LAMA Fall 2018 Winners & Selections
Best Narrative Short
Best Documentary Short
“ Feeding A Cause “
Dir. by Jonathan Graham
1st Place Winners
“ Cathedrals “
Dir. by Benjamin Caro
Inspired by the popular Raymond Carver story, “Cathedrals” is about a young husband who, through a strange, almost psychedelic experience with a blind man, is able to see his marriage from a new perspective.
Audience Award
“ The Voice Within”
Dir. by Ernesto Sandoval
A non-profit organization fights food insecurity in Orange County, California by giving the resources to those in need and touching the lives of people in the community.
Best Documentary Feature
Best Animation
Best International Film
“ The Shipment “
Dir. by Bobby Bala
“ Nini “
Dir. by Yingzong Xin
“ Explosion Theory “
Dir. by Andrey Istratov
Cici's good friend Nini was taken away. At midnight ,Nine returned to her friend and tried to tell here something.
In 1966, the Soviet physicist, uncle of movie's author, makes a discovery which then becomes decisive in the 'aluminium' opposition of rocket technologies of the USSR and the USA during the cold war. What will happen to this physicist in 1988?...
Unable to afford the repairs to his old broken ship, a struggling interplanetary transporter becomes stranded with his young daughter on a wretched spaceport as his morality is put to the ultimate test.
Best Experimental
Best Student Film
“ When The Shadow Falls “
Dir. by Jeseung Woo
“ Glissando “
Dir. by Min Shi
After witnessing the suicide of a passing stranger, Jane becomes haunted by the horrible question: "Could I have done something？“ When the stranger's widow comes calling Jane must face her shadow to find the answer they both need.
The remnants of loss and war.
Best Music Video
Best Script
“ Jonath “
by Luis Gerardo Pascual
“ Stand Down “
Dir. by Dana Tynan & Kario Salem
The year is 2415, and after several wars and catastrophes, the Earth has become a place inhabited by outlaws and exiles. Mankind has conquered the galaxy. The human race has managed to expand to new planets, coexisting with new races from different solar systems.
A haunted ex-soldier suffering from PTSD on a journey toward the ultimate confrontation with HIMSELF.
Best Director
“ The Shipment ”
Dir. by Bobby Bala
Best Actor
Brendan Sexton III
“ Cathedrals ”
Best Actress
Julia Parker
“ Passage ”
Best Costume Design
“ The Shipment ”
Dir. by Bobby Bala
Best Editing
“ The Shipment ”
Dir. by Bobby Bala
Best Production Design
“ The Shipment ”
Dir. by Bobby Bala
Official Selections, Category “Best” and Honorable Mention Winners
“ Only A Movie!”
Dir. by Teddy Cecil
“ Chameleon”
Dir. by Trevvor Riley
“ F***, Marry, Kill”
Dir. by Scott Donavan
“ Memories Of My Father”
Dir. by Mark Logan
“ Monophobia”
Dir. by Nick DenBoer & Kenny Hotz
“ Passage”
Dir. by Linda Palmer
“ The Voice Within”
Dir. by Ernesto Sandoval
“ Arizona Sunrise”
by John Martins IIII
“ At The Mercy Of Faith”
by Samuel Taylor
“ Ball Of Fire”
by Sean Coleman
“ Indian Billy Ice”
by Jerry Ice
“ The Keeper”
by Danny Wright
“ The Night Witches”
by Steven Prowse
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
