LAMA Fall 2017 Winners & Selections
Best Narrative Short
Best Narrative Feature
Best Documentary Short
“ Legends Of Baja “
Dir. by Jack Cooperman
1st Place Winners
“ Bikini Blue “
Dir. by Jarek Marszewski
“ The Circle “
Dir. by Sheldon Schwartz
Great Britain, 1953. Cold War lasts despite the summer. Stalin is dead, the British just finished celebrating the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, cinema halls are possessed by “The War of the Worlds”.
An estranged father reunites with his young son in Depression-era America after the sudden death of the boy's mother. The two travel town to town where Dad sketches portraits for locals to make a meager living for the both of them. It's on this formative journey that the boy discovers not only the transformative power of art, but how to open his heart as well.
Audience Award
“ Legends Of Baja “
Dir. by Jack Cooperman
This long-lost film documents the epic 1969 off-road race where Steve McQueen & James Garner faced off on the treacherous desert sands of Baja, California, Mexico.
Best Documentary Feature
Best Animation
Best International Film
“ Bikini Blue “
Dir. by Jarek Marszewski
“ Bosatsu- Year Of The Dragon “
Dir. by Siddharth Ahluwalia
“ Islenos, A Root Of America “
Dir. by Eduardo Cubillo
"Bosatsu is the Sino-Japanese translation of the Sanskrit term "Bodhisattva," which refers to saintly entities in the Buddhist tradition who, even though having reached the highest stages of enlightenment in their current existences, vow to postpone entry into nirvana in order to help all living beings and lead them toward more enlightened states."
This documentary has a strong emotional intensity. It deals with World History patterns common to every people, to the sense of belonging, to the ties to traditions, to the mother country.
Great Britain, 1953. Cold War lasts despite the summer. Stalin is dead, the British just finished celebrating the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, cinema halls are possessed by “The War of the Worlds”.
Best Experimental
Best Student Film
“ The Last Protester “
Dir. by Nicole Castillo
“ Energy “
Dir. by Martin Gerigk
Set in a dystopian society where books are banned; THE LAST PROTESTER explores how a father must come to terms with the oppressive government he works for upon finding out that his daughter is rebelling against it.
Essayistic study of energy for 12 cellos, nature sounds and rhythmicized video sequences.
Best Music Video
Best Script
“ Rockets To Waterfalls “
by James Mason
“ Mina Tobias: Kings & Queens “
Dir. by Mädchen Amick
A married Woman, and daughter of devout Conservative Pastor, with a near perfect marriage, except trouble conceiving, has an affair with a girl. Despite no previous homosexual leanings she falls in love with her, and chooses to leave her Husband for the mistress just before finding out she’s pregnant with her Husband’s 1st child. A true test of Marriage, Morality, and Faith collide in this most incredible love story.
Street kid, Mina Tobias, dreams for just one night that she and her true love, Wally Pham, will be King and Queen.
Best Director
“ Bikini Blue ”
Dir. by Jarek Marszewski
Best Actor
Ryan Phillippe
“ The Circle ”
Best Actress
Lianne Harvey
“ Bikini Blue ”
Best Cinematography
“ Bikini Blue ”
Dir. by Jarek Marszewski
Best Costume Design
“ The Circle ”
Dir. by Sheldon Schwartz
Best Editing
“ Bikini Blue ”
Dir. by Jarek Marszewski
Best Original Score
“ The Circle ”
Dir. by Sheldon Schwartz
Best Production Design
“ The Circle ”
Dir. by Sheldon Schwartz
Official Selections, Category “Best” and Honorable Mention Winners
“ Blame”
Dir. by Bita Elahian
“ Coyote”
Dir. by Mark Grabianowski
“ Eskimo”
Dir. by Robyn Killian
“ Felon”
Dir. by Cameron Radice
“ Reverie”
Dir. by Gabrielle Roberts
“ Reverie”
Dir. by Majid Alkhatib
“ The Color War Ends Tonight”
Dir. by Lifu Chen
“ For Elise”
by William Gammon
“ Friday Night Frenzy”
by Richard Stringham
“ Legacy”
by Danielle Erlich
“ Sundance”
by Ken Mask
“ The Last Prison”
by Richard Geiwitz
Category Winners
Honorable Mention
Stage IV:
Living With Cancer
“C.T.R.L”
Dir. by Mariana Conde & Mariana Conde
“Caught Inside”
Dir. by Dwight Thompson
“Chuck Ransom”
Dir. by Arian Harandi
“Daddy Come Home”
Dir. by Mendel Katz & Yisrael Dubov
“FELONY”
Dir. by Thanos Kermitsis
“Jaysin Voxx 'Hands on Me'”
Dir. by Carlos Hurtado
“Mateo”
Dir. by Nancy C. Mejia
“The Courier”
Dir. by J.Mackye Gruber
“The Equation of Life”
Dir. by Gerry Orz
“The Stop”
Dir. by Marc Ruiz
“Two and a Quarter Minutes”
Dir. by Joshua Ovalle
Official Selections
