IRVINE FILM FESTIVAL
AND THE WINNERS FOR THE 2019 IIFF AWARDS ARE…
BEST FEATURE NARRATIVE
COLLISIONS - Dir: Richard Levien
BEST FEATURE DOCUMENTARY
GENERAL MAGIC Dir: Sarah Kerruish and Matt Maude
BEST FEATURE DOCU-DRAMA
MAP OF SALVATION Dir: Aram Shahbazyan
BEST SHORT NARRATIVE
DRAMA - DUKE Director: Thiago Dadalt *Tied
DRAMA - THE SCORPION’S TALE - Dir: Jhosimar Vasquez *Tied
SI/FI -THE SHIPMENT Director: Bobby Bala
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTOR
Piercey Dalton - DUKE
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT
BLACK SHEEP Dir: Ed Perkins
BEST ANIMATION SHORT
THE UNTOLD STORY OF ROMEO & JULIET Dir: John Tso
FEATURES SCREENPLAY
1ST PLACE: Iran-Contra & Crack Cocaine by Tony Cammarata
2ND PLACE: The Chain by Jeff Woodard
3RD PLACE: God Is Not Purple by Matt Pacini
SHORTS SCREENPLAY
1ST PLACE: Sound of The Some by Thomas Besancon & Alexander Menu
2ND PLACE: Saira by John Zeus Kontoyannis
3RD PLACE: 1801, Buck by Jalen Thompson
BEST COLLEGE SHORT
BEST ANIMATION - THE SANDMAN Dir: Natalia Hermida
BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY - LOVE AND LOSS Dir: Yiying Nikki Li
BEST SHORT NARRATIVE - SHINING ASHES Dir: Nicole Campbell
BEST MUSIC VIDEO
STARSET - RICOCHET Dir: Nick Peterson
BEST TELEVISION PILOT
HOMEROOM By: Neal Thibedeau
BEST WEBISODE
THE OLD ROGUE Dir: Steve Perkins
BEST HIGH SCHOOL SHORT
LIFE AT A JAPANESE HIGH SCHOOL Dir: Ethan Chu
BEST SHORT K-6
SUPER MOVIE Dir: Nathanael Burns
BEST TRAILER
GENERAL MAGIC Dir: Sarah Kerruish
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2019 Official Selections
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FEATURE NARRATIVES
ACT OF DESPERATION Dir: Richard Friedman
BUCKOUT ROAD Dir: Matthew Currie Holmes
GHOST MASK - SCAR Dir: Takeshi Sone
COLLISIONS - Dir: Richard Levien
​FEATURE DOCUMENTARIES
AMERICAN WAR Dir: Dr. Daniel Bernardi
CYBERWORK AND THE AMERICAN DREAM Dir: James Shelley
GENERAL MAGIC Dir: Sarah Kerruish
MAP OF SALVATION Dir: Aram Shahbazyan
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SHORT NARRATIVES
DUKE Director: Thiago Dadalt
THE SCORPION’S TALE Director: Jhosimar Vasquez
BREATH Director: Darren Edward Fitch
KRIEG Director: Jeff Fry
KOMMANDO 1944 Director: Derek Quick
ENTER Director: Jack Impellizzeri
LOST AND FOUND Director: Zilong Wang
KNOWING Director: Adam Dietrich
DOUBLE Director: Ronak Jafari
THE VOICE WITHIN Director: Ernesto Sandoval
SAC DE MERDE Director: Greg Chwerchak
THE PLAYGROUND AT NIGHT Director: Jonathan Pickett
THE FISHERMAN Director: Zoey Martinson
THE SHIPMENT Director: Bobby Bala
MR. SUSHI Director: Joshua Sallach
CHIMES Director: Jannine Benkhardt
TEN HOURS Director: Trevor Morgan
KILL AL Director: Walter Brandes
PUSHING SKILLS Director: Michael A. Krehan
CARONTE Director: Luis Tinoco Pineda
HAM Director: Zachary Wentz
THE MASTER OF CUCHILLO Director: Rodrigo Sebastian Gonzalez
SWEETHEART Director: Jérémie Seguin
OUR ROSE GARDEN Director: Ligia Maria Storrs Rojas
NO PAPERS Director: Joseph Warren
BAGGAGE Director: Amos Vernon
BREATHE Director: Mitch Yapko
SHARK WEEK Director: Jeremy Radin
TAKE YOUR MARK Director: Scott Cavalheiro
THE BUG Director: Dean Cameron
MISCREANT Dir: Rocky Ramsey
THE UNITED STATES OF TOMORROW Director: David Keith
BODY OF KNOWLEDGE Dir: Craig Holland
A HOLLOW POINT Dir: Zach Brinkerhoff
SUNFLOWER Dir: Yaxiong Shao
FROM HERE TO REPAIR Dir: Waymon Boone
VIVID Dir: Paul Chung
HOW TO GET A BOYFRIEND Dir: Leo Chor
MISCREANT Dir: Rocky Ramsey
​DOCUMENTARY SHORTS
COMEBACK Dir: Reza Sayah
KOKA, THE BUTCHER Dir: Bence Máté
BLACK SHEEP Dir: Ed Perkins
CAMINOS DE BOYLE HEIGHTS Dir: Pablo De La Hoya
MY DEAD DAD’S PORNO TAPES Dir: Charlie Tyrell
THE HOLE IN THE RESERVOIR Dir: Rich Williamson
TRANSFORMATIONS Dir: Alonso Mayo
’63 BOYCOTT Dir: Gordon Quinn
I HAD A DREAM: CONFESSIONS OF A RECOVERING CHILD ACTOR Dir: Tim Atzinger
LISTEN TO THE LAND Dir: Celia Haig-Brown
THE WITCH HUNT Dir: Marek KÅ‚osowicz
PARDEN OUR PIXIE DUST Dir: Matthew Serrano
THE MAYOR Dir: Taylor Horky
ANIMATION SHORTS
THE SANDMAN Dir: Natalia Hermida
THE UNTOLD STORY OF ROMEO & JULIET Dir: John Tso
WHITE AND FLUFFY Dir: Yadnee Kohok
GOD I NEED A GIRL FRIEND Dir: Stefan Janoski
CHIAROSCURO Dir: David Perry
​​SCHOOL / COLLEGE / UNIVERSITY SHORTS
LOVE AND LOST Dir: Yiying Nikki Li
DUST Dir: Logan K. Triplett
A WALK IN THE PARK Dir: Anthony Liechti
ON ICE Dir: Katie Anne Moy
THE LEGEND OF SCOTTY WATTS Dir: Prash Sampathkumaran
SHINING ASHES Dir: Nicole Campbell
BOYS CLUB Dir: Troy DeWinne
LIFE AT A JAPANESE HIGH SCHOOL Dir: Ethan Chu
BEN IS DEAD Dir: Lisa J Dooley
SUPER MOVIE Dir: Nathanael Burns
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​TELEVISION PILOTS
CHARLIE BEE COMPANY by Ashley Davison
BATTLEDREAM CHRONICLES: A NEW BEGINNING By Alain Bidard
EDDIE’S By Michael Lange
LISA AT LARGE By Eliot Gurrin
HOMEROOM By Neal Thibedeau
DR. SUGAR By Paul Saleba
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FEATURE SCREENPLAYS
BATTER UP by James Humphrey
IRAN-CONTRA & CRACK COCAINE by Tony Cammarata
THE CHAIN by Jeff Woodard
GOD IS NOT PURPLE by Matt Pacini
THE EIDOLON by Doug Rich
KELIPOT by Seth Nesenholtz
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SHORT SCREENPLAYS
SAIRA by John Zeus Kontoyannis
SOUND OF THE SOMME by Thomas Besancon & Alexander Menu
1801, BUCK by Jalen Thompson
THE ASTRONOT by Pennan Brae
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MUSIC VIDEOS
BOOM GOES JULIAN Dir: Steven Gebert
STARSET - RICOCHET Dir: Nick Peterson
ODIO (HATE) Dir: Julio César Berrios
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WEBISODES
ALONE Dir Juanma Juarez
THE OLD ROGUE Dir: Steve Perkins
HOMO SAPIENS Dir: Joël Melançon
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TRAILERS​
DUKE Director: Thiago Dadalt
AMERICAN WAR Dir: Dr. Daniel Bernardi
GENERAL MAGIC Dir: Sarah Kerruish
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