FutureWave: Teenage Hearts
This shorts package explores the messy, hilarious, and sometimes tragic journeys of the teenage heart. These films made by filmmakers aged 18 and under explore love in all its permutations, including romantic love, self-love, and familial love.
Tickets
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Sunday, May 18, 2025
- Limited Availability
- On Standby
- Matinee
Monday, May 26 - Sunday, June 1, 2025
- Limited Availability
- On Standby
- Matinee
- Running Time: 98 min.
- Format: DCP
Packaged Films
Abuela's Cookbook
USA | 2024 | 5 min. | Isabel Kembel-RodriguezA young girl is transported back in time upon finding her late Spanish abuela’s old recipe book.
Acting Out
Australia | 2024 | 6 min. | Mellony LedoTwo actors rehearsing a raw and intense breakup scene over a Zoom call blur the lines between reality and performance.
As You Are
USA | 2024 | 7 min. | Daria StrachanA young queer girl is forced to learn the true meaning of self-acceptance and love after an unfortunate event at her church.
Did you take the chicken out of the freezer?
USA | 2024 | 6 min. | Mayra Elize EstradaThe universal Latina experience of forgetting to remove chicken from the freezer at her mother’s request comes to life with hilarious consequences.
Eras
USA | 2024 | 3 min. | Anna SamuelsA tween girl struggles to navigate the tempestuous world of social media with her self-esteem intact as she transitions into becoming a teenager.
ISAAC
USA | 2025 | 7 min. | Trip BreslinA group of friends reminisce about the good times as they tackle their grief over the loss of their friend, Isaac.
THE MECHANIZATION OF MAN
USA | 2024 | 10 min. | Eion NunezAfter being diagnosed with terminal insomnia after a failed experiment to achieve eternal life, Cillian attempts to find another way to connect with his past.
Red Peter
South Korea | 2024 | 4 min. | Woo-joo HyunIn a world where everyone wears a mask, Peter must decide if abandoning his individuality is worth the rewards of conformity.
Seventh Heaven
USA | 2025 | 9 min. | Syrus Gupta, Davis KnockeA boy transcends into a dreamlike state of ecstasy, only to discover the fragility of his control as the lines of dream and reality start to blur.
The Spells That Bind Us
USA | 2024 | 9 min. | Ellie NishinoAfter stumbling upon a mysterious ritual in the woods, a bold girl and an anxious boy come together to cast a spell while navigating something much scarier than any witch's ritual—friendship.
To The Max
USA | 2024 | 12 min. | Sundiata EnukeA young Black woman is on a quest to obtain the last tub of her mother's favorite hair product, Doo Grease, in a world where hair care is becoming increasingly commercialized.
Where
China | 2024 | 5 min. | Ziquan WangXi Jinwen storms out of her mother’s English tutoring session when she is unfairly blamed for a scuffle between students, leading to an unanticipated visitor at the door.
The Wish
Mexico | 2025 | 10 min. | Francesca VareseA terminally ill woman returns to the beach of her youth and remembers her first love in this emotional tale of magic, love, and sacrifice.
Yours and Mine
USA | 2024 | 5 min. | Quinn YurasekA girl studying in New York City confronts an unexpected pregnancy as she figures out how to tell her mom.