LAMA Winter 2025 Winners & Selections
Best Narrative Short
1st Place Winners
“ Line Of Fire “
Dir. by Weston Porter
Two teens set out to rob a convenience store in an attempt to escape their abusive families and desolate town.
Audience Award
“ Shaping The Future ”
directed by Robert Helphand
Best Documentary Feature
“ Shaping The Future “
Dir. by Robert Helphand
SHAPING THE FUTURE is a feature documentary that digs into Lance Collins' lasting impact on Southern California culture through the legacy established by his unique surfboard brand, Wave Tools, despite the myriad of obstacles he’s faced throughout his life.
Best Experimental
Best Student Film
“ A Sip Of Coffee “
Dir. by Andres Felipe Bernal Farias
“ Small Town Punks “
Dir. by Michael Kumar
Jenna is trying to close the dinner for the night but a man comes in at the last minute and a mysterious conversation between them reveals the true identities and intentions of our two characters.
What does it mean to be punk? Is it the fashion? The music? The ideals? As an important day apporaches, a group of punk anarchists cause havoc around town in order to send a message.
Best Music Video
Best Script
“ Ludlow “
by Stephen Burns
“ Last Summer “
Dir. by Damien Krisl
Jessica Eldridge wants to rid her home town of a violent gang but is too scared and unable to do it alone. It isn't until a freak accident reveals a long time mysterious neighbor who is from the future and has been hiding special abilities that she discovers a way to free her home of this violence. She confronts this man, begging for his help, but he reveals that any actions he takes will affect everyone's future, not just Jessica's but the also the people in the town. Jessica has to find a way to convince the man to help her or risk losing everything.
The video "Last Summer" evokes feelings of nostalgia, questioning, and desire. Between the evocation of "On the Road" by Kerouac, and "Las Vegas Parano" it depicts a youth fleeing the comfort of everyday life to cross the country in search of new beginnings, towards a future marked by nostalgia. The repeated lyrics "When are you supposed to dance again?" suggest a desire to reconnect with a lost love. Wondering about the moment when they will be able to find this harmony and complicity disappeared in artificial paradises.
Best Actor
Max Mattern
“ Line Of Fire ”
Best Actress
Sidney Flanigan
“ Line Of Fire ”
Best Cinematography
“ Line Of Fire “
Dir. by Weston Porter
Best Editing
“ Last Summer “
Dir. by Damien Krisl
Official Selections, Category “Best” and Honorable Mention Winners
“ Always & For Never “
Dir. by Melissa Papel
“ Buzzkill “
Dir. by Amanda Griswold
“ Father And Son “
Dir. by Ross Raventos
“ It’s Like You Didn’t Move “
Dir. by Jash
“ Ornamental Bird “
Dir. by Craig Lief
“ Strangers “
Dir. by Tony Kornilov
“ The Interns “
Dir. by Kathryn Kvas, Vignesh Seshadri,
Dan Litzow, Phung Do
“ Until Daylight Comes “
Dir. by Madysen Dougherty
______________________
“ It’s Open “
by Doug Maguire
“ Monarch “
by Mauricio Herrera Manzur
“ The Pebble Champion “
by Alan David Pritchard
“ Toilet Sharks “
by Bruce Griffiths
“ What Shodows See “
by Joseph J Parisi
Category Winners
Honorable Mention
“C.T.R.L”
Dir. by Mariana Conde & Mariana Conde
“Caught Inside”
Dir. by Dwight Thompson
“Chuck Ransom”
Dir. by Arian Harandi
“Daddy Come Home”
Dir. by Mendel Katz & Yisrael Dubov
“FELONY”
Dir. by Thanos Kermitsis
“Jaysin Voxx 'Hands on Me'”
Dir. by Carlos Hurtado
“Mateo”
Dir. by Nancy C. Mejia
“The Courier”
Dir. by J.Mackye Gruber
“The Equation of Life”
Dir. by Gerry Orz
“The Stop”
Dir. by Marc Ruiz
“Two and a Quarter Minutes”
Dir. by Joshua Ovalle
Official Selections
