CEN1-03. Short Films 1

Out for Delivery

US, Short Film, 2025, 17 min

Colorado Premiere

Out for Delivery follows Joanna's funny and sometimes undignified journey to seek a peaceful end of life through “death with dignity” medication.

Directed by Chelsea Christer

Father’s Letters

France/Russia, Short Animation, 2024, 12 min

Boulder Premiere

In 1934, Professor Vangengheim is condemned to a gulag on a Russian archipelago. To protect his daughter Elya from the reality of his situation, he decides to let her believe, through his imaginative letters, that he has gone on an amazing expedition. Subtitled.

Directed by Alexey Evstigneev

Room Taken

Ireland, Short Film, 2023, 19 min

Shortlisted for Best Live Action Short Film at the 2025 Academy Awards

Colorado Premiere

Isaac, newly arrived from Ireland, is homeless and uncertain of where he can spend the night. After helping an elderly blind woman home with her packages, he secretly stays. Knowing she can’t see him - they form a unique bond.

Directed by Tj O'Grady Peyton

The Ice Cream Man

US, Short Film, 2024, 35 min

Academy Shortlist for Best Live Action Short 2025

Colorado Premiere

Based on actual events. Shortly after the Nazi invasion of the Netherlands, a popular ice cream shop owner, Ernst Cahn, finds himself targeted by the infamous "Butcher of Lyon," Klaus Barbie. As his world crumbles, "The Ice Cream Man" must choose between resistance and death, a choice that will reverberate throughout the country.

Directed by Robert Moniot

Terminally Ill

US, Short Film, 2023, 8 min

Winner of Best Comedy Award and the Audience Award at Aspen Shortsfest

Boulder Premiere

When a struggling rapper is summoned to his grandmother’s deathbed, he engages in a madcap freestyle in an attempt to prevent her from dying.

Directed by Chris Cole

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