2025 AWARD WINNERS!
BEST FILM AWARDS
BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE
Todos Somos Justos, dir. Carlos Leiva Barahona
BEST NARRATIVE SHORT
Them That's Not, dir. Mekhai Lee
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Join The Club, dir. Kip Andersen & Chris OConnell
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT
Brims of Tradition: The Dual Legacy of a Black Hat Maker, dir. Jon Waldman
BEST EPISODIC
Born 2 Lose, dir. Carlos Cardona
BEST SCREENPLAY
Screentime, written by Zoé Paddon
RUNNER-UPS AWARDS
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Slumlord Millionaire, dir. Steph Ching & Ellen Martinez
NARRATIVE FEATURE
The Color of Air, dir. Oliver Moser
NARRATIVE SHORT
The Truck, dir. Elizabeth Rao
NARRATIVE FEATURE
Drip Like Coffee, dir. Anaiis Cisco
SCREENPLAY
Again Znovu, written by Katarzyna Müller
EPISODIC
Au-Pair-is, dir. Emily Rodriguez
DOCUMENTARY SHORT
No Black Dancers in Portland, dir. Shareina Chandler
HONORABLE MENTIONS
DOCUMENTARY SHORT
At See, dir. Serena Dykman
NARRATIVE SHORT
Hodge-Podge, dir. Max Scherr
EPISODIC
Denim, dir. Tedra
PROGRAMMERS CHOICE
NARRATIVE FEATURE
A Rare Grand Alignment, dir. Cinqué Lee
EPSODIC
I Need Your Love, dir. Walker Kalan
THANK YOU TO OUR JURY & PROGRAMMERS
