LAMA Spring 2023 Winners & Selections
Best Narrative Feature
Best Documentary Short
“ A Perfect Love “
Dir. by Kyle Saylors
1st Place Winners
“ Dying To Sleep “
Dir. by Paris Dylan
Mary, desperate to find a cure for her chronic, terrifying nightmares, takes a leap of faith on a reclusive Holistic Doctor, but as her clarity sharpens, Mary unearths the frightening mystery behind his obscure methods.
Audience Award
“ Dying To Sleep “
Dir. by Paris Dylan
A PERFECT LOVE is a true life, inspirational short documentary about one family's dream to adopt a child with special needs from China. Eight years and six children with special needs later, the family copes with the everyday struggles of bringing two worlds and cultures together to form an everlasting bond with love as the tie that binds them together.
Best Documentary Feature
Best Animation
Best International Film
“ The Help “
Dir. by Oliver Yan
“ "Once upon a fact..." “
Dir. by Vincent Scalera
“ Hey Beautiful “
Dir. by Lillian Glass
Who says princesses have to be saved ?! Who says prince have to save the princesses ?
Born with a rare facial abnormality, Laura’s journey follows a path of bullying, rejection, and insecurity–but her path eventually leads to a rewarding career and love. HEY BEAUTIFUL tenderly tells the story of science, suffering, and resilience and shares an unexpected and heart-warming love story.
The Shanghai local article reported the story of an old man who fell down the street, but no no one dared to help him.
Best Experimental
Best Student Film
“ Cuffed “
Dir. by Parker Caston
“ Sense “
Dir. by Olivia Gill
Cuffed is about two black high school boys who get caught in the wrong place at the wrong time by the police. Although they escape, their freedom does not last very long. My deepest fear used to be becoming another statistic on the news. Shot. Killed. Gone… I still struggle with those thoughts. When I find myself in that headspace, I sometimes will imagine myself attempting to overcome scenarios in which I would need to survive… The idea or message of the film is to consider that there are many black people or people of color that feel as though they are living in a perpetual time loop of trauma on a daily basis.
When a young couple test positive for COVID-19 together and Mac loses his sense of taste and smell, the two are forced to navigate their relationship in isolation and discover the beauty that hides in the absence of the mundane.
Best Music Video
Best Script
“ Love Me X 3 “
by Erin Elizabeth Keefer
“ Jeff Hilliard - Consensual “
Dir. by Jeff Hilliard & Joey Danger
After Developing two alternate personalities who are in a relationship with each other, John has finally managed to establish a routine and hold down a steady job, until the alternate personalities break up and a hilarious chaos ensues.
Guru Déë Pród offers an incredible opportunity to come take a ride in his magical van.
Best Director
“ Dying To Sleep “
Dir. by Paris Dylan
Best Actor
Paris Dylan
“ Dying To Sleep ”
Best Actress
SarahLydia Sophia
“ Dying To Sleep ”
Best Cinematography
“ Dying To Sleep “
Dir. by Paris Dylan
Best Editing
“ Jeff Hilliard - Consensual “
Dir. by Jeff Hilliard & Joey Danger
Best Original Score
“ Dying To Sleep “
Dir. by Paris Dylan
Official Selections, Category “Best” and Honorable Mention Winners
“ Over It Again by RVBY “
Dir. by Maty J, Tamiah Bantum
“ Tru Luv Waits “
Dir. by Corey Harrell
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“ As Sacred As You “
by Jesse Dorian
“ Ghostly George “
by Rob Thorp
“ No Address “
by Julia Verdin & James Papa
“ Single At Christmas “
by Joseph Anthony Francis
“ The Pickleball Killer “
by Jim Carroll
Category Winners
Honorable Mention
“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
