2019 Award Winners

RISING STAR AWARD

OTOJA ABIT

This year The Bushwick Film Festival presented the 3nd Annual Rising Star Award to BFF alum, actor and director Otaja Abit.

The Rising Star Award was created to acknowledge Bushwick Film Festival alumni who have broken new ground in the Film and TV industry and are achieving notable levels of success. It’s a testament to the recipient’s hard work and to the festival’s continued commitment to give incredibly talented filmmakers and creators a spotlight.

In 2018, BFF had the honor of screening Abit’s short film JITTERS which is now streaming on Amazon. He is currently in post production for his debut feature New York Christmas Wedding starring Chris Noth and Tyra Ferrell.

BEST FILM AWARDS

BEST NARRATIVE FEATUREGhost Who Walks, dir. Cody Stokes — **BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE**
*Ghost Who Walks, dir.* Cody Stokes

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATUREBushwick Bill Geto-Boy, dir. Greg Roman — **BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE**
*Bushwick Bill Geto-Boy*, dir. Greg Roman

BEST NARRATIVE SHORTFeathers, dir. A.V. Rockwell — **BEST NARRATIVE SHORT**
*Feathers*, dir. A.V. Rockwell

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORTEnforcement Hours , dir. Paloma Martinez, — **BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT**
*Enforcement Hours* , dir. Paloma Martinez,

BEST WEB SERIESBefore We Wrap, dir. Elizabeth Charles — **BEST WEB SERIES**
*Before We Wrap*, dir. Elizabeth Charles

BEST ACTRESSAnnapurna Sriram as Yasmine in Feral — **BEST ACTRESS**
Annapurna Sriram as Yasmine in *Feral*

SPECIAL JURY PRIZE

NARRATIVE FEATUREHappy Face, dir. Alexandre Franchi — **NARRATIVE FEATURE**
*Happy Face*, dir. Alexandre Franchi

DOCUMENTARY FEATUREBuckjumping, dir. Lily Keber — **DOCUMENTARY FEATURE**
*Buckjumping*, dir. Lily Keber

NARRATIVE SHORTLa Capa Azul (The Blue Cape), dir. Alejandra López — **NARRATIVE SHORT**
*La Capa Azul (The Blue Cape)*, dir. Alejandra López

DOCUMENTARY SHORTMi Madre Me Tiene Rabia (My Mother Resents Me), dir. by Victoria Linares Villegas — **DOCUMENTARY SHORT**
*Mi Madre Me Tiene Rabia (My Mother Resents Me), dir. by* Victoria Linares Villegas

WEBSERIESQueering, dir. Leticia De Bortoli — **WEBSERIES**
*Queering*, dir. Leticia De Bortoli

HONORABLE MENTIONS

NARRATIVE FEATUREEl Baile (The Dance), dir. Rino Arreaza — **NARRATIVE FEATURE**
*El Baile (The Dance), dir.* Rino Arreaza

DOCUMENTARY FEATUREWarrior Women, dir. Christina D. King & Elizabeth A. Castle — **DOCUMENTARY FEATURE**
*Warrior Women*, dir. Christina D. King & Elizabeth A. Castle

NARRATIVE SHORTPICK, dir. Alicia K. Harris — **NARRATIVE SHORT**
*PICK, dir.* Alicia K. Harris

DOCUMENTARY SHORTCome & Take It, dir. PJ Raval & Ellen Spiro — **DOCUMENTARY SHORT**
*Come & Take It*, dir. PJ Raval & Ellen Spiro

WEB SERIES/NEW MEDIAOther Colors, dir. Remoy Philip — **WEB SERIES/NEW MEDIA**
*Other Colors, dir.* Remoy Philip

PROGRAMMER’S CHOICE

NARRATIVE FEATUREVanilla, dir. Will Dennis — **NARRATIVE FEATURE**
Vanilla, dir. Will Dennis

NARRATIVE DOCUMENTARYGeneral Magic, dir. Sarah Kerruish and Matt Maude — **NARRATIVE DOCUMENTARY**
General Magic, dir. Sarah Kerruish and Matt Maude

NARRATIVE SHORTNettles, dir. Raven Jackson — **NARRATIVE SHORT**
Nettles, dir. Raven Jackson

NARRATIVE DOCFuck, it's Biology , dir. Veronica Andersson — **NARRATIVE DOC**
*Fuck, it's Biology* , dir. Veronica Andersson

Passing: A Family in Black & White , dir. Robin Cloud — *Passing: A Family in Black & White* , dir. Robin Cloud

ANIMATED SHORTשלווה/SHALVA (=Tranquility), dir. Danna Windsor — **ANIMATED SHORT**
שלווה/SHALVA (=Tranquility), dir. Danna Windsor