NSF25 Program

Check out the complete lineup in the digital version of our Nitehawk Shorts Fest 2024 program!

NSF25 AWARD WINNERS

STRANGERS

Film STRANGERS Directed by Leah Doz NSF25 GRAND JURY PRIZE WINNER / FUTURE OF FILM IS FEMALE WINNER

After missing their bus on a cold…

MOUNT VERNON AND FAIRWAY

Film MOUNT VERNON AND FAIRWAY Directed by Edel Ferri, Phill Skokos NSF25 MUSIC DRIVEN WINNER

Based on the eponymous Beach Boys EP, a young prince embarks on a technicolor adventure…

SPICY LATINA

Film SPICY LATINA Directed by Michelle Cepeda Cruz NSF25 MIDNITE WINNER / MIDNITE AUDIENCE AWARD

Leti, an anxious & lonely woman, struggles with an increasingly aggressive case…

YOU’RE INVITED TO TUSCAN’S 5TH BIRTHDAY PARTY!

Film YOU’RE INVITED TO TUSCAN’S 5TH BIRTHDAY PARTY! Directed by Lee Eddy NSF25 FIRST TIME FILMMAKER AWARD

When her only son's birthday party is ruined by a runaway pony, a stressed…

NSF25 AUDIENCE AWARD WINNERS

MEAL TICKET

Film MEAL TICKET Directed by Wes Andre Goodrich NSF25 OPENING NITE AUDIENCE AWARD

Twelve minutes before showtime, a music manager is forced to decide what to do…

“SLOW RIDER” / LILLIMURE

Film “SLOW RIDER” / LILLIMURE Directed by Emily Massey NSF25 MUSIC DRIVEN AUDIENCE AWARD

Through humid clubs to dreamed worlds in the bright colors of her grandmother’s house,…

SPICY LATINA

Film SPICY LATINA Directed by Michelle Cepeda Cruz NSF25 MIDNITE WINNER / MIDNITE AUDIENCE AWARD

Leti, an anxious & lonely woman, struggles with an increasingly aggressive case…

SUDDEN APATHY

Film SUDDEN APATHY Directed by Ryan Weatrowski NSF25 MATINEE ONE AUDIENCE AWARD

A former prima ballerina, now an Alzheimer’s caregiver, suffers from an identity crisis.

DALY CITY

Film DALY CITY Directed by Nick Hartanto NSF25 MATINEE TWO AUDIENCE AWARD

An Indonesian boy and his mother attend a church potluck and lie about their…

I’M REALLY SCARED I’M DYING TBH

Film I’M REALLY SCARED I’M DYING TBH Directed by Lindsay Calleran NSF25 NOBUDGE AUDIENCE AWARD

An anxious young man convinces himself he is dying after experiencing mysterious symptoms of panic.

WAIT TO TELL MOTHER

Film WAIT TO TELL MOTHER Directed by Emma Elizabeth Steiger NSF25 CLOSING NITE AUDIENCE AWARD

After losing the most important person in her life, Anna must wrestle with her…