Southern Shorts Awards

Fall 2023

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Festival Information

Season: Fall 2023
Films: 28
Awards given: 28

Award Winners

AwardFilmDirectorRecipient
Category Winner American Made Dana Nies Dana Nies
Category Winner Breakup Weekend Jordan Rice Jordan Rice
Category Winner Class of '97 Haley DeBattista & Cierra Hunter Haley DeBattista & Cierra Hunter
Category Winner Couple a Cards Fredric Lehne & Rick Hansberry Fredric Lehne & Rick Hansberry
Category Winner Credit Susan & Patrick Kirton Susan & Patrick Kirton
Category Winner Dandelion Ling Zhao & Zhengwu Gu Ling Zhao & Zhengwu Gu
Category Winner Duendes Michael Brandon Wright Michael Brandon Wright
Category Winner Love Potion James Carey & Lainie Smith James Carey & Lainie Smith
Category Winner My Hated Enemy Katrina Dell & Brennan Sawyer Katrina Dell & Brennan Sawyer
Category Winner The Puppets Who Fought in Vietnam! Joshua Lynch Joshua Lynch
Category Winner Under My Bed Daniel Pacchioni & Jordy Martin Daniel Pacchioni & Jordy Martin
Category Winner Unlucky in Love Rachel Handler Rachel Handler
Award of Excellence Bent Out of Shape Chloe Merwin Chloe Merwin
Award of Excellence KLEVER: Life of a Soviet Nonconformist Artist Nik Kleverov Nik Kleverov
Award of Excellence Laboratories of Democracy: Nebraska's Unicameral Ann Hartley Ann Hartley
Award of Excellence Us.Together.Alone Dustin Williams Dustin Williams
Award of Excellence Zack's Story Paul Catalanotto Paul Catalanotto
Award of Merit 17 Hamil Way Movina Nagarajan Movina Nagarajan
Award of Merit AAi-Ron Dewayne Bontrager Dewayne Bontrager
Award of Merit Daisies Ashton Whitman & Sarah Layton Ashton Whitman & Sarah Layton
Award of Merit Halcyon Days Andrew Ratermann Andrew Ratermann
Award of Merit Octopus Ninja Donghoe Kim Donghoe Kim
Award of Merit The Adventures of Captain Atom Chapter 6 Elias Hutchinon Elias Hutchinon
Award of Merit The Seeker Patrick Peacock Patrick Peacock
Award of Merit Unlucky in Love Rachel Handler Rachel Handler
Award of Merit What Course to Follow? Die Wang & Feifan Jin Die Wang & Feifan Jin
Award of Merit Whiskey Mountain Days Bill Walker & Brian Anthony Bill Walker & Brian Anthony
Award of Merit Women in Sound: Gender Discrimination in the Music Industry Zoe Willott Zoe Willott

All Films (28)

17 Hamil Way
Dir: Movina Nagarajan
AAi-Ron
Dir: Dewayne Bontrager
American Made
Dir: Dana Nies
Bent Out of Shape
Dir: Chloe Merwin
Breakup Weekend
Dir: Jordan Rice
Class of '97
Dir: Haley DeBattista & Cierra Hunter
Couple a Cards
Dir: Fredric Lehne & Rick Hansberry
Credit
Dir: Susan & Patrick Kirton
Daisies
Dir: Ashton Whitman & Sarah Layton
Dandelion
Dir: Ling Zhao & Zhengwu Gu
Duendes
Dir: Michael Brandon Wright
Halcyon Days
Dir: Andrew Ratermann
KLEVER: Life of a Soviet Nonconformist Artist
Dir: Nik Kleverov
Laboratories of Democracy: Nebraska's Unicameral
Dir: Ann Hartley
Love Potion
Dir: James Carey & Lainie Smith
My Hated Enemy
Dir: Katrina Dell & Brennan Sawyer
Octopus Ninja
Dir: Donghoe Kim
The Adventures of Captain Atom Chapter 6
Dir: Elias Hutchinon
The Puppets Who Fought in Vietnam!
Dir: Joshua Lynch
The Seeker
Dir: Patrick Peacock
Under My Bed
Dir: Daniel Pacchioni & Jordy Martin
Unlucky in Love
Dir: Rachel Handler
Unlucky in Love
Dir: Rachel Handler
Us.Together.Alone
Dir: Dustin Williams
What Course to Follow?
Dir: Die Wang & Feifan Jin
Whiskey Mountain Days
Dir: Bill Walker & Brian Anthony
Women in Sound: Gender Discrimination in the Music Industry
Dir: Zoe Willott
Zack's Story
Dir: Paul Catalanotto
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