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Congratulations!

PIFA's 2019 Winner for 

Best Short Film:

Parking lot scene from short film
​For My Memory – (Director-Screenwriter: Rowan Miller; Producer: Rowan Miller, Fann Sanders, Darien Griffin; film short; 22 min. 17 sec.; 2018; US; English) A young woman struggles to regain her memory as she tries to put the clues that hold the key to saving her and her brother’s life.

The other 2019 nominees were:

Boxer Jerome Conquest from the short film
The Conqueror – (Director: Timothy Blackwood; Screenwriters: Jesse Blackwood, Timothy Blackwood; Producers: Bradford Downs, Timothy Blackwood; documentary, sports; 12 min. 17 sec.; 2018; US; English) Maintenance worker by day, pro-boxer by night, Jerome Conquest lives in the city of "Rocky" and comes from one of Philadelphia's most dangerous neighborhoods, Strawberry Mansion.

When Conquest loses his best friend, Calvin, to street violence, he turns to boxing as a way to improve his life. Thus, begins a story of redemption, not only for him but for his struggling community. 
Scene from the short film
LOST LIGHT, SOUND HEARTS – (Directors: Eli Bevins and Lu Bevins; Screenwriters: Trev Parham and Troy Parham; Producer: Christin Eve Cato; drama; 12 min.; 2018; US; American Sign Language) Deaf twin brothers learn that they will both soon go blind. Watch the trailer
Scene from the trailer for the short film
Unorganized Crime – (Director: Nick Vallelonga; Screenwriters: Chazz Palminteri, Kenny D’Aquila; Producers: Chazz Palminteri, Nick Vallelonga, Kenny D’Aquila, Mike Hatton, Mark Sherman; drama, crime drama, comedy; 29 min. 28 sec.; US; 2018; English) Under-appreciated 'family' member Gino Corso is finally given an opportunity to prove himself worthy of New York's fifth largest crime syndicate. What transpires is a humorous tale of a family seeking common ground, and a loving wife torn between loyalty and survival. Watch the trailer
Hospital scene from the short film
Seize – (Director: J. Pinder; Screenwriter: Joe Rechtman; Producer: Michael G. Gray; sci-fi, drama; 18 min. 30 sec.; 2018; US; English) Hannah must break the cycle of abuse in order to save her brother. Watch the trailer
Scene from the short film
Rumination – (Director-Screenwriter-Producer: Chad Eric Smith; sci-fi, drama, psychological; 12 min. 40 sec.; 2017; US; English) A heartbroken man travels into the past for a second chance at a failed relationship. Watch the Trailer
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