Author: Independent Shorts Awards

A short film that confronts the choices three siblings have to make after being taken out of the foster care system and placed with their uncle. Directed by Maggie Budzyna (USA)

Fatima, a woman who accepts herself as she is ... woman. With a physique, a pride and a charisma that only she knows how to give. Leah, woman by choice where there is a lot of perfection in her being, …

A female wardrobe designer who can only use black and white receiving an assignment to use colors, she is struggling with that until she meets another female designer. Directed by Luyin Zhao (USA)

A thirteen-year-old refugee girl, ostracized by her classmates, seeks an opportunity to participate in a group physics experiment at her school. Directed by George Leontakianakos (Greece)

While at war, a US Army Sergeant helps one of his soldiers cover up the murder of another making it look like an accidental death. His life is turned upside down as the soldier is racked with guilt and wants …

The story takes place in a humid small town in Southern China. The director starts the story with an absurd setting: a middle-aged man is facing the critical moment of his life, to “rise” (transform from a commoner to a …

Mateo, an 83-year-old man lives in a town and has refused to speak. Immersed in his silence and isolated from the world he navigates between reality and fantasy, mixing stories stored in the memory of the heart with the person …

Farm girl Felice struggles between leaving home for her photography dream and taking on the farm land that has been her family legacy for generations. Directed by Liv Li (USA)

A young woman reflects on a significant summer from her adolescence, one filled with personal change and marred by her best friend’s unusual behavior. Directed by Emily Fisher (USA)