Independent Shorts Awards

Damsels in Distress

After a long day working children’s birthday parties in Vaughan, two party princesses unwind with wine, bestie shenanigans, and a

After a surprise run-in with her third-grade ex, an intern sparks an office debate through the retelling of their encounter,

On Halloween night, a lonely creature known only as the Wolfman escapes the laboratory that has kept him imprisoned for

Sometimes healing feels like a nightmare. When Lilly seeks a fresh start, she’s pulled into an ordeal that feels disturbingly

A 77-year-old first-time filmmaker’s love letter to his wife, documentary photographer Mary Motley Kalergis. Directed by David Kalergis and Abigail

What do we discover when a door opens and trust replaces the gaze of a visitor? For more than ten

Christelle is an offbeat comedy about modern relationships, chaotic film shoots, and everything that goes wrong on set.On the set

When an optimistic plant-caretaker finds the plant he takes meticulous care of to be suddenly replaced with a plastic version,

After making a death in an influential family his first case in Babylon, Jacob, a seasoned detective, is set on

On December 24, 1919, Lucien Price, a journalist in Boston, has a dream about his friend, Fred “Fritz” Demmler, a

Winner of the Audience Award at the IFFB, “Make A Joyful Noise” features The Music Inclusion Ensemble, a group of

After discovering her younger brother has killed their manipulative nanny, a teenage girl takes control of the cover-up,only to find

More than a year after a violent assault leaves two young people permanently scarred, two grieving families reunite for a

Living a life of privilege and luxury, Bianca appears to have everything—until a private confrontation exposes the emotional cost of