monthly contest winners
JANUARY WINNER
Trucker's Atlas
Directed by Dan Thorburn
A peaceful working relationship between two power-line repair men is put under pressure when one returns back from a family bereavement.
FEBRUARY WINNER
Safe & Happy
Directed by Richard Ulrich
An ex-cop who for years has kept an explosive secret from his wife and the world is suddenly exposed at a critical moment - with life-changing consequences.
MARCH WINNER
Loco
Directed by Rory Wilson
A train driver is left traumatized after an incident on the tracks.
APRIL WINNER
Swing
Directed by Natacha Horn
An dark comedy where abuse is depicted in familiar situations, highlighting how accustomed we have become as both the victims and perpetrators.
MAY WINNER
Forgive Us Our Debts
Directed by Howard Mitchell
A terrified African-American boy hides foreclosure notices from his family only to have his fears realized when the police arrive to remove them from their home.
JUNE WINNER
Yet;
Directed by Ivy Chin
A 22 years alcohol addict, struggles to live with herself. Only being drunk will her anxiety goes away.
JULY WINNER
Prey
Directed by Aiken Chau, Ella Ye, Keni Xiao Xuan Ji, Ryan Maman, Anastasia Adela Putra, Alice Liu, Sabrina Shan, Saniya Baig, Danny Del Toro, Rujun Ma, Summer Oh, Sabrina Shan, Nathan Chen
A relentless hunter travels through the forest collecting antlers and discovers monstrous consequences for his actions. A stop-motion animated short film.
AUGUST WINNER
Mr Clean
Directed by Lee Bailes
Someone is breaking into empty homes and cleaning them. But are these seemingly harmless crimes hiding something much worse?
SEPTEMBER WINNER
Doorbells and Gunshots
Directed by Michael Hanratty
A modern coming of age story about a young man trying to find his place in a sexually-charged, violent world where nothing is as it seems.
OCTOBER WINNER
Danni the Champion
Directed by Laura Cameron-Lewis
Young Danni isn’t like the other girls in town. She’d rather be watching drag races down at the airport or tearing about behind the wheel of her brother’s car, Lynyrd Skynyrd tunes blasting on the stereo.
NOVEMBER WINNER
Clean
Directed by Richard Paris Wilson
The story of a man who loses his clothes at a laundrette and his journey to get them back.