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Congratulations to the winners
June 2021

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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.

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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.

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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.

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PEOPLE'S CHOICE ~ MICRO SHORTS

The Mustache

Lizzy Rudakas & Clark Pavlik (Chicago, IL)

A man dares to change the style of his mustache.

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OFFICIAL SELECTIONS ~ JUNE 2021

(in order of appearance at the screening)

Official Selections June 2021

33

Benson's Beans

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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

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Meg Grunewald

Chicago, IL

An exploration of how women treat each other based on fashion, and other things.

39

Ms. Rossi

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Pat Battistini

Italy

While on her way to a business meeting, Ms. Rossi takes an interesting detour.

42

WALI

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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?

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Aaron Roman

United States

A customer chooses combat as a method of payment for their coffee.

48

Good As Gold

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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.

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Josh Brown

United Kingdom

A flashing smoke alarm sends a sleepless man into an existential crisis of self-doubt.

54

Oh

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Cathal Feeney

Ireland

On a short bus journey a young boy quizzes his father about the world.

57

TUSCANY

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Geoffrey Brenton

United Kingdom

A couple are clearing plastic on the banks of the Thames, when she decides to take feminist action.

34

Postal

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Naaji Adzimah

Brooklyn, NY

A film on mental illness, and the madness of those who don't understand.

37

Trash

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Dylan Monroe

United States

A car accident spurs an innocent man to go on an impromptu killing spree.

40

A cold dinner

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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

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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

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Nick Szubart, Emma Henderson

Los Angeles, CA

An exploration of a cracker shaped like a fish.

49

I want to love you in analogue

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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

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Patrick Lewtschanyn

Chicago, IL

Hunter K-009 embarks on a contract that may be too much to chew.

55

Music to my eyes

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Becka Riccio

Chicago, IL

The intersection of harmony as it relates to when audio meets visual.

35

The Girl Without the Pearl Earring

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Lizzy Rudakas & Clark Pavlik

Chicago, IL

A man dares to change the style of his mustache.

50

Lost & Found

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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

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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

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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.

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