PAAFF Picks

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Short Film Programs

Some of the world’s most powerful stories come in bite-size films. PAAFF’s short film collection is curated into 17 programs that explore topics such as parent-child relationships, isolation, and environmentalism.

A Queer Time & Place

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Program A Queer Time & Place Leading a queer existence in a fractured world makes for heightened explorations of identity. This year’s LGBTQ+ program...

Short Film Programs

Alternative Realities

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Program Alternative Realities Some may define “reality” as everything that we pick up with our five senses: sight, touch, smell, hearing,...

Short Film Programs

Are We Alone?

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Program Are We Alone? Sometimes experimenting with form is the only way to depict the inexplicable: the comfort of home, the absurdity...

Short Film Programs

Being (Un)Present: A Father’s Love

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Program Being (Un)Present: A Father’s Love How would you define your relationship with your father? Was he there for you? Did he provide affection...

Short Film Programs

Dear Resources

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Program Dear Resources Individuals and communities alike require resources to survive and thrive. In a world where our natural resources are...

Short Film Programs

“Dirty” Work

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Program “Dirty” Work Work is often promoted as a way of fulfilling one’s purpose in life. But who are “dream jobs”...

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Fighting for Identity

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Program Fighting for Identity How do people discover who they are meant to be? How can they carve out a safe space...

Short Film Programs

HEAL: Undocumented Filmmakers Collective Shorts Showcase

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Program HEAL: Undocumented Filmmakers Collective Shorts Showcase With pain comes healing. The HEAL shorts program features films by members of the Undocumented Filmmakers Collective, showcasing...

Short Film Programs

Moments in a Woman’s Journey

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Program Moments in a Woman’s Journey Women often navigate life within systems that are oppressive—forced by roles, identities, circumstances, and values just to persevere....

Short Film Programs

Our Deepest Bonds: Family Shorts

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Program Our Deepest Bonds: Family Shorts A loving glance. A warm embrace. Laughter and grief. These are just some of the things we share...

Short Film Programs

PAAFF Picks

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Program PAAFF Picks This collection of shorts have no particular theme except for the fact that they are some of this...

Short Film Programs

Rethinking History

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Program Rethinking History In school, we are often taught one side of historical events and expected to accept them as objective...

Short Film Programs

Take Me Away

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Program Take Me Away Film can offer a catharsis for confronting and processing complex feelings and experiences. After a particularly distressing year...

Short Film Programs

The Darkness Within

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Program The Darkness Within Is it simply human nature to be utterly fascinated by what terrifies us the most? Whether the terror...

Short Film Programs

The Language of Healing

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Program The Language of Healing Language serves as an imperfect bridge between our innermost emotions and the outside world. How can we communicate...

Short Film Programs

This Place We Occupy

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Program This Place We Occupy What makes a memory? Is it the sweet taste of a childhood treat? The familiar sounds of a...

Pacific Showcase, Short Film Programs

Vā: The Space Between Us

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Program Vā: The Space Between Us “Vā is the space between, the betweenness, not empty space, not space that separates but space that relates,...