SHORTS: We Belong Together

SHORTS: We Belong Together

Shorts Competition
73 min
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Finding strength in community and friendship.

All in-person screening venues provide sound amplification headphones upon request with venue management. IFC Center can also provide a T-Coil loop for compatible devices.

Activism
Arts
Essay Film
Experimental
Family
Films on Film/Filmmaking
Human Rights
Immigration
Mental Health
Middle East
Social Issues
Women and Girls
Women Directors

Event details

In-Person Date

Wednesday, November 18, 2026 4:00 PM

Venue

IFC Center

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Online Dates

Wednesday, November 11 - Sunday, November 29, 2026

Venue

Online Screening

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Fighting the power, one good story at a time.



All in-person screening venues provide sound amplification headphones upon request with venue management. IFC Center can also provide a T-Coil loop for compatible devices.

Capturing the shifting currents when we have a change of heart and forge a new

outlook on life.



All in-person screening venues provide sound amplification headphones upon request with venue management. IFC Center can also provide a T-Coil loop for compatible devices.
Bearing witness to growing up and into one’s true self.



All in-person screening venues provide sound amplification headphones upon request with venue management. IFC Center can also provide a T-Coil loop for compatible devices.
Cinematic journeys into the lives and minds of artists, each offering a distinct lens through their creative processes.



All in-person screening venues provide sound amplification headphones upon request with venue management. IFC Center can also provide a T-Coil loop for compatible devices.
Stories of resilience and strength where possibilities lie beyond the confines of the human form.



All in-person screening venues provide sound amplification headphones upon request with venue management. IFC Center can also provide a T-Coil loop for compatible devices.
Visionaries using their creativity to provoke, educate, and entertain.



All in-person screening venues provide sound amplification headphones upon request with venue management. IFC Center can also provide a T-Coil loop for compatible devices.
Portraits of challenge and triumph from communities across America, revealing diverse threads of everyday life.



All in-person screening venues provide sound amplification headphones upon request with venue management. IFC Center can also provide a T-Coil loop for compatible devices.
Celebrating mavericks and makers boldly pursuing unique paths.



All in-person screening venues provide sound amplification headphones upon request with venue management. IFC Center can also provide a T-Coil loop for compatible devices.
Histories, rituals, and links bind families and communities together across the ages.



All in-person screening venues provide sound amplification headphones upon request with venue management. IFC Center can also provide a T-Coil loop for compatible devices.
New York City shorts that exemplify the grit, grace, and groove of our great city.



All in-person screening venues provide sound amplification headphones upon request with venue management. IFC Center can also provide a T-Coil loop for compatible devices.
Celebrating affairs of the heart and love in all their wondrous forms.



All in-person screening venues provide sound amplification headphones upon request with venue management. IFC Center can also provide a T-Coil loop for compatible devices.
Explore the untold histories of people and communities whose unknown stories exemplify resilience, self-determination, and courage.



All in-person screening venues provide sound amplification headphones upon request with venue management. IFC Center can also provide a T-Coil loop for compatible devices.
Perseverance in the face of uncertain futures, and what awaits on the other side.



All in-person screening venues provide sound amplification headphones upon request with venue management. IFC Center can also provide a T-Coil loop for compatible devices.
Stories of intimacy, strength, and self-determination, made by and about women.



All in-person screening venues provide sound amplification headphones upon request with venue management. IFC Center can also provide a T-Coil loop for compatible devices.
A program for lovers of instruments, musicians, and rhythm!



All in-person screening venues provide sound amplification headphones upon request with venue management. IFC Center can also provide a T-Coil loop for compatible devices.
The past reverberates through our present reality in these conceptual documentaries.



All in-person screening venues provide sound amplification headphones upon request with venue management. IFC Center can also provide a T-Coil loop for compatible devices.
Stories about those who fight for a better future for all.



All in-person screening venues provide sound amplification headphones upon request with venue management. IFC Center can also provide a T-Coil loop for compatible devices.