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The Miami Short Film Festival Screens Two Nights at Deering Estate

On the evenings of November 14 and 15, the 25th Miami Short Film Festival screens short films at the Deering Estate Visitor Center in Palmetto Bay, with a cocktail reception before the show.

By Nanci Gilbert, PA September 28, 2026
Event · Saturday, November 14, and Sunday, November 15, 2026
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The 25th Miami Short Film Festival brings two nights of screenings to the Deering Estate in Palmetto Bay on Saturday, November 14, and Sunday, November 15, beginning at 7 in the evening at the Visitor Center, 16701 Southwest 72nd Avenue. Each evening opens with a cocktail reception and a featured program of short films, with a different block of films on each night. Admission is per screening, with tickets sold through the festival.

Film on a historic lawn

The Deering Estate is one of South Florida's most distinctive settings, a historic waterfront estate that lends each screening an atmosphere you will not find in a typical theater. The evening mix of reception and film keeps the night social as well as cultural. For a community that values the arts, it is a chance to see new work from filmmakers and to spend an evening in one of Palmetto Bay's landmark spaces.

Culture close to home

A film festival that chooses Deering Estate says something about the area: it has the venues and the audience to support the arts. When you are comparing where to live, access to culture is part of everyday quality of life. The practical questions about Palmetto Bay, the commute, the schools and what a home buys you, answer themselves more easily after an evening at the estate.

Nanci Gilbert, PA is a South Florida realtor who guides growing families, sellers, and buyers across Miami-Dade and Broward. Questions about this topic? She answers every message within one business day.