PBS Short Film Festival

PBS Short Film Festival showcases powerful stories from independent filmmakers.

Episodes

  • The Children of Central City

    A look at the impact growing up surrounded by violence in inner city, New Orleans.
  • Charlotte and Charlie

    When a young woman suffers vision loss, she struggles to say good-bye to her beloved car.
  • BT Lives in the Stitch

    A high school knitting group doubles as an after school safe haven for students.
  • Blank Canvas

    Two disparate strangers form an unlikely bond on a rooftop after sharing misfortunes.
  • Beacon

    A pilgrims arrival disrupts the congregation and one member begins to question everything.
  • Audible Static

    When Love meets Panic.
  • Atlantic City

    Two Texas drifters come at odds when one wants to head north to find his estranged mother.
  • All Square: Justice Served in a Sandwich

    Using her restaurant, Emily Hunt Turner changes the narrative on criminal justice reform.

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.