Independent Shorts Awards International Film Festival

The Delegate

A documentary crew follows an ambitious high schooler who, determined to win Best Delegate at a Model UN conference, must

Directed by Carmen Cecilia Halphen (USA)

“Forward” by ØUTLR is a powerful reflection on resilience in the face of internal battles. Blending raw emotion with subtle

Bob (Albert Čuba), a lonely scientist, is on the run from a gang behind development of an app capable of

For Sale is a short film that addresses mental health in the African American community by telling an intimate story

Brittany, a young girl, kidnaps three of her classmates and forces them to play Russia roulette with her. Directed by

David Owens finds himself enduring a lonely, monotonous evening in front of the television, when a strangely old-fashioned commercial suddenly

A middle-aged man copes with the loss of his mother and takes an unexpected turn into the past. Written by

In a dystopian future, a gentleman searches for something—be it the meaning of life, hope, or someone who can show

The opening of a family-owned candy shop in Lenox, Massachusetts. Directed by Aaron Weil (USA)

Strangers Bill and Melissa’s sexual passion ends and Bill seeks a souvenir by taking an indiscreet photo of Melissa. She

Reality is a Personal Painting is a one-minute cinematic poem exploring love, perception, reflection, and emotional reality through music, spoken

Desperate to find meaning in his life, a recently laid off, middle aged working stiff, pursues his childhood dream to

Nothing’s Wrong follows Javier, an elderly man living with a serious illness, who spends his days listening to what happens