Independent Shorts Awards

Which Side Are You On?

The 20th and 21st century of the United States are marked by inequality, violence and broken promises. But the last

When a pregnant woman searches through security footage for her lost dog, she discovers her husband’s infidelity, and the protagonist

Three best friends Charlie, Gina, and Rhonda gather for their monthly wine drinking “10 Dates In 30 Days” meeting to

Sasha, a Russian-American filmmaker living in New York, returns to Moscow as her grandparents prepare for their belated Orthodox wedding.

An overlooked nobody becomes the General who saves the Union and the President who fights to reconstruct it. Written by

A successful lawyer returns to Glasgow with his fiancée to tell his estranged father, who is a powerful and feared

The familiar shifts out of sight when you’re in Violet Light. Dahlia reaches beyond the visible world in search of

A contagion spreads around the World to those who have watched the short film, Free Speech. Interpretation: The creators of

A grieving young man, Jah’Vonte Washington, mistakenly kills the wrong man seeking justice for his sister’s death, and a year

Jack and his family struggle to survive in a post-apocalyptic world in which they cannot look into the eyes of

Logline:Alina, a teenage girl desperate to escape her reality, finds herself trapped in a toxic, yet addicting relationship. Synopsis:Alina, a

Europe’s colonial project engaged racist premises to justify the Transatlantic Slave Trade, and the occupation and economic exploitation of Africa,

Two sisters return to Peru to carry their Abuela home. Through dance, story, and ritual, the film drifts between grief

A satire about a painter struggles with being recognized for his art and not for what the commercial world tries