New Entries – Page 14 – Independent Shorts Awards

Cinderella

“Kopciuszek” (“Cinderella) explores a long-awaited meeting between a daughter and an absent father. In a confined space, silence exposes imbalance,

A prisoner of the Spanish Inquisition awakens in complete darkness, sentenced to death in a chamber designed for psychological and

In a 2015 Chinese village, 17-year-old Jingjing dreamed of studying in Beijing but was betrothed by her grandpa to the

LoglineAmidst the 2020 devastation of the COVID-19 pandemic and raging California wildfires, this animated short film charts a mission to

A high functioning man moves through a normal day of work, exercise, and casual conversations, presenting himself as calm and

“Winner Winner Chicken Dinner” is a high-energy, hyper-bright electro-dance track by Sound Director SOUL, built on one radiant thesis: everyone

Police Sub-Inspector Murali and Constable Narayanan are in a patrol one night in Chennai (India), while Murali has an escalating

Homeless Mary (late 60s) waits to meet Bob where they first met and fell in love in June, 1967: an

With a haunting, original score by Lee Ranaldo, “Salt Marsh” explores art, climate, and solitude through the reflections of Maine

Ethan goes out to dinner with his girlfriend to celebrate the grand opening of his best friend’s restaurant but when

While running away from her small, rural Pennsylvanian town with her boyfriend, Emily, a high school senior, discovers what it

A traditional Chinese style short animation inspired by Pu Songling’s Strange Tales From A Chinese Studio. This is the story

Directed by Jiaqi Yu (USA)

On a trip to Paris meant to soothe her grief, Kate’s carefully controlled world unravels as the man she came