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2025 SMIFF Film Program

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Friday, Jan 31

NARRATIVE SHORTS COMPETITION

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6:00pm Screening 

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8:00pm Award Announcement: 

BEST OF NARRATIVE

BEST OF MIAMI NARRATIVE 

 

8:30-10:30 OPENING RECEPTION @ Cosford Patio

 

Registration link: 

https://events.miami.edu/event/shorts-miami-international-film-festival-2025

Saturday, Feb 1

DOCUMENTARY SHORTS COMPETITION

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6:00pm Screening

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8:00pm Awards Announcement:

 BEST OF DOCUMENTARY

 BEST OF MIAMI DOCUMENTARY 

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8:30-10:30 AFTER PARTY @ Cosford Patio

 

Registration link:

https://events.miami.edu/event/shorts-miami-international-film-festival-2025_1

Sunday, Feb 2

MIAMI STUDENT FOCUS

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4:00 pm WEG Industry Panel

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5:30 - Networking Reception

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6 PM - Miami Student Films​

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8:00-10:30 CLOSING RECEPTION @ THESIS HOTEL ROOFTOP (1350 S Dixie Hwy, Coral Gables, FL 33146)

 

Registration link: 

https://events.miami.edu/event/shorts-miami-international-film-festival-2025_2

Narratives
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Friday, January 31
 

NARRATIVE SHORTS COMPETITION

​

6:00pm Screening 

​

8:00pm Award Announcement: 

BEST OF NARRATIVE

BEST OF MIAMI NARRATIVE 

 

8:30-10:30 OPENING RECEPTION @ Cosford Patio

 

Registration link: 

https://cosfordcinema.com/

To Be
Director: McLean Fletcher
United States, 8min

Using the language of Hamlet's famous "to be or not to be" speech, a woman briefly considers drastic measures to escape the monotony of her mundane life

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73 Seconds
Director: Stacy Gardner
Canada, 10min

In a flash, life ends, and life begins.

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After Mountains
Director: Julie Peley
United States, 18min

Through a child's eyes, this short will explore the themes of grief, as well as intergenerational conflicts and misunderstanding that can occur while facing a family crisis.

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Fagnes 1986
Director: Nicolas Monfort
Belgium, 18min

Winter 1986. Due to heavy snowfalls Mum and Dad won't be back to the chalet until morning. Simon and Eva, the children, are on their own. At night, they hear strange noises...

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Dank
Director: Tuvana Simin Günay
Turkey, 15min

When Nergis, feeling pity for the porter carrying the washing machine to her home, overextends her kindness, a seemingly intimate yet tense conversation begins between them.

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Pilloried
Director: Hannah Wederquist-Keller
United States, 14min

During a midnight drug bust, a New York City dancer must decide whether she'll inform on her dealer to avoid charges.

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The Hoist
Director: Janneke Williamson
Australia, 12min

Bill, in his efforts to protect the most important thing at the annual bush dance... the supper. But will the chaotic entrance of an uninvited guest ruin everything?

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Greenhouse
Director: George Georgakopoulos
Greece, 18min

Sali, a young man of Albanian origin, has dropped out of school and works at greenhouses. He wants to save enough money to go through the tryout process at the Juventus Academy. But to make his dream come true, he must first overcome a series of hurdles in his harsh daily life.

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Shorts Miami International Film Festival 2025

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