Congratulations to the winners
June 2022
BEST FILM ~ SMALL SHORTS
PAPER BOATS
Khushee Rajendra Hegde (India)
Two childhood friends who dream about their futures reflect on how they got where they wanted to be but lost each other along the way.
BEST FILM ~ MICRO SHORTS
Nimbus
Elsa Angvall (Canada)
A child and a new friend from the sky go on fantastical adventures and change along the way, proving that love transcends form.
PEOPLE'S CHOICE ~
SMALL SHORTS
Bathroom Time
Sara June (Los Angeles, CA)
Four white collar workers try and fail to find privacy in the workplace.
PEOPLE'S CHOICE ~
MICRO SHORTS
What Goes Bump in the Night
Taylor Joseph Wells (United States)
What happens in your home when you’re asleep?
OFFICIAL SELECTIONS ~ JUNE 2022
(in order of appearance at the screening)
01
Favorite Drink
Colin Thomas Jennings & Kristen Egermeier
Los Angeles, CA
Three best friends search to find the answer to a simple question, but instead are taken on a journey of stupidity.
04
What Goes Bump in the Night
Taylor Joseph Wells
United States
What happens in your home when you’re asleep?
07
Unveiled
Ryan Graff
Woodland Hills, CA
Something is moving in the shower, but it will take more than a curtain to unveil it.
10
Apocalypse
Lida Nasseri
Los Angeles, CA
Two millennials enjoy being the last survivors on earth until they discover they’re not alone.
13
I picked up smoking
Clement Jochem
United Kingdom
A man dissects the circumstances that led him to pick up a bad habit.
16
Nimbus
Elsa Angvall
Canada
A child and a new friend from the sky go on fantastical adventures and change along the way, proving that love transcends form.
19
Breaker Box
Kasey O'Brien
Corvallis, OR
Two female roommates discover the power of their pleasure when the breaker blows.
22
Gray Matters
Mariam Khodeir & Andrea Quintero
Egypt
Gray Matters is a stop-motion animated short film that highlights fascinating aspects of the human brain in a fun, illustrated, educational, and sarcastic tone.
25
DARK DREAMS
Nicola De Prato
United States
A tormented soul is lost chasing his dream in a deserted city. But his dream is someone else's nightmare.
28
I See You
Clement Jochem
United Kingdom
A man tries to defend himself against creatures that can only be seen in reflections.
31
The Plan
Gigi Burgdorf
United Kingdom
Two ordinary women find themselves in an extraordinary situation, struggling with anxiety and doubt while they come up with a plan to solve their problem and eliminate the mess.
34
THE DARKNESS THAT YOU FEAR
Melissa Morán
Spain
How would you face your darkest fear if that fear is you?
37
Devil's in the Details
Anna Owenson
United States
A witch gets less than she bargains for when she tries to summon Satan on her ex-boyfriend. An occult comedy.
02
Gregory
Ildiko Mayr
Not Specified
A bear finds himself trapped in the capitalist machinery. Will he escape it?
05
The Birth of a Beautiful Butch
Gia-Rayne Harris
Burbank, CA
A gay high school senior takes the first steps towards outwardly expressing and embracing her inner self.
08
Vegetative
Hannah Papacek Harper
France
Vegetative is a short visual poem; an experimental video which was created during the first Covid19 lockdown in spring 2020.
11
Exhausted
Tiffany Jiang
Seattle, WA
Rattled by the devastating Atlanta spa shootings, a Chinese-American filmmaker turns the camera on herself to document the invisible toll of such racially motivated hate crimes suffered by generations of the AAPI community.
14
Papel
Nancey Fang
Charleston, SC
A lonely axolotl child draws pictures of their absent parents and dreams of happier days, but through their art, they find that a loving family may not be that far away.
17
Ye Olde Mandate
Chris Owsiany & Brice Griffin
Los Angeles, CA
On the eve of battle two knights discuss the war plaguing their country.
20
Knights When We Dream
Cody Michael Southgate
Canada
Glimpse into the imagination of a group of children play fighting and experience what we all once believed our battles to be.
23
My Baby You'll Be
Andrew Berkeley Carter
Pasadena, CA
A young girl falls in love with an unlikely suitor and turns to extreme measures in order to see Him again.
26
Dijiang's Tale
Junyan Liu
United Kingdom
Dijiang, a faceless god who enjoys music and dance. They lived a simple mountain life until two other gods decide to give Dijiang the one thing they’re missing - a face.
29
French Riviera
Teo Marinakis
Brooklyn, NY
After a big fight with her husband, a young lady is on very, thin, ice...
32
Saint Lucy
Kenzie Yango & Ingrid Hamilton
Canada
A young woman loses the thing she cherishes most - control.
35
Feet
Cally Trench
United Kingdom
A very short animation film in which feet - sometimes socked, sometimes naked, and sometimes with one sock on and one sock off - wriggle and fidget.
03
PAPER BOATS
Khushee Rajendra Hegde
India
Two childhood friends who dream about their futures reflect on how they got where they wanted to be but lost each other along the way.
06
Dial 1 For Love
Ian Szetho
United States
Albert is trying to best to pick out an engagement ring for his partner.
09
Call it a Day
Jiwoo Lee
United States
it's an animation that captures the experience of "immersion" with an office worker on his way home.
12
fleeting
Cindy Stockton Moore
Philadelphia, PA
The first in a cycle of chromatic poems that use the color wheel as a structure for visual exploration, layering natural pigments, hand-drawn studio animations, cyanotypes, medical imagery and scenes from isolated landscapes, exploring the color blue as a conduit for atmospheric contemplation.
15
The Voice of the Lakota Nation Runs on Renewables
Jessica Plance
United States
Combating budget cuts, power outages and general lack of funding this radio station on the Pine Ridge Reservation has sought out alternative solutions to continue being a leader in communications for the Lakota people and more.
18
The Candles Are Wilting
Craig Pedroza
United States
A young man celebrates his birthday accompanied only by a cupcake, candle, and cherished memories.
21
Last First Goodbye
Tess Tregellas & AJ Nickell
Brooklyn, NY
Last First Goodbye is the Rom Com of the season. Before her big trip to Alaska, Tess has to tell AJ one last thing before it is too late.
24
Be Glad That it Happened
Taylor Mahoney
Los Angeles, CA
As a friend group prepares to move on to the next stages of their lives, they take a moment to pause and realize what it's been.
27
Dehumanized
Louis Brückner
Germany
Dehumanized is an experimental short film, in which the peace of the dead in a military cemetery is disturbed with loud war noises. The camera itself becomes a weapon.
30
Monochromatic
Alexandria Anfield
United Kingdom
Hannah attempts to see if a picture is worth a thousand words.
33
A World Alone
Juan Pablo Sánchez
Colombia
After the end of civilization, a lonely kid tries to find other survivors through radio signals.
36
Bathroom Time
Sara June
Los Angeles, CA
Four white collar workers try and fail to find privacy in the workplace.