August 2025 – Page 11 – Independent Shorts Awards

Daddy?

When a young father is thrown into jail to serve a 10 year sentence leaving his five year old son

Choosing Our Religion is a personal documentary exploring why Muslim Iranians—from grandmothers to daughters—living in the U.S. are not embracing

The night before a performance, three dancers must endure a grueling practice to complete the perfect routine. Directed by John

Golconda, the universe knows his name but his true identity is a mystery. From robot samurai to dimension locked scientists

The Darkness Before Dawn follows 26-year-old Kevin as he spirals through a sleepless night consumed by grief and guilt over

In the still hours of Kharkiv’s curfewed nights, a quiet resilience hums through its empty streets. Night Shift is a

Afflicted by the afterimage of a former heartbreak, Sophie finds herself struggling to imagine an enduring love for herself and

In the heart of Summer, as the sun sets over Bush Terminal Park, seven individuals – an addict grieving the

A day of drinking cheap beer in a hot garage turns into a night of chaos for two degenerate friends.

Set at a remote Spanish train station in the 1920s, a young couple faces a tense and life-altering conversation while

An Iranian taxi driver and his daughter, both long settled in Germany, clash over her work as a journalist. He

An obsessed private investigator is stalking a sex worker who bears an uncanny resemblance to the wife he murdered. Directed

In an endless green plain, two young robot siblings live under the care of their guardian robot. One day, the

Victoria’s new music video reveals how social media’s beauty standards and the pressure for popularity create an illusion of perfection,