Films & Events

See the year’s most spectacular short films on the big screen for a limited time! Each feature-length program includes all five of its Academy Award nominees.

Beautiful Men  |  2023. Dir. Nicolas Keppens. 18min.

The insecurities of three bald brothers intensify during their stay in an Istanbul hotel for hair transplants.

In the Shadow of the Cypress  |  2023. Dir. Hossein Molayemi, Shirin Sohani. 20min.

Living in a house by the sea with his daughter, a former captain who has post-traumatic stress disorder leads a tough and secluded life.

Magic Candies  |  2024. Dir. Daisuke Nishio. 21min. 

Dong-Dong does not play with other kids, he prefers to play marbles on his own. One day, as he looks for new marbles, Dong-Dong buys a bag of colorful, marble-shaped candies instead. He soon discovers that when he pops one of them into his mouth, his old sofa begins to speak to him. For a few minutes, he chats with the sofa until the candy melts away. Thanks to these magic candies, Dong-Dong starts having special encounters with the world around him, and discovers new perspectives, including his own.

Wander to Wonder  |  2023. Dir. Nina Gantz. 14 min. 

In the 1980s, Mary, Billybud, and Fumbleton starred in the children’s television program Wander to Wonder. They are left alone in the studio after the show’s originator passed away.

Yuck!  |  2024. Dir. Loïc Espuche. 13min.

Léo thinks kissing is the grossest thing ever. At summer camp he and his friends can’t help but giggle and mock the couples who lock lips, their shiny, pink mouths making it impossible to look away. But while Léo plays along, he hides a secret: his own lips have started to shimmer too. Deep down, Léo is curious—he might just want to try kissing for himself. As his heart and mind wrestle with the “yuck” and the “yes,” Léo’s summer becomes a journey of self-discovery, where teasing turns into longing and where the line between “ew” and “ooh” begins to blur.

90 min.