San Diego Short Film Festival

Jan. 10, 2026 from 10 a.m. – 6:30 p.m.

An intimate short film festival, listed on IMDb, The San Diego Short Film Festival (SDSFF) celebrates the art of storytelling through short films of various genres, showcasing the work of talented filmmakers from San Diego and around the world.

From thought-provoking dramas to captivating animations, the festival presents a rich tapestry of storytelling, offering a platform for emerging and established filmmakers to showcase their craft for fellow film enthusiasts. SDSFF consists of five distinct blocks of short films.

Several of the filmmakers and industry professionals will be in attendance to discuss their work and answer a few questions during festival red carpet interviews and social events.

Block I: 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.“Right On!” (14:55) directed by Dave Rosas
“Betty & Mary: The Actors Prepare” (11:41) directed by America Young
“Lone Crew” (17:06) directed by Gabriel Fontes
“Nectar” (2:34) directed by Lucas Arthur Massolo & Hannah Tacher
“The Shell” (6:22) directed by Marco Santos
“The Family Photo” (8:48) directed by John Norris Ray & Maria Victoria Sanchez
“Deficit” (2:20) directed by Jacob Willett
“Greyson 2.0” (26:19) directed by Clarke M. Smith
Intermission (15 minutes)

Block II: 11:45 p.m. to 1:15 p.m.“Refuge” (7:57) directed by Joaull Bazil
“Head” (6:00) directed by Keith Ruggiero
“Our Place” (8:41) directed by Jacob Willett
“Let Me Go” (6:34) directed by Diego McNally
“The Distance of Time” (1:54) directed by Mitch Greer
“Redraw” (14:25) directed by Marcos Rangel
“Small Things”(11:30) directed by Angela Andronache
“Strange Anomalies” (33:00) directed by Kevin Gray
Intermission (15 minutes)

Block III: 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.“Unfrayed” (7:40) directed by Michelle Muldoon
“No Worries!” (2:00) directed by Chris Dicker
“Sunny-Man” (6:59) directed by Sandeep Reddy Sama
“Soda Gardocki – Waltzes, Trains, Wires & Wood” (3:15) directed by Jessica Moncrief
“Memory Room” (15:40) directed by Dan McCabe & Raanan Hershberg
“Date” (10:25) directed by Soufiane Benyoucef
“Out of the Box” (15:10) directed by Hsu Chien
“Buddah Made me Do This” (5:00) directed by Julie Li
“XOXOXO” (13:08) directed by Dylan Baldoni
“Believe In Love” (5:05) directed by Stacey Simon
“Scaffold” (6:00) directed by Chris Chichester
Intermission (15 minutes)

Block IV: 3:15 p.m. to 4:45 p.m.“Why Dogs Howl” (4:51) directed by Sandi Johnson
“Test” (15:30) directed by Mikaeel Dayani
“Homecoming” (8:12) directed by Joaull Bazil
“Lotería” (1:51) directed by Nathan Gibbs
“Hooper’s Hope” (7:58) directed by Stuart Todd Stolp
“Ana Sofia” (20:00) directed by Beto Besant & Mayara Magri
“Windansea” (11:21) directed by Trevor Eisner
“Press Record” (14:00) directed by John Mollison & Dalton Coffey
“The Tower” (7:50) directed by Ethan Zell
Intermission (15 minutes)

Block V: 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.“Who Did This?” (3:50) directed by Zhang Qu
“You Are My Sun” (5:02) directed by Bobby (Shibo) Yu
“The Shallow End” (6:50) directed by Eddie Kisfaludy
“Happy Ending” (6:39) directed by Ethan Kinney
“Hitman Ex” (5:37) directed by Jamon Holmes
“Ominous” (8:52) directed by Archita Mandal
“Still” (15:21) directed by David M. Parks
“The Perfect Fit” (7:20) directed by Warren Workman
“The Sea Never Forgets” (12:30) directed by Thomas Pace
“Brinquedoteca, Mauro’s Magical Workshop” (20:00)
directed by Marcio Rosario