LAFA Winners - May 2022
Best Picture
Mysterious Circumstance: The Death of Meriwether Lewis - Clark Richey
Best Narrative Feature
Mysterious Circumstance: The Death of Meriwether Lewis - Clark Richey
Honorable Mention: Narrative Feature
X OR Y - Shadab Khan
Best Narrative Short
27 Candles - Naaji Sky Adzimah
Honorable Mention: Narrative Short
Countryless Woman - Wubetu Shimelash
Best Indie Feature
BROKE(N) - Michael Schelp, Alan Younkin
Honorable Mention: Indie Feature
Lost and Found - Kevin Roman
Best Indie Short
Angel Wings - Cameron Rankin, Nick Simotas
Honorable Mention: Indie Short
Without A Stage or (something in between) - Christian Jaramillo
Best Drama
A Cry In The Dark - Rhabi Rites
Best Romantic Comedy
Bob - Drew Bierut
Best Horror
Creature - Larissa James
Best Experimental Film
Inferno - Joseph Franciosa
Best Musical/Dance Film
Nirvana - Lin Niu
Best LGBTQ Film
For I Am Dead - Al Nazemian, Patricia Delso Lucas
Best Western
Mysterious Circumstance: The Death of Meriwether Lewis - Clark Richey
Best Mystery Film
Max : Shadow of apocalypse - mr. Bouhaïk
Best Action Film
Ratavoloira - Giulio Maria Cavallini
Best Web/TV Pilot
The Pixiestick Incident - Michael Henry
Best TV Series
DOSE - Peter P Clark
Best Web Series
Metanoia - Gabrielle Reublin
Best Documentary Feature
Nasima - Heather Kessinger
Honorable Mention: Documentary Feature
The Jewish Jail Lady and The Holy Thief - Victor Velle, Nick Shanmans, Barry Rosenthal
Best Documentary Short
Tierra del Fuego - Oleksandr Lozytskyi
Best Animation
Manzanar (Yuki) - Scott Time Machine, Brad Colerick
Honorable Mention: Animation
Mr. Fluid: "Last Night" - The Works LLC & Mr. Fluid
Best Music Video
Fabulous Nuts - Jingran Damo Yang
Honorable Mention: Music Video
Wussup Wit That - Jingran Damo Yang
Best Student Film
The Struggle is Real - Shane Stanger
Honorable Mention: Student Film
Zhuazhou Ceremony - Yin Jo Ho
Best Director (Feature)
Mysterious Circumstance: The Death of Meriwether Lewis - Clark Richey
Best Director (Short)
Bob - Drew Bierut
Honorable Mention: Director
The Madness Store - Alex Guéry
Best First Time Director (Feature)
Mysterious Circumstance: The Death of Meriwether Lewis - Clark Richey
Best First Time Director (Short)
Infinity + 1 - Flo Demmer
Best Indie Filmmaker
Before A Painting - Nathan Tosoni
Honorable Mention: Indie Filmmaker
LUCHA and the EKEKO - Roger Edwards
Best Actor
Malibu Crush - James Pratt
Best Actress
Mysterious Circumstance: The Death of Meriwether Lewis - Amye Gousset
Best Actor in an Indie Film
LadyBug - Orlando Davis
Best Actress in an Indie Film
Tuna and Ted - Rita Jagpal-Mohan
Best Supporting Actor
For I Am Dead - Riggsby Lane
Best Young Actor
The Pixiestick Incident - Gabriel Helgeson
Best Duo
Left Behind - Savannah Gallo & Grace Farrell
Honorable Mention: Duo
Tuna and Ted - Peter McManus & Rita Jagpal-Mohan
Best Ensemble
Bob - Emma Pasarow, Dillon J Stücky, Talia Rose Goodman, Michael Bonini, Hugo Mejia
Honorable Mention: Ensemble
Life In The Blood - Chioma Juanita, Laide Sonola, Dele Bamgboye, Maryla Abraham, Dexter Carver
Best Cinematography
The Madness Store - Alex Guéry
Honorable Mention: Cinematography
Unseen: How We're Failing Parent Caregivers & Why It Matters - Tom Dyer
Best Editing
Creature - Larissa James
Honorable Mention: Editing
Puddle - Carter Thomas
Best Score
Unseen: How We're Failing Parent Caregivers & Why It Matters - Andrew Piland
Honorable Mention: Score
Pavilion - Eveshka Ghost
Best Song
Hot Bath An' A Stiff drink - Lot Like Me - Geoff H Levin, Aaron Edson
Best Sound Design
Creature - Tamara Johnson, Larissa James
Honorable Mention: Sound Design
For I Am Dead - David Ferral
Best Virtual Reality
Blue Tears - Hsiao-Yue Tsao
Best Costume Design
For I Am Dead - Miguel Peñaranda Olmeda
Best Trailer
Girl Forgotten: What Happened To Brianna Wells? - Dan Brown Jr
Best Commercial/Promotional Video
The Origin Story of the DA50 RG - Chris Aronoff, Annmarie Aronoff
Honorable Mention: Commercial/Promotional Video
Ebern - A new life begins - Christian Schu
Best Original Story
The Pixiestick Incident - Michael Henry
Honorable Mention: Original Story
Kurt Laughs - Nicolas James
Screenplay of the Month
Iniquity - Fatima Litim
Best Feature Screenplay
Star 69 - Michael Isaac Jacobs
Honorable Mention: Feature Screenplay
Ratings War - Robert Haus
Best Short Screenplay
Cold Tommy - Janice L Walker
Honorable Mention: Short Screenplay
Youniverse - Justin Fontenot
Best Drama Screenplay
Iniquity - Fatima Litim
Best Comedy Screenplay
Owl - Katrina Jaxson
Best Dark Comedy Screenplay
The Burning Man - Jordan Andrew Oliver
Best Action Screenplay
Seven Arrows - Keith Copsin, Jeffrey B Wayne
Best Western Screenplay
Three For Hire: Revenge of the Mescalero Apache - Dan Burle
Best First Time Screenwriter
Who Killed Me - Qing Sun, Tingdong Zhang
Best Television Script
Downtown - Brian Edward Stone
Honorable Mention: Television Script
Dirty Revenge - Gary F St. Martin
Special Jury Award
Alex McKenna Series: Alex & Margaret's Beginning - Vicki-Ann Bush
Special Jury Award
Destination - Chen Lu
Special Jury Award
Growing Pains - Jingran Damo Yang
Trailer: Mysterious Circumstance: The Death of Meriwether Lewis
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