A Valentine's Day Short Film Festival held at PhilaMOCA
The Goal of the Festival
This is inspired by the film 50 Kisses, in which 50 directors/writers came together to create an anthology of romantic Valentine's themed shorts. The goal for this festival is not only to showcase shorts from filmmakers all over the world, but also to compile them into an anthology film.
Festival
On 2/14/26 at PhilaMOCA, we screened 27 short films for a fully sold out audience! Audience members were encouraged to bring their own Valentine's to exchange with others in the crowd while they enjoyed the assortment of films and food!Special thanks to Eric at PhilaMOCA, Rob, Ariel, Joel, & Pony for all your contributions and help with this festival!
Free Online Festival
On Sunday February the 22nd a collection of the short films (32 in total) played with two secret feature length film picks from myself and 1-800-HOTDUCK
who also created a fantastic compilation piece of shorts to show!The entire online festival went over 8 hours and while people watched, we raised over $100 for charity giving donations to South Phillies Community Fridge, Food Not Bombs, and Punks with Lunch!You can read more about these charities below and check out the Letterboxd list of all the films contributed!
Look back at our Filmfreeway
We accepted submissions via FF and email to accommodate those who were unfamiliar with the site or unable to afford the submission fee
Submissions are reviewed by Zoe Angeli, a Valentine’s Day fanatic that’s been curating a multi-artist zine for the holiday as well as a film marathon last year featuring short films from directors in the UK, Philadelphia, and Pittsburgh and a co-written feature! This festival is also run by me, so if you have any questions feel free to reach out!
You can reach me at: [email protected]
Or message me on Instagram: @Ossuary__Angel
Our event from last year
