The MIAMI short FILM FESTIVAL (MIAMIsFF), in partnership with Deering Estate, presents Focus On: Celebrating our nation’s 250th Birthday on Sunday, July 12, 2026 at 7 p.m. Guests can enjoy the screening of short films. 

The event will take place indoors at the Deering Estate Visitor Center theater.

Welcome Cocktail Reception at 7PM
Screening – 7:30 PM

PROGRAM:

The Bohemian Filmmaker
Directed by Isaac Netherton – Documentary – 8:58 Min – USA
A story told through the found interviews of various people who worked at American Zoetrope, the indie-film company run by Francis Ford Coppola, and its rise and fall in the late ‘60s

Hello Whale
Directed by Kate Fleming and Darian Woehr – Documentary – 19:23 Min – USA
Delve into southeast Alaska’s remote ocean ecosystems and threatened humpback whale community through the artistic lens of Michele Oka Doner. This ecopoetic documentary explores the relationships between vulnerable wildlife and conservation researchers fighting to protect them, using creative science-driven storytelling to inspire this vital waterscape’s safeguarding.

Migrating Música: The West Texas Boys
Directed by: Adán Peña – Documentary – 29:48 Min – USA
“The West Texas Boys” is a documentary short that chronicles the journey of six brothers who transitioned from migrant farm laborers to Regional Mexican musicians. It highlights their fleeting success and enduring brotherhood, redefining the “American Dream” through the resilience and perspective of a Mexican family.

Space Coast
Directed by: Justin Barber – Documentary – 23:32 Min – USA
People from around the world gather on the Space Coast to witness the launch of Artemis-1, the ‘world’s most powerful rocket.’ But Mark, a veteran of the Space Shuttle Program, doubts this ‘moondoggle’ will ever fly.

Please note that this program features short films recommended for ages 18+.

TICKETS:
General admission: $20
Student/Senior/Military: $16

*Tickets sold online only*