Winner
Distance
Directed by Grace Swee
Written by Grace Swee & Apoorva Charan
Grace Swee is a Singaporean filmmaker, based in New York. Her shorts have screened at various international film festivals. Her most recent short, ‘空间Distance’, received a Special Mention at the 39th Film School Fest Munich. In 2018, her project pitch was selected for the South-East Asian Film Lab to be developed as a first feature.
Grace is a film graduate from Columbia University, School of The Arts. She enjoys telling stories of different genres, expounding on family relations, deep character studies, with a touch of magical realism.
Runners-up
Augustus
Directed by Jon Alston
Story by Ayindé Howell and Jon Alston
Written by Ayindé Howell
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Written & Directed by Lizz Marshall
Finalists
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Written & Directed by Kelly Holmes
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Written & Directed by Andrea Casaseca
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Written & Directed by Katie McNeice
Olde E
Directed by Xavier Burgin
Written by Tiara Marshall