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: Winners – Best of Fest 2025
Sunday, January 11th, 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 Surya Balakrishnan – Narrative – 23:00 Min – India
Deepa Didi gently explores the unnoticed connections in Mumbai’s busy life through Abhi, a young man lost in routine, and Deepa, his housekeeper. Though they share the same apartment at different times, their experiences of the space couldn’t be more different—Abhi rushing through days, Deepa finding calm in solitude.
Dir. By Andres Eduardo Campilllo – Local– 19:59 Min – USA
As she faces a terminal diagnosis, a young woman strikes a desperate deal with an evil entity while believing it will aid her in her battle against cancer; however, the cost she ultimately bears turns out to be more harrowing than she could have ever imagined.
Dir. By Tianyun Lyu – Student – 12:35 Min – USA
In the Mongolian wilds, a hunter’s heir, With his father, a bond so rare. Kindness within, ‘midst nature’s might. A tale of love, in the wild’s wild fight.
Dir. By Stéphanie Bélanger – Narrative – 13:21 Min – Canada
It has been raining heavily for months, and the sixth wave is depressing humanity. In this prevailing darkness, Claude, 70 years old, compulsively buys lamps online to break his solitude and bring light into his life, at any cost.
Dir. By Mecky Creus and Adrienne Hall – Documentary – 17:05 Min – USA
A vivid exploration of Cuban American artist Edel Rodriguez’s journey from his early life in Cuba to acclaim in the United States. Rodriguez’s time in Cuba and immigration has influenced iconic artwork and now his political courage in depicting the 45th president.
Dir. By Sarah Baskin – Narrative – 12:35 Min – USA
Mara is a disillusioned actor dealing with the terror of time. When she’s thrown into a classroom of kids rehearsing a Disneyfied version of Chekhov’s THREE SISTERS, her favorite play about existential longing, she dives into her own crisis of aging, nostalgia, and the loss of childhood dreams.