Short Films by Women, Trans, and Non-Binary Filmmakers in DIY and Experimental Cinema

GRRL HAUS CINEMA presents the Best of Shorts program for a special one-night event at The Brattle on May 6, 2026, featuring two different programs at 7:00 PM and 9:00 PM. Purchase a double feature ticket here to attend both screenings back to back!

The program brings together an international and local lineup spanning experimental animation, tender drama, playful absurdity, intimate suspense, surreal comedy, and documentaries reclaiming marginalized stories. The films explore themes including political censorship, global political violence, and the dangers of AI, while also centering queer joy, intimacy, self-acceptance, bodily autonomy, and collective care. At a time when community and solidarity are essential, these films offer space for reflection, resistance, and connection.

Highlights from PART TWO of the Brattle program include:

• Billo Rani (Angbeen Saleem) — A comedy about a girl at Islamic Sunday School who discovers her unibrow during a lesson on “cleanliness,” only to have her eyebrows come alive and speak to her.
• Under the Whether (Putri Sarah Amelia) — A woman navigating perimenopause tries to replace her busy daughter with a cat—only to discover the cat is in puberty. (pictured below)

See below for the lineup of both programs!

Screening Information
GRRL HAUS CINEMA — Best of Shorts
May 6, 2026 • The Brattle Theatre • 40 Brattle Street, Cambridge, MA

Program 1 — 7:00 PM (90min)

• Los Tres Antifaces: The First Body — Angel Rojas
• Untitled Film Disinfection Project 1 — Lilan Yang
• ANADROMOUS — Ari Grubb
• Play Fight! — Katrina Cecilia Larner
• Saturn Risin9 — Tiare Ribeaux & Jody Stillwater
• Climate Control — Sarah Lasley
• Mondegreen — Linda Mai Green
• Dead Name — Gina Kamentsky
• Big Red’s Adventure — Vanessa Castro
• Before I Wake — Thipaporn Christine Flemming & Tinshine Mont

Program 2 — 9:00 PM (90min)

• Lo Sciocco — Coco Roy
• Under The Whether — Putri Sarah Amelia
• Meet The Friends — C. Denise
• Fried! — Lizzie Watts
• Interference — Lila Woodbridge
• Haiku — Christine Banna
• Billo Rani — Angbeen Saleem
• Dominion — McLean Fahnestock
• Vestal Virgin Vengeance — Virginia L. L. Montgomery

More info: grrlhauscinema.com | info@grrlhauscinema.com

GRRL HAUS CINEMA is an international screening program dedicated to showcasing independent films by women, trans, and non-binary filmmakers, with a focus on experimental, underground, and DIY cinema. GRRL HAUS is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit screening series based in Massachusetts and Berlin, Germany.

PLEASE NOTE: To purchase a double feature ticket for admission to both the 7pm and 9pm show, please go here and select DOUBLE FEATURE or DOUBLE FEATURE DISCOUNT (for students, seniors, and Brattle members)