Independent Shorts Awards

Marriage Counseling for Friends

A comedy web-series about friends who decide to go to couples counseling to deepen their platonic friendship. Written and produced

This music video is for M. West’s track “Swimming Upstream” from his new CD “Still Life’s Allusions” (available on all

Mike is an intellectually challenged man in his mid-50’s, working for his only friend, Donald. When one dream propels Mike

“Tagged” is a topical story about a young woman and her close friend who stand up for themselves against their

Above a busy DC street, a group of women is learning to fight. Aggressive and unapologetic, Colleen, the group’s leader,

A post-apocalyptic western, where science fiction and the supernatural co-exist as one. In this world, humanity is not portrayed for

Alex works at a dingy bar during the day, but when her shift is over she is out for blood.

A broken young woman, forced to fight in underground bare-knuckle tournaments as a child, returns home to reconcile with her

A distressed crisis negotiator is called upon to rescue a jumper off a ledge. Directed by Ayman Samman (USA)

Nick hears how his girlfriend is sleep talking about an eerie murder. Next night she gives more details and he

Directed by Jacob Vanderwerken (USA)

After meeting at a trade show, tentative, 40-something Paul accepts the offer of a night cap from the gorgeous 20-something

On a Halloween night a group of teenagers are invited to a escape rooms and they’re about to run into

An oddball couple desperate for fulfilment have their mundane existence invaded by an unexpected new arrival. Directed by Cheryl Bayliss