PlanetOut and IFILM are proud to announce the winners of the First Annual PlanetOut Short Movie Awards! The votes have been tallied; now please join us
in watching some of the best GLBT shorts of the year -- and share your comments in our member reviews area!
GRAND PRIZE WINNERS ($5000 each)
Closer
Tina Gharavi 20 minutes
Fiction and documentary collide in this poignant character study of a 17-year-old lesbian.
Family
Stephen Patrick Foery 15 minutes
This stirring documentary questions the meaning of "family" as Foery comes out to his biological family.
DRAMA
Juried First Prize Winner ($1000) and Audience Award Winner
Jean
Anthony Fabian 10 minutes
An older woman is haunted by a mysterious young man. Find out the secret of their shared past as the story unfolds.
ANIMATION
Juried First Prize Winner ($1000)
Audience Award Winner
Candy Kisses
Allyson Mitchell 4 minutes
You'll laugh, you'll cry. Candy Kisses tries to figure out why non-monogamy sucks so hard.
The Cucumber Chronicles: Episode 1
Bryan McHenry 3 minutes
This video deconstructs a gay personal ad using collage animation, ala
Monty
Python.
COMEDY
Juried First Prize Winner ($1000) and Audience Award Winner
How to Fake an Orgasm
Dayna McLeod 10 minutes
Based on "How To" television, quick fix pop psychology, and self help advice books aimed at women, How to Fake an Orgasmis hysterically funny.
DOCUMENTARY
Juried First Prize Winner ($1000) and Audience Award Winner
Constructions
Kathryn Xian 9 minutes
This touching documentary explores and interprets the brief life and work of artist Samantha Maeshiro and the unique, powerful, methods she employed.
EXPERIMENTAL
Juried First Prize Winner ($1000)
Audience Award Winner
Me-ba...I'm Coming: A Travelogue
Kara Lynch 9 minutes Me-baincorporates Super 8 landscapes, panoramic self
portraits, and voice-over to recreate coming out in Africa.
A Seeker
Kian Kuan 6 minutes A Seekerdocuments the filmmaker's introspective investigation of his own
identity while living in two different cultures.
Guinevere Turner
Guinevere Turner made a splash on screen in 1992 as the writer, producer, and
star of Go Fish. She's since worked on and in several independent and mainstream movies, including the much-anticipated American Psycho.