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Short Synopsis:
It's the summer of 1986. Erik (Andrew Eakle) is the shy, quiet type—but far more passionate than most teenagers when it comes to God and rock-n-roll. His dream comes true when he is asked to run sound for his favorite band...
BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE FILM
Electric Jesus
Runtime (in minutes):
107
Session #
8
Short Synopsis:
When the NCAA bans a small hockey town's Native American name and logo, a battle begins to save a college icon.
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM
Fighting Over Sioux
Runtime (in minutes):
85
Session #
3
Short Synopsis:
On a yearly ice fishing trip; two men learn a dark secret about their fishing guide and friend.
BEST SOUTH DAKOTA NARRATIVE SHORT
Auger-Hole
Runtime (in minutes):
10
Session #
6
Adult Content: Language/Violence
Short Synopsis:
Into the Circle tells the story of a resilient Indigenous family, their journey through life-altering tragedy, and the community that helped them reconnect with their Lakota heritage.
BEST SOUTH DAKOTA DOCUMENTARY SHORT
Into the Circle
Runtime (in minutes):
17
Session #
7
Adult Content: Language
Short Synopsis:
Margo, Dan, Jordan, and Lizzy visit grandmother Ruth for Passover. Later that night, Lizzy finds Ruth watching a midnight news story about Anne Frank’s death. Lizzy then confesses to have known a related secret for...
BEST NARRATIVE SHORT
The Book of Ruth
Runtime (in minutes):
14
Session #
7
Short Synopsis:
Anthony, an avid mountain biker and athlete, and his wife Julie are forced to reflect on and reimagine their lives when he’s diagnosed with colon cancer at only 36 years old.
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT
All I Can Do
Runtime (in minutes):
21
Session #
7
Adult Content: Language
Short Synopsis:
Tao Bo, a protection racket collector and a divorced father, is having an awful day. His ex-wife won't let him visit his son and he also failed to get money from a restaurant owner. Due to the pressure from the mafia boss...
BEST STUDENT NARRATIVE SHORT
My Old Pal
Runtime (in minutes):
18
Session #
5
Adult Content: Language
Short Synopsis:
Kaz Smith tells his story of gender transition, and how it's changed his life for the better.
BEST STUDENT DOCUMENTARY SHORT
Becoming Kaz Smith
Runtime (in minutes):
6
Session #
5
Short Synopsis:
Maintaining friendships in your twenties is tricky. Juggling careers, romance and the dread of turning 30. Meet Lex, Gracie, Beca, Kat, and Joy. We all know them, as we all are them. Reuniting tonight to pay tribute to a...
BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT
Do This for Me
Runtime (in minutes):
20
Session #
2
Adult Content: Language
Short Synopsis:
When an ailing and widowed 92-year-old magician learns his grandson will not be visiting for his last Christmas, he struggles to reconnect with the world--and himself—one last time by attempting to perform at a local...
BEST ACTOR - Austin Pendleton
Ball and Vase
Runtime (in minutes):
31
Session #
11
Short Synopsis:
While returning home to small town Montana, a successful painter attempts to reunite with her estranged father. When renowned painter Tessa Smith returns home to her Montana muse, she must also face her past...
BEST ACTRESS - Jenna Ciralli
Homestead
Runtime (in minutes):
14
Session #
2
Short Synopsis:
When a young girl hitchhiking is picked up by a stranger, who ends up taking whom for a ride?
BEST DRAMATIC SHORT
The Errand
Runtime (in minutes):
11
Session #
5