Independent Shorts Awards

A girl is dead. And she’s just the first.
Julia is a pretty typical teen, except that a deadbeat drunk for a father and the murder of her best friend have made her fearless and brave beyond her years. When Julia and her friends secretly visit the abandoned “Tillie” mural at the old Palace Amusements, they seem to unsettle something. Then, as they spend the day at the local carnival, Julia’s friends start to go missing. Julia will have to get to the bottom of the disappearances, or – who knows? – she may be next.
Directed by Olivia Anton (USA)

Teaser for a drama/mystery TV miniseries about a sorority legacy who’s life is put in jeopardy when she learns the fatal truth behind the disappearance of one of her sorority sisters from that sister herself.
Directed by Elena C. Lockleis (USA)

Christine disappears while jogging, causing a small town to wonder what happened to her. Struggling to free herself from a sexual predator, we discover just how close she is to home. Have you seen Christine Simmons?
Directed by Paul Foster (USA)

Anacronte and the Sorcerers of Evil, without any emotion and fulfilling their destiny, they put to test humanity’s happiness in a struggle that, in short, has each of us as winners and losers.
Directed by Raúl Koler and Emiliano Sette (Argentina)

A silent short film about a man who thinks he’s spotted an iconic Brigitte Bardot type in a library and continues to pursue her in a 1960s style gentle comedy.
Directed by Cameron Moon (UK)

By Nan Li (USA)

Harold closes himself up in a world of black and white with a black and white fantasy girlfriend. One day a graffiti artist named Annie crushes into his life and brings color with her. Harold tries to stay away, but in the end, he realizes that he wants the colorful life and lets go of the fantasy.
Directed by Yao Yu (USA)

Directed by Liang Ce (USA)

A Latino young woman, struggling in an abusive relationship, discovers a part of herself she had no idea about.
Directed by Lena Krivosheyeva (USA)

The absurd journey which follows along side a young boy, who encounters he’s future self, served as a prophet. Exposing him to the suffering that he’s bound to endure. These events transpire from the traumatic aftermath of divorce, mental illness and drug usage.
Directed by Mason Hubbard (Australia)

Seize the day every day, from dawn until dusk… “Seize the Day” is a song by Jon Tarifa, composed by

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After losing his wife & child to tragic events, a successful attorney falls deep into depression and then finds himself homeless with nothing left to live for. And all the remains from his past is a letter written to him by his daughter.
Directed by T.J. Penton (USA)

“Invictus” is an ambitious film that stirs thought and reflection. How far are we, really, from the post-Apocalyptic hell Jane treks across? Closer, perhaps, than we’d like to believe.
Directed by Angie Rowntree (USA)