SHORTS: Fantasy/Magic/Animation
Radius Center (2nd floor)
106 Auditorium Cir #120, San Antonio, TX 78205
Saturday, July 25, 2026
9:00 PM CDT
$11.49
NIKI•TOMI•BETO Dir: Jon Ayon (18:00) Haunted by the Nahua deity Tlazōlteōtl, 4 cousins in Northeast LA try to protect each other from the violence and family strife threatening to tear them apart. Niki, Tomi, Beto, and Ernie are 4 close-knit cousins growing up in Northeast LA. As Ernie gets increasingly involved with his gang, he tries to maintain a caring and protective role with the younger Niki, Tomi, and Beto. The boys' tight-knit relationships unravel when the Nahua goddess of refuse and regeneration, Tlazōlteōtl, arrives to intervene in their everyday lives. Just My Luck Dir: Nicholas Pitts (12:16) Stuck with the task of mowing an overgrown lawn, a teenage boy has a surprising magical encounter… The Oldest, Dir: Cathlin McCullough (9:48) 12-year-old Kate longs to escape her lonely reality as the oldest of 5 under the shadow of her father's addiction in this coming-of-age story set in late 80s rural Iowa. “The Oldest” focuses on the inner life of a girl forced to grow up too fast and highlights the gulf of difference between the heaviness of home life and the freedom of just being a kid. LIGHTHEART Dir: Micah Barber (10:30) Charlie (8) loses her pet lizard, and her dad, struggling to comfort her, stumbles through an explanation of death while thinking about his own aging mother in a senior home. That night he dreams of a portal beneath the family room recliner leading to a transformed senior center where elders, including his mother, dance joyfully; the next morning, he joins Charlie in the backyard as she holds a simple funeral for her lizard, and together they say goodbye. Eternal Eclipse Dir: Julen X. Chavarria (9:06) A love story between the Sun and Moon who daydream of a life together as humans. ASLEEP, Dir: Josh Perez (3:20) A depressed girl daydreams of being abducted by aliens to escape her mental torment. Nowhere Dir: Jensen Chambers (12:54) When Curiosity decides to follow a peculiar sign on the subway, she is led along a strange, fantastic adventure through New York City. BULLSHIT Dir: Gregory Romein (13:55) Set in a magical-realist landscape where grief becomes physical space, BULLSHIT follows a pheasant hunter who discovers a hidden rage room deep in the forest. Guided by a trickster-like figure, he unleashes his anger by destroying everyday objects, believing destruction might bring relief. But when the noise fades, he reunites with his wife and confronts the painful truth: no amount of rage can heal the loss of their son. In the end, grief endures. Sunspark, Dir: Danny Bourque (11:00) While scavenging for spare parts, a lonely robot discovers someone who desperately needs his help. Nightlight Guardians, Dir: UIW 3D (6:05) Armed with courage and the power of the nightlight, Blaze and Bootyham Jr. take on the dark. It's a story of courage and facing your fears, asking the question, "What really happens when the lights go out?" All ticket sales are final and non-refundable.