7th Annual Independent Shorts Awards: Talented Artists Visiting from Abroad
Meet the talented international artists attending the 7th Annual Independent Shorts Awards at Regal LA Live on September 6.
Month: August 2025
Counting
On the last day before the holiday at a boarding kindergarten in China, six-year-old Xu Yuan quietly waits for her
Khmerican
Directed by Jimmy Chhiu (USA)
Le Monde
Inside a café-restaurant called Le Monde, time seems suspended. The place is filled with people from different backgrounds and generations,
VNSKA – Walking on Beats
Venska, a Finnish rap artist, finds himself stranded after getting trapped in a film reel.
Exile
One man’s freedom fighter is another man’s terrorist.Follows Simon Ekpa, prime minister of the Biafra government in exile, in a
Death Valley
The struggles of Neanderthal life in 36 000 B.C. Written by Leevi Heino Einari Oramo (Finland)
Talk With Shadows
Reclusive dream-weaver Li lives alone in a secluded wooden house, gifted with a mystical ability: by touching an object, he
Violet
A man surprises his girlfriend, Violet, with an early anniversary gift. Directed by Brandon Rozo (USA)
Switchback
On a rainy night in 1944, three strangers are stranded in a remote roadside diner, while an escaped convicted murder
Last Night
On a vacation, sensitive and vulnerable Becky tries to gain self-esteem by sudcing a man who is pursuing her sister.
Why Me
In Why Me, a teenage girl is caught in the emotional residue of a past obsession. As she moves forward
Samuel Flint & the Magpie Gang
Directed by Alessia Devecchi (USA)
Sticker It!
After a mother’s will requires her daughters to decide their inheritance by placing a “sticker” on her belongings, the eldest