Short films are at the heart of MdFF. Each year, we spotlight the cutting edge of moving-image storytelling through curated shorts programs that surprise, challenge, and delight. With more than 110 short films across genres and styles, these dynamic blocks offer a concentrated look at emerging voices and unforgettable ideas — best experienced together in a room full of fellow film lovers.
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ANIMATED SHORTS
Animation is cinema. Tales of fantasy, horror and sorrow told through a variety of means including pottery, felt and clay.
An MdFF favorite, the BaltiShorts program showcases movies and celebrates filmmakers from all over Maryland. This year’s selections will make you laugh, make you cry, and you might even feel a misty Chesapeake breeze on your face.
Through experimentation, these films invite us to forge a new kind of understanding of coyotes, movie stars, the transitory nature of the workplace, and the medium of film, among other subjects.
