Nominated for Best Student Film:The 2010 Oscar® nominated short film, Kavi, is about a boy in India who wants to play cricket and go to school, but instead he is forced to work in a brick kiln as a modern-day slave. Unsatisfied with his fate, Kavi must choose to either accept what he's always been told, or fight for a different life even if he's unsure of the ultimate outcome.
Nominated for Best Narrative Short: Set in a post-apocalyptic world in which water scarcity has extinguished life above ground, this sci fi short follows one museum curator's quest to investigate the possibility of germinating seeds beyond the confines of her repressive subterranean culture.
Winner Best Narrative Feature: When Brooklyn-based cartoonist Colin Jenson breaks up with longtime girlfriend Kay Ho, he pulls out all the stops to win her back, including dragging her into his world of illustrated cartoons. Life definitely imitates art in this micro-budget gem that seeks to answer the age-old question: what is love?
Winner Best Student Film:In the early hours of the 1992 LA Riots, Shauna, a seasoned African-American paramedic is forced to confront an incensed and dangerous mob after her idealistic white partner, Rick, violates protocol in hopes of saving a severely wounded child.
Nominated for Best Narrative Short: A successful man decides to strip himself of all his material objects to attain a clear mind for philosophic thought.
