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(East Coast Premiere)(North America Premiere)(Philadelphia Premiere)(World Premiere)(Best Short Narrative Nominee)Short NarrativeShorts Program

Ebullience Shorts

A film still from Budget Paradise shows a series of blue washing machines in a laundromat. The second to last washing machine door is open. The glass on the door blurs the face of a young person sitting on a stool with their back against the washer looking out into the distance.

Exuberant, light-hearted Black character sketches.

Thank you to our screening partners: Flygirrl

Films in this Program

A film still from Budget Paradise shows a series of blue washing machines in a laundromat. The second to last washing machine door is open. The glass on the door blurs the face of a young person sitting on a stool with their back against the washer looking out into the distance.
East Coast PremiereShort Narrative

Budget Paradise

Black nonbinary painter Chester searches for space and belonging in their rapidly changing hometown, navigating identity...

A film still from Lazy White Cows shows the face of a Brazilian girl with red braids from the perspective of her phone. The power off symbol can be seen at the top of the still. Her hand can be seen reaching to turn off her phone.
North America PremiereShort Narrative

LWC (Lazy White Cows)

After calling a classmate a “lazy white cow,” a young Black student embarks on a virtual saga to avoid being canceled. ...

A film still from Ree’s Destiny shows the face of a Black woman who smiles looking into the distance. Her black curled hair fades into a vibrant blue, and she wears a full face of makeup along with a white cowboy hat wrapped with dangling clear crystals around the rim.
Philadelphia PremiereShort Narrative

Ree’s Destiny

Ree Ree, a 43-year-old social worker and single mother of three, pursues her lifelong dream of being a rapper despite ba...

A film still from Seek No Favor shows the face of a Black woman who looks directly into the camera with a straight face.
World PremiereShort Narrative

Seek No Favor

Low-key, anxiety-managing millennial Monroe Malone is trying to outrun last year’s job loss when she collides with a wea...

A film still from Why the Sun Moon Live in the Sky shows two astronauts standing in the middle of the woods, holding hands and sharing a gaze. Their helmets emit a soft blue glow that lights the surrounding darkness.
North America PremiereShort Narrative

Why the Sun & Moon Live in the Sky

Living in the mundane suburbia of a small Irish town, teens Diana and Sol plan to escape by building a spacecraft and li...

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In Person

8:30PM EDTThe Wilma Theater
8:30PM EDTThe Wilma Theater

Virtual

9:00PM EDT

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