Shorts Program: The Talk

(118 min)
Friday, June 5, 2026 4:00 PM
Shorts Program: The Talk

Basie Center Cinemas

Shorts Program: The Talk

Friday, June 5, 2026 4:00 PM

Basie Center Cinemas

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List of films included in this program:

The Talk

Director: Dena Tyler
Narrative Short
Comedy | USA | 9 min

A father’s first encounter with his daughter’s boyfriend doesn’t go exactly as texted.

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Something Else Tonight

Director: Tyler Brooks
Narrative Short
Crime, Romance, Thriller | USA | 15 min

It’s a typical night of work for lonesome, by-the-book triggerman, Cade. Until he meets the lovely Billie. Then it’s not.

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Friends Not Food

Director: Peter Stray
Prime Time Pilot
Comedy | USA | 26 min

Once Upon A FaceTime… Rachel, a Manhattan spin strategist just two cats shy of becoming a cautionary meme, inherits a failing farm sanctuary in Florida thanks to her half-brother’s catastrophic poker face. Her plan? Get …

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Seven Valentines

Director: Joe Pupello
Narrative Short
Comedy, Romance | USA | 15 min

Seven Valentines is a romantic comedy with dramatic undertones that follows Julian and Phoebe as they navigate their relationship over a decade, with each episode representing a different Valentine’s Day. Here’s Chapter One of Julian …

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A Grieving Heart

Director: Wendy Cong Zhao
Narrative Short
Memoir, Drama | USA | 12 min

An immigrant woman examines her past in the wake of her American ex-boyfriend’s death. The film explores how love and loss impact the ways she confronts her identity, memories, insecurities, and regrets.

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Teddy’s Doll House

Director: Daryl Denner
Narrative Short
Drama, Comedy | USA | 13 min
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Teddy, an out-of-touch owner of a struggling hair salon, is clinging to the nostalgic dreams of his youth and his first love, Marie. He gets a surprise visit from a young hairdresser who could positively …

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Crescent Strays

Director: Selma Mehmedagic
Narrative Short
USA | 15 min

A Muslim College Student is a part of a band that performs in basement shows on her campus, unbeknownst to her conservative family. Until her mother tracks her down and they confront each other.

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Ma Lan

Director: Aaron Hu
Documentary Short
Drama, Slice of Life | USA | 13 min
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Filmed over the course of over a year, MA LAN tells the story of Lan Ma, a middle aged Chinese woman and single mother of four kids, (two of them in their twenties, and the …

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