Shantigar Foundation
in Western Massachusetts
Arts
Meditation
Nature
Jean-Claude van Itallie, Founder
1936 - 2021
Short and Great!
A Night of Short Films
with the
Thomas Edison Film Festival
Saturday, June 6, 2026 at 7:30 PM
The Shelburne Falls Theater at Memorial Hall
51 Bridge Street, Shelburne Falls, MA
$6 per ticket or $20 for 5 tickets
Pay cash at the door or reserve here:
$6 per ticket
$20 for 5 tickets
Join us at the Shelburne Falls Theater for an evening of award-winning short films. Shantigar is proud to partner with the Thomas Edison Film Festival, a prestigious touring showcase of independent filmmakers. The selection will reflect Shantigar’s themes of creativity, meditation, and engagement with nature. Many of these films celebrate the way one person can make all the difference. The program will be followed by Q&A with the Festival Director Jane Steuerwald.
The Thomas Edison Film Festival (TEFF) is a socially-conscious traveling festival that celebrates the short film as a unique art form, including documentary, narrative, experimental, animation, and dance. For 45 years, TEFF has been committed to artistic excellence from independent filmmakers worldwide and promotes empathy through films that both teach and entertain.
To learn more about the Thomas Edison Film Festival: https://tefilmfest.org
Watch the 2026 Thomas Edison Film Festival Trailer:
SHORT AND GREAT! is made possible by grants from the Cultural Councils of Buckland, Charlemont-Hawley, and Shelburne, local agencies supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency. Shantigar is grateful to Pothole Pictures, a program of the nonprofit Memorial Hall Association which runs the historic Shelburne Falls Theater.
