The Festival and Location

Outdoor Shorts 2021 is GARNER Arts Center’s 5th annual short film festival set in one of the Hudson Valley’s most unique historic sites, the GARNER Historic District, a 14-acre repurposed 1800’s textile mill complex located in West Haverstraw, NY in North Rockland county. Outdoor Shorts will present a series of curated independent short films on two evenings over a single weekend. The same films will be shown each night.

This Year’s Program

Outdoor Shorts Film Festival 2021: “The New Normal” highlights a diversity of stories and filmmakers. As we optimistically look toward an emergence from the global pandemic and continue striving for greater peace and equity in a changing world, these stories touch upon the kinds of insights and changes, joys and sorrows, adaptations and surprises that the experiences of the last year have wrought.

Visitor Experience

The films will be projected onto a large outdoor screen. The audience will be seated outdoors at a safe physical distance. Live music will accompany the audience’s arrival and precede the screenings. Food and beverage service from the on-site restaurant and craft brewery will be available, as well. Audiences will be greeted with an introduction from the Program’s Curators or Filmmakers before the first screening. Each evening concludes with a Q and A session with participating filmmakers.

COVID Safety

This is an outdoor event with social distancing observed. Safety protocols will be in place. Feel free to write with additional questions: [email protected]