The Twelfth Annual

Short Short Story Film Festival

How do filmmakers tell a story in under six minutes?

We found out at the 12th annual Short Short Story Film Festival!

The Short Short Story Film Festival is a competitive international festival of films that tell a story in under six minutes, celebrating brevity in filmmaking with both live-action and animated films.

The festival has taken place every November since 2007, in Providence and other cities in the northeastern United States.

To learn more about the festival concept and history, click here.

Festival Details

A record thirty countries from six continents were represented for the 12th edition, with over two-thirds making their U.S. premieres, including several world premieres.

Culled from hundreds of submissions, two programs, Heartstrings and Headtrip, each showcased eighteen films, tightly sequenced in under ninety minutes, with each of the programs having a distinctive tone yet wide-ranging styles and topics.

Festival Awards

Awards include audience awards, jury awards, and other special directors awards. Click here for more details on this year's awards.

Saturday, November 24th
Providence, Rhode Island

at AS220's Main Stage

Showtimes

DJ Madame B spun world soundscapes before and between screenings, and during the dinner break.

SSSFF 2018 Heartstrings Jury Award

SF 18 Heartstrings Jury

A custom creation by Hannah Quinn

SSSFF 2018 Headtrip Jury Award

SF 18 Headtrip Jury

A custom creation by Szabolcs Nagy

SSSFF 2018 Headtrip Audience Award

SF 18 Headtrip Audience

A custom creation by Szabolcs Nagy

SSSFF 2018 Petit Prose Award

SF 18 Petit Prose Audience

A custom creation by Naomi van Niekerk