Austin's Independent Short Film Festival - Austin Shortsfest
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Austin Shortsfest 2026 Film Festival Schedule
Join us for the 2nd Annual Austin Shortsfest August 15 & 16, 2026 at Eastside Cinema.
Shorts #1
SHORTS 1- Blue block- Sat. 8/15 at 1pm
- I Wanted To Hear Your Voice — James Pellerito
- Lost — Andrew Gallerani
- Love, from Ellie — Chantelle James
- OTILIA — Ana Gonzalez
- Round II — Vincent Robert Rosas
- Route 76 — Erin Mohler
- Sense of Play — Caitlin Rigney
- Sun's Up — Lisa Dreher
- The Four Silences — Lisa Kori
- Wonderful World with Clint Townsend — Michael Dean Marbach
Tickets
$50 - All Access Two-Day Pass
$30 - One Day Pass for Saturday or Sunday
$15 - Single Screening Ticket for one program
Shorts #2
Shorts 2 - Red Block-Sat. 8/15 at 3:30
- Dogwood Pass — Mitchell Qualls
- Free Pizza — MG Gillis-Gambrell
- Garden Valley — Manuel Navarro
- Habits — Shaira Berg
- IDLE/WILD — Kaitlin Fontana
- My Wife — Aaron Garcia
- Stay In The Car — Calvin Ghaznavi
- Whatever it Takes — Angus J. Penland
TICKETS
$50 - All Access Two-Day Pass
$30 - One Day Pass for Saturday or Sunday
$15 - Single Screening Ticket for one program
Shorts #3
SHORTS 3 - Orange Block - SAT. 8/15 AT 6:00 PM
- A Duffel Bag Full of Cobras — Jeff Walsh
- Bonehead — Breyden Boyd
- Cold Turkey — Travis Youngquist
- Counterfeit Kids — James Sclafani
- Dead West of Heaven — Gavin Groba
- One For The Money — Jimmy Eaton
- Reel Outlaw in Hico — Chris Hanna
- Shirime — Nate Bayless
- Thank You! — John Redlinger
- The ConjuReba — Scott Magid
- The Schisms – Don't Clip My Wings — Nate Bayless
TICKETS
$50 - All Access Two-Day Pass
$30 - One Day Pass for Saturday or Sunday
$15 - Single Screening Ticket for one program
Shorts #4
SHORTS 4 - Green Block - Sun. 8/16 AT 1:00 PM
- Hippolyta — Shelby Mayes
- Hope For The Guadalupe — Ben Masters
- Let's Keep Austin, Texas — Jan Francine Sustaita
- Lone Crew — Gabriel Fontes
- Roland — Adan Peña
- THE CURRENT STATE OF THE BACKYARD POOL INDUSTRY — Derek Frey
- Toy Chest — Tamara Victoria Gamez
TICKETS
$50 - All Access Two-Day Pass
$30 - One Day Pass for Saturday or Sunday
$15 - Single Screening Ticket for one program
Shorts #5
SHORTS 5 - Purple Block - Sun. 8/16 AT 3:30 PM
- Baby Sea Turtle — Natalie Gonzalez & Jeremiah Alexander
- Insensible Losses — Amanda Williams
- On One — Emanuel Ibañez
- RENO — Rob Hifle
- SIREN — Costantino Ciminiello
- The Bull — Jevan Chowdhury
- The White Lobster — Shaun Doogan & Ciaran McCann
- When You Left Me — Jevan Chowdhury
TICKETS
$50 - All Access Two-Day Pass
$30 - One Day Pass for Saturday or Sunday
$15 - Single Screening Ticket for one program
Shorts #6
SHORTS 6 - Yellow Block - Sun. 8/16 AT 6 PM
- Business Proposal — Benjamin David Baldwin
- Cappuccino: A Lactose Intolerance Thriller — Ezekiel Simat
- Every Friday — Ryan Thomas Gutierrez
- Internal Affairs — Ryan Ashkenase
- Jenius — Ryan Montalvo
- Team Player — Jimmy Eaton
- The Independent Newspaper Company — Frank Muller & Dan Husted
- The Plane I Call Family — Carson Nathan Wine
- Tough Shit — Kristin Booth
- Yas King! — Tinamarie Ivey
TICKETS
$50 - All Access Two-Day Pass
$30 - One Day Pass for Saturday or Sunday
$15 - Single Screening Ticket for one program