2025 – Page 13 – Independent Shorts Awards

Piano

This is a story about a child who, fearing being abandoned by his mother, chooses to destroy his favorite things

Against the backdrop of the continuous aging of the population structure, the elderly care issue has become an important topic

A novelist works on the outline for his new novel. Directed by Miguel Lopez de Leon (USA)

Guns in Paradise is a South Korea–set short film that blends fantasy, action, and romance through a metafictional lens. Trapped

In a world where memory erasure is a legitimate industry, the underground black market known as Memoria Obscura serves as

A girl was rumored and bullied at school because of her father’s domestic violence. When her classmates bullied her again,

In this offbeat spoof of The Bachelor, a shoestring budget production team wrangles a lineup of hopeful contestants to compete

When the tenants of the cabin in the woods ended their journey and departed, Eva felt the ache of friendship’s

by Whitt Kelly (USA)

A rebellious teenager, haunted by addiction and the death of her sister, is taken against her will to a “troubled

This animated short seeks to explore human’s exploitation of natural resources and species, using a hunter and a constantly transforming

An experimental short film, a cinematic confession of a city that speaks with a woman’s voice. The film explores pain,

Two women meet for lunch to discuss the last twenty years. Directed by Anthony Michael Pilja Pilja and Erick Quintanilla

„I need something“ is an intimate drama about an artist who suddenly loses his sense of purpose and falls into