Atlanta Micro Short Film Festival 2026 films
Saturday, July 11 at 7 Stages Mainstage
120 ultra short films. One day. Big laughs, strange stories, unexpected surprises, and one hell of a party.
Shorts 1: Are You Still There
Saturday July 11 at 2:00 PM
2:03 • Robby Sean Sexton
CAUGHT • Derek Hernandez
Choice • Valentin Frolov
CTRL+Z Stuck in the Edit • Srdjan Mitrović Hitch
GenialEnergies • Aloysia Delahaut
In Closed • Andrea Howard
Nightfall • Chris Moreira
NightShift • Director Not Listed
On the Nose • Thomas Davisson
Rest • Kyle Wnuck
Sad Psycho • Chase Goforth
Security • Max Hudetz
Talking to Myself • Terrance Church
Taxi • Donal O'Dea
The Delivery • Chris Frint
Turn Back Time • Stephen Lando Cunnane
Unknown Callers • Tim Best
Whisper in the Abyss • Junda Wu
White Walls • Lucas James
WHO ARE YOU • Shamar Rush
65 minutes run time + Q&A with attending filmmakers
Shorts 2: Feelings Were Made
Saturday July 11 at 3:30 PM
All Change • Joe Molander
Before You Were Born • Hunter Wayne
Bubbles • Mark Henderson
Dear Dad, • Acacia Wong
Embers • August Falcon
Epilogue • Magdiel Castillo
Gary's Day • Ella Daniel
hi, Papa • Lauren Neal
Ladi & Hayo • Nandini Mahbubani
Lullaby for Mother • Artyom Dubitski
Mom Walkers • Allison Salinger, Luke Baker
Mother of Pearl • Alex Petkus
Not Ready • Mia Souza
Playing Catch • V M Bikowa
SKIN • Isa Gonzalez
Skip & Henry • Austin Cole
Soul Lament • Michael Barosky
The Mother • Aditya Ketan Gosar
The Wings • Thierry Errembault
To Have and To Hold • Julianne Martin
67 minutes run time + Q&A with attending filmmakers
Special Event: Panel
Saturday July 11 at 4:00 PM
Stunts are always featured in movie trailers and add that wow factor to any show. Can blockbuster action be apart of independent films on a budget? Learn what the process is for incorporating stunts into projects of any budget and how to tailor the action in your script, plan stunts in preproduction, and manage your production schedule to set your movie up for success.
Held at 7 Stages Black Box
Shorts 3: Buffering...
Saturday July 11 at 5:00 PM
Christmas IRL • Rochan Liu
Come As You Are • Xiaolin Mai
Divinitas • Leandra Romero
Emily#7 • Robert Flowers
Good Choice, Joseph • James Farrell
Manifest • XU JINGXUAN
Nina • Brendan Kaplan
OSSOBUCO • Jakob Bjerkesjö
OUT OF TIME • Sébastien Kong
Poppy • Nathan Berry
RECHARGED • Andy Duong
REPEAT • Marlon Royal Reid
Running • Jotham Burrello
Sessions • Erica Sweany, Maren Searle, Trish Lindstrom
SO F**N' HOT! • Harper Suggs
Talk • Jessica L Perlman
The Empty Seat • Ran Walker
The Exit Package • Erik Bakshi
The Little Girl • Isabel de Vries
Wistful Sentiments • Jesse Foy
68 minutes run time + Q&A with attending filmmakers
Special Event: Mixer at Java Lords
Saturday July 11 at 6:30 PM
Join us next door to 7 Stages at Java Lords for the official Atlanta Micro Short Film Fest Mixer. Meet filmmakers, connect with fellow film lovers, grab a drink, and enjoy an hour of conversation before the evening film programs begin.
Open to all festival attendees.
Shorts 4: How Mercurial is life
Saturday July 11 at 7:30 PM
Apples • Ben Brosofsky
Athens By Kaleidoscope • Christopher Flippo
Big Little Love • Liesa Cole
Can Accom • Timo Willman
Cherry, Please • Samaria Falone Williams
Cracks On The Road • İrem Koskos
Hollow God - Malignant Spirit • Shiloh Reimche
I'm Right Behind You • Director Not Listed
Interracial Couple In A Cheerios Ad • Christine Lakin
Lamplight • Nathan Airhart
Red Light Green Light • Corey Grispo
Skinny Dip • Donal O'Dea
Stranger's • Tammy Mattox
THE PATTERN • Shakhnazar Suleimenov
The Exorcism • Brandon Firfer
The Haunted Saxophone • Ron Campbell, Katarina Fink
The Quitter • Harper Suggs
What Ends the Story? • Shane Cannon
Whistle • Dakota Ford
Xmas Box • Adriana Mourelle
67 minutes run time + Q&A with attending filmmakers
Shorts 5: Definitely Normal
Saturday July 11 at 9:00 PM
1-800-SECRET-AGENT • David Maher
Battered • Jack Ralph
BLOOD and GLASS • Brendan William Riley
Brand New Soul • Barnabás Papp
Breezeblock • Thomas Bernon, Julien Gamarde
Devils Bend • Louie Duran
Gomennasai • Fernanda Mallea Cornejo
Housekeeping • Nicholas Georghiou
Mime Your Business • Joseph Alejandro Lopez
OH, DEER • Dante Russo, Marjorie Lewit
People, People, People! • Emily Steele
Play with Me • Spencer Doster
Silence Is Overrated • Mimi Robert
The Boulder Theory • Quinn Tisdale
The Boy and The Fox • Ariana Lane
The Laundry Room • Timothy James Rooney
The Rake • R.A. Barrett
The Scissor Man • Will Martinko
Turtletastic: Quill in the Big City •
Kay McCoy
WolfSlayer • John Casey Thompson, Quincy McClellan
71 minutes run time + Q&A with attending filmmakers
Shorts 6: Wrong Turn, Right Story
Saturday July 11 at 10:30 PM
An Optical Illusion • Mike Petrow
Brushed Dreams • Itorobong (IB) Joan Asanga
Buddha Was A Rich Boy • Hunter Wayne
Lights • Cédric DUBOURG
Mister Mini • Ben Baker-Lee
NOKORI • Niko Gesell
Quality Control • Ashvin Junior Dayal
Roll It • Rochan Liu
SAVE THE DATE • Dezmond Gilla
scent of a shoes • Kiarash Shiravand
Showcase • Noah Cuenca
Sunday Pleasures • Benjamin Blum
Taco Night • John Raymond Roche III
THE FAREWELL MELODY • Francisco Bassignana
The Ambassador • Benjamin Gonzalez
The Lights Between • Anett Castro
The Uninvited at Number 21 • Emmanuel Blanc
Where Tuna Comes From • Lucas Xavier Simes
Will You Carry Me? • Jonathon Pawlowski, Ajani AJ Murray
You, Rock • Daniel Maggio
70 minutes run time + Q&A with attending filmmakers
Special Event: Awards Ceremony
Saturday July 11 at 11:45 PM
Don't miss the awards ceremony after the last film program. Winners announced, toast are made and then we head to El Myr for the late night after-party.
Special Event: Closing Party Java Lords
Saturday Late Night
You just survived 120 short films.
Now join us at Java Lords for the official Atlanta Micro Short Film Fest Closing Party. Meet filmmakers, swap stories from the day, celebrate the award winners, and keep the conversation going long after the final screening ends.
Java Lords is next door to 7 Stages
ATL EXP: Atlanta Experimental Fest
Make it a full weekend of independent short films and join us on Friday July 11 at 7 Stages for the ATL EXP - Atlanta Experimental Fest. We've got 80 of the strangest shorts in town for one night only. Buy a weekend pass for $35 and enjoy ATL EXP and ATL Micro Shorts the following day.