts 2.
“Short films are the perfect canvas for bold storytelling, offering unique opportunities for filmmakers to explore fresh perspectives and experiment with form,” added Amber Ekleberry, Director of Programming and Senior Programmer. “We’ve carefully curated a program showcasing the incredible talent behind these cinematic gems, ensuring a diverse and exciting lineup for audiences of all tastes.”
The full Schedule is available at: https://diffshorts2024.eventive.org/welcome.
DIFF SHORTS 2024 Official Selections and Directors
(DIS)CONNECTED, Karl Stelter
50 Ways to Kill Your Lover, Madison Drew Liane
A COW IN THE SKY, Darren Press, C. Fraser Press
A FAILURE, Oscar Karam
A Shattering, Jan Jalenak
Alone, Shadid “Shay” Mahtab Zafar
American Body, Juan Zuloaga Eslait
And The Ocean Agreed, Tanya Modini
Another Day, Grace YJ Kim
Any Place, Minerva Rivera Bolanos
As Easy As Closing Your Eyes, Parker Croft
Baby Blue, Luke Gigante
BACKBONE, Lucas Hames
Barbette + Fontaine, John-Carlos Estrada
BEAUTIFUL THINGS, Maya Zupano
Behind the Scenes: the short film, Valentina El Harizi
Blender, Sarah Adams
BLYTH, Tom Dream
Caller 102: A Ballad of Cyberspace, Turner Barrowman, Jack Goldfisher
Camille, Denise Raquel Roldan
Catacombs, Chad Cunningham
Chicken Fingers, Zoe Dahmen
Control, Alec Miramontes
Crystal: Story of A Girl from Texas, Michelle Mower
Cuando Volvimos A La Tierra, Pablo Riesgo Almonacid
CYCLES, Anthony Oswald, Pisie Hochheim
Deep Into the Forest, Xinhao “Violet” Lu
Determined, Jose Sanchez
Don’t Lie, Chloe White
Don’t Mess with Texas: An Abortion Story, Ellison Leticia Martin, Qiu Li Tovo-Hurt, Roswell Goransson
DOUBLES, Tim Yager, Alyssa Udovitsch
Echoes, Robinson Drossos
End of the Pier, David Frost
FAST FOOD, Felicia Manning
Goodridge: The Price of Glory, Kevin A Courtney
GOOSE, Ethan Edwards
HARLEM FRAGMENTS, Cameron Tyler Carr
Heat Spell, Marie-Pier Dupuis
Hometown Legend, Lauren Underberg
House of Hobbies, Joshua Lee Slate
I Have Love In Me, Anne DeMelo
I WILL NOT GO GENTLY INTO THE NIGHT, Glen Maxwell
If I Didn’t Have You, Justin Wilson
Iffy, Olivia Jampol
Inner Demons, Jasmine J Johnson
Ivan, Jazz Pitcairn
KILL THE HORSE, Xiaoruo Guo
King, Vasco Alexandre
La Bruja, Manuel Villarreal
Langostas a Domicilio, Joaquin Moreno
Learning Not To Drown, Prithvi Raj Karreddula
Lequando, Roxanne Rapp, Eric James Gravolin
Lights in the Night Sky, Octavio Daniel Carreno
Mendo’s Carousel, David Michael Maurer
Mis-Alignment, Pablo Riesgo Almonacid
Motherland, Jasmine Mozaffari
Nélida, Celeste Lois, Marina Artigas
Old Death, Kyle Garrett
Order for Pickup, Jackie! Zhou
Ossesioone, Max Galante
Patron Saint, Esthefanie Soto
Pet Store, Joanna Rothkopf
Ping Pong, Israa Al-Kamali
Pirsas, Agelica Maria Torres Tamayo
POP, Zorana Micic
POR EL AMOR AL FUTBOL, Alvaro Resendiz Perez
Preggo, Michelle Maria Gilson
prObed, Umar Shiraz Jafri
Punk Rock Baseball, Nathan Schiefelbein, Reid St. John
Rancho Mirage, Thomas Peck
SET, Ade Dina
Sister, Shane Andries
Sisterhood Softball, Farhiya Ahmed
SKIN, Leo Behrens
Sleeping Alone, Kelsea Bauman Murphy
Smoke Cheyyaku Bro (Don’t Smoke Bro), Prithvi Raj Karreddula
SMOKESCREEN, Nathan Hubble
Smoothie, Chris M Churchhill
STILL SCATTERED, Domonic Burgess, Jeff Lorch
SWAY, Daniel Egnal
Taco Baby, Jacob William Daniels
Tennis, Oranges, Sean Pecknold
The Awakening, Al Campbell
THE DEEP ROLLING: MAGMA, THE DEEP ROLLING: MAGMA
THE E’S, Maya Winkler, Sophie Fazio
The Fish Tank, Victoria Garza
The No Problem Zone, Nicholas Sennott
The Son Who Can’t Play Trumpet, Isaac Garza
The Third Bedroom, Kathryn Van Buren
The Violinist, Katy McCarthy
The Wait, Imran Hamdulay
Theeye, Vinod Ravi
Tomorrow, Ingird Perez Lopez
TWENTY, Jason Hogan
War is Over! Dave Mullins
Who Speaks for Charlie? Matthew Corolis
WILD AGAIN, Judd Myers
Would You? Autumn Palen
You Look So Good, Riley Rudy
You’re Invited to Tuscan’s 5th Birthday Party! Lee Eddy
Festival Passes are $75 (Senior and Student Passes are $50). Tickets are $10 for each Shorts Block. Festival passes and tickets for individual Shorts Blocks are available at https://diffshorts2024.eventive.org/passes/buy.
Support for the DIFF SHORTS Film Festival 2024 is provided by SEASON PARTNERS: Akin, Commerce House, Bonez Creative Agency, Burned to Light Media & Video Production, DFW MSP, K Forbes Social, Movico, Nowadays Orange Productions; GOVERNMENT AND FOUNDATION SPONSORS: The City of Dallas Office of Arts & Culture, Dallas Tourism Public Improvement District, Moody Fund for the Arts, Texas Commission for the Arts; DIFF SHORTS FOUNDING SPONSORS: Presenting Sponsor – Virgin Hotels Dallas; Sponsors – Angelika Film Center & Café, Favorite Brands, Four Corners Brewing Company, Ritual Zero Proof; Partner Sponsors – AdChat DFW, BestofGuide.com, history undressed, LaByron Thomas Media, Mockingbird Station, Plug PR (as of 08.1.2024).
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