Independent Shorts Awards

When Life Gives You Oranges

A lazy and apathetic 20-something year old barista meets her match when she winds up nanny to a sassy 10

Trapped in a vast desert, a girl must evade a long distance runner with a machete. Directed by Joey Scoma

After his breakup from the woman of his dreams, Evan, a hopeless romantic, is visited by a strange creature who

During summer vacation, a teenage girl secretly escapes her obsession with electronic devices to delight in the great outdoors. Directed

A strong Latina woman plots revenge against her abusive husband. Directed by Jayleen S Perez (USA)

An unsuspecting Lyft driver encounters a strange passenger that gives him more than he bargained for. Directed by Steven Belcher

Logline: The frequency of school shootings in America continues to increase while the nation’s response remains the same: “Thoughts and

Images of Claude Monet’s inspirational landscape in his garden and his home along with his paintings in Musee d’Orsay and

How far would you push your limits to help find the cure for cancer? The Empire State Ride is 500+

“Don’t believe everything you think.” DOUBTS, a poem by Julie Flanders with animation by Phoebe Cavise, is both a light

Frank and Lamar follows two best friends who live together and work together as middle school teachers in New York

In this film short, Melissa Michaels dances through her healing journey from late stage ovarian cancer to no evidence of

Who has the full picture? Two women share a taxi home from a party at the house of a mutual

Julia goes to her writing professor Annie’s house. The two women are friendly and discuss their commitment to the #MeToo