New Entries – Page 9 – Independent Shorts Awards International Film Festival

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After a murder is committed, a struggling screenwriter holds his neighbor hostage in his apartment in the San Fernando Valley.

Lauren, due to her drug abuse, has lost custody of her daughter Olivia to her ex-husband Juan. Months later and

A priest, haunted by the consequences of faith, finds his world upended when he unknowingly baptizes a man who confesses

To save the care center he works for from collapse, Akram, a driver for people with disabilities, finds himself drawn,

In the heart of Flushing, Chinese seniors at the Golden Eagle Senior Center take part in daily activities and share

A woman is forced to face how she truly feels about her husband and their marriage when she tries to

An eerily whimsical pop-up candy shop appears overnight, run by three mysterious girls who lure innocent souls into a bittersweet

Professor J announces a casting for his new work. Fiona, a Hong Kong student, is unexpectedly chosen as the female

A weathered cowboy safeguards the horses his late wife left behind as a haunting presence lures desperate thieves onto his

Twelve-year-old Wang Qiaoqiao confronts an unfair school dress code that allows boys to wear shorts but forces all girls into

“Guardian’s Lament” is a 3D animated short film about a dilapidated Robot who resides within a magical forest. Content in

Curator Yijie plotted with Zhou Duan to swap Lao Mo’s ancestral filigree bracelet for fraud. An underpaid employee stole the

Delilah, a talented young dancer, decides to terminate her pregnancy. During intensive rehearsals for an important dance competition with her

“Esperança” follows a 12-year-old Black girl who dreams of becoming a professional football player in Brazil’s outskirts. Facing exclusion on