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AFI Shorts (FREE)

*DIRECTOR IN ATTENDANCE*
The American Film Institute DWW+ educates traditionally underrepresented filmmakers through the production cycle of a short film, providing hands-on instruction led by industry experts. Since the program’s inception in 1974, DWW+ has trained over 350 filmmakers who give voice to historically underrepresented perspectives. DWW+ is proud of its legacy as one of the first gender impact programs in the cinematic arts, as well as one of the longest-running and preeminent film and television workshops nationwide. All of the films in this collection at CCFF are directed by DWW+ alumni.

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  • Work
  • Picture Day
  • Fernanda
  • Bite
  • Redondo
  • Hysterical

Work

Struggling to get over her ex-girlfriend, Gabriela impulsively decides to drop into an old job, where she unexpectedly runs into a friend from her past.

WORK Trailer from AFI DWW on Vimeo.

  • DIRECTOR
    April Maxey
  • YEAR
    2022
  • RUNTIME
    13 Minutes
  • LANGUAGE
    English
  • COUNTRY
    USA

Picture Day

The day before school pictures, a newly transplanted tomboy’s decision to pierce her ears sparks a family crisis.

PICTURE DAY Trailer from AFI DWW on Vimeo.

  • DIRECTOR
    Kelly Pike
  • YEAR
    2022
  • RUNTIME
    16 Minutes
  • LANGUAGE
    English
  • COUNTRY
    USA

Fernanda

An angry Latinx dyke in her twenties wants to make the world a better place, but can barely keep her own life together. FERNANDA and her friends deconstruct their lives, fuck them up, and then continue to deconstruct them.

FERNANDA Trailer from AFI DWW on Vimeo.

  • DIRECTOR
    Mar Angélica Molina
  • YEAR
    2022
  • RUNTIME
    13 Minutes
  • LANGUAGE
    English
  • COUNTRY
    USA

Bite

A Taiwanese mother turns on her teenage daughter the night she discovers she will lose her house.

BITE Trailer from AFI DWW on Vimeo.

  • DIRECTOR
    Michelle Krusiec
  • YEAR
    2022
  • RUNTIME
    15 Minutes
  • LANGUAGE
    English
  • COUNTRY
    USA

Redondo

In a small Korean-owned beauty supply store in South Los Angeles, a misunderstanding between a Black customer and the Korean shop owner explodes into a violent confrontation that is captured on a cell phone recording by a bystander. REDONDO deconstructs what led up to this moment.

REDONDO Trailer from AFI DWW on Vimeo.

  • DIRECTOR
    Lucretia Stinnette
  • YEAR
    2022
  • RUNTIME
    13 Minutes
  • LANGUAGE
    English
  • COUNTRY
    USA

Hysterical

*DIRECTOR IN ATTENDANCE*
In the days following a sexual assault, a stand up comedian fails to find solace in comedy, forcing her to look inward to heal.

HYSTERICAL Trailer from AFI DWW on Vimeo.

  • DIRECTOR
    April Moreau
  • YEAR
    2022
  • RUNTIME
    15 Minutes
  • LANGUAGE
    English
  • COUNTRY
    USA
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