Colorado Short Circuit 2022
A 2-day event featuring Award Winning Shorts from Colorado Independent Filmmakers including… Comedy, Drama, Documentary, Women In Film, Animation, Music Videos, Experimental, Horror/Sci-Fi, and more.
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2022 Schedule
Friday, October 7th
2:30 – 4:30 PM – Documentary #1
- Trike Gang: Max Huggins RT: 29:02
- 1-2-3 The Len Barry Story: Tom Parkin RT: 19:55
- Ocean: Vincent Mann RT: 22:27
- Common Thread: Frank Fazzio RT: 16:25
- Lasting Embers: Eric Forbes RT: 14:59
TOTAL: 1:42:08
5:00- 6:30 PM – Reception (VIP Pass only)
In The Ivywild Main Theater
Sponsor: The Screening Room
7:00 – 8:30 PM – Horror/SciFi
- It Followed Me Home: Joey Partridge RT: 6:47
- Arable: Evan Webster Wiley RT: 16:41
- Flatwoods: Joseph Ramos RT: 15:00
- Cackle: David Elijah RT: 8:10
- Stalker: Bradley Haag RT: 5:30
- the storyboard: Frances McIlvain RT: 3:54
- Dinner for One: Will Grey RT: 15:56
- CIRQUE: Adam Raynes RT: 3:09
TOTAL: 1:15:00
8:45- 10:45 PM – Comedy & Drama #1 with our Featured Filmmaker
Sponsor: 2WIN! Global /Bob Riefstahl
- Preview 2023: Alphabetical Athleticalz Teaser: Adam Rosenberg RT: 1:03
- The Chieftain of the Pudding Race: Comedy/Shane Crosland RT: 26:15
- It’s Cold and It’s Dark: Comedy/ Adam Rosenberg RT: 1:51
- Heavy Hangs the Sky: Drama Zach Eastman RT: 22:13
- Rusted: Drama Joel Villanoz RT: 8:23
- Midnight Bound: Drama Anthony Battaglia RT: 7:25
- Reason is: Drama Sarah Jo Carre’ RT: 7:00
- Dead Right There: Steven Sabell (Featured Filmmaker) RT: 30:00
TOTAL: 1:43:27
Saturday, October 8th:
9:00 – 10:30 AM – Documentary #2
Sponsor: Hooked On Books
- The Mountain Guide: Roo Smith RT: 11:10
- Reframing: Delany Mauve RT: 9:26
- Skinned Knees: Olive Van Eimeren RT: 13:38
- A Space for All: Documentary Drew Bennett RT: 5:36
- Speaking Out: Ellia Bono RT: 8:10
- Spectrums: Isabella Gilbert RT: 9:19
- Stangirl: Halonah Abraham Paiss RT: 10:00
TOTAL: 1:06:39
10:45- 12:00 PM – Women in Film
Sponsor: Elsie von Dassanowsky Foundation
- Leaving Africa: Rose Nseya RT: 15:24
- The Death of Socrates: Erynn Mitchell RT: 5:49
- Las Hijas: Allyson Penadeniz RT: 13:33
- Meal Time: Skye Armenta RT: 9:15
- Reclamation: Documentary/ Anna Von Pechmann RT: 7:31
- We Can Do This: Zoe Williams RT: 8:19
TOTAL: 59:49
12:15- 1:45 PM – Young Filmmakers
- Family Therapy: Documentary/ Ethan Frederick RT: 14:27
- The Over Imaginators: Animation/ Colton Oscar ray Wood RT: 13:04
- The Ben I Am: Documentary/ Benjamin Swift, Bergen Hoff, Ben Greenly RT: 9:26
- The Flesh of Another: Experimental/ Jack Cosgriff RT: 10:00
- The Dream: Documentary/ Cale Morrison RT: 4:11
- Becoming Kaz Smith: Documentary/ Owen Alexander Johnson RT: 5:44
- A Broken Record: Documentary Jevon McKinney RT: 8:41
- Breathe: Documentary Finian Dufford RT: 9:23
TOTAL: 1:15:56
2:00- 3:45 PM – Comedy & Drama #2
Sponsor: Cushman & Wakefield/ Colorado Springs Commercial/ Aaron Horn
- Clink.Shoot: Drama Jayme Cole, Sam Gilstrap, Ben Hilzer RT: 5:30
- Justice Team: Comedy Bradley Haag RT: 7:00
- All The Way Home: Drama Micah Groenevelt RT: 3:26
- Leather Brown: Drama Zach Eastman RT:12:53
- Maxxed Out: Drama David Chavez RT: 7:09
- Only Devils Die On Wednesday: Drama Rob Bowen RT: 30:00
- Francine: Drama Edward Portoghese RT: 5:02
- Winter Glass Glare: Drama Zhuolin Hong RT: 16:18
Total: 1: 27.08
4:00- 5:30 PM – Music Video/Experimental/Animation
Sponsor: FēD / Will Burcher
- Evergreen: Music Video Ben Haugestuen RT: 4:08
- The Snow Man: Animation/ Benjamin Brossett RT: 3:24
- Oh, Colorado: Music Video/Chiara Garland & Eric Forbes RT: 3:49
- Mirror Lies: Music Video/ Adam Rosenberg RT: 4:42
- Self-Help: Experimental/ Daphne Schuermann RT: 5:00
- The Earth is Surveilled: Experimental Jospeh Brown RT: 2:00
- Your Colorado Home: Music Video Paul Carmody/Steuart De Hoedt RT: 4:08
- Rising Sun (Miyamoto’s Theme) Bradley Haag RT: 3:16
- Masks In Moonlight: Experimental Jon Sargent RT: 2:15
- Old School Musical: Experimental Micael Bliss RT: 6:00
- Thorns: Experimental Rob Bowen RT: 4:43
- Self reflections tying a tie: Experimental Vincent Benavidez RT: 3:20
- Holdfast (Find A Way): Music video Ryan Frazee RT: 4:20
TOTAL: 49:45
Dinner Break
7:00 PM -9:00 PM – Awards Ceremony
with Musical Guest, Cheerish Martin.
Testimonials
Happy to have screened my music video "Bury The Nail!" Great festival and got to show alongside some quality films. Thanks again!
Great experience at this festival! Very welcoming staff, unique & memorable venue. Very highly recommended.
This is such a wonderful event. What an honor to be a part of this film festival. The staff is wonderful. The people are amazing and we love being able to network with Colorado's Independent Film Community. Love you guys!!!