Celebrating another amazing year of films & filmmakers!
IndieWorks screens short films every month produced by emerging filmmakers throughout New York. It provides a platform for those filmmakers to showcase their work in front of an audience and to network with individuals in the local film community. We aim to create a space that sparks discussion & collaboration and pushes our peers and ourselves to find inspiration from each other.
Our annual season runs June through March, culminating in our Best of Fest Finale every April. Out of 166 submissions during our 6th year, we were able to screen 49 fantastic films and new media content. Tuesday, April 23rd, all 8 of our monthly Silver Whiskers Award winners of the year, along with 1 lucky Audience Chosen winner, will screen again and be eligible for monetary prizes! The top prize comes with winning the Golden Whiskers Award, our version of Best Picture; but we'll also be awarding Best Writer/Director, Best Ensemble, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, and the audience will vote for the Ultimate Audience Choice winner! Best of Fest will be held at our usual The Local in Long Island City, but with more of a party-vibe! As always, there's no entry fee, so bring all your friends and film enthusiasts out to watch these 9 fantastic films and close out this season in celebration!
Evening's Line-up (screening order subject to change):
Unwelcome (15:00) Written & Directed by Ida Theresa Myklebost
November Winner
Nominated for Best Editing. Eligible for Golden Whiskers & Audience Choice
Greater Good (8:13) Directed by Andrea Ashton, Written by Candace Little & Allison Yuen
August Winner
Eligible for Golden Whiskers & Audience Choice
Goodbye Old Friend (5:58) Written & Directed by Rafael De Leon
October Winner
Nominated for Best Writer/Director, Best Cinematography & Best Editing. Eligible for Golden Whiskers & Audience Choice
AMYDEE (15:00) Written & Directed by Amy DePaola
December Winner
Nominated for Best Writer/Director & Best Editing. Eligible for Golden Whiskers & Audience Choice
Future Unknown (8:50) Written & Directed by Makeba L. Ross
January Winner
Nominated for Best Ensemble. Eligible for Golden Whiskers & Audience Choice
We Were Kids (16:00) Written & Directed by Adam Taylor
July Winner
Nominated for Best Writer/Director, Best Ensemble & Best Cinematography. Eligible for Golden Whiskers & Audience Choice
Her Being Home (21:00) Directed by Ellie Gravitte, Written by Sophia Maro
June Winner
Nominated for Best Ensemble. Eligible for Golden Whiskers & Audience Choice
Metamorphosis (8:48) Written & Directed by Natalie Harris
February Winner
Nominated for Best Cinematography. Eligible for Golden Whiskers & Audience Choice
Adult (12:00) Directed by Cynthia Silver, Written by Tatienne Hendricks-Tellefsen
September (Audience) Winner
Eligible for Audience Choice Award
All 8 Silver Whiskers Award Winners are eligible for the Golden Whiskers Award. And all 9 screening films can win the Audience Choice Award. The other nominees are:
BEST WRITER/DIRECTOR
AMYDEE (Amy DePaola)
Goodbye Old Friend (Rafael De Leon)
We Were Kids (Adam Taylor)
BEST ENSEMBLE
Future Unknown (Victoria Bermudez & Rachelle Clark)
Her Being Home (Stella Akua Mensah, Gloria Essien, Keston McMillan & Angela Nash Wade)
We Were Kids (Duane Nakia Cooper & Marquis Wood)
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Goodbye Old Friend (Brendan Engle)
Metamorphosis (Simona Ivanova)
We Were Kids (Adam Volerich)
BEST EDITING
AMYDEE (Amy DePaola)
Goodbye Old Friend (Rafael De Leon)
Unwelcome (Ida Theresa Myklebost)
Golden Whiskers Award Winner:
Winning filmmaker gets $200 towards a future crowdfunding campaign should they choose Seed&Spark as their platform. And the filmmaker gets a free one-year subscription to Seed&Spark’s streaming platform.
A 1TB G-drive
A 1 hour production, post-production, or marketing phone consultation from 4milecircus.
CongestedCat Productions will offer free script coverage for the director's newest short, and devote a day of our social media shares to the winning project and its latest updates.
Category Winners & Audience Choice Award:
Each winner gets $50 towards a crowdfunding campaign should they choose Seed&Spark as their platform. And the filmmaker gets a free one-year subscription to Seed&Spark’s streaming platform.
CongestedCat Productions will offer free script coverage for each director's newest short.
NOW WHAT?
RSVP for Best of Fest on Facebook.
Read about & see photos from the year in our monthly Recaps.
Watch interviews with the winning filmmakers throughout the year(s) in our Insider Series.
Submit your film for Year 7 through FilmFreeway.
See you on April 23rd!
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