Independent Shorts Awards

The Other Side: Mountaineer

Hao Liyang, an HR manager from China moved to the UAE thinking it was the land of skyscrapers and sand

After being kidnapped in Caracas, Andres, a young Venezuelan guy moves to Phoenix, AZ. However, his immigration status and impulsive

A story about janitor in high school. Directed by Chaw Khanawutikarn (Thailand)

A cynical eulogist receives a postmortem visit from one of his “clients,” in a conversation that forever changes his outlook

When Ebony, a strong-willed woman who longs for commitment from her boyfriend, Terrell, is kidnapped and held hostage by his

When I was 10-years-old I developed repetitive motor tics. If I didn’t do something for a certain amount of times,

After an uncomfortable sexual encounter with a customer over the phone, restaurant hostess Margot tries to unload on to her

“Alice” is a thriller about a writer who trapped in her own fiction and experience several time loops. Directed by

“Golden”, a wordless dance film, uncovers the independence, intellectual curiosity, and sexual vibrancy hidden within the domestic life of a

When their love wanes after a tragedy, two heartbroken women try to piece together their relationship, highlighting the hardship and

“How To Write Stories” is a humorous approach at life and its unexpected ‘pencil breakings.’ It is also simply a

“Jesse, the Joker” is a documentary telling the true story of Jesse, a street performer working in Hollywood Los Angeles,

A poor man (arabia) buys a new shoe but ISIS attacks the man’s village. The man runs barefoot from fear

A Robot wants to learn how to smile. Directed by Mario Ronaldo Garcia (USA)