Independent Shorts Awards

Directed by Jacob Barnes (USA)

Adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft’s classic tale of cosmological horror.
Directed by Matthew Jarjosa (USA)

A coming of age story about identity, love and friendship in relation to a young man who believes himself to be the reincarnation of Elvis Presley.
Directed by Ember Crowley (USA)

A man wakes up after a one night stand to discover he’s slept with a crazy woman
Directed by Nathan Shelton (USA)

Domestic violence, school violence, and societal violence continually challenge and threaten the Taiwanese teenage boy, XiangYu.
Directed by Rob Chihhwen Lo (Taiwan)

A man who walks on the wrong side of the law becomes the target of an abandoned house with mysterious origins.
Directed by Stephen McKinnon (Canada)

“Taarof” is the story of one woman’s battle with herself, to fight against the cultural, social but also self-imposed limitations of what it is to be an ethnic female in today’s society, growing up in London. When Nazanin attends her estranged fathers funeral she is compelled into womanhood, by rebelling against the ideals of what it is to be an Iranian woman.
Directed by Alannah Olivia (UK)

In 1967 a sing-along piano bar in the basement of a building in with a storied history opened in New York’s West Village. This short documentary explores why it has and continues to be a home for misfits, musical theatre lovers and tourists alike.
Directed by Michael Vecchio (USA)

This film takes a counter-foot approach to the usual surf film and seeks to elevate the surf trip to a symbolic and poetic level.
Directed by Jameson Pepper (Morocco)

Balancing regular battles against a giant robot and a mad scientist with high school life leaves supercharged teen hero Kaylee questioning the predictability of her team’s missions.
Directed by Brian Morelan and Bianca Poroliseanu (Canada)

Featuring professional surfer Danny Fuller, a brief glimpse into the day you don’t go surfing.
Directed by Peter Darley Miller (USA)

A conductor prepares for a show in his dressing room.
Directed by Thomas Sivec (Canada)

Kristin and Samuel are still in love after losing their son in a miscarriage. Samuel has other plans unknown to Kristin that are deadly.
Directed by Felicia Rivers and J. Paul The Demi God (USA)

When the evil landlord wants to ban their pets, these crazy cat ladies bring in the big guns in this comic spy caper!
Directed by Melissa Skirboll (USA)