The 15 Short Film Festival was held this past Sunday at the Evening Muse. Twenty movies were shown, and awards were given to the following:
Jury Prizes:
Drama: The Shade (Iran/Canada)
Comedy: My Mum the Wrestler (UK)
Documentary: Nubian Queen Lo-La (USA)
Animation: Puppet (USA)
Experimental: Between You and Me (USA)
Audience Award:
50 Cents (Netherlands)
My favorites?
Drama: The Shade (Iran/Canada)
Comedy: My Mum the Wrestler (UK)
Documentary: Bowl Digger (USA; actually, the only entry from North Carolina)
Animation: NNoise (Hungary)
Experimental: 50 Cents (Netherlands)
If any of these shorts turn up again in the Queen City in other local film fests, be sure to check ‘em out!
This article appears in Sep 19-25, 2007.
