Demon (Narrative Short Jury Award Winner)(USA, 25 min)
Writer/Director: Caleb Slain
Beaten and bloody, Marco emerges from the night upon a solitary desert homestead. He’s cleaned up by its owner, Bill, an affable blowhard, but niceties disappear when Marco encounters a pitch black secret on Bill's property.
Second to None (Animated Short Jury Award Winner)(Ireland, 7 min)
Writer/Director: Vincent Gallagher
Frederick Butterfield has always been runner up to his twin brother Herman. When Herman, the eldest brother by a mere minute, becomes the world’s oldest man, Frederick finally sees an opportunity to take first place.
Towards the Sun (Narrative Student Short Jury Award Winner)
(UK, 20 min)
Writers: Elie Choufany, Monica Santis
Director: Monica Santis
Twelve-Year-Old Esmeralda confronts her scarring past and uncertain future when she is placed at an immigrant shelter for unaccompanied minors in Texas.
Trailer:
https://vimeo.com/226004442Cleaner Daze (Scripted Digital Series Jury Award Winner)
(Episode 1)
(USA, 12 min)
Writer/Director: Tess Sweet
A newbie drug rehab counselor struggles to wrangle a misfit crew of teenage addicts while secretly battling her own addiction.
Los Comandos (Documentary Short Jury Award Winner)
(USA, 28 min)
Directors: Joshua Bennett, Juliana Schatz Preston
In El Salvador, gang violence has overrun the country, disproportionately targeting children and teenagers. The emergency medical unit, Los Comandos de Salvamento fights against the epidemic, providing one of the few refuges for the community’s youth.
