Short Films II (Boulder International Film Festival)

The Museum welcomes the Boulder International Film Festival back to our Stewart Auditorium for three glorious days featuring a wide variety of films from local, national and international filmmakers. For full program and festival information, please visit the Boulder International Film Festival website.

 

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BALLOON ANIMALS

US, Short Film, 7 minutes, 2026

Premiered at the Sundance Film Festival

Two grocery store employees have a helium-fueled encounter with a late-night customer.

Directed by Anna Baumgarten, Anna Baumgarten in person.

 

 

 

BUTTERFLY

France, Short Animation, 15 minutes, 2024

Nominated for a 2026 Oscar

In the sea, a man swims, and memories surface — from the waters of childhood pools to Olympic stadiums, from North African shores to concentration camps and Réunion beaches. Butterfly traces his final swim, a life shaped by water, loss, joy and triumph. SUBTITLED.

Directed by Florence Miailhe.

 

TURNAROUND

Ireland, Short Film, 17 minutes, 2024

Following a sudden, tragic bereavement, a West Cork cleaner must decide if she will uphold a tightly hidden secret whilst navigating the fast-paced pressures of a tourist property turnaround.

Directed by Aisling Byrne.

 

PANTYHOSE

Finland, Short Film, 15 minutes, 2024

Pantyhose begins unassumingly as a couple prepares to leave home for an important gala, only for things to take a dramatic turn when the woman discovers a hole in her tights. SUBTITLED.

Directed by Fabian Munsterhjelm, Fabian Munsterhjelm in person.

 

 

 

 

THE BADDEST SPEECH WRITER OF ALL

US, Short Documentary, 29 minutes, 2026

Winner of Short Film Grand Jury Prize / Best Short Film at the Sundance Film Festival 2026

Directed by NBA Champion Stephen Curry and Oscar–winner Ben Proudfoot, The Baddest Speechwriter of All is rivetingly and humorously toldby 95-year-old Clarence B. Jones, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s trusted lawyer and speechwriter. Jones reflects on the personal cost and surprising truths of making history, offering an intimate insider’s view of the civil rights movement.

Directed by Ben Proudfoot, Stephen Curry.