Spring 2025 — Southern Shorts Awards

Season: Spring 2025

Films: 12

Awards given: 12

Award Winners

Award	Film	Director	Recipient
Category Winner	Laboratories of Democracy: Florida's Constitution Revision Commission	Ann Hartley	Ann Hartley
Category Winner	Mr. Headcase	Mike Greene, Niya Darby & Emma Igglesden	Mike Greene, Niya Darby & Emma Igglesden
Category Winner	Normal	Justen Mann	Justen Mann
Category Winner	The Fourth Star	Carrie Anne Hunt & Kelly Ladd	Carrie Anne Hunt & Kelly Ladd
Category Winner	The Parting Gift	Stephen Lemieux	Stephen Lemieux
Category Winner	The Perfect Match	Johanna Beale Keller & Gatespring Productions	Johanna Beale Keller & Gatespring Productions
Award of Merit	Abby	Dorséa Palmer & Racquel Palmer	Dorséa Palmer & Racquel Palmer
Award of Merit	Murder May I	Zayne Henderson	Zayne Henderson
Award of Merit	Nakay: Gold & Blood	Fabio Cento	Fabio Cento
Award of Merit	Shoot	Sebastian Parrott	Sebastian Parrott
Award of Merit	Spin the Bottle	Gabriell Salgado, Ross Kaplan & Rachel O'Hara	Gabriell Salgado, Ross Kaplan & Rachel O'Hara
Award of Merit	Words Unspoken	Jason Henderson	Jason Henderson

Abby

Dir: Dorséa Palmer & Racquel Palmer

Laboratories of Democracy: Florida's Constitution Revision Commission

Dir: Ann Hartley

Mr. Headcase

Dir: Mike Greene, Niya Darby & Emma Igglesden

Murder May I

Dir: Zayne Henderson

Nakay: Gold & Blood

Dir: Fabio Cento

Normal

Dir: Justen Mann

Shoot

Dir: Sebastian Parrott

Spin the Bottle

Dir: Gabriell Salgado, Ross Kaplan & Rachel O'Hara

The Fourth Star

Dir: Carrie Anne Hunt & Kelly Ladd

The Parting Gift

Dir: Stephen Lemieux

The Perfect Match

Dir: Johanna Beale Keller & Gatespring Productions

Words Unspoken

Dir: Jason Henderson

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