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2023 Sections + Spotlights > Shorts + Mid-Lengths

2023 Film Festival Spotlight

Shorts + Mid-Lengths

From animation to documentary, experimental to family-oriented, the Festival’s short film programs offer terrific work under 30 minutes while our mid-length programs focus on the wide range of work between 31 and 59 minutes in length.

Events + Programs

Apr 22
a collage of multiple different mixed race families being interviewed.

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“1000% Me: Growing Up Mixed” + “Creating ...

April 22, 2023 @ 12:00 pm - 1:51 pm
BAMPFA
Apr 23
a woman in a white dress kissing a man's hand sit in a restroom.

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“The Kidnapping of the Bride” + “Balikbay...

April 23, 2023 @ 12:15 pm - 1:17 pm
CGV San Francisco
Apr 15
a man and a woman hugging each other in front of a white fence.

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“What These Walls Won’t Hold” + “How We G...

April 15, 2023 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
CGV San Francisco
Apr 16
a man and a woman hugging each other in front of a white fence.

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“What These Walls Won’t Hold” + “How We G...

April 16, 2023 @ 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
BAMPFA
Apr 21
a pink silhouette illustration of a woman embraces an orange silhouette illustration of a man.

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Shorts 1: Generations

April 21, 2023 @ 5:45 pm - 7:50 pm
CGV San Francisco
Apr 20
a drawing of a bird with a person on its back.

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Shorts 2: Traditions

April 20, 2023 @ 8:45 pm - 10:52 pm
CGV San Francisco
Apr 16
a cartoon woman having a bath.

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Shorts 3: The Body

April 16, 2023 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
CGV San Francisco
Apr 15
an animation still of two boys playing baseball together.

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Shorts 4: Family Films

April 15, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 11:35 am
CGV San Francisco
Apr 22
two schoolgirls sit at their desks with drawn equations surrounding them.

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Shorts 5: Youth Works

April 22, 2023 @ 12:30 pm - 2:08 pm
CGV San Francisco