Best Animated Short

Camrus Johnson - 24, Frazier Smith - 24
New York

In this retelling of his dad's relationship with his best friend, GRAB MY HAND is Camrus Johnson's gift to his grieving father and a message to all to cherish every second you have with the ones you love while you still can.

Opening Night

Daria Litvichenko - 17
Estonia

There’s no doubt that the world is cruel and corrupt. Still, this evening Philip gets another proof of this.

Animation Sensations

Xenia Bernal - 16, Ian Kim - 12, Hank Schoen - 12, India Spencer - 15, Talia Abel - 16, Alejandro Moses de la Vega - 11, Eva Suissa - 16, Michael Zambrano - 17
California

Hand-drawn animation illustrates Holocaust Survivor Erika Jacoby's memories of surviving Auschwitz. Produced in the summer 2018 Righteous Conversations Project Workshop at Harvard-Westlake School.

Human Identities

Ejun Hong - 16
South Korea

Mother is about my 92-year-old grandfather, who lost his mother when he was only 3-year-old. He now has Alzheimer’s and is living the last days of his life. I love and respect him very much, so I wanted to pay tribute to him by creating a film that shows his challenging yet successful life. Mother made my grandfather experience the everlasting love between him and his mother in a way he never has.

Art in Motion

Morgan Gruer - 23
California

"Dear Sense" is a visually mesmerizing, illusionistic video that illustrates the power of Louis The Child and Max's music through their interaction with their surrounding environment.

Happy Hour Shorts

Parsa Bozorgani - 22
Iran

A few years back, a video of stray dogs being killed by acid injection by council workers in Shiraz (Iran) went viral. Nobody took responsibility for the action.

Powerful Grit