Winners and “Best of” Shows

Best Of DC Shorts – Show A

Saturday, September 17 @ 8:00pm  SOLD OUT AT BOTH LOCATIONS
Sunday, September 18 @ 6:00pm   SOLD OUT AT USNM. LIMITED TICKETS AT ATLAS

Catch the award winners selected by the jury — and chosen by audience vote — in two very special showcases at two special venues: the Atlas Arts Center and the US Navy Memorial. Saturday’s shows at the Atlas are framed by the Closing Bash. These shows always sell out — so get your tickets early online. The shows are approximately 120 minutes long.

The Duel At Blood Creek

When a you choose a popular dueling spot to settle your quarrel, others might intrude.   Winner, DC Shorts 2011 Audience Favorite Award

A Finger, Two Dots Then Me

What happens when we die? What is actually Holy? How does love live forever? A dying man takes these answers to his grave.   Winner, DC Shorts 2011 Audience Favorite Award

UnderCover

Dodging pork sandwiches and diving into pig pens, a American-Muslim cop solves a pig-napping case to achieve her dream of becoming a detective.   Winner, DC Shorts 2011 Outstanding use of Food Award

Sukkertoppen (Sugar Top)

The daily race to the top of the local mountain just became more of a challenge.   Winner, DC Shorts 2011 Outstanding Cinematography Award

Two’s A Crowd

When a couple is forced to move in together after four years of marriage, issues of privacy and independence come to the forefront.   Winner, DC Shorts 2011 Audience Favorite Award

Miyuki’s Wind Bell

Miyuki learns of a painful connection between her grandmother’s wind chime and an unusual object in the countryside.   DC Shorts 2011 Audience Honorable Mention

The Man In 813

The mundane, weird, unexplainable and sometimes disturbing occurrences over 24 hours in an apartment building.   Winner, DC Shorts 2011 Outstanding Local Film Award

A Menina Espantalho (The Scarecrow Girl)

Denied the opportunity to go to school, Luzia creatively learns to read on her own.   Winner, DC Shorts 2011 Audience Favorite Award

Best Of DC Shorts – Show B

Saturday, September 17 @ 10:00pm
Sunday, September 18 @ 8:00pm

Catch the award winners selected by the jury — and chosen by audience vote — in two very special showcases at two special venues: the Atlas Arts Center and the US Navy Memorial. The shows are approximately 120 minutes long. SPECIAL: Purchase a ticket for the 10:00 show at Atlas on Saturday night, and come to the Closing Bash from 9:oo-9:45 for FREE.

What to Bring to America

An Ethiopian immigrant is pressed by family and tradition to make a decision as the moment approaches for her daughter's genital cutting.   Winner, DC Shorts 2011 First-Time Director Award

Cataplexy

A man with an unusual medical condition is embarrassed to discover the call girl he hired is an old friend.   DC Shorts 2011 Audience Honorable Mention

Bye Bye Now!

Once the center of many Irish villages, the loss of the phone box is celebrated and mourned.   DC Shorts 2011 Audience Honorable Mention

Interview Date

When a blind date gets mixed up with a job interview, everyone ends up at the right place at the right time with the wrong person. Winner DC Shorts Screenplay Competition 2010. DC Shorts 2011 Audience Honorable Mention

Sudden Death!

Finally a musical where everyone dies.   Winner, DC Shorts 2011 Audience Favorite Award

Wanting Alex

Stubborn longing and inconvenient desire...sucks doesn’t it.   DC Shorts 2011 Audience Honorable Mention

Little Horses

A divorced small town postal worker attempts to win his family back by purchasing his son a pony for his 8th birthday.   Winner, DC Shorts 2011 Audience Favorite Award Winner, DC Shorts 2011 Filmmakers' Favorite Award

Simpatia do Limåo (Lemon Spell)

Can Madame Silmara concoct the right spell to bring Joana’s crossword-loving husband back?   Winner, DC Shorts 2011 Festival Director's Award