Shorts Jury Award Winners

Have I Swallowed Your Dreams - 6 min - Honorable Mention for Animated Short
dir: Hallie Haas, Alec Cohen
A woman's loaf of homemade bread is overshadowed by her dinner guests' exciting news.

Summer Camp - 11 min - Honorable Mention for Documentary Short
dir: Dahee Kim
A box of old letters stirs up the deeper traces of summer camp memories.

Inventing - 13 min - MN MADE Shout Out for Fiction Short
dir: Benjamin Hasle Myrick
In a strange new job, Alice spends her days inventing lies for a mysterious AI guide. But when one of her “inventions” harms a new friend, she risks her own sanity to make amends.

Sourdough - 11 min - Honorable Mention for Fiction Short
dir: Hallie Haas, Alec Cohen
A woman's loaf of homemade bread is overshadowed by her dinner guests' exciting news.

How To Care - 23 min - Jury Award for Best Documentary Short
dir: Brennan Vance
A team of amazing caretakers demonstrate the joys, demands, and uncertain future of direct care work.

Lengua - 16 min - Jury Award for Best Fiction Short
dir: Tahiel Jimenez Medina
Anxiety troubles Daniel, a recently arrived migrant, before his first day of school in the United States.

Devil's Neighbor - 15 min - Jury Award for Best Animated Short
dir: Brian Hawkins
In this folktale from Missouri's French Creole community, Petit Jean is a farmer who also happens to be the devil’s neighbor.