Best Narrative Short

Giulia Gandini - 24
UK

A 12-year-old girl has her first period in class. Her skirt is stained red. She is up next to present her final paper in front of all her peers. Will she find a way out of the 'uncomfortable' situation?

Opening Night

Kerry LeVielle - 23
New York

Resting on the shoulders of a single day, a young girl experiences the daunting immediacy of responsibility when tasked to care for her ailing grandmother.

Family Ties

Lizz Marshall - 22
California

In a dystopian future where violent criminals are reprogrammed into docile servants, a woman must survive her punishment of silent, mindless servitude in a home that hides the darkest of secrets.

Powerful Grit

Matthew McGuigan - 20
United Kingdom

Brendan’s mother Eilis reveals a dark secret on her deathbed, one to which Brendan must find the answer – what happened to her lost child?

Existential Epics

Matthew Puccini - 24
New York

A young gay man grows increasingly entangled in the marriage of an older couple.

Closing Night: Generation NOW

Clifford Miu - 24, Linhan Zhang - 21
Taiwan

Eleven year old Chris arrives at the hospital only to realize that his mother and uncles have decided to pull the plug on his beloved grandfather.

Family Ties

Mackenzie McMahon - 23, Nyles Washington - 23
California

A queer, black college student is forced to confront the masks he wears from day to day when an old friend comes to visit.

Come As You Are