Congratulations to the winners
November 2022
BEST FILM ~ SMALL SHORTS
FREDERICK THE GREAT
Ming-En Lloyd Cui (Australia)
An aging conductor escapes to the ocean for one final, windswept orchestration.
BEST FILM ~ MICRO SHORTS
((O))
Joanna Żybul (Poland)
A short animation about the anticipation of a special delivery...
PEOPLE'S CHOICE ~ SMALL SHORTS
WHEN ALONE
Paz Bernstein (Israel)
We get a chance to dive into one's soul, as we take a peek at a woman touching herself. The feminine power explodes, changing all of the surroundings, painting the town with the magic of woman sexuality.
PEOPLE'S CHOICE ~ MICRO SHORTS
FIRST MEMORY
Chip Hackler (United States)
Memory's a funny thing.
OFFICIAL SELECTIONS ~ NOVEMBER 2022
(in order of appearance at the screening)
1
Share
Rose Blecon
France
A crucial meeting.
4
FIRST MEMORY
Chip Hackler
Wilmington, NC
Memory's a funny thing.
7
She Doesn't Like Pizza
Matt McKisson
Houston, TX
When the ugly truth about a local woman's tastes come to light, there are dire consequences for everyone involved.
10
Moscow State Circus
Joshua Van Horn
Houston, TX
A short profile on the bears of the Moscow State Circus based on a passage by John McPhee.
13
Once upon a February
Julia Shlenskaya
Russia
This micro short film is about the feelings and emotions which occurred after February 24th 2022, from the perspective of a person who lives in Russia.
16
Her Dad's Bananas!
Jeff Vande Zande
United States
A visual aid can make all the difference.
19
PHONE CALL
Zoe Kim
New York,NY
This is why everyone with a Korean mom needs to goto therapy.
22
Death and Magic Castles
Kari Barber
Reno,NV
A mother brings life and death into one frame in a culture where the goal is to live forever.
25
How Could This Have Happened To Me!
Charles Strider
United Kingdom
Claire goes leaps and bounds to avoid the coronavirus, in a pandemic where no one else is taking safety quite as seriously as she is.
28
Inhabit
Duncan Falconer
United Kingdom
When moving into a new house, John slowly realises the previous tenant may have left something behind!
31
The Sharing
Hariharasudhen Nagarajan
United States
Florence and Dasdan navigate the rules of their rocky relationship.
34
Blooming
Efa Blosse-Mason, Sophie Marsh
United Kingdom
This playful stop motion celebrates desire and pleasure from a plant's eye view.
2
Small Hours
Marta Sniezek, Christian Spurling
Ireland
Small Hours is a fully split/mosaic-screen 2D animation short which follows two people's trains of thought, transitioning from one memory to another. As we dive deeper into the memories we transcend into the character's subconscious and loose track of reality.
5
The Squirrel Slip
Patty Bilbro, Lori Swartz
United States
The true story of a girl, a stranger, and a squirrel.
8
Safe at Home
Zoë DeLeon
United States
A stop motion short film about two roommates being "safe at home" during the COVID-10 pandemic made by two roommates who were stuck at home during the COVID-19 pandemic.
11
When alone
Paz Bernstein
Israel
feminine power explodes, changing all of the surroundings, painting the town with the magic of woman sexuality.
14
ED GEIN RARE RESTORED FOOTAGE FOUND IN 2019!
Steve Chappell
Madison, WI
ED GEIN RARE FOOTAGE
17
The Dark Chasm of Lincoln Street
Oliver McGoldrick
United Kingdom
Something strange is happening on this suburban street.
20
The Little Things Matter
Brandon Watts
Los Angeles, CA
After detailing his precious sports car, Timothy's life is derailed by forces from above.
23
Elevator Beat
Alexis Giraud, Aiden Hall
United States
Casual turns convivial.
26
Bomb Defusing for the Abducted Adolescent: An Instructional Demonstration
Thomas Brandt
Culver City, CA
A kidnapped man wakes to a bomb that will explode in 60 seconds.
29
dissociate is to
Miles Mazzocato
Australia
A woman has a dissociative episode while driving her kids down a highway
32
Cheesed
The S&M Experience
Canada
It's hard losing a pet, but there's no need to be so cheesy.
35
Hot Or Iced?
Anthony Chirco
Los Angeles, CA
A man's indecision process is shown as a surreal fight between two opposing sides of his brain in a coffee shop.
3
Teething Problems
Kristian Fitsall
United Kingdom
Tired of her housemate stealing her toiletries, Darcy takes a twisted revenge in this darkly comic parody of a 'How To' video.
6
Falling (5 min)
Brittany Devon
Chicago, IL
the sapphic experience of falling in love and falling apart
9
Dolls Smile
Javad Saleh
Iran
Children and dolls smile.
12
Petroleum Pants
Luke Bechtel
Chicago, IL
A micro-short reflection on the commitments we choose to make and the toll those commitments can take on us.
15
Vegan on the Weekends
Faith ShaKira Chamblee
Baltimore, MD
A vegan ends up working as a butcher and endures an identity crisis.
18
SPEEDBOAT
Tobias James
Thailand
In the waterways outside Bangkok, a subculture of turbo longtail boat racers converge to see who's the fastest.
21
((O))
Joanna Żybul
Poland
Short story about an anticipation for a special delivery...
24
Pox
Simon Young
Austria
In a burned out shack in the great American dust bowl, a pox rages through a pioneer family.
27
A Bloody Graveyard Story
Vanessa Stachel
Germany
Three teenagers sneak into an eerie cemetery at night to summon an exceptionally terrible ghost with an ancient ritual. But they did not expect what they encounter there.
30
Achilles
Adam Morris
United Kingdom
Even the legendary Achilles has moments of self-doubt. Achilles explores the Achilles syndrome, known as the fear of failure.
33
Frederick the Great
Ming-En Lloyd Cui
Australia
An ageing conductor escapes to the ocean for one final, windswept orchestration.
36
Quiet Your Mind
Jason C. Brown, Erin O’Shea
United States
A short about the "simple" art of meditating.