Independent Shorts Awards

Hood Tales – Sh*t Happens

Things go bad when 2 drug dealers get there door kicked in by 3 robbers wearing Ski-mask. Shit Happens when

Lydia Emily, an LA based mural artist who is living with progressive Multiple Sclerosis, paints her last mural in downtown

Directed by Lenny Luo (Hong Kong)

Dearly Departed follows Jason, an empty shell of the young man he once was before leaving his hometown as well

Once upon a time there was a prince who won over the heart of a shy butterfly princess. Her mother,

On the morning a suburban married couple plans to conceive their first child, the husband faces a crisis of optimism

Abbey Grace wants nothing more than to find her place in the world as she flourishes into a beautiful young

Refusing to take responsibility for a fatal car crash that left him disabled, a troubled man seeks solace in virtual

Around the same time as the birth of Silicon Valley, and just a few hundred miles north, a small group

A runner investigates the mysterious artifacts he’s discovered in the forest. Directed by Stephen Balsamo (USA)

Sometimes your sanctuary is not always your salvation. This film deals with the suspension of mental health outpatient services, border

Music video (Musical/ Black and white movie theme) Directed by Mari Makkonen and Riikka Silkala (Finland)

Willow and Claude is a short film which follows Collective Fashion Justice’s founding director, Emma Hakansson, along her search for

A Web series profiling the lives of influential Gays and Lesbians, both in and out of the closet. Directed by