Independent Shorts Awards

A man struggles to overcome his nervousness with women in a bar when he stumbles upon words of wisdom in the bathroom.
Directed by Jean-Luc Julien (Germany)

A short psychological horror following the journey of Carrie, a young woman walking home alone after a night out at the Pup and Duckling. As she walks through the dimly lit streets, she gets the overwhelming sensation that she’s being followed. She looks around her and finds that there is nobody around. She continues her journey, the feeling getting stronger. She begins to panic and rushes home. She runs down her driveway, unlocks the porch door and hurries inside, locking it behind her. She opens the front door and stops. The feeling passes…..She’s safe now. She turns to look outside. There’s nothing there. Was she being followed? Or was it all in her head?
Directed by Jonathan Bedworth (UK)

Lev is a Russian Metalist immigrant living on the margins of Israel. He only wants to make a few bucks and get wasted. An unexpected encounter with Romi – a beautiful Arab girl in need of a lift, will lead to Lev’s abduction.
Directed by Ilanit Shlosberg Moreno (Israel)

Alec and Abbie meet on a train platform on a Monday morning and exchange small talk. While on the train, Abbie tells Alec that everything will be alright. He says that she will be ok, and she says that she already is ok. They leave the train. Alec tells Abbie that they have other options and that he should have a say in the choice she made. They get into an argument but ultimately walk off, together.
Directed by Emily James (USA)

18-year-old boy Josh falls in love with one adorable girl and decides to bring her home for Thanksgiving dinner. He thinks that it will be a good idea to introduce her to the family. But love makes people blind. Josh never sees her insecurity and jealousy, which completely ruins the Thanksgiving dinner with his family.
Directed by Wanyin Tang (USA)

Emperor Mee, who is obsessed with eating only noodles, gets bored of eating them one day. So, his loyal Servant comes up with the idea of having a cooking competition between Chef Jing, the Emperor’s current head chef, and Chef Tong, a famous noodle chef in the village. While Chef Jing fights to win back her honor and reputation as the Emperor’s head chef, it seems that Chef Tong has something else cooking up her sleeve.
Directed by Tiffany Lam (USA)

Focusing on trials of a man suffering from PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder).
Directed by Tom Clancy (Ireland)

A short film about like-addiction and recognition on social networks. What is the danger of social media and what are the consequences for real life? All this and much more you will learn in this film.
Directed by Thomas Roder (Switzerland)

Man finds more competent tool.
Directed by Oleksandr Herasymenko (Poland)

A castaway’s lonely life takes an unexpected turn when an unfamiliar object gets washed up on the beach.
Directed by Sabrina Marengo (UK)

The short film “El perdón (Forgiveness)” is about a story of personal improvement, based on a real event.
Directed by Paola García-Sanjuán Machado (Spain)

A midnight stop at the gas station turns into one woman’s nightmare.
Written by Courtney Wold (USA)

“Help Wanted” is an award-winning silent short comedy, made in the style of the early 1920s. Silent film production, direction, and acting techniques were used throughout the entire process. Silent films and music are the international languages, and if I can show this film all over the world, then maybe we can all laugh together. What a wonderful energy that would create. As in the early days of silent film, a wonderful organ score was written specifically for this film.
Directed by Mac Estelle (Michael Madden) (USA)

“So Stonely” is a satirical music video commenting on the exaggerative nature of mid-20th-century anti-marijuana PSA films. Our humble protagonists find themselves pressured to try a new trending experience, whose psychedelic effects skyrocket our subjects into a hyperbolic world of idolatry and Illuminati cultist rituals, sending everyone spiraling through a horrifying metamorphosis. Will they ever find their way back again?
Directed by May McDonough and Daniel Lake (USA)