2025 AWARD WINNERS!
BEST FILM AWARDS
BEST NARRATIVE SHORT
Them That's Not, dir. Mekhai Lee
BEST SCREENPLAY
Screentime, written by Zoé Paddon
BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE
Todos Somos Justos, dir. Carlos Leiva Barahona
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Join The Club, dir. Kip Andersen & Chris OConnell
BEST EPISODIC
Born 2 Lose, dir. Carlos Cardona
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT
Brims of Tradition: The Dual Legacy of a Black Hat Maker, dir. Jon Waldman
RUNNER-UPS
NARRATIVE FEATURE
The Color of Air, dir. Oliver Moser
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Slumlord Millionaire, dir. Steph Ching & Ellen Martinez
NARRATIVE FEATURE
Drip Like Coffee, dir. Anaiis Cisco
SCREENPLAY
Again Znovu, written by Katarzyna Müller
EPISODIC
Au-Pair-is, dir. Emily Rodriguez
NARRATIVE SHORT
The Truck, dir. Elizabeth Rao
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
