PBS Short Film Festival

PBS Short Film Festival showcases powerful stories from independent filmmakers.

Episodes

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    Kapaemahu

    S2021 Ep25 |
    The hidden history of four healing stones on Waikiki Beach, and the transgender spirits.
  • 2016 Festival | Teachers: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    2016 Festival | Teachers

    S2016 Ep1 |
    A dedicated high school teacher goes to desperate lengths to aid a struggling student.
  • 2015 Festival | Ex-Votos: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    2015 Festival | Ex-Votos

    S2015 Ep25 |
    A helpless mother takers her ill daughter on a pilgrimage to the Huichol mountains.
  • 2015 Festival | Isabelle's Garden: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    2015 Festival | Isabelle's Garden

    S2015 Ep24 |
    A community comes together in reciprocity through the dreams of a young Choctaw girl.
  • 2015 Festival | Un Buen Carnicero (A Good Butcher): asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    2015 Festival | Un Buen Carnicero (A Good Butcher)

    S2015 Ep23 |
    An immigrant butcher reveals how freedom is tied to convenience on the eve of July 4th.
  • 2015 Festival | I Am An Alaska Native Dancer: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    2015 Festival | I Am An Alaska Native Dancer

    S2015 Ep22 |
    Haliehana Stepetin is a master Alaska Native dancer born in Akutan, AK.
  • 2015 Festival | I Am a Fly Fisher : asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    2015 Festival | I Am a Fly Fisher

    S2015 Ep21 |
    After surviving cancer, Pudge Kleinkauf decided to spend her life doing what she loves.
  • 2015 Festival | Helpless: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    2015 Festival | Helpless

    S2015 Ep20 |
    Leah confesses her true feelings in the school library while unknown malice lurks nearby.
  • 2015 Festival | The Last Viewing: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    2015 Festival | The Last Viewing

    S2015 Ep19 |
    A man's chance encounter with a stranger who knew his son who died in Iraq.

About PBS Short Film Festival

Now entering its 10th year, the PBS Short Film Festival is a celebration of independent films and filmmaking. Join us in exploring an incredible selection of 25 captivating films about identity, society, culture, family, race, and humanity in this annual showcase of powerful and unexpected stories.