FOCUS ON SERIES
“Focus on Series”
“Focus On” is our shorts program series, themed to showcase cinematic excellence by country, genre, or other resonating topic or “focus”. These events are ticketed, and often feature local filmmakers or valued members of the community to lead discussions with the audience about the presented topic. We partner with local organizations and businesses on these events, to bring important topics into the spotlight and to initiate conversations with the community..
STAY TUNED FOR OUR NEXT EVENT!.
Focus On: Celebrating our nation’s 250th Birthday
Sunday, July 12th, 2026
PROGRAM SCHEDULE
7 PM to 7:30 PM – Cocktail Reception
7:30 PM to 9:00 PM – Film Screening
PURCHASE TICKETS
FEATURED SHORTS
Dir. By Isaac Netherton- Documentary – 8:58 Min – USA
A story told through the found interviews of various people who worked at American Zoetrope, the indie-film company run by Francis Ford Coppola, and its rise and fall in the late ‘60s.
Dir. By Kate Fleming and Darian Woehr — Documentary — 19:23 Min — USA
Delve into southeast Alaska’s remote ocean ecosystems and threatened humpback whale community through the artistic lens of Michele Oka Doner. This ecopoetic documentary explores the relationships between vulnerable wildlife and conservation researchers fighting to protect them, using creative science-driven storytelling to inspire this vital waterscape’s safeguarding.
Dir by: Adán Peña – Documentary – 29:48 Min – USA
“The West Texas Boys” is a documentary short that chronicles the journey of six brothers who transitioned from migrant farm laborers to Regional Mexican musicians. It highlights their fleeting success and enduring brotherhood, redefining the “American Dream” through the resilience and perspective of a Mexican family.
Dir by: Justin Barber – Documentary – 23:32 Min – USA
People from around the world gather on the Space Coast to witness the launch of Artemis-1, the ‘world’s most powerful rocket.’ But Mark, a veteran of the Space Shuttle Program, doubts this ‘moondoggle’ will ever fly.