Boston Short Film Festival

08/04/2025

Boston Short Film Festival and Taiwan Film Festival of Boston to Co-Present "Family in Focus: A Collection of Short Films & Forum" on September 21, 2025

Boston, MA – The Boston Short Film Festival (BSFF) is proud to announce its first-ever collaboration with the Taiwan Film Festival of Boston (TFFB) to co-present Family in Focus: A Collection of Short Films & Forum during the 7th annual Taiwan Film Festival of Boston. This special screening and forum will take place on Sunday, September 21, from 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM at AMC Causeway 13.

Rooted in shared values to celebrate exceptional short filmmaking and diverse storytelling, this collaboration brings together three powerful short films that explore themes of family:
- My Sister
- Cry Me Through Hell
- Moment of Choice

The short film My Sister (trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zmDeBarPU8) captures the quiet tension of growing up, as Hsiao-Chun prepares to leave her childhood home—and the younger brother who constantly torments her—on the eve of her 18th birthday. Cry Me Through Hell takes a surreal turn as a hell messenger visits a film set to resolve a bizarre case: a dead man stuck in limbo because his daughter has yet to cry for him. In Moment of Choice, Anne sits in an OB-GYN clinic wrestling with a life-altering decision—whether to terminate an unplanned pregnancy for a job opportunity abroad or stay in Taiwan to raise a child alone—only to find that the deeper fear she must face lies within herself.

All films will be presented with English subtitles.

Following the screening, the audience is invited to stay for a post-screening forum featuring a live discussion with director Yung-Han Chang, whose film Moment of Choice.
This event marks a meaningful partnership between two of Boston’s leading film organizations dedicated to uplifting underrepresented voices and connecting communities through cinema.

Event Details:
Title: Family in Focus: A Collection of Short Films & Forum
Date: Sunday, September 21, 2025
Time: 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Location: AMC Causeway 13, Boston, MA
Language: Mandarin with English subtitles
Post-Screening Forum: In-person Q&A with Yung-Han Chang, director of Moment of Choice
For more information and tickets, please visit: http://taiwanfilmfest.org/
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07/19/2025

Boston Short Film Festival Celebrates 10th Anniversary with Sold-Out Edition and Announces 2025 Award Winners

The Boston Short Film Festival has officially wrapped its landmark 10th edition, celebrating a decade of cinematic excellence with packed screenings, vibrant Q&As, and a standout selection of short films from across the globe. What began in 2015 as an intimate gathering of film lovers and creators has now grown into one of the most respected short film festivals in the United States.

The 2025 edition featured a carefully curated lineup of 34 short films, representing a wide range of genres, styles, and perspectives. In addition to the in-person screenings, the festival’s online Streaming Selection remains available for viewing through July 25. (More info: https://www.bostonshortfilmfestival.com/streaming)

After much deliberation, the jury has selected the following standout films and performances for this year’s awards:

Best Narrative Short Film
Dissolution (United States) by Anthony Saxe

Best Documentary Short Film
More Than Brothers (United States) by Andrea von Siebenthal

Best Animated Short Film
Confetti (United States) by Amanda Therese Bonaiuto

Best Underground Short Film
The Weight of Sight (Norway) by Truls Krane Meby

Best Experimental Short Film
Aka 赤 (Mexico) by Abinadi Meza

Best Boston Film
Get You Better (United States) by Danica Jensen

Best Actor (F/M/X)
Cláudia Jardim in A Mother Goes To The Beach (Portugal) by Pedro Hasrouny

Congratulations to all the selected filmmakers and winners! And to our audiences—thank you for showing up, selling out every night, and sharing your love for independent cinema. We can’t wait to welcome you back for another unforgettable edition next year.

07/19/2025

Boston Short Film Festival Celebrates 10th Anniversary with Sold-Out Edition and Announces 2025 Award Winners

The Boston Short Film Festival has officially wrapped its landmark 10th edition, celebrating a decade of cinematic excellence with packed screenings, vibrant Q&As, and a standout selection of short films from across the globe. What began in 2015 as an intimate gathering of film lovers and creators has now grown into one of the most respected short film festivals in the United States.

“This festival was built on the belief that short films deserve just as much recognition and celebration as features,” said Festival Director Kris De Meester. “A decade later, we're proud to see that belief echoed by filmmakers and audiences alike. The work submitted this year was bold, diverse, and full of vision—we’re simply honored to be the platform that brings these stories to the big screen.”

Festival Manager Maarten Cornelis added: “This year’s Boston Short Film Festival was an overwhelming success. Every screening sold out, and the energy in the room was incredible. The conversations between filmmakers and audiences were some of the most engaging we’ve seen. It truly felt like a celebration of independent cinema at its best.”

The 2025 edition featured a carefully curated lineup of 34 short films, representing a wide range of genres, styles, and perspectives. In addition to the in-person screenings, the festival’s online Streaming Selection remains available for viewing through July 25. (More info: https://www.bostonshortfilmfestival.com/streaming)

After much deliberation, the jury has selected the following standout films and performances for this year’s awards:

Best Narrative Short Film�
Dissolution (United States) by Anthony Saxe

Best Documentary Short Film�
More Than Brothers (United States) by Andrea von Siebenthal

Best Animated Short Film�
Confetti (United States) by Amanda Therese Bonaiuto

Best Underground Short Film�
The Weight of Sight (Norway) by Truls Krane Meby

Best Experimental Short Film
�Aka 赤 (Mexico) by Abinadi Meza

Best Boston Film
�Get You Better (United States) by Danica Jensen

Best Actor (F/M/X)�
Cláudia Jardim in A Mother Goes To The Beach (Portugal) by Pedro Hasrouny

Congratulations to all the selected filmmakers and winners! And to our audiences—thank you for showing up, selling out every night, and sharing your love for independent cinema. We can’t wait to welcome you back for another unforgettable edition next year.

07/17/2025

F**k-a-Fan (Netherlands) by Muriel d’Ansembourg, will be closing our 2025 festival. Friday July 18th at 7pm.

Chloe Cam, the hottest p**n star on social media, launches a “F**k-a-Fan” contest to blow up her following and let one lucky fan live out his dream. That turns out to be Thomas, an awkward young man from Amsterdam whose heart was recently crushed. In his loneliness and desperation, he can’t help projecting something deeper onto her than p**n-star thrills. When the lights go on and the camera starts rolling, Thomas and Chloe find themselves as they never expected: vulnerable, and accountable to each other.

Running time: 00:24:12

07/17/2025

Arrested (Lithuania) by Indrė Juškutė, Friday July 18th at 7 pm.

A young woman arrested following a traffic accident is forced to spend the night at the police station where the ultimate confrontation awaits her – that with herself.

Running time: 00:15:00

07/17/2025

The Steak (Canada, Iran) by Kiarash Dadgar, Friday July 18th at 7pm.

A birthday party preparation is thrown into chaos by an awful event.

Running time: 00:08:13

07/17/2025

Desired (United States) by Luciana Vigil, Angel Vincent, watch it this Friday July 18th at 7pm.

Inspired by her IG model best friends lifestyle and self expression, Jada, an black women who struggles with her self image, decides to undergo a Brazilian butt lift. However, during the gruesome recovery process, she learns that cosmetic surgery won’t necessarily heal her ongoing battle with self-worth.

Running time: 00:17:17

07/17/2025

Supercritical (United States) by John Osment, this Friday July 18th at 7 pm.

In a post-apocalyptic nuclear fallout shelter, a young scientist bothers their team leader with a series of progressively inane HR requests.

Running time: 00:07:18

07/17/2025

Fantas (Canada) by Halima Elkhatabi, Fiday July 18th at 7pm.

For the duration of a summer afternoon, Abby seeks to bring together two parts of herself. Two worlds that had never yet met and are going to collide in a surreal urban western.

Running time: 00:12:26

07/17/2025

Confetti (United States) by Amanda Therese Bonaiuto, this Friday at 7pm.

Separation, fever dreaming, and a deflated celebration.

Running time: 00:04:09

07/17/2025

3AM (United States) by Mike Canale, will start our final screening block on Friday July 18th at 7pm.

Paralyzed with anxiety, your mind races through your life, until the embodiment of that horror reveals itself.

Running time: 00:01:30

07/17/2025

F**k-a-Fan (Netherlands) by Muriel d'Ansembourg, will be closing our 2025 festival. Friday July 18th at 7pm.

Chloe Cam, the hottest p**n star on social media, launches a “F**k-a-Fan” contest to blow up her following and let one lucky fan live out his dream. That turns out to be Thomas, an awkward young man from Amsterdam whose heart was recently crushed. In his loneliness and desperation, he can’t help projecting something deeper onto her than p**n-star thrills. When the lights go on and the camera starts rolling, Thomas and Chloe find themselves as they never expected: vulnerable, and accountable to each other.

Running time: 00:24:12