2009 Los Angeles Film Festival Awards
2009 Los Angeles Film Festival: June 18-28
Sam Fleischner and Ben Chace's debut feature Wah do dem (top) follows a man whose girlfriend has dumped him right before he goes off on a Caribbean cruise. Juan Carlos Rulfo and Carlos Hagerman's Those Who Remain (middle) portrays the effects of Mexican emigration to the United States on those family members who are left behind. Eva Norvind's Born Without (bottom) chronicles the lives and loves of three-foot-tall, Mexican street artist José Flores, who was born without arms.
Target Filmmaker Award (for Best Narrative Feature)
Wah Do Dem (What They Do) written and directed by Sam Fleischner & Ben Chace
Target Documentary Award (for Best Documentary Feature)
Those Who Remain (Los Que se Quedan) directed by Juan Carlos Rulfo and Carlos Hagerman
Target Dream in Color Award (for Best Short in the Future Filmmaker Showcase)
Lipstick directed by Sam Rubin
Outstanding Performance in the Narrative Competition
Shayne Topp in Suzi Yoonessi's Dear Lemon Lima
Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature
The Stoning of Soraya M. written by Betsy Giffen Nowrasteh and Cyrus Nowrasteh and directed by Cyrus Nowrasteh
Audience Award for Best Documentary Feature
Soul Power directed by Jeffrey Levy-Hinte
Audience Award for Best International Feature
Born Without (Nacido Sin) written & directed by Eva Norvind
Best Narrative Short Film
Time and Again written & directed by Antonio Mendez Esparza
Replayground by Anna Gaskell
Best Animated Short Film
Skhizein by Jeremy Clapin
Audience Award for Best Short Film
Instead of Abracadabra by Patrik Eklund
Audience Award for Best Music Video
"Grapevine Fires" by Walter Robot Music: Death Cab For Cutie
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