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Title: Penitence
Runtime: 16 min
Country: USA
Director: Josiah Paul
Placement: Award of Merit
Competition: September, 2025
Synopsis: A battle hardened Viking awakens in an unknown place, at an unknown time. Emotions run high as he seeks answers from an enigmatic figure with whom he has more in common than he realizes. Desperate for answers, he ultimately stumbles upon a hard truth… Who he is, and why he’s there.