Independent Shorts Awards

Flex

Flex is a dark comedy set in 1990s New Jersey that follows Nancy, a lesbian bodybuilder and single mother, as

Years after receiving a dream revealed by God, Cindy and Adam travel to Colombia seeking to understand its meaning. In

A neglected nine-year-old in 1980s suburbia builds a homemade go-kart to impress the girl next door, but after a humiliating

When lockdown enforcers seize and discard the only companion he has left, a withdrawn veteran tears through his quarantined high-rise

“Together – In the Eye of the Hurricane” is a documentary that retraces the passage of Hurricane Irma through Saint-Martin,

“The World Applause” traces the story of applause as a cultural phenomenon across centuries and continents. Using cutting-edge AI tools,

Directed by Sacha Mitchell (Canada)

This immersive film follows researchers racing to save 74 remaining southern resident orcas while federal budget cuts threaten the very

When the lease on his father’s grave expires, Nicholas, and his mother, Persephone, are left with the remains, and a

A young mother and her daughter navigate homelessness to escape an abusive relationship, while trying to survive long enough to

After a childhood tragedy, a split-second choice granted Chen Ran the ability to foresee the future—yet this ability brought only

When Carmen can’t afford the birthday gift her younger sister wants, a small argument sends them rushing out of the

A woman travels home for her Mothers funeral, unwillingly tasked with writing her eulogy. In the 24 hours from her

Ukraine Under Fire is a film about Ukrainian resilience during a time of war. The story follows Olga Butko, a