Killer Missionaries
When two Mormon Missionaries accidentally kill a potential convert they have to prove how dedicated they are to the Lord.
Director: Will Hunter Thomas
Starring: Kyle Warren, Jesse Irving, Debbie Pedowski, Kathy Spittle, Mel Tuck
Nominated for: Short Film – English Speaking
Lip Service
After Lila borrows something from her friend Ashley for too long, Ashley decides to take matters into her own hands, literally.
Director: Whit Ingram
Starring: Ambyr Mishelle, Weixin Le
Nominated for: Budget Under $500
Robberettes
Life long friends plan the perfect robbery… but finding the past wasn’t on the list.
The Moon's Not That Great
After an astronaut returns from her lunar mission to find that the public couldn’t care less about the moon, the stories of the astronaut, a film director, and a bear intersect.
Director: Mathieu Libman
Starring: Gabby Capili, Jake Sheppard, Claire Epting, Noah Malone, Kristin Wetenkamp
Nominated for : Animated Short Film
Unforgettable
Following the death of his parents, a teenage boy must learn to live with his Grandma who suffers from Alzheimer’s disease.
Director: Luke Mullen
Starring: Luke Mullen, Marion Freitag
Nominated for: Filmmaker Under 18
StormChaser
All Bonnie Blue ever wanted was to chase tornadoes with her Dad. But dreams die with time. Now, she’s become a different kind of storm chaser — hawking storm-doors “door-to-door” for her charismatic boss, Flip Smyth: a cult-like father figure to Bonnie and his tribe of young sales bucks. In the guise of “tough love,” Flip relishes publicly shaming Bonnie and his token minority assistant, Don Stuckey, her sole ally.
After hours, Bonnie and Don find comfort in each other’s arms, inspiring Bonnie to rekindle her childhood dream and close her first deal. But when Flip pulls a bait-and-switch to avoid paying her commission, she finally challenges him, sending him into a rage as fierce as the funnel cloud that hovers on the horizon. As she realizes Flip’s doctrine of “Flip the Switch!” is just a way to exploit customers, a different kind of switch flips inside Bonnie — unleashing an inner and outer storm of violence.
Director: Gretl Claggett
Starring: Mary Birdsong, Stephen Plunkett, Dominic Rains
Nominated for: Sound Design – Dan Gralick