Independent Shorts Awards

Crazy Daze

An action/comedy about a group of struggling friends trying to start their film company. But with no money, all it

A disruption at the funeral of a beloved patriarch forces a family to come to terms with the memory of

If all the world’s a stage, who’s behind the curtain? Elements of intrigue and a dash of dark humor spice

Reece; a closeted college football captain, struggles with the toxic behaviors of his teammates, and those behaviors bleeding into his

A street actor has been locked in his apartment for over a month in complete solitude. Looking out the window,

Teacher Kelly Busch never thought it would come to this. It all started with embezzling from her school under the

Directed by Giorgio Molteni (Italy)

This is a story of a young married couple traveling a highway along the coast, heading to a new home.

A young Youtuber is hired by a struggling energy drink company, HotHed Inc., to become their mascot in exchange for

Lamya Essemlali is an ocean activist dedicated to protecting marine turtles from being poached in the Indian Ocean and Pilot

Analog tv static, moving lights, gifs, and japanese subtitles. all set to an original ambient/noise soundtrack. Directed by Skjmmjngtonrjde (USA)

The story of author Judith Kerr’s journey to wartime London, and how she came to write the children’s classic, “The

In the brisk evening hours a call goes out to all officers in the area to be on the lookout

Three lives come together at a gas station. A bag of money and a biro disrupts each of their hopes