Shorts Program: Finding Focus

(142 min)
Saturday, June 6, 2026 8:00 PM
Shorts Program: Finding Focus

Basie Center Cinemas

Shorts Program: Finding Focus

Saturday, June 6, 2026 8:00 PM

Basie Center Cinemas

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Shorts Program: Finding Focus 6/06 8:00PM Basie $20
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List of films included in this program:

Finding Focus

Director: Bill Lynch
Documentary Short
USA | 40 min
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A Brooklyn based fashion photographer has his arm amputated but finds a new creative path.

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Psycho Bot

Director: Pete Jacelone
Narrative Short
Sci Fi, Horror, Fantasy | USA | 45 min
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A group of friends explore the dark side of artificial intelligence, leading to a rogue chat bot wreaking havoc on their lives.

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King Karno

Director: Richard Thompson
Short Short, Animation
USA | 3 min

A clown falls passionately in love with a mannequin, embarking on a mad courtship that is ultimately shattered by a sudden return to reality.

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Wasteland Walkers

Director: Jeffrey K Salvage
Short Short, Animation
Sci-fi, Sports | USA | 5 min

After civilization collapses, survivors scrape by in a world stripped of technology and comfort. Isolated communities form in the ruins, bound by resilience but separated by vast silence. Hope flickers when an ancient book—Race Walking …

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Enemy Heroes

Director: Mark Diamond
Animation, Short
USA | 8 min

Enemy Heroes “Because… sometimes it is not easy to tell… Who is the Enemy?.. Who are the Heroes?” Enemy Heroes is a multi-level WWII version of ‘All Quiet on The Western Front’ in which the …

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MAGNET BRAIN

Director: Kurt St. Thomas
Narrative Short
Dark Comedy, Mockumentary | USA | 8 min

MAGNET BRAIN is a dark comedy mockumentary about billionaire George Romero, who founded TMS, a company that uses magnets to bring the dead back to life. With zombies stepping in to fill the workforce gap, …

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Pencils

Director: Robert Mandelberg
Narrative Short
Avant-Garde, Tragicomedy | USA | 7 min

After an arduous journey, two downtrodden vagabonds plead with a desperate merchant for salvation. This absurdist piece focuses on our collective existential angst and the yearning for genuine human connection.

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LOUsely Based

Director: Eric A. Eisenstein
Narrative Short
USA | 14 min

Raised to work in his father’s business, a young man on the autism spectrum struggles to break free and claim a life shaped by his own creative ambitions.

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Joan’s Teeth

Director: Padraic Lillis
Narrative Short
USA | 12 min

Every morning Joan wakes with blood in her mouth and wonders: is it mine? In an assisted living residence, she recalls lovers and old friends as her mutinous dentures remind her she is not finished …

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