Episodes
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Take Me Home
S2024 E15 - 15m 58s
Anna is an adult with a cognitive disability living with her mother in Midland Florida. When her mother is unresponsive, she calls her sister for help, but without the language to be believed, Anna is brushed aside. Emily returns home and is immediately engulfed in a futile struggle for medical information, while Anna’s world is deconstructed.
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El Gato Feo
S2024 E14 - 15m 7s
“El Gato Feo” -- a Spanish language, western drama short film about two estranged sisters, Luisa and Adelita. In 1915 Mexico, Luisa runs for her life from Pancho Villa's Army. She encounters Adelita, the leader of a small, military unit of women, who must decide if she will hold on to her resentments towards Luisa or help her sister cross the Rio Grande River into Texas.
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Eid Mubarak
S2024 E13 - 16m 12s
A privileged six-year-old Pakistani girl embarks on a mission to save her beloved pet goat from being eaten on the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Azha, only to learn the meaning of sacrifice.
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The Ballad of Rose Mae
S2024 E12 - 10m 27s
This creative musical portrays a serious story in new ways. After losing his first wife, Edwin Gray finds himself at the funeral of his child, Rose Mae, who despite suspicion, fell prey to a plague.
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Ghosts
S2024 E11 - 17m 13s
"Ghosts" tells the story of three Kiowa boys' daring escape from a government boarding school in Anadarko, Oklahoma in 1891, to attend a ghost dance ceremony at a distant Kiowa encampment. After being whipped for insubordination and feeling defeated, Charles, a rebellious teenager, plans to escape with an unlikely group of partners.
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El Paisa
S2024 E10 - 17m 8s
After being rescued by a charismatic vaquero on the streets of East L.A., gay goth skater Fernando must put an end to closeted young love, leading to personal transformation and a newfound connection to familia.
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The Forgotten Ones
S2024 E9 - 7m 38s
Willie “Billy Brown” Smith is a spry, 75 year old black man who intermittently lived on the streets of Hollywood, California for nearly 40 years. After decades of hard drug and alcohol abuse, he kicked the habit and started piecing his life back together.
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Underground
S2024 E8 - 9m 54s
On New York’s packed subways, violations of personal space are unavoidable—an inevitability that emboldens more predatory behavior. Underground brings these stories into the light.
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Monograph: Paul Rogers
S2024 E7 - 6m 27s
Meet Paul Rogers, Alabama Public Television alum. In 2023, Rogers clinched an Academy Award for his editing on the celebrated film, “Everything Everywhere All at Once." Go behind the scenes on a remarkable story from Homewood to Hollywood, exploring his insights on the value of collaboration and the core of outstanding work.
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Sina ma Tinirau
S2024 E6 - 8m 31s
When a prince is cursed to become an eel and has to win the love of a beautiful woman to become human again, he gifts her with his body in the form of a coconut palm tree in a seductive display.
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Boca Chica
S2024 E5 - 14m 5s
Unrestricted access to beaches is a public right in Texas. But for the little-known, magical, and untamed stretch of beach called Boca Chica, that right is curtailed when SpaceX takes flight. Boca Chica uncovers the mesmerizing beauty of this fragile coastline and the fight for free access for its longtime visitors whose memories and spirituality are rooted deep among the sandy shorelines.
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VOICES: The Missing
S2024 E3 - 11m 36s
When artist Tonee Turner went missing on New Year’s Eve in 2019, family, friends and community members began searching for the talented person who had brightened the lives of the people around her. Years later, Tonee’s whereabouts are still unknown, and questions still remain.
Extras + Features
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2024 PBS Short Film Festival Winner
S2024 - 30s
The votes are in! Congrats to our 2024 winner: Eid Mubarak wins the Juried Prize.
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Official Trailer 2024
S2024 - 1m
The PBS Short Film Festival continues to elevate the reach and visibility of independent films and filmmakers from across the country. For thirteen years, the festival has showcased films about love, acceptance, family, strength, equality, friendship, loyalty and much more. The 2024 festival highlights “Story Time” as we celebrate the art of short form storytelling.
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