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Grand Chameleon Award, Best Narrative Feature

LUPE UNDER THE SUN

Dir: Rodrigo Reyes, United States, 78 min, 2016, Narrative Feature

After a lifetime working in the California fields, Lupe discovers that he is about to die. Desperate to make amends, he struggles to return to his family i ... more »


Best Short Documentary

FOURTH KINGDOM, THE

Dir: Alex Lora & Adan Aliaga, Spain, 14 min, 2017, Documentary Short

The Fourth Kingdom is the kingdom of plastics, a redemption center in NY for immigrants and underdogs where the American Dream becomes possible indeed. ... more »


Best Narrative Short

WATU WOTE: ALL OF US

Dir: Katja Benrath, Kenya, 22 min, 2017, Narrative Short

For almost a decade Kenya has been targeted by terrorist attacks of the Al-Shabaab. An atmosphere of anxiety and mistrust between Muslims and Christians is ... more »


Best Animation

TANGO

Dir: Pedro Giongo & Francisco Gusso, Brazil, 13 min, 2016, Animation

After years of drought, a mystic potato sprouts in the remote springs of the Aiatak River. Soon, everything will be ready for the great ritual of Tango. Fo ... more »


Best Experimental

COOKING WITH CONNIE

Dir: Stavit Allweis, United States, 20 min, 2017, Experimental

A mail order bride stages a cooking show like no other. ... more »


Best New Director

EL REVENGE

Dir: Fernando Fraiha, Brazil, 90 min, 2016, Narrative Feature

Caco plans on surprising his girlfriend with a marriage proposal, but instead catches her in the act of cheating on him - worst of all with an Argentinean. ... more »


Brooklyn Pride Award

SWEET PARENTS

Dir: David Bly, Canada, 108 min, 2017, Narrative Feature

Sweet Parents follows the pursuit of success, and subsequent struggle, in the New York culinary and art worlds. Gabby, a sculptor, and Will, a chef, start ... more »


Best Producer, Best Original Score

ACCORDING TO HER

Dir: Estelle Artus, United States, 89 min, 2016, Narrative Feature

Love, motherhood and a musical career strike dissonant chords in this dark tale of a young Russian woman who tries to keep her balance among wealthy French ... more »


Best Screenplay

LIFE HACK

Dir: Sloan Copeland, United States, 85 min, 2017, Narrative Feature

White hat hacker Charlie (Derek Wilson, "Preacher") finds out that his best friend Bobby (Dylan Pinter) was caught masturbating on video and is now being b ... more »


Best Cinematography

RAUF

Dir: Baris Kaya & Soner Caner, Turkey, 94 min, 2016, Narrative Feature

RAUF is the story of searching under the shade of a war and tough nature conditions , at the age of 11, Rauf finds himself in a big platonic love, in an ef ... more »


Best Editing, Best Actor Male

KATE CAN'T SWIM

Dir: Josh Helman, United States, 90 min, 2016, Narrative Feature

When her best friend returns from Paris with a new lover, Kate's life is thrown off track. Encountering new personalities, old promises and sexual fluidity ... more »


Best Style, Audience Award

SOUNDING, THE

Dir: Catherine Eaton, United States, 93 min, 2017, Narrative Feature

An outlier rebels against a world reluctant to embrace her voice. On a remote island off the coast of Maine, Liv, after years of silence, begins to weave ... more »


Best Actor Female

SIS, THE

Dir: Marjan Ashrafizadeh, Iran, 94 min, 2016, Narrative Feature

Tala and Ati (Sis) are a mother and daughter who have lived together for many years; almost 50 years, as long as the life of Sis. Their situation, however, ... more »


Spirit Award

EXQUISITE CORPS

Dir: Mitchell Rose, United States, 6 min, 2016, Experimental

42 American contemporary choreographers link together on a chain love letter to dance. ... more »


MANIC

Dir: Kalina Bertin, Canada, 84 min, 2017, Documentary Feature

Manic chronicles filmmaker Kalina Bertin's struggle to make sense of the mental illness wreaking havoc over her family's household. Convinced he holds a pi ... more »


PANIC ATTACK!

Dir: Eileen O'Meara, United States, 4 min, 2016, Animation

You know the nagging thoughts that start with "did I leave the coffee on?" and turn in to "what if I give birth to Satan's baby?" This hand-drawn animation ... more »


RHONNA & DONNA

Dir: Daina Oniunas-Pusic, England, 15 min, 2016, Narrative Short

How are you supposed to act when you are conjoined at the hip? ... more »


SCRAP

Dir: Chris Filippone, United States, 6 min, 2017, Documentary Short

In the shadow of the global metal trade, a metal scrapper hunts the streets of Oakland searching for his day's keep. ... more »


SHUT UP ANTHONY

Dir: Kyle Eaton, United States, 92 min, 2017, Narrative Feature

Anthony talks too much. A neurotic creative grinding out a living at a Portland ad firm, he loses his girlfriend, job and dignity over the course of a few ... more »


Audience Award

ASHLEY ASHLEY

Dir: Ted Sananman, United States, 11 min, 2017, Documentary Short

Ashley Ashley is a documentary short about siblings, competitive spirit, drive and the ability to succeed in America. Motivated by an unorthodox and accomp ... more »


COIN OPERATED

Dir: Nicholas Arioli, United States, 5 min, 2017, Animation

Becoming a space explorer takes time. ... more »


DISCO'D

Dir: Matthew Siretta, United States, 64 min, 2017, Documentary Feature

Set on the streets of Los Angeles at night, Disco'd explores the lives of the homeless as they struggle with displacement. A couple in an encampment prepar ... more »


LIVE YOUR LIGHT

Dir: Jendra Jarnagin, United States, 5 min, 2016, Experimental

Eight unique and accomplished professional performers from the Bushwick Brooklyn circus arts collaborative called "House of Yes" perform for the camera in ... more »


PUNCHLINE

Dir: Christophe Saber, Switzerland, 8 min, 1970, Narrative Short

Two wannabe gangsters can't decide on the coolest thing to say before shooting Michel. ... more »


Best Feature Documentary

CAMBODIAN SPRING, A

Dir: Chris Kelly, England, 121 min, 2017, Documentary Feature

How much would you sacrifice to fight for what you believe in? A Cambodian Spring is a intimate and unique portrait of three people caught up in the chaoti ... more »


INSIGNIFICANT MAN, AN

Dir: Khushboo Ranka & Vinay Shukla, India, 96 min, 2016, Documentary Feature

A non-fiction drama chronicling the most outrageous political debut in the largest democracy in the world, "An Insignificant Man" follows Arvind Kejriwal a ... more »