NEW YORK INDIE SHORTS AWARDS

COUNT ON ME
When finding the light to guide us, the strongest bonds are created when one can utterly trust those surrounding us. Families can be blood-bound or chosen. Finding those people and fighting to stick together, or going through hardships together can make or break a relationship. Explore family conversations and experiences, positive and negative, within the poetry-filled films in this block.

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The Masterpiece | Alex Lora | Spain
A Day In February | Klaas Diersmann | United Kingdom
Coup de Grâce | Lisa Vicari | Germany
Song of the Lake | Carlos Sallas, Ari Navarrete, Samuel Mendez | Mexico
Different Than Before | Mayumi Yoshida | Canada
Favourites | Nick Russell | Australia
Revisited | Iain Aigin Stronach Forbes | Norway
Welcome Home | Amanda Nalbant Nordpoll | Norway

REACH OUT I'LL BE THERE
Fighting to move forward, to transform ourselves, to become who we know we are deep within ourselves. Fresh coming-of-age stories that will submerge ourselves into new (and not-so-new) experiences. Some filled with hope and light, some splattered with darkness and struggles, but always inspiring new conversations and creating a spotlight for new conversations. When you feel lost and about to give up … Don’t drift out on your own, reach out for a hand to help.

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Bahamas | Maxime Bultot | Belgium
Pepperoni | Jacob Staudenmaier | United States
Lip Virgin | Shimrit Eldis | Israel
Please don't tap on the glass | Janina Hüttenrauch | Germany
Dare to Dream | Max Ornstil, Pedro Garcia | United States
Cut | Youness Benali | United Kingdom
Xiaohui and his cows | Xinying Lao | China
An Orange From Jaffa | Mohammed Almughanni | Palestine

SUPERSTITION
Very superstitious… Bizarre characters that find each other in dichotomic worlds. Action filled, cynical films that will make us question what seems real and what really is. Encountering the jungle we live in, under dystopian circumstances, as well as human relationships and their inner workings. Examining and dismantling our truths while living in odd circumstances.

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The Ballad | Christofer Nilsson | France
Table | Matthew S Moore | United States
The Mistress and The Mime | Alyson Golden Milberg | United States
Within Whose Boundaries We Dwell | Imogen McCluskey | United States
Clay | Max Baker | United States
Jungle | Ronald Marinakis | Netherlands
Catastrophic | John Michael Hegarty | Ireland
Policy | Matteo Belletta | United States
Icarus | Natalie Schwan | United States

TREASURE
Ranging from light-hearted stories to life-altering stories, these animation films will convey stories that will help us appreciate the treasures of the world. That is what they are! Embark on a journey to discover new realms and let your imagination flow and expand with each frame.

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Set Sail for Candy | Julian Parrish | United States
Bait | Nancy-Bleu Hwang | United States
Return to Hairy Hill | Daniel Gies | Canada
Intermitencia | Ana Sofia Navia Lopez | Colombia
Our Uniform | Yegane Moghaddam | Iran
Plantasia | Angelos Gourzis | Greece
Mikado | Alfred Andrea | Austria
Crab Day | Ross Stringer | United Kingdom
Letter to a Pig | Tal Kantor | France
Mum's Spaghetti | Lisa Kenney | United Kingdom
New(Bird) Life | Sasha Uijeong Shin | United States
In the Shadow of the Cypress | Hossein Molayemi, Shirin Sohani | Iran

EVER LASTING LOVE
Complicated situations can bring people together and also drift them apart. However, love can be everlasting. When given the thrill of a lifetime… one can find love to help them survive today’s reality, and with it new ways to explore this harsh world.

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Superdupermegagigasingle | Håkon Anton Olavsen | Norway
Things I've Made My Roommate Do | Mylissa Fitzsimmons | United States
After Dinner | Lasley Lui | United States
Lilla Sol - Endless Summer | Eleanor Laurence | United States
Wait for Me (at the Bottom of the Sea) | Tin Lee | United States
To The Moon | Paul Pierantozzi | United States
Lovesick | Alexander Saul | Denmark
Rigmor - Alt Det Du Gør | Nana Nancy | Denmark
Love and Substances | Lukas Treudler | Germany

LIKE A ROLLING STONE
Casualties are almost never random. Like a complete unknown, one has to pierce this city’s ambivalence and the solitude it walks hand in hand with. Odd characters that will make us rethink our experiences, and everything we have gotten used to.

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A Walk in the Park | Jay Marks | United States
Some Kind of Paradise | Nicholas Finegan | United States
Somewhere | Jake Savitz | United States
Boxer | Zane Rizvi-Riemer | United States
Mean Thirst | Victoria Mortati | United States
Avery | Bella Borgh | United States
Diary of a Photobooth | Elias Koller, Lisa Jödicke | Switzerland

RESPECT
This combination of different documentaries, animations, and experimental film’s have got exactly what you’re asking for. A portrayal of different realities, of contrasting truths. Find out what respect means for these films.

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Till We Find Them | Jean Chapiro | Mexico
A Job Like Any Other | Nicholas Batchelder | United States
Unconditional | Marta Chierego | United States
Yasuke the African Samurai | Scott Palazzo | United States
The God Man | Andrew Foerster | Canada
Balance | Tim Kellner | United States
A Body Called Life | Spencer MacDonald | United States
Deserters | Guido Zanghi | United Kingdom

GIRLS JUST WANNA HAVE FUN
Feeling like one’s not part of the fortunate ones is more than relatable for these characters. Coming-of-age stories that showcase the strength and resilience of those who are aiming to reach their goals. Stories of those who will battle until the end and tear down whatever in in the way between them and their end goal.

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The Last Hurrah | Stephanie Halovanic | United States
What People Burn to Stay Warm | Sam Lasiter, Calyssa Lavery | United States
Faccia Brutta | Alyssa DiMartino | United States
Blood & Water | Luke Langsdale | United States
Nothing Happened | Katya Yakubov | United States
Bold | Alla Kovgan, Miko Malkhasyan | United States
Ripe! | Tusk | United States
The Invincibles | Suzie Léger, Noemi Sophia James | Austria

HAUNTED
The scene is getting too dark and quiet, recognizing the feeling of not being able to trust anything. When you think you have everything figured out, these films arrive to keep you on the edge of your seat. Terrifyingly haunting films that will send chills down your spine and freeze the entire theater. Everyone’s eyes will either go cold… or be forced to look away from the screen.

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Wake | Sean Carter | United States
Mean Ends | Émile Lavoie | Canada
Night Train | A.J. Serrano | United States
Callus | Ciarán Hickey | Ireland
Keepers | Paul Emile | United States
Jinx | Maya Zaleski | United States
Hado | Rubi Rock | Spain

THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL IN THE WORLD
How can one get through days when they can’t get through hours? Women who are fighters. Strong characters with blunt personalities, whose beauty shines through, all the way from deep in their souls, to illuminate those surrounding them. Life changing stories, that invites us to reflect on ourselves, and what things could be.

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The Steak | Kiarash Dadgar | Iran
A Short Trip | Erenik Beqiri | Albania
The Rooms We Share | Nadiia Kathymlianska | Ukraine
Flocky | Esther Casas Roura | Spain
Singing in the Lifeboat | Grace Wijaya | United States
Lengua de diamante | Victoria Barbarito | United States
Fly-Tipping | Gareth Malone | United Kingdom
Marry Mary | Alessandro Marino | United States
Lean In | Lucy Coleman | Australia

WHAT'S GOING ON
What’s going on? War is not the answer, for only love can conquer hate. Reflecting from a place that will overwhelm us with laughter. The virtues and defects of human kind, displayed in a comedic form, to distract us from our realities, that will guide us into realizing what is going on

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Wake Up | Josh Kasselman | United States
Conej Steps Out | Pablo Río | Spain
Dig Deeper | Girault Seger | United States
Legacy | Harry Hadden-Paton | United Kingdom
Honest Work | Kermis Batista | United States
Broken Toilets | Jesse Toledano | United States
The Smile | Erik van Schaaik | Netherlands
Juicy | Emily Weider, Emily Everhard | United States

I WANT TO BREAK FREE
Characters who have no other choice but to tear down the walls that are in their path towards freeing themselves. Everyone knows they want to break free. Life still goes on, no matter what happens, and they are here to let the world know that they will be fulfilling their dreams, whatever it takes. It’s strange but it’s true; nothing can nor will stop them.

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Good Boy | Tom Stuart | United Kingdom
The Wait | Imran Hamdulay | South Africa
Edge of Space | Jean de Meuron | United States
Terra Natal | Lucas Manuel-Scheibe | United States
Oliveira Dos Cen Anos | Antón Álvarez | Spain
Skin | Leo Behrens | United States
Rejoyce! | David Ledger | United Kingdom
Wings | Michael Christensen, Benjamin J Murray | United States