WINNER
Hannah Patterson // Late to the Party
“During his 25th birthday party, a Trans man runs into his ex-best friend who ghosted him after he confessed his feelings for her, but she doesn't recognize him post-transition.”
RUNNER UP
Fallon Wright // F.O.C.O. (fear of coming out)
“When a 50ish-year-old black woman decides to take a trip home, she must confront a lifelong secret — coming out.”
2ND RUNNER UP
DW Medoff // Counting Our Days Rightly
“A young man thinks he is haunted by an antique, but a glimpse into his future with dementia shows us that getting old and losing our memories is an inescapable terror.”
Danielle Nebeliuk // The Last Black Dinosaur
“On the eve of his late son’s birthday, divorced cop McCarthy, kills unarmed new father Dre, unleashing a binding curse that catapults him into Dre’s subconscious to face the horrors of purgatory.”
Laurin Christian & Kristina Arjona // WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR
“Eden is dealing with a taboo medical disorder and enlists the help of her fellow queer friend, Grace when they realize they know shockingly little about the inner workings of vaginas, vaginal dilators, and the limitations of coconut oil.”
McKinley Benson // Two Ships
“An animated love story following a couple trying to navigate their relationship while working on opposite schedules.”
Andrea J Epps // The 50c Stand
“A young girl finds out a terrible secret about her church and takes justice into her own hands.”
Camilo Diaz // The Old Lady & The Boxer
“A bar fighting cowboy running with dreams of becoming a professional boxer meets an old woman with a sharp tongue who helps him find his self-respect.”
Kristina Cohen // Earthwalkers
“A recent sex trafficking survivor turned vigilante, trains for a mission with a Former FBI Agent, where she explores her agency and how she chooses to rewrite her narrative”
Giovanni Tortorici // It's Like a Window
“A woman tries crying to grieve the death of her mother”
