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2023 Sonscreen
Film Festival

2024

Sonscreen 2024 was a great festival! Thanks to our hosts at the Loma Linda University Church, and to our other sponsors: Versacare, the North American Division, Advancement Films, NAD Ministerial, Hope Studios and Spectrum Magazine. We showed 40 student films, and seven professional films with guest Q&As. Scroll down to watch our festival opener video, and to see our list of awards and official festival selections.
Best in Festival
Sara Hunter: Birth Photographer | Nicole Edisa Djirah Sabot
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‍Sonscreen Vision Award
‍Rajeev Sigamoney

Audience Choice Award
‍Inner Space | Josué Hilario
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Special Jury Award
Achievement in Archival Research - The Man Who Killed Jim Crow | Fitzroy Powell  
Achievement in Creative Story Telling - The Prince of Cinema | Nick Radivojevic
Achievement in Visual Style - Evelyn | Megan Lira
Achievement in Writing - Minority Report | Dylan Sails and Melaney Klinedinst
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‍Pitch Competition Winners
‍First Place – Samuel Guerra | Zona en Demolición
‍Second Place – Sebastian J. DeLorey | Section 14
Third Place – Ian Olson | A Bond Before Time
Audience Choice – Javad Karimabadi | Father Time
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‍Official Selections – Dramatic Short
‍Pics | Hannah Browning – Best Dramatic Short
‍Aman | Ruslan Zavricico
‍Fallen Samurai | Moses Kim
‍Inner Space | Josué Hilario
‍Other Man | Sebastian J. DeLorey
‍Radish Soup | Melody Park
‍Soul Ties | Hannah Browning
‍Sprinkle of Magic | Joshua Sutherland
‍TASTE | Krista VanHook
‍The Comeback | Isaí Martinez
‍The Star | Sol Alvarez
This Time, It's Personal | Aja Knight
Those Who Remain | Christabel Green

‍Official Selections – Documentary Short
Sara Hunter: Birth Photographer | Nicole Edisa Djirah Sabot – Best Documentary Short
FreeFly | Ashton Weiss – Honorable Mention
‍A Moment for a Lifetime | Jeph Moura
‍Frame By Frame | Jeph Moura & Tyler Lindo
‍Miracles | Chase Smith
‍The Man Who Killed Jim Crow | Fitzroy Powell
‍The Prince of Cinema | Nick Radivojevic
‍Tremolo | Preston Waters
‍Venture | Ryan Smith

‍Official Selections – Comedy Short
‍Dingus Saves the World | Kamden Dockens – Best Comedy Short
‍Mars | Brannon Bauman
‍Minority Report | Dylan Sails and Melaney Klinedinst
‍The Antique Collectors | Ian Olson

‍Official Selections – Art/Experimental Short
‍Words Have Power | Tristen Campbell – Best Art/Experimental Short
‍31-3 | Kate Propravkina
‍Addicted | McKenna Cameron
‍Ai-ssimulation | Paul Cho
‍Evelyn | Megan Lira

‍Official Selections – Animated Short
‍Levitation Kit | Rileigh Juba – Best Animated Short
‍Next Door | Raphael Roman – Honorable Mention
‍Cookie Christmas | Darianna Badillo
‍Lazy Boy | Conner Bartsch
‍Le Croissant | Jeremy Ramirez
‍Shut Eye | Kaleb Rivas
The More You Know | Trinity McBrown

Official Selections – High School Short
‍His Blessing | Nicole Da Luz – Best High School Short
‍Playplace | Jacob Capiña