SSFF 2024 Nominations
Outstanding Feature Length Film
A is for Alice
by Sharon Grace Badia
Just One Last Thing
by Alexandra Gillespie

Like Ashes In
Your Coffee
by Yael Segal
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Super Beef
by
Nicholas D'Agostino
Zaman Dark by Christophe Karabache
Director
Alexandra Gillespie for Just One Last Thing
Sharon Grace Badia for A Is For Alice
Christophe Karabache for Zaman Dark

Yael Segal for Like Ashes in Your Coffee
Nicholas D’Agostino for Super Beef

József Gallai for A Stranger In The Woods

Julian Lowenthal for Money Game

Adam Newman for Everwinter Night

Kevin Short for Bonnie & Clive

Feature Documentary
Recovery City by Lisa Olivieri

Behind the Glass Wall by Gloria Kurnik

The alchemist's dance by Arantxa Vela

Don't Forget To Leave by Bill Fulkerson

Blue Bear Woman by Claude Hamel

Artists at the Edge by Patrick A Riviere

One Door Closes: Korey's Courage
by Anna Walsh & Tom Ingrassia
Alone by S Columbus

Performance
Georgiana Gillespie for Just One Last Thing

Rebecca Banner for Just One Last Thing
Sabine Pendry for A Is For Alice

Nida Wakim for Zaman Dark

Raia Haidar for Zaman Dark

Hailee Lipscomb for Fragment

Noa Koler for Like Ashes in Your Coffee

Bill Oberst Jr. for A Stranger In The Woods


Daniel Washington for Money Game
Victoria Mirrer for Everwinter Night

Jamie Dufault for Everwinter Night

Chris Goodwin for Everwinter Night

Horror Feature

A is for Alice by Sharon Grace Badia
Zaman Dark by Christophe Karabache
A Stranger in the Woods by József Gallai
Fragment by Robert Vornkahl
Just One Last Thing by Alexandra Gillespie
Ensamble Cast


Just One Last Thing

Everwinter Night

New England Feature
Artists at the Edge by Patrick A Riviere

Don't Forget To Leave by Bill Fulkerson
Everwinter Night by Adam Newman
Money Game by Julian Lowenthal
Recovery City by Lisa Olivieri
Super Beef by Nicholas D'Agostino
International Feature

Just One Last Thing by Alexandra Gillespie

A is for Alice by Sharon Grace Badia

Zaman Dark by Christophe Karabache

Like Ashes in Your Coffee by Yael Segal
A Stranger in the Woods by József Gallai

Bonnie and Clive by Kevin Short
Director Feature Documentary


Lisa Olivieri for Recovery City

Gloria Kurnik for Behind the Glass Wall 
Arantxa Vela for The alchemist's dance

Bill Fulkerson for Don't Forget To Leave 
Claude Hamel for Blue Bear Woman 
Patrick A Riviere for Artists at the Edge
S Columbus for Alone 

Shawna Spirit Awards


The Shawna Spirit Award can be given to any film/screenplay or person we feel exemplifies a true independent, bold and unconventional spirit where art is the primary reason for the creative process.

 Those artists who push the boundaries and norms of the artwork. Truly independent Spirits.
Those Winners are announced at the Awards Ceremony on July 27th, 8:30PM at the starlite following the Closing Block of the Festival. Winners may not have been nominated for anything else.
Outstanding Short Length Film
Because I Love You
by Bob Celli
The Longing
by Rob Lee
BF
by Jamie Addison

The Painter
by Jimmy Martin
Concessions by
Lindsay Serrano & Manny Serrano

Still
by Rakefet Abergel
Interview with the Devil
by Kyle Coffman
Locked Door
by Richard Griffin
The Streetlight
by Sophia Parella
Year 10
by V. Leigh
New England Short

Nuclear by Maya Huggins, Karl Brooks
Invisible by Ryan Nunes

Laura Lisa by Sophie Carleton

Apophenia by Billie Frank Smith

Hope Ryder by Matt Gorman

Ouchie by Kyle Kuchta

Ignis by Mick Gorley

Teacup by Katie Killourhy

Just Wait by Daniel Bartlett

Fall by Bryan Casey
Short Documentary


One World is Writing
by Samantha deManbey

An Ongoing Conversation on Embracing our Physical Forms
by Julia DeSantis

Balance by Tim Kellner

Monumental Healing by Laura Gallagher
Call Them Athletes by Torin Jade Ives
Beyond The Silence by Terry Katz
Untold Legends of Comic Books
by Chris Denmead

A Dr. Mario Love Story by Mark Scheetz
Student Short
Listen by Jylah Bah

A Lovely Sight by Norah Laoui

I Myself Alone by Darcy Lally

Lost Boys Pizza by Cassie Llanos

Ask The Birds by Nicole Overbaugh
Guiding Light by India Anne Mitchell

Lux by Mira H Steuer

The Protagonist by Mattingly Wood

Will-O’-The-Wisp by Emily Gelinas

I Had A Strange Dream Last Night
by Mira Haley Steuer

Experimental
I Had A Strange Dream Last Night
by Mira Haley Steuer

An Ongoing Conversation on Embracing our Physical Forms
by Julia DeSantis

Presence by nasim dehghannayeri

form by Adam E. Stone

Madame by Kerry Muir
Incantations by Amanda Besl
OTOTEMAN
by Stephanie MELYON-REINETTE
Ambrosia by Julian Loida
One World is Writing
by Samantha deManbey

Mobile Device


BeeHarmony by Julia Tutko-Balena
Onychophagia by Dylan LaRay
Animation
Close To You by Krista McCarthy

Iron Chap by Timothy Olive

Director Short


Jimmy Martin for The Painter

Sophia Parella for Streetlight 

Isabella Culver for Seven Sisters

naz çaybaşı for Cycle

Carley Byers for Don't Fall From Grace 
Norah Laoui for A Lovely Sight

Richard Griffin for The Locked Door 

Darcy Lally for I Myself Alone

Rakefet Abergel for Still

Gabrielle Rosson for She, Who Dared

Comedy Shorts


Sweet Dreams by Ashes Homon-Rahall
Dick Pic: An Unsolicited Microshort
by Patrick Rahall

Pocket Money by Alex DiVincenzo
BeeHarmony by Julia Tutko-Balena
Would You Still Love Me?
by Maya Huggins

Streetlight by Sophia Parella
Ms.Goroshkina is writing a book
by Elena Smirnova

The Pinball Witch by Nadia Cox

PSA: Exploring kink in your neighborhood
by Chris Sherman 

The Halloween Party
by Erica Stockwell-Alpert


International Short
Seven Sisters by Isabella Culver

Cycle by naz çaybaşı

A Summer’s End Poem
by Lam Can-zhao

Golden Times by Atefeh Rahmani
Petricore by Lilith Primavera
Ms.Goroshkina is writing a book
by Elena Smirnova

Jenny´s Absinthe by Gregor Gašperin
Curettage by Sepideh Ghavami

This Side Up by Barbara Davis
Presence by nasim dehghannayeri

Long Shorts


Luminous by Joseph Anthony Marcello
The Last Butterflies by Patrick Rea
Teacup by Katie Killourhy

The Bell by Douglas Phillip Gordon

He'll Be Home for Christmas
by Seth Chitwood

She, Who Dared by Gabrielle Rosson
Dad's New Roommate
by Patrick F Devaney

ReImage by Jo O'Donnell

The Lost Weekend by Charlie Norton
Artists at the Edge by Patrick A Riviere

Music Video
Raindrops by hart ginsburg

Close To You by Krista McCarthy

Rattle by Jaina Cipriano

Tim Ruffo "Showdown" music video
by Aaron Bratcher

Ambrosia by Julian Loida
Performance Short


Diana Porter for Teacup

Kris Salvi for Teacup

Madison Shmalo for Invisible
Akiko Akita for Apophenia
Brendan Egan for The Lost Weekend
Carol Rowe for Laura Lisa
Ariana Pérez for Don't Fall From Grace
Lex Pappas for Listen
Elisha Robin for Seven Sisters
James Milord for The Streetlight


Max Woertendyke for Two Knocks on a Door

Jennifer Plotzke for Because I Love You
Bob Celli for Because I Love You

Bill Timoney for 100 Proof Warlock

La Daniella for Ouchie

Whitney Wegman-Wood for The Last Butterfies

Katie Killourhy for She, Who Dared

John Potvin for Forever War

John J Jordan for Interview with the Devil

Sean Michael Conway for Interview with the Devil

Horror Shorts
Forever War by Shana Figueroa

Don't Fall From Grace by Carley Byers
Two Knocks on a Door by Sean Kenealy, Eric Silvera

A Calling by Susanne Boulle
Quiet by Carolina Ribeiro

100 Proof Warlock by Lizzie A Finn, John Leary

Disregard by Mike Messier
Forward by Paul McGinnis

The Guest on Topsfield Road
by Luke St Germaine

Teeth by Rachel S. Thomas-Medwid

Short Documentary
Are We There Yet
by Marisa L.R. Prince
Swing 46: The Last Swingin’ Supper Club by Jay Kay
Not Another Ballet Story
by Emily R. Packer
Ivy Grace by Allie Delury
& Mariah Harkey
Traces of Rocco by Marina Resta
Crime Shorts


Joey by Jerry Landi

Insurgent by Joe Lemieux 

Pocket Money by Alex DiVincenzo
Happy Hour by John Lynch

Proof of Concept

/Episodic
Desperately Seeking Sikh
by Kelly Goldstein
Ignis by Mick Gorley

Untold Legends of Comic Books
by Chris Denmead

Unproduced Screenplay Finalists
Short Screenplays
Actualization by Jaina Cipriano
Back Alley Birthday by Jaci Kjernander
Bagel Dog by Tracy L Swanson
Confessions of a Peeping Tom by Matthew Marin
Fell Right Next to the Tree by Jaina Cipriano
Oasis by Maya Corwin
Radio Waves by Michael Neel & Joe Lemieux
That One Friend by Chris Esper
Things Unsaid by Robert John Lanciani
The Trouble with Jenny by Rani Deighe Crowe
Twists Of Fate by Jaci Kjernander
We Will Never Be by Alfred Thomas Catalfo
Ziva by Cécile Vernant
Feature Length Screenplays
All or None by Kristin Holodak
Completed Capacity by Nasim Dehghan nayeri
The Decision by Carlos Perez
Natalia Rising by Donna Bonilla Wheeler
Sacred Sun by Michael Louis Gould