The Borrego Springs Film Festival features great local attendance, a catered opening gala, a filmmaker networking event, filmmaker activities, our catered Saturday party, panel discussions, a red carpet event, a catered award ceremony, and so much more.

Our model is “traditional film festival.” We’re a bunch of film lovers gathering to watch truly independent movies and having a good time.  It’s the best way to fest!  Join us!

The Borrego Springs Film Festival is an annual event presented by the Borrego Springs Film Institute, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.

Schedule

THEATER | BLOCK B | Jan 16th | 12:30 - 2:00

Lillo

After his father’s death a boy has to do the harvest on his own, coping with his imagination.

NARRATIVE SHORT | 8:13

Silver Sizzle

A cemetery caretaker helps widowers find love with widows.

NARRATIVE SHORT | 13:35

Smiley Death Face

A girl has a texting conversation with a stranger communicating entirely in emojis.

NARRATIVE SHORT | 7:00

The Magic Ticket

A homeless vet tries to have a meal in a restaurant. Asked to leave, her PTSD is triggered.

NARRATIVE SHORT | 15:17

Zero Sum

A professor defends his department. He must choose between his job and doing what's right.

NARRATIVE SHORT | 27:18

THEATER | BLOCK C | Jan 16th | 2:30 - 3:45

Family Reunion

A young girl is being stalked by a lake monster during a family reunion.

NARRATIVE SHORT | 14:52

Moratorium

A widowed father and children find themselves on the edge of homelessness in Ireland.

NARRATIVE SHORT | 12:16

Old Girl In A Tutu

Susan Rennie's delightful art with unfiltered commentary from the artist.

DOCUMENTARY | 8:02

Rise of the Fallen Angel

A revived cyborg girl fights for her life against a cyborg gang in a post-apocalyptic world.

NARRATIVE SHORT | 15:18

Spaghetti Western

A posse of misfits angles for one fine-lookin' plateful of pasta-based goodness.

NARRATIVE SHORT | 8:00

The Conjugal Visit

A woman arrives for a conjugal visit with her soon-to-be husband, a vicious murderer.

NARRATIVE SHORT | 10:00

Thin Air

With help from her robot Newman, Charlie confronts Thin Air, a spectral force.

ANIMATION | 6:00

LIBRARY | BLOCK #5 | Jan 16th | 3:00 - 4:30

Almost 40

Shiori breaks up on her 40th birthday. New people enter her world and she reconsiders life.

FEATURE FILM | 54:00

Bridge.

Bridgette is between adolescence and adulthood; the moment defined by the death of her mother.

NARRATIVE SHORT | 13:05

Carpe Noctem

A narrative light painting stop motion short film made from 703 light painting photographs.

ANIMATION | 1:17

Stay

A veteran struggles with PTSD after losing his service dog.

NARRATIVE SHORT | 15:00

Twenty

Emily desperately seeks shelter for the night while also auditioning for a ballet company.

NARRATIVE SHORT | 15:41

THEATER | BLOCK D | Jan 16th | 4:15 - 5:45

Ambush at St. Mary's

Outlaws are in disguise at a church robbery. When Hannah comes by their plans have to change.

NARRATIVE SHORT | 14:28

L'Hypermnésique

An elderly couple live alone with dementia. They try to create memories to replace their regrets.

NARRATIVE SHORT | 20:00

Right to Privacy

A doctor has an encounter with a protester then faces a moral dilemma.

NARRATIVE SHORT | 12:12

Saving Prufrock

A Cuban-American must save a famed T.S. Eliot character from a legacy of regret.

NARRATIVE SHORT | 16:08

Teodoro

Sole is being accused of abuse of Teodoro, her teddy bear.

NARRATIVE SHORT | 21:00

THEATER | BLOCK E | Jan 16th | 6:15 - 8:00

Last County

An alcoholic woman finds an ally in a wounded drug mule when defending her home.

NARRATIVE FEATURE | 1:45:00

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Date: January 15 - 19, 2025