Shorts Lineup:
Boston Arts Academy Student Shorts
Raw Art Works Student Shorts
The End
East Boston Music Collective
Acceptance
The Colors of Shade
Followed by:
Q&A
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BOSTON ARTS ACADEMY STUDENT SHORTS
No Teacher's DaySurvivor's Guilt
Bucket List
The Offer
My Alarm Clock is Evil!
Patience
Silly String
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Mvcho's Room
My Guatemala Bakery
Classworkin'
Attara's Chair Heist
Friendships
Bloom
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THE END
Directed by Fenet Abebe, Elzion Kassahun (USA 2026, 8:14).
The End follows a young couple navigating a long-awaited night together, where expectations, timing, and unspoken truths quietly collide. Through parallel moments and fleeting connections, the film explores how love can change before we’re ready to name it. -
EAST BOSTON MUSIC COLLECTIVE
Directed by Christopher Leone, Gary Hernandez, Nadinne Alcantar, Olman Diaz, Gabriela Argueta De Leon, Matthew Taylor (USA 2026, 16:41).
As part of BPS Arts Expansion at EdVestors, the East Boston Music Collective is a neighborhood-focused effort to expand and strengthen the depth of sequential music education in all 11 East Boston BPS schools. During the 2024-25 School Year, EdVestors hired and paid 4 East Boston High School students studying media arts as a Film Crew to create a short documentary about the East Boston Music Collective. These students interviewed educators, school and district leaders, partners, and students, and also filmed East Boston Music Collective activities.
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ACCEPTANCE
Directed by Daniel Gutierrez (USA 2025, 3:57).
A dreamlike journey about a young man who's dealing with time and expectations.
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THE COLORS OF SHADE
Directed by Urban Scholar Film Academy (USA 2025, 36:00).
The Colors of Shade is a proof of concept film project that explores the story of college age friends returning home for an unforgettable summer, that forces each to grow up faster than they planned.