NAHEMI Eat Our Shorts 2023 Winners

Huge congratulations to the winners of the NAHEMI Eat Our Shorts 2023

Screening 1

1. Winner: Dead Red kite Farnham

2. What are we Doing.               LFS

3. Living Doll                                Westminster

What the judges said:

Dead Red Kit is an extraordinary animation with an intriguing plot and conclusion, it is a well-executed and produced to a high technical standard and a professional standard.

Screening 2

1. Winner: Rickshaw       LFS

2. Neighbour                   Farnham

3. Flower                          Kingston

 What the judges said:

Rickshaw is an original tale that takes a well-to-do family on a mad ride through the darkened, dank, streets, only to be lit up by a lost soul begging for their attention.

This is well-directed film, with an excellent use of pace, movement, art direction and intrigue to tell the story of an uncanny ride.

Screening 3

1. Winner: Picking Glue        Plymouth

2. Splat                                         Farnham           

3. Tipsy Sugar Flipping            Falmouth 

What the judges said:

Picking Glue is a difficult, but strong self-reflexive story, that uses images, editing and sound in an intriguing and creative way.  This an excellent use of metaphor, creating a menacing and uncomfortable atmosphere that draws the audience into moments of a troubled family history.

Best in Cinematography

1. Winner Rickshaw.         LFS

2. What are we Doing.      LFS

3. Picking Glue                Plymouth

 What the judges said:

Rickshaw is beautifully shot with excellent lighting, and framing, bringing a strong sense of cinematic drama, movement, and pace throughout.

Best in Sound

1. Holdng Pattern        University of Gloucester

2. Odile            

3. Splat                      Farnham

 What the judges said:

Holding Pattern has a rich and creative soundtrack providing a strong contribution to narrative and atmosphere, bringing a quirky nuance and embellishing story, and meaning.

Best in Editing

 1.         Living Doll.          Westminster

2.         Rickshaw                             LFS

3.         Tipsy Sugar Flipping        Falmouth

 What the judges said:

Living Doll is a remarkable story, hugely helped with an edit that is inventive, creative, that leads the audience through a narrative that occurs on many levels. Without a clear aim of how this story should be told, this portrait might have easily been lost.

Audience Prize

 Tipsy Sugar Flipping      Falmouth

Overall, Winner

 Winner Rickshaw.         LFS