So I finally got a rough cut of my short. Kids and other commitments don't allow for the time it demands. Script was 18 pages so I thought I'd get about 16 minutes of film. I generally like what I have but one problem, it's 33 minutes! And there are still scenes to add. I understand that long shorts aren't popular with festivals, which is what this film is intended. Is 40 minutes the length of a feature for most fests? The film is visual, long sections of no dialog. I don't know if that works against me or for me.