Friday & Saturday, May 29-30 (8PM) EXTREMELY SHORTS FILM FESTIVAL 2026 Guest juror, filmmaker and curator Adam Sekuler in attendance Sponsored by: Saint Arnold Brewery, Pinball Pizzeria, and Ice House Radio Location: Aurora Picture Show – 5601A Navigation Blvd. $10 / Free for Aurora Members Tickets & Member RSVP’s for Friday, May 29 Tickets & Member RSVP’s for Saturday, May 30
Aurora Picture Show presents this annual, eclectic showcase of contemporary short films (3 minutes or shorter) of all kinds from around the world. Featuring a range of creative approaches, expressions, and genres, the 29th annual Extremely Shorts Film Festival include 34 short films from the United States, Mexico, United Kingdom, France, Portugal, the Netherlands, Australia, China, Nigeria, and Ukraine. Guest juror Adam Sekuler and some of the participating filmmakers will be in attendance for these screenings, and post-screening receptions will feature music provided by Ice House Radio DJ Jackson Allers. An online program will stream at our website June 1-5, and cash prizes will be given for Audience Choice and Juror Award. Be a part of this famously adventurous and beyond-category festival experience!
Guest Juror Adam Sekuler is a filmmaker, curator, and educator based in Detroit. He currently teaches film at the University of Michigan-Dearborn. His award-winning documentaries The Flamingo (2024), 36 Hours (2019) and Tomorrow Never Knows (2018) have screened at forums and festivals worldwide– including at the Cinémathèque française, International Film Festival Rotterdam, Film Society of Lincoln Center, Anthology Film Archives, Walker Art Center, and the Museum of the Moving Image. As an editor, he's worked with directors Robinson Devor, Courtney Stephens, Pacho Velez, and Stephanie Spray. Sekular is former Program Director of Northwest Film Forum, was Founder and Curator of Radar: Exchanges in Dance Film Frequencies (2013-2018), and is guest programmer for the Pickford Film Center’s upcoming documentary film festival.
Aurora Picture Show is located at 5601A Navigation Blvd. (between Lockwood and Wayside) in Houston’s Second Ward/East End. Free parking is available in front of our building, in the parking lot directly across the street, and along Navigation and side streets.
