CEN2-12. Short Films 2

Balloon Animals

US, Short Film, 2026, 7 min

Premiered at the Sundance Film Festival

Colorado Premiere

Two grocery store employees have a helium-fueled encounter with a late-night customer.

Directed by Anna Baumgarten

Butterfly

France, Short Animation, 2024, 15 min

Nominated for a 2026 Oscar

Boulder Premiere

In the sea, a man swims, and memories surface — from the waters of childhood pools to Olympic stadiums, from North African shores to concentration camps and Réunion beaches. Butterfly traces his final swim, a life shaped by water, loss, joy and triumph. SUBTITLED Subtitled.

Directed by Florence Miailhe

Turnaround

Ireland, Short Film, 2024, 17 min

Colorado Premiere

Following a sudden, tragic bereavement, a West Cork cleaner must decide if she will uphold a tightly hidden secret whilst navigating the fast-paced pressures of a tourist property turnaround.

Directed by Aisling Byrne

Pantyhose

Finland, Short Film, 2024, 15 min

Colorado Premiere

Pantyhose begins unassumingly as a couple prepares to leave home for an important gala, only for things to take a dramatic turn when the woman discovers a hole in her tights. SUBTITLED Subtitled.

Directed by Fabian Munsterhjelm

The Baddest Speechwriter of All

US, Short Documentary, 2026, 29 min

Winner of Short Film Grand Jury Prize / Best Short Film at the Sundance Film Festival 2026

Colorado Premiere

Winner of Short Film Grand Jury Prize/Best Short Film at the Sundance Film Festival 2026 Directed by NBA Champion Stephen Curry and Oscar–winner Ben Proudfoot, The Baddest Speechwriter of All is rivetingly and humorously told by 95-year-old Clarence B. Jones, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s trusted lawyer and speechwriter. Jones reflects on the personal cost and surprising truths of making history, offering an intimate insider’s view of the civil rights movement.

Directed by Ben Proudfoot, Stephen Curry

Buy tix for Sunday, April 12, 2026, 10:00 am at Longmont Museum | Export to Outlook/iCal

In person: Anna Baumgartner, Fabian Munsterhjelm, Elizabeth Goodstein Bengio

Buy tix for Sunday, April 12, 2026, 1:00 pm at Cinemark Century Boulder 2 | Export to Outlook/iCal

In person: Anna Baumgartner, Fabian Munsterhjelm, Elizabeth Goodstein Bengio

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Venues: The Boulder Theater; First Church, 1421 Spruce St.; Grace Commons Church, 1820 15th Street; Cinemark Century Boulder 1, 1700 29th St.; Cinemark Century Boulder 2, 1700 29th St.; Longmont Museum