ATL DOC Shorts #4 - Still Here

Dearly Beloved

Director e c balazs - 6 min. - USA

An intimate meditation on grief, love, and transformation in the wake of Prince's death. Following a chronological pilgrimage through the homes where Prince lived—from birth to death—the filmmaker searches for traces of the artist in the places he has left behind, drawing on 9 years of documentation in Minnesota.

Baby Hummingbirds

Director Marc Huestis - USA - 8 min.

In 2023, after I was the victim of a brutal sexual assault by a serial rapist, a hummingbird family nested in my backyard saved my life. This 8 minute deeply personal short poetically juxtaposes the strength, resilience, joy and beauty of these hummingbirds against the horror of this violent violation.

Prison and Time

Director Evan Bode - USA - 7 min.

Filmmaker Evan Bode animates excerpts of an essay by writer & activist Marvin Wade, who speaks personally about his 25 years of incarceration—and the growth he achieved in spite of, not because of, the inhumane prison system around him.

What You Left

Director Cheryl Hess  - USA - 5 min. 

Shot on 16mm film, this micro short moves through an abandoned rural village in Western Pennsylvania. Ruined houses, scattered belongings, and encroaching vegetation mark the passage of time, as nature steadily reclaims what was once human.

Last Words

Director Carson Brown - USA - 5 min.

A poetic doc on what we learn from loss.