5 Minute Film Fest

The Inaugural MAH 5 Minute Film Fest

is a short film festival open to submissions under five minutes in length from artists in Santa Cruz County working in video art, film, documentary, animation, or experimental media.

The top 15 film selections will be screened at the MAH on Thursday, January 15, 2026 at 6pm. The night will end with an award ceremony, celebrating the top 3 films!

Selected Films:

Andrew O’Keefe, Honoring our Ancestors
Cynthia Ling Lee, these days, I keep my grief leashed
Dwiti Rao, Whispers & Roars
Bridge Mary Henry, Omens
Stefie Gan, Carbon Traces
Maria Gian & Miranda Salvia, Origins
Bingan Li, I Have Always been Right
Amanda WouldGo, Lemon DoBerge, Watching the Watchers
Lewi Thute, Karina Zhou, Batu Alpas, William Zhou Larsen, Oh, Crab!
Miranda Felton & Kate Freels, Teacher Bling
Parker Bohl, Written Existence
Jack Hubbell, Love & Algorthythms
Jinqi Zhang, The Little Rabbit and the Little Cat
Huy Truong & Susana Ruiz, Chinatowns of the San Lorenzo

TICKETS FOR SALE AT THE DOOR!