Documentary Shorts

Critics' picks and festival winners lead this superb slate of documentary short films, entertaining audiences while also impacting and inspiring.<div><br></div><div><div><b>The Old Men and the Team</b></div><div>World Premiere</div><div>A group of Ernest Hemingway lookalikes travel to Havana, Cuba, to donate equipment and supplies to the Gigi All Star Little League Team.</div><div>Directed by Cassidy Rast &amp; Odin Wadleigh · 9 min</div></div><div><br></div><div><div><b>Panther Pat</b></div><div>Official Selection, 2026 Tribeca Festival</div><div>In 1970, Pat Palinkas became the first woman to play professional football when she stepped onto the field for the Orlando Panthers. Panther Pat resurrects this high-stakes moment in sports history, tracing how one woman challenged the gender barrier of America's game.</div><div>Directed by Ashley Brandon · 12 min</div></div><div><br></div><div><div><b>Welcome</b></div><div>Shawn Welcome, Orlando's first African-American poet laureate, finds his true passion for empowering others with poetic expression as he works to cultivate a spoken-word community in his hometown.</div><div>Directed by Justin Whittingham · 20 min</div></div><div><br></div><div><div><b>Somebody to Lean On</b></div><div>The Harmony Project brings together incarcerated men and community members on the outside, using music to break down walls and build empathy.</div><div>Directed by Gabrielle Burton &amp; Ursula Burton · 15 min</div></div><div><br></div><div><div><b>What We Leave Behind</b></div><div>Set on Capt. Brandon and Jared Cyr's home waters of Key West, Florida, we follow a day in the life of a seventh-generation Keys family.</div><div>Directed by Jessica Tolle · 13 min</div></div><div><br></div><div><div><b>Florida Bear Tracks</b></div><div>Join Shelby Shiver, a black bear biologist with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, and her all-female team in South Florida as they embark on a critical mission: capturing and tagging black bears to protect the species amidst rapid human development.</div><div>Directed by KT Bryden · 16 min</div></div>ShortsPT1H25M2026-11-20Documentary Shorts"Documentary Shorts"

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