Independent Shorts Awards

A trilogy of my silent horror/comedy short films bringing together an all-new remastered Director’s Cut of “The NecRomancer”, “The Experiment of Dr. Lebensmittel” and “Monsieur and the Medium”, and now boasting all original scores by Roger Menichelli (“The NecRomancer”) and Christian Birkedal (“The Experiment of Dr. Lebensmittel” and “Monsieur and the Medium”). All three films starring the slapstick talents of Fabian Barraza and actress Renee Faggion in her featurette debut.
Directed by Joel Stephen Birnie (Australia)

A boy living in Yakumo named Mutsu Kushinano plays the flute but is unable to make beautiful music.
Directed by Hideki Oshima (Japan)

When young men with intellectual disabilities row crew, they thrive on the companionship and routine that come with being part of a team. But while some train hard to compete at a prestigious regatta, others face seemingly insurmountable obstacles as they navigate towards adulthood.
Produced by Nive Das and Ted Hornick (USA)

Ulises, lost in his emotions, decides to take a trip and look for a friend, Angelo, that can help him through the painful process of having lost his woman.
Directed by Arturo M. Merelo (Italy)

In a setting surrounded by constant news of violence, catastrophes and organized crime, goodwill and fear oppose each other when a woman watches her neighbors suspecting they are into some kind of trouble.
Directed by Arturo M. Merelo (Mexico)

An action-packed tribute to classic movie dance routines for Charlie Winston’s The Weekend, orchestrating a continuous shot through different set-ups on a film set with clever sleight-of-hand.
Directed by  Ian Roderick Gray (UK)

John, a man in his 50s, is ravaged by a gruesome mutation affecting much of his upper body. After waking to find it has grown drastically and painfully overnight, and believing it to be terminal, he decides to end his life and die on his own terms.
Directed by Ian Roderick Gray (UK)

Just a clown and its ego gaslighting the night away.
Ego and Centrick are infinitely connected. Ego is full of holes and Centrick knows only black and white. Their shapes change and morph as they try to outdo each other. Each entity tries to gain more power over the other and it’s a dance to the finish.
Directed by Carla Ciuffo (USA)

A lovely self-absorbed, wanna-be influencer and 3rd generation female magician, Zarina van Schmuck, discovers long-lost bizarre silent films, of her not-so-famous, great-grandfather, a 2nd best, 1920s Vaudeville magician, Magic Schmuck!
Directed by Adam Steinfeld (USA)

After being dropped by her label, Anya Marina documents her journey as an independent artist trying to revive her career.
Directed by Jon Sosis and Bethany Watson (USA)

A 22 years old male who dislikes hypocrisy, receives an unknown letter that leads him to a psychological conflict with himself to end up with a shocking encounter.
Directed by Ahmed Ferchichi (Tunisia)

This short film is about a girl and a boy who, before making an important and painful decision in their lives, want to make the decision of that day, without any sad consequences, to live life…
Directed by Reza Kouhpour (Iran)

A young guy, who has a clear life position not do any evil, together with his friends messes up a photographer, one of them steals photographer’s bag in which some money turns out to be.
Directed by Max Vitko (Ukraine)

A family drive turns tragic and the decisions made will last a lifetime.
Directed by Daniel Oramas (USA)