Independent Shorts Awards

Leaving Smith’s Pond

Two cousins, now in their twenties, re-unite when Tom’s wealthy father passes away. The scars from Tom’s dark upbringing become

While anticipating someone to join him, a young man takes notice of the increasingly eccentric patrons in the restaurant. “Waiting“

A veteran still reeling over the loss of his wife discovers a way to see a loved one just one

A recovering alcoholic, Liz Newey, who has left her past behind, is interrupted in her early morning recitation of the

Failed musician Vanessa comes home from her stale office job one evening to find a version of herself already inside

Life is a journey, not a destination, and some journeys matter more than others. “To Almeria” (Spain), a compelling 7-minute

“The year is 1989, and there is absolutely nothing wrong with what we’re doing”, so says Lance, Kirsten’s partner-in-crime. Together

Plot Summary A SCI-FI story, takes place 200 years in the future. An estranged son meets his famous dying father,

When a tormented security guard declines the help of a mysterious priest, his sanity starts to unravel, and he finds

Through the whines and whispers of broken liquid souls, Eros returns to make us whole again by Plato’s words and

A late-night at the laundromat turns deadly for a mother and her daughter. “Change” (USA), the disturbing 6-minute drama short

A couple is going through a difficult period. Still, they recall to their minds fragments of their happiness. To revive

A veteran magician finds a magic ring that contains the memory of her and her lover at the ruin of

Mort, tasked with moving people to the next life, longs for love and relationship, and with the aid of a