Best Actress – Katherine Celio – “Sounds of Freedom” (USA)

Title: Sounds of Freedom
Runtime: 27 min
Country: USA
Director: Holly Chadwick
Placement: Award of Excellence + Best Actress (Katherine Celio) + Best Music (Patrick Shaffer)
Competition: March 31, 2018

Synopsis: Sounds of Freedom is a series about Julia, a service woman who returns from the Iraq war, and Vietnam Veteran Charlie. Both suffer from post traumatic stress disorder. From their jobs at the local newspaper, and through a series of flashbacks and sessions with a common therapist, these two veterans are challenged to the max when a serial killer strikes at home.