From a dinosaur that visits a hospital to fulfill a child’s Wish Come True, to an imposter gas inspector who takes advantage of elderly customers, to a young girl who stumbles onto an Appalachian Mountains secret that haunts her, there’s a little something for everyone at this year’s Summer Rewind hosted Aug. 21 by Love Your Shorts Film Festival.
Eleven of the most talked-about films from the Love Your Shorts’ 16th annual festival in February will be screened at The Ritz Theater in Sanford. The shorts (listed below) are a sampling of the festival’s categories: Comedy, Drama, Animation, Documentary, Sci-Fi/Horror, International, Florida Flavor and E for Everyone.
In addition to the films from the United States, there also are movies to be shown from Spain, Poland and the Russian Federation.
Films will start at 7 p.m. at the historic 1923 theater at 201 S. Magnolia Ave. Film fans in attendance will have a chance to win two tickets to the 17th annual festival next February.
Tickets for the Summer Rewind are $12 and can be obtained at LoveYourShorts.com or purchased at the door.
Love Your Shorts Film Festival is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit run by volunteers in Sanford.
Summer Rewind Fact Box
What: Love Your Shorts Film Festival’s Summer Rewind, a variety of short films featured from the February 2026 festival.
When: 7 p.m. Aug. 21, 2026
Where: The Ritz Theater, 201 S. Magnolia Ave., Sanford
Cost: $12.
Information and tickets: LoveYourShorts.com and facebook.com/LoveYourShorts.
The 2026 Summer Rewind lineup:
Date Knight
Amber Schmoyer and Kareena Bhatia, United States, Animation, 2:54
A knight catfishes a dragon on a date in an attempt to slay her.
Maruja
Álvaro G. Company, Spain, Drama/International, 8:35
Eighty-year-old Maruja’s husband recently died. She spends most of her days without human contact, but from time to time she receives a call from a telephone operator…
Jurassic Ward
Max “Amber” Bellomio, United States, Animation, 2:14
An employee for the Wishes Come True Foundation needs to take a dinosaur to the hospital to fulfill a child’s wish.
Stimulants & Empathogens
Mateusz Pacewicz, Poland, International, 25:00
A teenager from a wealthy family calls for a drug delivery to his house while his parents are away. But things get complicated.
And the Moon Sees Me
Tim L. Glover, United States, Sci-Fi/Horror, 5:45
Deep in the Appalachian Mountains, a young girl stumbles onto a secret that haunts her into adulthood.
The Exchange
Amaia Yoldi, Spain, Drama/International, 14:00
Antonio and Inés arrange a meeting through a second-hand app to make a sale. When they meet there is an odd sense of mutual understanding, but what we do privately is not always something we want to acknowledge.
The Greenway
Asbury Stembridge, United States, Comedy, 10:00
Inspired by a fitness podcast, a complacent bachelor takes on the dreaded trifecta of adulthood self-improvement: clean eating, self-help books and exercise. But some unexpected turns are ahead on the neighborhood running course.
The Inspector
Jandro, Spain, Internatonal/Horror, 12:07
An imposter gas inspector visits vulnerable elderly people to take advantage of them. Carmen is his next target.
Beetle Summer
Jian Yuan and Anyue Chen, United States, Animation/E for Everyone, 3:22
A young girl living in the Japanese countryside learns something about friendship.
Choice
Valentin Frolov, Russian Federation, Comedy, 4:52
The modern world offers the consumer so many varied choices to consider. But one morning Ilya just wants to have a simple cup of coffee.
Something is Rotten
TL Westgate, United States, Comedy/Florida Flavor, 7:46
A mob boss suspects foul play among her minions and has her henchmen help get answers out of the accountant.
