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 133 submissions during our 7th year, we were able to screen 46 fantastic films. On Tuesday, April 21st, all 10 of our monthly Silver Whiskers Award winners of the year were meant to screen again in the theater at the Made in NY Media center! Unfortunately, due to COVID-19, we had to cancel the screening and find a way to bring the celebration online. And we’ve done just that! So come back to this blog starting at noon on the 21st through 8pm on Saturday, the 25th to watch the films and find out the grand prize winners of Year 7!
Will I Say So (6:53) written & directed by Jamie DiNicola
Simply, a story of vulnerability. (June Winner)
Neighborhood (14:30) directed by Ben Garchar
The lives of three strangers—a pigeon keeper, a webcam model, and a man haunted by ghosts—intertwine mysteriously amidst the backdrop of a rapidly gentrifying Bushwick. (August Winner)
Come Be Creepy With Us (15:26) directed by Beth Fletcher, written by Michael Calciano
A millennial nightmare that follows Anna, a young woman stuck in the midst of a quarter-life crisis, who learns how to keep on living after being haunted by the undead spirit from her summer camp past. (October Winner)
Power Out (5:40) written & directed by Ben Myers
A group of Millennials' night takes a turn when the lights suddenly go out.... "Cloverfield" meets "High Maintenance" in this 'experimental political-art- dramedy.' (December Winner)
Bath (14:56) written & directed by Meredith Dobbs
Discussions about sexuality and politics during a weekend away in Bath prove to Nick and Ella that despite their six years together, they don’t have it all figured out. (February Winner)
Eudaemonia (14:47) written & directed by Julia Ngeow
A talkative Australian traveller and a reclusive artist form an unlikely bond after an accidental 'break and enter' in Brooklyn. (July Winner)
End of Summer (14:39) written & directed by Serena Kuo
On the way to college, Dawn's life is flipped upside down when her father is struck by a heart attack in the middle of the desert. (September Winner)
The Shallow End (10:21) directed by Cynthia Silver, written by Wendy MacLeod
A group of teenaged girls jockey for power in the savage summer society of a community swimming pool during the summer of 1984. (November Winner)
A Poem in Bamboo (4:34) directed & animated by Luke-Yao Chang & XuFei Wu
Life is not always smooth. When bad things happen, some people are lucky enough to move on, but not the old lady A-Yuan. (January Winner)
The Gaffer (8:00) directed by Paul Robinson, written by Sashia Dumont
When Daniel Foster crosses a dangerous crime leader, he resorts to humor in a desperate attempt to save his life. (March Winner)
All 10 Silver Whiskers Award Winners are eligible for the Golden Whiskers Award. The category nominees are:
BEST DIRECTOR
Come Be Creepy With Us (Beth Fletcher)
The Shallow End (Cynthia Silver)
Bath (Meredith Dobbs)
BEST ENSEMBLE
The Shallow End (Zoe Wilson, Zoe Manarel, Sanai James, Parker Winston, Trevor Brooks)
Bath (Georgia Clarke-Day & Joseph Cullen)
The Gaffer (Sashia R. Dumont, Brent Bruckner, Dan Aloisi)
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Eudaemonia (Scott Miller)
End of Summer (Hannah Kitasei)
Come Be Creepy With Us (Jesse Coyote Sanchez-Strauss)
BEST EDITING
Neighborhood (Ben Garchar)
The Shallow End (Will Mayo)
A Poem in Bamboo (Chun-Yao Chang & XuFei Wu)
Winners will be announced on Saturday, the 25th!
Golden Whiskers Award Winner:
Winning filmmaker gets $100 towards a future crowdfunding campaign should they choose Seed&Spark as their platform.
A 1 hour production, post-production, or marketing phone consultation from 4milecircus.
CongestedCat Productions will offer free script coverage for the director's newest shorts.
Category Winners:
Each winner gets $50 towards a crowdfunding campaign should they choose Seed&Spark as their platform.
