September 2023 – Page 2 – Independent Shorts Awards

Invisible Cage

This study focuses on exploring the issue of “learned helplessness” among rural women in Gansu, China. Through interviews with women

A couple witnesses a paranormal event that separates them into two distinct dimensions. Directed by Danny Pineros (USA)

Directed by Gabriel Josephs (USA)

Gilbert, A personified golf ball, has wisdom beyond his years and perspective. He’s knocked about by good players and bad,

Swatting at dirty winged desire … perpetual bondage to Saṃsāra. The flames of wisdom lick the wounds of ignorance clean

When a college girl discovers that her childhood best friend’s new boyfriend is secretly a vampire, she sets out to

An injured woman shows up on two guys’ vacation doorstep. Directed by Andrew Sindt (USA)

Directed by Noah Sokolsky (USA)

In WW2, a small group of U.S Soldiers find and capture a group of nazis. While waiting for backup, Bailey,

WWII, a wounded American soldier has escaped a prison camp only to be recaptured by a Japanese soldier that has

In her 25th year, Jiaxin makes a personal decision which causes a rift with her mother. In attempts to reconnect

Alie and Benny have always agreed that they didn’t want children, and for over a decade that decision was unwavering.

A man burdened with trauma from his past is forced to confront his overwhelming depression with help from a mysterious

Inspired by Victorian era fainting rooms, Swoon follows three women on the verge of a fainting spell. Directed by Erika