He hopes viewers find links between themselves and the folks on-screen, as well: “It’s kind of amazing to see, ‘Oh, I’m completely immersed in this world,’ ” he reflects, “ ‘and I’ve been watching for three minutes.’ ” Sex & The Drag: Through June 5Īctress and playwright Mae West served a 10-day prison sentence for obscenity after members of New York’s law enforcement watched her provocative dramedy Sex. Rather than focusing on length or genre, Sharma and his fellow ShortFest 2022 programmers group films by theme, encouraging attendees to trace the ties between the shorts. The result is a vibrant, compelling roundup of stories and a ShortFest 2022 with a friendly, camplike feel. ShortFest 2022 cultivates that cutting-edge outlook through an open submission process - anyone, from anywhere in the world, can offer a film for consideration via the festival’s digital portal. Shorts that make the cut fit two criteria: They clock in under 40 minutes, and they use that time to shift the viewer’s way of seeing the world.īecause they’re often created by early-career filmmakers and feature primarily emerging actors, shorts, in particular, make their mark through a “freshness of voice uniqueness of perspective,” Sharma explains. Sharma and the five other members of the ShortFest 2022 programming team sift through thousands of submissions annually to select the shorts that comprise the multigenre lineup. “To create emotions and connections in 10 to 15 minutes - that’s really difficult to do.”
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“There are no rules in short films,” declares Sudeep Sharma, interim artistic director and director of programming at Palm Springs International ShortFest 2022.
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Palm Springs International ShortFest: June 21–27