LAMA Sping 2017 Winners & Selections
Best Narrative Short
Best Narrative Feature
Best Documentary Short
“ Bound By Ink “
Dir. by Vincent McLean
1st Place Winners
“ Non-Transferable “
Dir. by Brendan Bradley
“ Letters From Alcatraz “
Dir. by Madeline Rozwat
Stuck with travel reservations in her ex-boyfriends name, Amy decides if she can't change the ticket...why not change the guy?
It is Christmas Eve Day, 1962 and a teenage girl living on Alcatraz Island runs the risk of losing one of her best friends: an inmate.
Audience Award
“ #FromJennifer”
Dir. by Frank Merle
Bound By Ink is a Mini Doc that follows a group of family and friends as they complete a journey, both physical & spiritual thru the desert to a remote cave to get a communal tattoo which represents the bond of brotherhood.
Best Documentary Feature
Best Animation
Best International Film
“ My Pretty Pony “
Dir. by Maciej Barczewski
“ William Shatner’s War Chronicles “
Dir. by Gary Laird
“ Rock Bottom And Back “
Dir. by Steven Scaffidi
William Shatner and LNL Partners (aka: Shatner Singularity) introduced a sci-fi story, William Shatner’s “WAR CHRONICLES” the Cinema Graphic Novel, as a unique new format for digital-comic content: an enhanced reading experience featuring a stylistic new dimension in animation, musical soundtracks and in-story sound effects. It expands the user experience beyond anything in digital comics now, taking the art form well beyond anything else in the marketplace.
Rock Bottom and Back, narrated by Danny Trejo, chronicles the personal journeys of people from all walks of life, celebrities to ordinary people, who overcame insurmountable adversities and now give back to others in amazing ways.
An elderly man, nearing death, gives his young grandson an unusual gift and tells him about the transient nature of time.
Best Experimental
Best Student Film
“ Love Made Visible “
Dir. by Liang Zhao
“ Dazed “
Dir. by Jason Herring & Ezra Spurrier
A 16 years old girl was brought to a house by a lawyer and she was told that this house belongs to her dad who she have never seen in 14 years. Strangely, she was told by her passed away mum that her dad died in a car accident long time ago. From not accepting her dad to once again bond with him again, what happened? What happened 14 years ago? We can find out the answer from her mums will and their confrontation.
Eric’s visionary descent into the drug culture of the '90s and his inspiration to Grunge Rock ascension.
Best Music Video
Best Script
“ The Guide “
by Eric P. Granger
“ Taylor Tote - Fighter “
Dir. by Kostas Lymperopoulos
In 1905, Adirondack guide Morgan is reunited with his childhood friend, Daniel. When Daniel brings his fiancé, Elizabeth, to Lake Placid for the ceremony. Tensions mount between the city folks and the rugged mountain people, as sparks begin to fly between Morgan and Elizabeth and the three must choose between their hearts and their lifelong friendships.
On August 16, 2012 three-year-old Natalie Grace was diagnosed with high-risk acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). In the summer of 2015, while looking for a band to perform at their next fundraiser, Andrea, Natalie + Hannah's were introduced to the music of local singing sensation singer/songwriter Taylor Tote.
Best Director
“ Non-Transferable ”
Dir. by Brendan Bradley
Best Actor
Michael Boston
“ Dress Rehearsal ”
Best Actress
Sydney Sweeney
“ Love Made Visible ”
Best Cinematography
“ Letters From Alcatraz ”
Dir. by Madeline Rozwat
Best Costume Design
“ Letters From Alcatraz ”
Dir. by Madeline Rozwat
Best Editing
“ Non-Transferable ”
Dir. by Brendan Bradley
Best Original Score
“ Love Made Visible ”
Dir. by Liang Zhao
Best Production Design
“ Non-Transferable ”
Dir. by Brendan Bradley
Official Selections, Category “Best” and Honorable Mention Winners
“ #FromJennifer”
Dir. by Frank Merle
“ Dress Rehearsal”
Dir. by Michael Boston
“ LA Stories”
Dir. by Daniel Rieber
“ Psycho Therapy”
Dir. by Staci Layne Wilson
“ Taste”
Dir. by Adrian Selkowitz
“ When It Rains”
Created by Tayla Schaffner &
Dir. by Kellen Gibbs
“ Eke’bolos”
by Stephen Settle
“ Elizabeth Hazel And The Day Of Desires”
by Katie Humphrey
“ Girl In The Painting”
by Scott Williamson
“ Michelangelo”
by Roberto Lemos
“ Only She Knew”
by Lance David Tate
“ Parousia”
by Todd Sorrell
Category Winners
Honorable Mention
Stage IV:
Living With Cancer
“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
