American Film Institute Shorts
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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DATE
Saturday, April 12, 2025 -
TIME
1:00 PM -
VENUE
Stage One -
TICKETS
$5
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Evil, I -
Sixteen -
Ukrainian Dance Movie
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Made in USA
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Interloper
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Chocolate With Sprinkles
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Bloomed in the Water
The Long Way Home
Even whistle-blowers need childcare.
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DIRECTOR
Chloe de Carvalho -
YEAR
2024 -
RUNTIME
20 Minutes -
LANGUAGE
English / Spanish -
COUNTRY
United States
Evil, I
A gifted haitian girl has one day to discover the key to her dangerous psychic power and decide once and for all who she really is: good or evil.
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DIRECTOR
Vanessa Beletic -
YEAR
2024 -
RUNTIME
13 Minutes -
LANGUAGE
English -
COUNTRY
United States
Sixteen
A sixteen year old girl is outed at church one Sunday morning.
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DIRECTOR
Naomi Iwamoto -
YEAR
2024 -
RUNTIME
14 Minutes -
LANGUAGE
English -
COUNTRY
United States
Ukrainian Dance Movie
A professional dancer, whose career was cut short by war, is urged to take the reins of her spirited fathers folk dance school, after he announces his own life-altering decision.
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DIRECTOR
Roxy Toporowych -
YEAR
2024 -
RUNTIME
19 Minutes -
LANGUAGE
English, Ukrainian -
COUNTRY
United States
Made in USA
After getting abruptly fired from her job of over 20 years, a dutiful Chinese-American casino host turns her home into a birth hotel to regain control of her life.
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DIRECTOR
Desdemona Chiang -
YEAR
2024 -
RUNTIME
16 Minutes -
LANGUAGE
English / Mandarin -
COUNTRY
United States
Interloper
A troubled 16 year old girl disrupts the harmony in her new foster home.
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DIRECTOR
Kerry O’Neill -
YEAR
2024 -
RUNTIME
16 Minutes -
LANGUAGE
English -
COUNTRY
United States
Chocolate With Sprinkles
On their 25th wedding anniversary, a bickering married couple is given one day to do something they haven’t done in 25 years – work on their marriage.
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DIRECTOR
Huriyyah Muhammad -
YEAR
2024 -
RUNTIME
19 Minutes -
LANGUAGE
English -
COUNTRY
United States
Bloomed in the Water
Bloomed in the Water is a portrait of a young Korean- American woman finding self-worth through the moments of difficulty, shame, and humor that inform the first-generation immigrant experience.
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DIRECTOR
Joanne Mony Park -
YEAR
2024 -
RUNTIME
14 Minutes -
LANGUAGE
Korean -
COUNTRY
United States
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