2022 FILM AWARD WINNERS
Best of Fest & Best Narrative Short
Human Trash
Spain – Director: Aitor Almuedo Esteban
A boy is thrown into a trash container from the future. In his frantic search for the exit, he runs into a mysterious man, who will make him doubt the origin of his own existence.
Best Feature Documentary
No Visible Trauma
Canada – Directors: Robinder Uppal & Marc Serpa Francoeur
No Visible Trauma examines a deeply troubled police department and reveals the devastating consequences of unchecked police brutality. The film unravels the intertwined stories of three individuals who were the victims of extreme violence at the hands of police officers.
Best of Feature Narrative
My Dead Dad
USA – Director: Fabio Frey
In this coming-of-age drama, young burnout Lucas is notified that his estranged father has passed away. Relieved to never have to hear about him again, Lucas learns that his father left him the responsibility of managing an apartment complex in Los Angeles. Determined to sell off the complex without a second thought, Lucas meets the eclectic tenants, and soon discovers his father was a different man than the one he knew.
Best Short documentary
The Grey Area
Jacksonville, Florida, USA – Directors: Keagan Anfuso & Drew L Brown
A documentary exploring the damaging consequences masculine women face for rejecting society’s expectations.
Best student film
Forget Me Not
USA – Directors: Courtney LeBlanc & Saige Guevara
In an attempt to preserve her legacy, a cartoon classic wages war on her rebooted counterpart.
Best Florida film
What the Heck is Going On?
Florida, USA – Director: Alexander Bale
When the main character of a sitcom realizes he's literally in a sitcom, he has to find a way out, and save his family.
Special Jury Award
Oscar
Italy – Director: Riccardo Copreni
Thirty-year-old Oscar has made a path of transspecies. Now he feels like a dog in the body of a human being. Angela, his mother, is now determined to introduce him to her partner.