Independent Shorts Awards

Traitor

A struggling detective grows suspicious of his Muslim neighbor as islamophobia tightens its grip on Los Angeles.
Directed by Rit Saraswat (USA)

My NSA Agent and Me

Eighteen-year-old Claire falls in love with the NSA agent she suspects is spying on her through her laptop’s webcam.
Directed by Jake Quinn (USA)

The Identicals

“The Identicals” is a comedy web-series about overprotected, undersexed 40-year-old twin brothers who live at home with their mother.
Directed by Mark Nichols (Australia)

In a Beat

A boy falls in love with a girl from the other side of the railway.
Directed by Tullio Imperatore and Francesco Mucci (Italy)

Cards on the Table

Coming from a wedding, a group of friends decides to hang out in a bar to end the night but they will face an unexpected turn of events.
Directed by Alexis Stan (France)

I’m Sorry

Everyone thinks Addy is in the perfect relationship with her girlfriend Salka. When Addy witnesses her friend help another friend from an abusive relationship, Addy is forced to look at the flaws in her own relationship.
Directed by Lovisa Lara (Iceland)

Birds

Katja and Hanne were best friends. At the age of 8, they found a cabin in the woods, they made a free zone and their own agenda. No drunk parents! When Katja where 13 years old her stepdad found the cabin. Katja ran out of the hut and hid – and Hanne was raped. One day 17 years later, the two girlfriends meet each other on a bodega. They decide to visit their old hideaway and displaced emotions force them to dig up in the past.
Directed by Trine Nadia (Denmark)

Anna

Following a conflict along the wintry Oregon Trail, a desperate Pioneer girl is aided by a Shoshone man in her search for her runaway father.
Directed by William Knowles (USA)

Superstar!

A grungy, hard rock band has 12 hours to record, mix and deliver their best tune to a songwriting competition and a chance to win the $10,000 Grand Prize! Their studio recording session begins with good vibes and high-fives but soon devolves into chaotic, drug-addled mayhem as egos explode and the deadline looms.
Directed by Daniel Wyland (USA)