SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER RESULTS 2021

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WIND SPIRITS

DIRECTED BY: SHELBY F. ELWOOD

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TIMEKEEPER: LEGACY

WRITTEN BY: IUSTINA CIOBANU

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ABSO- POSITIVELY

WRITTEN BY: ELYSSA A CATALFANO

PERFECT

WRITTEN BY: KEN WHITE

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QUARANTINE HOTEL

WRITTEN BY: MARTYN JONES

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CONSTANCIA

DIRECTED BY: FRANCISCO GACUYA

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RESTLESS

DIRECTED BY: PATRICK LAZZARA

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EVERYTHING I NEVER SAID

DIRECTED BY: NAHYR GALAZ RUIZ

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YOU’VE GOT TEXT

DIRECTED BY: MATTHEW MOORE

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REBELS AGAINST HUNGER

DIRECTED BY: REED SMITH

SEVENTH DAY

DIRECTED BY: ANDREW MOSTAJO MAGPOC

WITH FRIENDS LIKE THESE

DIRECTED BY: KEVIN D. MEJIA, KEEGAN LEDESMA

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ALL KINDS OF WEATHER

DIRECTED BY: RAGINI KAPIL

LOST IN PARADISE

DIRECTED BY: OREN ROSENFELD

RESTLESS

DIRECTED BY: PATRICK LAZZARA

UPDATE

DIRECTED BY: RICHARD DIJKEMA

WILTED ROSE

DIRECTED BY: MICHAEL LEE BUIE

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I KILLED TONIGHT!

WRITTEN BY: MARK PALMER

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FALLOUT

WRITTEN BY: DESIREE ZIELINSKI

INGRID: VIKING QUEEN OF THE WOLVES

WRITTEN BY: STEPHANIE JACOBSMEYER

THE DEMON HUNTER

WRITTEN BY: ERIK GARCIA

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DETENTION

WRITTEN BY: JOHN FERRARO, LINDSEY WOTANIS, PH.D.

FROM NEW YORK TO NASHVILLE

WRITTEN BY: ARMAND AREKIAN

LOSING HER

WRITTEN BY: KHADEJAH NICOLE MILLER

PARKING LOT LOVE

WRITTEN BY: VIRGINIA MARIPOSA DALE

QUARANTINE HOTEL

WRITTEN BY: MARTYN JONES

THE SHROUD TRINITY

WRITTEN BY: FRANK MCEVOY

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THE BOX IN THE BASEMENT FEATURE FILM

DIRECTED BY: MIKE FOX

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QUARANTINE HOTEL

WRITTEN BY: MARTYN JONES

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SONG OF THE SAME NIGHT

DIRECTED BY: KARY H SARREY, JASON J SARREY, JAY RHO, RYAN FOREGGER, YONG DUK JHUN, LAI TSZ ALSON YEUNG

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EVERYTHING I NEVER SAID

DIRECTED BY: NAHYR GALAZ RUIZ

IMMORTAL

DIRECTED BY: ANAYAMUSIC

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IMMORTAL

DIRECTED BY: ANAYAMUSIC

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HYBRID

DIRECTED BY: VINCENZO CASTELLANA

THE WHITE ROOM

DIRECTED BY: PARASKEVAS MOURIKIS

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THE MAESTRO

DIRECTED BY: PAUL SPURRIER

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UPDATE

DIRECTED BY: RICHARD DIJKEMA

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BLACKOUT

DIRECTED BY: EDDIE SAINT-JEAN

MAD AS HELL

DIRECTED BY: ROBERT PARHAM

THE PANDEMIC DANCES

DIRECTED BY: RICHARD DANIELS

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JUSTICE FOR GOD

DIRECTED BY: VISHNUVANDANA KADIRIMANGALAM

THE MAESTRO

DIRECTED BY: PAUL SPURRIER

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GIRL NEXT

DIRECTED BY: LARRY CARRELL

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PUSS IN BOOTS A LA MODE

DIRECTED BY: JULIA WARREN

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I’LL STAND WITH YOU

DIRECTED BY: MATT NORMAN

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TOUCH OF THE DEVIL

DIRECTED BY: VIRGINIA MARIPOSA DALE

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REVERSE THE PUNISHMENT

DIRECTED BY: CHRISTOPHER J. MORIARITY

VINE

DIRECTED BY: DAKOTA WORTMAN

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BLACK WALL STREET BURNING

DIRECTED BY: DEKOVEN RIGGINS, MARCUS E. BROWN

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THE HISTORY OF BANDERA PT.II

DIRECTED BY: DAKOTA WORTMAN

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TUCKED IN THE CUT

WRITTEN BY: FREDDY L ROBINSON

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BURIAL

WRITTEN BY: BROOKE DEROSA

BURN

WRITTEN BY: ARMAND AREKIAN

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THE MAESTRO

DIRECTED BY: PAUL SPURRIER

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SOKOLOVA

DIRECTED BY: DARYA EVGENIIVNA TKACHENKO

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HIJACK: PARKOUR

DIRECTED BY: JASON SNELLMAN

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NEWS FROM FUKUSHIMA: MEDITATION ON AN UNDER-REPORTED CATASTROPHE BY A POET

DIRECTED BY: YOSHIAKI TAGO

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CONSTANCIA

DIRECTED BY: FRANCISCO GACUYA

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RIRHANDZU (LOVE)

DIRECTED BY: SAMUEL SAMSTAR NTSANWISI

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WHAT YOU KEEP

DIRECTED BY: OSCAR GONZALEZ

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EVERYTHING I NEVER SAID

DIRECTED BY: NAHYR GALAZ RUIZ

BEST DOCUMENTARY

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ANGELS ON CALL

DIRECTED BY: ROBERTA ANNE STALEY

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MAKING A PICTURE

DIRECTED BY: STEVE OSEMWENKHAE

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WILTED ROSE

DIRECTED BY: MICHAEL LEE BUIE

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EVERYTHING I NEVER SAID

DIRECTED BY: NAHYR GALAZ RUIZ

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THE MAESTRO

DIRECTED BY: PAUL SPURRIER

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IMMORTAL

DIRECTED BY: ANAYAMUSIC

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EVERYTHING I NEVER SAID

DIRECTED BY: NAHYR GALAZ RUIZ

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CONSTANCIA

DIRECTED BY: FRANCISCO GACUYA

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THE POINT OF CIRCLES: VISIONS OF EXPERIENCE

DIRECTED BY: ANDREW SPINKS

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SUNNYS PARK – A MEOWING TREE

DIRECTED BY: ALEXANDER KALINKIN

TRANSHUMAN 7

DIRECTED BY: MICHAEL JAY TUCKER

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EVERYTHING I NEVER SAID

DIRECTED BY: NAHYR GALAZ RUIZ

BEST ACTOR

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EVERYTHING I NEVER SAID

DIRECTED BY: NAHYR GALAZ RUIZ