SXSW Shorts Program Grand Jury awards, presented by IMDbPro
The SXSW 2023 Shorts Program presented by IMDbPro includes a selection of original films that take advantage of the short form and exemplify distinctive and genuine storytelling. Congratulations to the winners!
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- DirectorShadi KaramroudiStarsHana DezhagahMansour NasiriLeili RashidiFollows Pari, who tries to cover up that her brother beat up his 3-year-old daughter. Her plan of manipulating the little girl into thinking it was all a game seems to go well, but they realize the truth can't be hidden for ever.Winner: Narrative Short Competition
- DirectorJorge CadenaStarsEudes RosadoLeon David SalazarRubén Barrios RodríguezSet in the Colombian Caribbean, follows a group of queer activists who use extravagant performative actions to fight together against the various social injustices that plague the region.Winner: Special Jury Award
- DirectorSean WangStarsYi Yan FueiZhang Li HuaA personal love letter from director Sean Wang to his Nai Nai and Wài Pó, a grandma super team that dances, stretches, and farts their sorrows away.Winner: Documentary Short Competition
- DirectorRoopa GogineniAfter the fall of President Omar al-Bashir, Sudanese make their way to demand civilian rule. Protestors occupy the military headquarters. A group of young revolutionaries create an imaginary television station.Winner: Special Jury Award, Documentary Short Competition
- DirectorNick RoneyStarsJoe CarnegieDan CarrDavid FinchFleeing a long term relationship, a young man seeks refuge with his best friends. After discovering their strange instruments, he'll learn the bachelor lifestyle is not as sweet as it sounds.Winner: Midnight Shorts Competition
- DirectorSandy HonigStarsSabina MeschkeAnnabel MeschkeTyler BaileyPennies from Heaven is a short comedy about two eccentric twin sisters who stumble upon a pickup truck full of pennies and follow the adventure wherever it takes them.Winner: Special Jury Award, Midnight Shorts Competition
- DirectorElizabeth HobbsStarsJoanna DavidAlexa DaviesNaomi StaffordA spirited young woman persuades a hyena from London Zoo to take her place at a dinner dance being held in her honour.Winner: Animated Shorts Competition
- DirectorTom BrownStarsJocelyn SiAndrew IsarFlorian DesbiendrasChristopher embarks on a transatlantic voyage as a passenger on a cargo ship. His hopes of finding out what lures so many men to sea sets him on a journey into solitude, fantasy and obsession.Winner: Special Jury Award for Animation Directing
- DirectorMayumi YoshidaStarsTzi MaOlivia ChengAmanda SumAs an Asian family celebrates their daughter's engagement by singing karaoke on stage, a group of racists shout at them. The head of the family sings next, and transforms into "Baba". He finds courage to be the force needed for good.Winner: Music Video Competition
- DirectorGregory OhrelStarsNaomi DiazIbeyiLisa KaindeIn the music video of Residente featuring Ibeyi for the single "This is Not America", the artist presents the problematic of South and Central America when it comes to dealing with violence, police brutality, political corruption and its effects on populations that are killed by the thousands.Winner: Special Jury Award, Music Video Competition
- DirectorsAmy BenchAnnie SilversteinStarsLeslie EstesWalter EstesFollows a Deaf activist and his formerly incarcerated daughter, as they build new bonds through the experiences they've had in the criminal justice system.Winner: Texas Shorts Competition
- DirectorKayla GalangStarsKailyn DulayMelissa ArcayaElle RodriguezTeenager Ly and her cousins get high before a boisterous family Thanksgiving at their auntie's house in southeast San Diego in 2006.Winner: Special Jury Award, Texas Shorts Competition