The nominees for Best Documentary were:

• Guiding Light by India Mitchell

• Dodge Nature Center by Willow Bullen

• Living by Ivy Salmi-Perry

 And the award for best documentary went to: Ivy Salmi-Perry for Living!

• Living introduces the audience to one woman's passion for working out, exploring her active lifestyle, and what brought her to this place.

The nominees for Best Experimental Film were:

• Branched Gahenna by Thomas Thro

• Torii by Taiju Satomi-Defoe

• The Dark Man in my Room by Abby Scott

And the award for best experimental film went to: Thomas Thro for Branched Gahenna!

• A girl is lost in a universe filled with masked creatures that follow her. As she roams this world, she falls victim to this universe, and becomes the masked creature that has been following her.

The nominees for Best Micro-Film were:

• Aging by Adora Thao

• Locker Code by Thomas Thro

• Morning: A Toilet Room Tale by Ella Shillcox

And the award for best micro-film went to: Thomas Thro for Locker Code!

• Issac wants his phone back, but needs to have given a mysterious package to Ezra.

The nominees for Best Music Video were:

• Clementine by Rowan Firth

• Those Like Us by Romeo Keyser

• Wander by Charlie Crane

And the award for best music video went to: Rowan Firth!

• A man is filled with melancholy as he recalls memories of a past lover.

The nominees for Best Animation were:

• Morning: A Toilet Room Tale by Ella Shillcox

• Out of Sight Out of Mind by Syd Holtz

• To Spite the Gods by Anjali Fra

• Train Ride by the animators of Perpich Arts High School

And the award for best animation went to: Ella Shillcox!

• Ella states: An accurate portrayal of how I brush my teeth in the morning. 

The nominees for Best Narrative Film were:

• Playtime Paradoxical by Lee Dalman

• Apocalypse Dreams by Margot Torresin, Keegan Schilz, and Amayah Houston

• My Dinner with Dean by Nico Rivera

And the award for best narrative film went to: Margot Torresin and Keegan Schilz!

• Written by Margot Torresin, Keegan Schilz, and Amayah Houston, Apocalypse Dreams is a glimpse into the inner journey of Edie, a set-in-her-ways nomad who learns to hold space for another, after suffering the loss of her past partner.

The nominees for Best Cinematography were:

• “My Dinner with Dean” by Nico Rivera

• Awake by Esme Kershaw

• Apocalypse Dreams by Margot Torresin, Keegan Schilz

And the award for best cinematography went to: Nico Rivera!

• An hour before the world ends, Lifelong lovers, Dean and Eveline, share a final meal.

• Nico made special acknowledgement for the film’s cinematographer, Victoria Bruce

The nominees for the Minnesota Women in Film and Television: Emerging Filmmaker Award were:

• Jorgiann Vander for Back Again

• Carys Hardy for Remembering Spring

• Rowan Firth for Clementine

And the award for MNWIFT: Emerging Filmmaker went to: Jorgiann Vander!

• Back Again explores the feeling of revisiting, and finding peace in a rural Minnesotan childhood, evoking a sense of sentimental bittersweetness, and silent appreciation for where Jorgiann came from.

• Through the Minnesota Women in Film and Television, Jorgiann will also be awarded a one year membership to the organization.

The nominees for EDU Film Festival’s: Emerging Filmmakers of Color Award were:

• Julian Fellah for What If, with the Downriver Detroit Student Film Consortium

• Jayden De Alba for Truth Is

• India Mitchell for Guiding Light

And the award for Emerging Filmmaker of Color went to: Jayden De Alba!

• Jayden, a filmmaker and director in the Twin Cities, aspires to weave compelling stories similar to those found in the film Truth Is, a production of FilmNorth’s Studio Thirteen.

The nominees for the Flip the Script Festival: LGBTQ+ Voices Award were: 

• Syd Holtz for Out of Sight Out of Mind

• Margot Torresin for Apocalypse Dreams

• Walter Jung for Stranded Students

And the LGBTQ+ Voices Award went to: Margot Torresin!

• This is Margot’s second win today for her film Apocalypse Dreams. Through the Flip the Script Film Festival, Margot will be awarded a screening of Apocalypse Dreams.