Screenings begin at 7:30PM, doors open 30 minutes prior.

2nd Annual Waltham Film Factory SHORTS FEST OPENING NIGHT!

Join us for our 2nd year celebrating some of the very finest short films from around the world!

November 29th & 30th, the Charles River Museum of Industry & Innovation in Waltham, Massachusetts, hosts the Waltham Film Factory Shorts Fest, a celebration of the art and science of the short film.

This is an opportunity to view exceptional works from around the world in a historic industrial museum, whose mission is to encourage and inspire future innovation. Documentary, animated, experimental, and narrative films of one to fifteen minutes will be screened during this two-day festival.

*PLEASE NOTE: Parental discretion advised. Some of these films contain strong language and images.

THIS EVENT Day 1: Friday Evening Screening featuring 10 of our film finalists.
Day 2: Saturday Evening Screening featuring 10 of our film finalists. Following this screening we present awards for the finest in each category, Narrative, Animation/Experimental, and Documentary, as well as Local Pick.

Visit the Waltham Film Factory page at the Charles River Museum website for info on all our festival entrants

Friday's Films:

Match Point 01:22
Jennifer Tran - Australia - animation/experimental

Margherita 14:28
Erica Yvonne Terenziani – Italy - narrative

The Collection 11:15
Adam Roffman – US - documentary

The Mother of All Flowers 07:11
Merve Caydere Dobai – Turkey - animation/experimental

The Note 05:00
|Eric Bielakiewicz – US - narrative

The Promise 10:26
Dina Rudick - US - documentary

Clover and The Dragon 03:20
Mikey Fiallos - US - animation/experimental

Les Deux 06:18
Tim O'Donnell – US - documentary

The Names of Trees 04:28
Pamela Falkenberg - US - animation/experimental

FADE IN: (the short) 14:55
Jim Menza - US - narrative

Thank you to our Festival prize sponsor: