Sanford, Florida · Est. 2010
Short films.Big nights.
Stories under 30 minutes. Conversations that last long after the lights come up. See bold short-form cinema inside Sanford’s historic Ritz Theater.
One-night encore
Summer
Rewind.
A select screening of short films returns to the historic Ritz Theater in Sanford. Ticket holders will also be entered in a drawing for two tickets to the 2027 festival.
Get ticketsFrom the archive · Previous Summer Rewind
Birdy Man
Anni Zhang & Yutong Qiu · United StatesA man teasing a seagull with food on a pier learns a lesson.
Vance and the Afterlife
Sam Kimbrell · United StatesA corporate stiff dies and meets his afterlife guide for directions.
Contracting the Cooties
Skylar Levine & Maya Bayewitch · United StatesA second-grade girl touches a boy’s hand and contracts the “cooties.” Her friend must help find the cure before it’s too late.
Edson’s Gravy
Ryan George Kittleman · United StatesAn ode to Russell Edson’s poem Gravy.
Les Betes
Michael Granberry · United StatesA mysterious rabbit summons a host of strangers to entertain a wicked king and his court.
Gopher Games
Brent Fannin · United StatesAs Florida’s landscape is squeezed by developers, protections for gopher tortoises are slowly chipped away.
The Mooning
Mason Klesch & Vivian Osness · United StatesThe truth behind the 1969 moon landing.
Stressy Squishy
Katherine Fan · United StatesA stress toy traumatized by bullying and abuse decides to go to therapy for help.
Ms. Rossi 3: Ms. Rossi Meets the Mob
Pat Battistini · United StatesWhile traveling for work, Ms. Rossi gets picked up by the wrong driver at the airport.
I’m Not a Robot
Victoria Warmerdam · NetherlandsAfter failing CAPTCHA tests, music producer Lara becomes obsessed with a disturbing question: Could she be a robot?
The program
Every genre.
One shared screen.
The Love Your Shorts Film Festival is an annual showcase in the heart of Sanford, Florida, where short films from all over Florida, the United States, and the world come to life! Our programmers shape thousands of submissions into tightly curated 90-minute blocks.
More than a screening
A real night
at the movies.
Filmmakers and film lovers meet in the heart of historic Sanford for four days of screenings, workshops, Q&As, and the kind of lobby conversations that start the next great project.
Now showing
Choose your
next scene.
Come for one block or make a weekend of it. Filmmakers can also send us the story only they could make.
From our filmmakers
The welcome
is part of the show.
The films may be short. The relationships made in Sanford tend to last much longer.
“The Love Your Shorts film festival is one of the classiest film festivals I’ve ever been to. They treat you like gold. I highly recommend them!”
“It’s fast becoming my favorite film festival in Central Florida because it’s so intimate, homey, and friendly. There are huge crowds, and everyone is enthusiastic about film… they’re here to support local filmmakers and everybody who submitted.”
“I can say that this is by far one of our favorite festivals. We have been included in festivals in L.A. and N.Y. to London, but the way the filmmakers are treated at LYSFF is amazing.”
Festival frames
See yourself
in Sanford.
Inside the theater, outside beneath the marquee, and everywhere filmmakers and audiences meet between screenings.
The best stories don’t ask for more time. They make every second count.
The lights are going down
Your seat is waiting.
Watch something unexpected. Meet the person who made it. Leave with a story you’ll still be talking about tomorrow.