2021

2021 Films

The 8th: Aideen Kane, Lucy Kennedy, & Maeve O’Boyle
180 SECONDS: Perry Strong
ALINA: Rami Kodeih
ARBOREAL SPASM: Brandon Wilson
THE ART IN MY HOUSE: Drew Maynard
BAKERSFIELD: Evan Sorlien
THE BEST ORCHESTRA IN THE WORLD: Henning Backhaus
BROUGHT TO YOU BY SATAN: Holly Laurent
CHERRY COLA: Amandine Thomas
THE CHILD OF THE SUBWAY: Nathan Le Graciet
COINCIDENCES: Neil Ira Needleman
Comin’ Up Short: Queen Muhammad Ali & Hakeem Khaaliq
CONNECTING THE DOTS: Doug Roland
THE DARK ODYSSEY: Michael Lavine
DAWN: Katherine Castro, Nona Catusanu, & Liza Gipsova
DIAMOND HEAD (LAEAHI): Johannes DeYoung
DING-DONG!: Patrick Hopkins
DON'T TOUCH IT: Kirsten Johnson
D U A L I T Y: Craig Murley
DUODROM: Basil Vogt
ECHO: Lieke Bezemer
EXCUSE ME: Vanessa Rose
THE EXPLOSION OF A SWIMMING RING: Tommi Seitajoki
FEELING THROUGH: Doug Roland
HALLUCINATED: Mohammed Omar
HEAR ME SOMETIMES: Sofia Theodore-Pierce
HERE IS WHEN YOU ARE: Sophia Gordon
High Maintenance - The Life and Work of Dani Karavan: Barak Heymann
Highway One: Jaclyn Bethany

I AM SORRY: Chris Durai
KARATE BELT: Stephen Huff
KIA SUMMER SALES EVENT: Brendan Walter
LEGS: Luke Harvey
LEMONMILK: Wylie Chan Wai Yee
LEO: Moein Rooholamini
LILAC LIPS, DUTCHESS COUNTY: Tristan Scott-Behrends
A LONG PROTRACTED SCENE OF AN ACCIDENT: Lisa Rydberg & Lars Henrik Andersson
MANTIS: Albert Grabuleda
MY PINK PALACE (我的粉红色宫殿): Amanda Öman
NARCISSUS, THE HUNTER, THE NUMBNESS: John Warren
THE PRIEST: Michael Vukadinovich
QUALITY ASSURANCE: Christian Kozlowski
RACE TO THE PALACE OF DREAMS: Arlo Arntson
RICHARD NIXON: GETAWAY DRIVER: Kevin Daniel Lonano
SCRIPT: Piero Cannata
SHADOW: Mehdi Gholami suq
THE SHALLOWS: Martin T. B. Thomas
SHIFT: Claire Marshall
SICKLY: Byron Leon
SNOW GLOBE: Christopher Ryan Laughter
SONG OF THE COMMON LOON: Curtis Brown & Brian K. Landis
THE TAMPON: Erica Ortiz
THANK YOU FOR STAYING: Ty Clancey
TO HAVE A NAME: Angell Foster & Alora Young
TOUCH: Nir Berger
What Costs Your Fear?: Florian Anders
WHIRLWIND: Adolfo Ruiz

Best of 2021:

BEST OF FEST - FEATURE: High Maintenance
EXCELLENCE IN FEATURE FILM: Highway One
BEST OF FEST - SHORTS: Kia Summer Sales Event
EXCELLENCE IN SHORT FILM: To Have A Name

2021 Press:

Nashville Scene

We Own This Town

Judge

SPENCER GLOVER -- FILMMAKER

Spencer Glover is a Filipino- and African-American filmmaker based in Los Angeles, CA. His work focuses on the maturation of underrepresented voices in heightened universes spanning from action to drama. In 2019, Spencer was selected to be a part of the Half Initiative Directing Program (Ryan Murphy TV). His current film, "Data," is an official selection in an Oscar-qualifying film festival and was chosen as a Finalist in Stage32's Short Film Program. His second film, “Message Read,” won Best Short Film at the Capital City Black Film Festival, has premiered globally with Vivica A. Fox and the FOX SOUL Screening Room and has earned an official selection to the Geena Davis-led Bentonville Film Festival. Spencer’s goals include fostering an environment of collaboration, education and inspiration through this filmmaking company, RM108.