In partnership with Deering Estate, the MIAMI short FILM FESTIVAL (MIAMIsFF) presents: 𝑺𝒉𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒔 & 𝑩𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒔 ~ 𝑽𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒛𝒖𝒆𝒍𝒂, Sep 26th, 2026 at Deering Estate, 16701 SW 72nd Ave., Miami, FL 33157. __________________________________________________ 7:00 PM - Welcome Cocktail Reception __________________________________________________ 8:00 PM - Screening __________________________________________________ Followed by a 𝙇𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙗𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙖𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙎𝙪𝙨𝙖𝙣𝙖 𝘽𝙚𝙝𝙖𝙧 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙛𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙨 - 𝙑𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙯𝙪𝙚𝙡𝙖𝙣 𝙎𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙨 Susana Behar (voice), Saul Vera (cuatro, bandola llanera, and mandolin), Adolfo Herrera (percussion and vocals), and Elvis Martinez (guitar and bass). __________________________________________________ 𝑺𝒉𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒔 & 𝑩𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒔 ~ 𝑽𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒛𝒖𝒆𝒍𝒂 ~ __________________________________________________ ⦿ 𝙇𝙖 𝙎𝙤𝙟𝙖 - Directed by: Gabriel Eduardo Lacruz Salas - Fiction - 17 min - Venezuela In the Venezuelan highlands, a pregnant Mercedes—fed up with her drunken husband—decides to take her two children and head down the dusty road toward freedom. __________________________________________________ ⦿ 𝙂𝙪𝙖́𝙧𝙙𝙖𝙢𝙚 𝙋𝙪𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙤 - Directed by: Alfredo Hueck - Fiction - 11:26 min - Venezuela Caracas is known worldwide for many things, but few realize that one of its citizens’ greatest daily traumas is simply finding a parking spot. A couple takes the risk and puts their relationship to the test in the city’s chaotic streets. __________________________________________________ ⦿ 𝘾𝙖𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙤𝙡𝙚𝙨 𝙮 𝘾𝙖𝙨𝙘𝙖𝙗𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙨 - Directed by: Gustavo Rondón Fiction - 14 min - Venezuela Ramiro, a fisherman, wants to teach his craft to his 8 year old son, Jonah. But Jonah has been acting strangely terrified of something lurking in the bushes behind their home. __________________________________________________ ⦿ 𝘾𝙖𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙖𝙨 𝙚𝙣 𝙈𝙤𝙩𝙤 - Directed by: Daniel Ruiz Hueck - Documentary - 10 min - Venezuela In this lively documentary, traffic in Caracas is petrifying—considered by experts around the globe, and by exhausted citizens, to be a source of extreme and often fatal stress. __________________________________________________ ⦿ 𝘾𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙥𝙚𝙩𝙖 - Directed by: Alex Mendez - Fiction - 7:08 min - Venezuela Through a downpour in the middle of the night, a couple travels a deserted highway. Unexpectedly, the headlights of their car illuminate what appears to be a crime scene: a man is dragging a body on the asphalt. __________________________________________________ ⦿ 𝙇𝙚𝙮 𝙊𝙧𝙜𝙖́𝙣𝙞𝙘𝙖 1/92 - Directed by: Juan Luis Fermín - Fiction - 11 min - Venezuela An incompetent police officer uses the so-called “1/92 law” as a pretext to mistreat two women who arrive at the station to file charges and report a rape. Duration: 71 minutes __________________________________________________ ⦿ This event will be held indoors in the Visitor Center Theater. * There is FREE PARKING in the Visitor Center parking lot, which is located on SW 168 Street, just west of 72nd Avenue. __________________________________________________ ⦿ Sponsored in part by the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Affairs Council, the Miami-Dade County Mayor and Board of County Commissioners. __________________________________________________ All ticket sales are final. There are no refunds of tickets or fees for any reason.