
Congratulations to the winners
June 2021

BEST FILM ~ SMALL SHORTS
Muffy
Emily Draper (New York, NY)
A woman in 1970s' suburbia gets sweet, creamy revenge when her husband flirts with another woman in front of her.

BEST FILM ~ MICRO SHORTS
A Cold Dinner
Gulzhan Sitakhmetova (Russia)
A cold dinner is a dish with bad news. Today it will be more disgusting and destructive than yesterday; and tomorrow will not come at all.

PEOPLE'S CHOICE ~
SMALL SHORTS
Final Deathtination
Marika Tamura (Japan/USA)
A man who is about to hang himself
encounters Death who is a "travel agent" for finding the best place to die. The odd pair end up on a world tour.

PEOPLE'S CHOICE ~ MICRO SHORTS
The Mustache
Lizzy Rudakas & Clark Pavlik (Chicago, IL)
A man dares to change the style of his mustache.

OFFICIAL SELECTIONS ~ JUNE 2021
(in order of appearance at the screening)
33
Benson's Beans

Mike Schminke
Chicago, IL
A turn of the century beans company hires a real cowboy to sell their product but gets more than it bargained for.
36
On Wednesdays, We Wear Pink

Meg Grunewald
Chicago, IL
An exploration of how women treat each other based on fashion, and other things.
39
Ms. Rossi

Pat Battistini
Italy
While on her way to a business meeting, Ms. Rossi takes an interesting detour.
42
WALI

Tobias James & Duncan Nicholls
United Kingdom
Whilst working as an Interpreter for the British Army in his home country of Afghanistan, Wali Noori was involved in a Taliban ambush and suffered serious injuries as well as the loss of his sight. 'Wali' tells his story and how he found inspiration and healing through sport.
45
Cash, Credit, Or Combat?

Aaron Roman
United States
A customer chooses combat as a method of payment for their coffee.
48
Good As Gold

Tobias James & Derek Man
United Kingdom
Two friends discover a washing machine that turns everything in to solid gold. But things quickly go downhill as greed gets the better of them.
51
GREENLIGHT.

Josh Brown
United Kingdom
A flashing smoke alarm sends a sleepless man into an existential crisis of self-doubt.
54
Oh

Cathal Feeney
Ireland
On a short bus journey a young boy quizzes his father about the world.
57
TUSCANY

Geoffrey Brenton
United Kingdom
A couple are clearing plastic on the banks of the Thames, when she decides to take feminist action.
34
Postal

Naaji Adzimah
Brooklyn, NY
A film on mental illness, and the madness of those who don't understand.
37
Trash

Dylan Monroe
United States
A car accident spurs an innocent man to go on an impromptu killing spree.
40
A cold dinner

Gulzhan Sitakhmetova
Russia
A cold dinner is a dish with bad news. Today it will be more disgusting and destructive than yesterday; and tomorrow will not come at all.
43
Apartment 2E

Elise Jaffe
Chicago, IL
Have you ever stopped to think how much history there is in one bedroom? This is the story of Apartment 2E and all the people who have experienced joy and sorrow within its walls.
46
Goldfish

Nick Szubart, Emma Henderson
Los Angeles, CA
An exploration of a cracker shaped like a fish.
49
I want to love you in analogue

Paula Harris & April Lampre
New Zealand
A film about the melancholic yearning to love someone. Based on the poem "I want to love you in analogue" by Paula Harris.
52
Penelope

Patrick Lewtschanyn
Chicago, IL
Hunter K-009 embarks on a contract that may be too much to chew.
55
Music to my eyes

Becka Riccio
Chicago, IL
The intersection of harmony as it relates to when audio meets visual.
35
The Girl Without the Pearl Earring

Julie Schultz & Jackie Avellar
Denver, CO & Chicago, IL
A fun Friday night, turns into a Saturday morning of anxiety and confusion. Where did I leave that...
38
If It Ain’t Baroque

Gregg Jaffe
Chicago, IL
A happy couple celebrate their anniversary by exchanging gifts, leading to an exploration of self-expression and attempts at pleasing the one you love.
41
FINDING LINES

Mattias Larson
Sweden
A skateboarder weaving his lines through a right-angled landscape. Exploring the patterns and shapes that man has left behind.
44
Peer

Shayna Strype & Ada Defriez
New York, NY
Through use of movement and puppetry, a child imagines the progression and eventual unraveling of her parents' marriage.
47
The Mustache

Lizzy Rudakas & Clark Pavlik
Chicago, IL
A man dares to change the style of his mustache.
50
Lost & Found

Carmen Jaffe
Chicago, IL
A story of a boy who gets something very special to him. One day he loses it and is very sad. As the years go by he wonders about his lost item.
53
Adam’s Hands

Gregg Jaffe
Chicago, IL
When Adam’s relationship reaches a crossroads he opens himself up to new adventures and new people. Will it make him happier? Maybe yes, maybe no… but life is all about the journey.
56
Final Deathtination

Marika Tamura
Japan/USA
A man who is about to hang himself encounters Death who is a "travel agent" for finding the best place to die. The odd pair end up on a world tour.