Our Best Short Film winner will receive our custom Global Shorts statuette which we ship anywhere in the world, free of charge. The award is manufactured by Society Awards, the same awards company that manufactures the Golden Globe and the Emmy. All winners will receive our Global Shorts Winner laurels in black, white, and gold.
Award of Excellence – “Skin” (USA)
Title: Skin
Runtime: 22 min
Country: USA
Director: Audrey Rosenberg
Placement: Award of Excellence
Competition: September 30, 2019
Synopsis: An isolated queer teenager in traditionalist, small-town Massachusetts struggles to navigate adolescence in a world that seems to thrive on pushing them out. Imprisoned in a body that feels wrong, and disconnected from any real sense of intimacy, Charlie hits puberty, a seemingly inconsequential milestone which turns into a dark, surreal adventure into an underground cave they discover through the drain of their bathtub. In the cave, Charlie is presented with the opportunity to sew another skin onto their body; there, they get to see what about life will change when seen through a new, perhaps more fitting, pair of eyes. Skin explores how one rejoins the lost or hidden parts of their identity with their reality, and unites a fragmented sense of self.