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Title: It’s About Time
Runtime: 21 min
Country: USA
Director: Dan Hertzog
Placement: Award of Excellence
Competition: March, 2026
Synopsis: After sneaking into an abandoned mansion, nine-year-old Justine discovers an aged pocket watch that bends time. Thrust into increasingly strange worlds filled with eerie figures and perilous adventures, she pursues the watch as it slips from her grasp. When the timepiece finally disappears, Justine returns to where she began – forever changed by the lessons she’s learned.