DC Shorts Film Festival

Short take: Director Harun Mehmedinovic grew up in Sarajevo during the Bosnian war, and his 25-minute film, released in 2007, has picked up awards from the American Film Institute and at the Telluride Film Festival.

See it: The film is part of Showcase 2 on Thursday and Sept. 12-13.

Adelaide

Plot: A 22-year-old hypochondriac searches for someone she can relate to, and he might just be the guy who doles out her prescriptions.

Short take: Liliana Greenfield-Sanders's comedy reflects an offbeat, slightly morbid sense of humor that is present in many of the festival's offerings. The ultimate message: Everyone can find love.

See it: This movie is in Showcase 4, which runs Sept. 11-13.

Boo

Plot: A young woman, home alone on Halloween, answers the door and finds herself terrorized by a prankster. But is it retaliation for the raisins she has been handing out?

Short take: This 12-minute morsel (which began life as a student film) is quirky and one of the funniest movies in the festival. And, it wouldn't be a short without a twist, and this twist is a goody.

See it: The film is part of Showcase 6 on Sept. 11-12 and Sept. 14.

Wilcox Sex Therapy

Plot: Sex therapist Charles Wilcox has one solution for all the couples who seek his, um, services.

Short take: The movie, which is obviously for grown-ups, was directed by new film-school graduate Daniel Gruen with an assist from executive producer William Dear, who directed "Angels in the Outfield."

See it: The movie is in Showcase 9 on Sept. 13 and 16.