Join us on Saturday, September 2nd, as we open the 5th annual Spark Micro-Short Film Festival with the Haudenosaunee Micro-Short Film Program 2023 at Burchfield Penney Arts Center, followed by a full day of screenings and special programs at BECPL Central Library on September 9th, an outdoor evening screening on September 15th at Five Points Bakery and a live performance and short film screening at Fitz Books on September 30th.
Spark Micro-Short Film Festival events are inclusive, welcoming, joyful, and free to attend!
Got a micro-short film that’s up to 5 minutes long before credits roll? Submit it for the 2024 Micro-Short Film Fest and MicroMania channel inclusion.
The Spark Micro-Short Film Fest builds social awareness and inspiring new voices to self represent and film and video by showcasing amazing micro-short films by diverse creators. Films are selected based on impact first and production quality second. Our audiences are diverse, our events are free and we locate them at venues accessible to all our community members.
We know how great micros are and the rest of the world is catching up. If your film is officially selected, you have the option to stream with us.
“Those who write and direct films are our cultural narrators. The stories they tell shape our worldviews.” – Robin DiAngelo
Spark Micro-Short Film Fest & the MicroMania Channel are nonprofit projects created to support and inspire new voices to self-represent in film and video.
Our stories help us see ourselves in each other, breaking down stereotypes created through mis and underrepresentation.
Films 5 minutes and under cost less to produce allowing more people to share their voices and vision through film.
We amplify impactful shorts and people who make them. and we’re always dreaming up new ways to grow audiences for our filmmakers, including:
The MicroMania community is centered in encouragement and support. We can create positive social change together.