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2023 Festival
Here are the finalists and winners from the 2023 New York Short Film Festival:
Audience Awards:
Versace Softboi by Charlie Gillette & Sarah Metcalf
Mary of Astoria by Carly Bivona
Same Time Tomorrow by John Reoli
Best Dramatic Short Film
Jury Award: The Martyr Of Hudson Yards by Kevin V. Doan
Festival Award: Things Reaching Toward The Sun by Myles Brewer & James Kolsby
Spirit of New York Award: Teyo by Kevin Gaddi
Best Experimental Short Film
Jury Award: Warm Yellow by Oona Mozelle
Best Animation Short Film
Jury Award: The Shepherds by Woody Ray Tucker
Best Documentary Short Film
Jury Award: Fear City by Nathaniel Pinheiro
Festival Award: Lengua de Diamante by Victoria Barbarito
Best Sci-Fi/Horror Short Film
Jury Award: The Biting Tree by Randall Snare
Festival Award: Vital Instruments by Greg Kase
Best Comedy Short Film
Jury Award: Catherine & Michael by Kathy Fusco
Festival Award: Only Dates by Lukas Battle & Thomas Lanese
Best Music/Dance Short Film
Jury Award: Thoughts as Storms by Nicole Philippidis
Festival Award:The Space Between Us by Tim Holmes
Finalists:
Arcade by Erica Travia
Crimson Wave by Monica Arsenault
Closed by Dan Marmor & Tim O’Hanlon
The MMWF Award by Patricia Colmenero
Only 82 by Hongyu Chen & Kimberly Patricia Chacón
Roman Díaz, Como El Agua.(Like Water) by Onel Mulet
A Sister’s Perspective by Olivia Dabinett
Unraveling by Rich Devaney
One Stop by Lucas Salvagno
Hero by Miguel Garzón Martínez
Nowhere To Go by Aaron Murray Vazquez
Shots by Eddie Antonio Castro
Runaway by César Oyarzabal
Life of Riley by Lisa Datz
The Interrogation by Leon P Jackson
Apple Pie by Erin Borg
Bad Apples by Evan Patrick
Dash by Leo Ssemakula
FESTIVAL 2023 SCREENING SCHEDULE:
Nov 10, Fri
Block 1, 6:30pm-7:30pm
A Sister’s Perspective by Olivia Dabinett
Heights by Lucy Sarasin & Samantha Herrera
The Luckiest Man Alive by Kerri Lynn Miller
Arcade by Erica Travia
One Stop by Lucas Salvagno
Block 2, 8pm to 9pm
E is for Ecstasy by Rose Gutierrez
Weekend at Gurney’s by Anna Zetchus Smith
Queer Khalifa by Danial Gondal
Lengua de diamante by Victoria Barbarito
Mute Voices by Catherine Gropper
Block 3, 9:30pm to 10:30pm
From A to Z by Elias Rivera Jr.
Would You Still Love Me If I Were a Worm? by Kyle Adrian Damiao
Les Paul Killer by Frankie D
The Pinch Hitter by Jim Harkins
The Interrogation by Leon P Jackson
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Nov 11, Sat
Block 4, 6:30pm-7:30pm
Alive by Pavithraa Sudhakar
Couple a Cards by Fredric Lehne
The MMWF Award by Patricia Colmenero
Stimulus Check by Derek Layton
The C Train Is Waiting by Maria Politano
The Biting Tree by Randall Snare
Pee Pee Platter by Jon Conklin
Block 5, 8pm to 9pm
Same Time Tomorrow by John Reoli
Reading the Body: Recovery by the Bellevue Literary Review and The
Paige Fraser Foundation
Versace Softboi by Charlie Gillette & Sarah Metcalf
A Confessional by Jessica Schlimmer
Doctor’s Orders by Aaron Robert Newman
Runaway by César Oyarzabal
Block 6, 9:30pm to 10:30pm
Teyo by Kevin Gaddi
Be Safe by Annie Tompkins
Child-Bearers by Sasha Nelson
Discharge by Ryan Metcalf
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Nov 12, Sun
Block 7, 6:30pm-7:30pm
TBA
Block 8, 8pm to 9pm
Buried Above Ground by Hiromasa Fukumoto
The Lake by Sue Norton
Vital Instruments by Greg Kase
Kinetic by Carlos Maldonado
Scooped by Spencer Schwartz
Block 9, 9:30pm to 10:30pm
Tape by McLean Peterson & Matthew Minnicino
Love Bites by Brian DeLong
Bad Apples by Evan Patrick
All Your Women Things by Madison Bloom
Hide and Seek by Alik Anderzhanov
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Nov 13, Mon
Block 10, 6:30pm-7:30pm
Local Students Shorts
Block 11, 8pm to 9pm
Alpha by Kristin McCarthy Parker
Apple Pie by Erin Borg
The Roadtrip by Elijah Smith
The Albatross Cafe by Amrita Vijayaraghavan & Andrew Stephens
The Perfect Hundred by Ali Matlock
Warm Yellow by Oona Mozelle
Block 12, 9:30pm to 10:30pm
Brocéliande by Melanie Williams
Black Joi by Natalija Joi Skoko
The Ghost of Millie Warburton by Gabriel Sutera
You Still Can by Samuel Edelsack
Only 82 by Hongyu Chen & Kimberly Patricia Chacón
Hero by Miguel Garzón Martínez
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Nov 14, Tue
Block 13, 6:30pm to 7:30pm
Five Flights by Daryl Denner
Crimson Wave by Monica Arsenault
In Retrospect by Alicia Marie Steeves
Closed by Dan Marmor & Tim O’Hanlon
Rewriting: The Journey of a Joke by Kyle Mara
Block 14, 8pm to 9pm
Virginity, Period. by Jennifer Rau
Body of Christ by Alex Stene
Your Silent Face by Anna Capunay
The Freight Broker & His Wife by Justin Anderson
xx (13m)
Block 15, 9:30pm to 10:30pm
Yes, No, Goodbye by Will Mustin
Catherine & Michael by Kathy Fusco
Tacenda by Christopher L Eustache
Nowhere To Go by Aaron Murray Vazquez
Dicktation by Stephanie Kalogriopoulos
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Nov 15, Wed
Block 16, 6:30pm-7:30pm
Fear City by Nathaniel Pinheiro
Life of Riley by Lisa Datz
America’s Next Best President by Katie Cassidy
Roman Díaz, Como El Agua.(Like Water) by Onel Mulet
To: Everything I Love by Anthony Morigerato
Block 17, 8pm to 9pm
Countdown by Bill Herndon
Mary of Astoria by Carly Bivona
The Apps by Lee Raphael Koppel
Bitchy by Marielle Boland
Rat Park by Elizabeth Bluhm
Honey by Brian Brodeur
Block 18, 9:30pm to 10:30pm
Shots by Eddie Antonio Castro
Thoughts as Storms by Nicole Philippidis
Things Reaching Toward The Sun by Myles Brewer & James Kolsby
Revelation by Libe Barer
A Fishbowl Sonata By Avery Warsaw
The Martyr Of Hudson Yards by Kevin V. Doan
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Nov 16, Thu
Block 19, 6:30pm-7:30pm
Dawn by Jaiden Thompson
Pizza Stool by Adam Reines
Night Hawkes by Atlas Ferrera
Only Dates by Lukas Battle & Thomas Lanese
The Other Mind: AI and Psychedelics by Gregory David Bart
Block 20, 8pm to 9pm
Belfast Black Cabs by Susan Fassig & Nancy Gunning
Unraveling by Rich Devaney
No Fun by Duane Bruton
Not the Same Clarence by Brian Russell & Samuel B Russell
Shots by Eddie Antonio Castro
Block 21, 9:30pm to 10:30pm
Pickles by Melissa Milligan & Megan Yeager
Copepods by Todd Rawiszer
The Shepherds by Woody Ray Tucker
Dash by Leo Ssemakula
The Bottle Collector by Leopold Vincent Medley
Anatevka by Danielle Durchslag
A Sign by Joseph Posa
Sunrise by Doudou Yi
Bubblegum by Om Bidhalan
The Space Between Us by Tim Holmes
Here are the finalists and winners from the 2022 New York Short Film Festival:
CATEGORY: “Form & Vision” – Visual Poetry, Experimental, Animated, or Music & Dance Shorts
Winners:
Starved by Sydney Giacomazzi — Best Experimental Short
Stained by Valeria Perez — Experimental / Animation Honorable Mention
Finalists
It Hurts To Love A Woman by Jessica Silber — (Visual Poetry / Music Video Finalist)
3 Songs by Devan Joseph & Jason Gaines — (Visual Poetry / Music Video Finalist)
Nala by Darshan Singh Bhuller — (Visual Poetry / Dance Video Finalist)
CATEGORY: “Expanding Horizons” – Documentary or Educational Shorts
Winners:
Behind These Walls by Susan Margolin, Karin Young Shiel, & Allison Chernow — Best Documentary Short
Chinatown Auxiliary by Zijun Cathy You — Documentary Honorable Mention
Finalists
Deerfoot of the Diamond by Lance Edmands — (Documentary Finalist)
Call Me Anytime, I’m Not Leaving The House by Sanjna Selva — (Documentary Finalist)
Studio Ukraine by Jack Wingate — (Documentary Finalist)
CATEGORY: “Worlds Beyond” – Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, or Supernatural Shorts
Winners:
Riley by Ben McHugh — Best SciFi Short
Amanda, Forever & Always by Joshua Mozes — SciFi Honorable Mention
Finalists
The Department of All Things Lost and Found by Orlando Javier Torres — (Fantasy Finalist)
Chill by Joseph Ranghelli — (Horror Finalist)
The Marinn Company by Emma Swider — (SciFi Finalist )
CATEGORY: “The Best Medicine” – Comedic Shorts, Series, or Sketches
Winners:
Sleepover Mom by Sarah Tollemache & Drew Jordan — Best Comedic Short
Onion Guy by Ari Ephraim Feldman — Comedy Honorable Mention
Finalists
Sativa by Kelly Cooper & Johnny Frohman — (Comedy Finalist)
F*** His Dad by Annina Black & Julia Blauvelt — (Comedy Finalist)
Casanoir by Jonathan Geffner — (Comedy Finalist)
CATEGORY: “The Shadow Side” – Drama, Tragedy, Thriller, or Psychological Shorts
Winners:
Duet by Mika Orr — Best Dramatic Short
La Bolita by Arian Blanco — Drama Honorable Mention
Finalists
Metamorphosis by Isabella Bretón — (Drama Finalist)
Together, Alone by Lucy Maya Tamarkin — (Drama Finalist)
Past Prologue by Brian Russell — (Drama Finalist)
Bereft by Rhea Dudani — (Drama Finalist)
Where The Light Enters by Paige Sciarrino — (Drama Finalist)
Aagaman (Arrival) by Nina Mahesh — (Drama Finalist)
A Future Perfect by Blioux — (Drama Finalist)
Delicate Patch-Work by Timothy Ware-Hill — (Drama Finalist)
Here is the 2022 screening schedule. Tickets can be bought via the links below.
NYSFF 2022 Screening Schedule:
Nov 11, Fri
Block 1, 6:30pm-7:30pm [Buy Tickets]
Amadi Comes Home by Julie Asriyan & Jessica Burgess
Walking Backwards by Chris Rodriguez & Aleah Chapin
Deerfoot of the Diamond by Lance Edmands
Evolved by Kristina Erikson
Starved by Sydney Giacomazzi
Block 2, 8pm to 9pm [Buy Tickets]
Metamorphosis by Isabella Bretón
Together, Alone by Lucy Maya Tamarkin
Onion Guy by Ari Ephraim Feldman
body parts_ by Paula Stuttman
Peace Be With You by Colmcille O’Toole Donston
Block 3, 9:30pm to 10:30pm [Buy Tickets]
Amanda, Forever & Always by Joshua Mozes
La Bolita by Arian Blanco
Call Me Anytime, I’m Not Leaving the House by Sanjna Selva
Crumb Cake by Anthony Robert Grasso
Sativa by Kelly Cooper & Johnny Frohman
Malcah by Anthony Maranville
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Nov 12, Sat
Block 4, 6:30pm-7:30pm [Buy Tickets]
Introducing Billy Bradley by Michael Charles Roman
F*** His Dad by Annina Black, Julia Blauvelt
Sonya by Pablo Florencio
Dear June by Adrian Pacini
Block 5, 8pm to 9pm [Buy Tickets]
The Department of All Things Lost and Found by Orlando Javier Torres
Honest Cocktail by Paul Odgren
Rodney Dickson…In The Studio… by Bill Page
The Tale of Morin Khuur by Luao Liu, Yifei Ma & Botao Li
Hope You Feel Better by Stephanie Ruiz
Under Thy Wings by Jamal Hodge
Block 6, 9:30pm to 10:30pm [Buy Tickets]
Chill by Joseph Ranghelli
Here Lies by Kaylie Ann Delauri
In Ruins by Daniel Aronskind
Ms. Lovelyhands by Antwand Pearman
Ouroboros by Sarah White
The Marinn Company by Emma Swider
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Nov 13, Sun
Block 7, 6:30pm-7:30pm [Buy Tickets]
ShirtTugger by Noah Himmelstein
Points by Tony Glynn
It Hurts to Love a Woman by Jessica Silber
Marble Eyed Tanner by Harry Lennix
Memory Lane by Steven LaMorte
Look at the Donut by Yasha Eskandar
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Nov 13, Sun
NYSFF MiniSeminar, 1pm-2:30pm
Getting Your Next Film Funded” with B.K. Coposky [Register Here]
Nov 13, Sun
Block 7, 6:30pm-7:30pm [Buy Tickets]
ShirtTugger by Noah Himmelstein
Points by Tony Glynn
It Hurts to Love a Woman by Jessica Silber
Marble Eyed Tanner by Harry Lennix
Memory Lane by Steven LaMorte
Look at the Donut by Yasha Eskandar
Block 8, 8pm to 9pm [Buy Tickets]
Down’s Paradox by Red Rodgers Truss
Soaked Earth by Nancy Wyllie
Past Prologue by Brian Russell
Holy Shitter by William PC Marsh
At the Gate by Catherine Gallant
Bereft by Rhea Dudani
Block 9, 9:30pm to 10:30pm [Buy Tickets]
Better Love by David Sexta
Caution by Sadi Bimwala, Michael Porter
The Tiger & the Protected by B. Monét
Casanoir by John “JT” Schindler
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Nov 14, Mon
Block 10, 6:30pm-7:30pm [Buy Tickets]
The Universe is Under No Obligation to Make Sense to You by Kyle Rodgers
Where the Light Enters by Paige Sciarrino
Aagaman (Arrival) by Nina Mahesh
Danni by Peter Jensen & Jeana Reilly
Block 11, 8pm to 9pm [Buy Tickets]
Jealousy by Welinton Vallejo
Routine by H. Dyllan Hobeck
A Future Perfect by Blioux
Aviary by Melanie Williams
Conversations With Annie by Samantha Ipema
Block 12, 9:30pm to 10:30pm [Buy Tickets]
Supply & Demand by Glenn A McBride Jr
3 Songs by Devan Joseph & Jason Gaines
First Exit to South Brooklyn by David Ivanov
Memories by Steve Cosquillo
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Nov 15, Tue
Block 13, 6:30pm to 7:30pm [Buy Tickets]
Local Students Shorts:
Chess by Eugene WooXyn’s
Truth by Shaniyah Coull
Worthless by Cassie Fenwick
Vinyl Lane by Cassie Fenwick
Antidote in Seattle by Dana Xu
Worm on a Genius String by Caste Bloodgood and Moon
EmigliINERTIA by Sam
StearnsBetter by Alicia Yu
Block 14, 8pm to 9pm [Buy Tickets]
Bodhi-Sativa by Bridget LeRoy
Bye, Love by Samuel Edelsack
Multi-Hyphenates Khaya Fraites & Arianna Flores-Moya
Riley by Ben McHugh
Group Chat by Vinny Alfano
Behind These Walls by Susan Margolin
Taxidermy Tim by Lisa Drupsteen
Block 15, 9:30pm to 10:30pm [Buy Tickets]
That Little Moment When by Gabrielle Giacomo
Sabrina Ionescu’s Art of the Pass by Andy Lipton
Steel Magnolia by Lyuwei Chen
Chinatown Auxiliary by Zijun Cathy You
Fun Mail by Jim Belden
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Nov 16, Wed
Block 16, 6:30pm-7:30pm [Buy Tickets]
Everything is Cinema by David Lombroso
Proofs of Tenderness by Pegah Serajeh
Spackle by Dean C. Dusharme
Identity Check by Patrick Devaney
The Bench by Terry Rodriguez
Often We Connect Through Our Wounds by Jess Levey
Block 17, 8pm to 9pm [Buy Tickets]
No Contact by LaToya Franklyn
Duet by Mika Orr
Stained by Valeria Perez
Nothing New by David Look
Strip by Emily Everhard
Gold by Olivia Yueyin Ni, Xuetong Sun
Block 18, 9:30pm to 10:30pm [Buy Tickets]
Blindsight by Amy Susan Guggenheim
Forest Halloween by Shane Condino
Magnolia Moon by Georgia Usborne
Of Dionysus by Scott Giameo
Talk to Me by Julian Guerrieri & Farhan Kamdar
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Nov 17, Thu
Block 19, 6:30pm-7:30pm [Buy Tickets]
Leon Johnson & Lodger by R. C. Guida
The Last Option by Victoria Hutton
Delicate Patch-Work by Timothy Ware-Hill
A Neighborhood Away by Sophie Lee Bennett
Ron by Paul Landau & Ron Andres
Block 20, 8pm to 9pm [Buy Tickets]
Strange Times on the Green by Dean C. Dusharme
Dimensions Of Self by Sofia Malamute
Fix by Madge
Nala by Darshan Singh Bhuller
Broken Wing by Ali Akbar
The Quiz Show by Sock Puppet Master
The Last Delivery by Vincent Peter Mocco
Block 21, 9:30pm to 10:30pm [Buy Tickets]
Caged by Jeff Perreca
Sleepover Mom by Sarah Tollemache & Drew Jordan
Random Guy by Harry O’Reilly
I Had a Dream About You by Lucien Phineas Beber-Turkel
Devil on My Shoulder by Morgan Simonson
Studio Ukraine by Jack Wingate
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