It was a full house on November 21, 2015, at the Symphony Space Leonard Nimoy Thalia Theatre, where SOFIE Award Nominees, family, friends and
other film lovers gathered to see who would take SOFIE home!
The 2nd Annual Short Film Awards in NYC
2015 SOFIE Award Winners
Outstanding Technical Work
in a Short Film
The Emotional Dimensions
of the James River
Outstanding Styling
in a Short Film
Cassandra
Fifteen-year old Director & Producer
Michelle Marquez
Miss Marquez developed a passion for understanding
the human perceptions of art using scientific correlations. She discovered the mathematical structure of sounds that triggers selective emotions and was able to prove that certain types of music affect the brain and that the responses may have an evolutionary and biological basis.
Director and Producer Guy-Roger Duvert
Best Editing in a Narrative, Dramatic
or Comedic Short Film
The Man Who Fed His Shadow
Best Editing in a Documentary
Short Film
Globe Trot
Director Mario Garefo
Editor Yannis Chalkiadakis
Best Writing in a Narrative, Dramatic
or Comedic Short Film
Greece
Best Writing in a Documentary
Short Film
Against the Grain: A Filmmaker's Lament
Best Director of a Narrative, Dramatic
or Comedic Short Film
Sleeping Death
Director David Casademunt
Best Supporting Actress in a Short Film
Tracy Brook Swope as Tippy in
Dante and Beatrice: A Family Film
Best Director of a Documentary
Short Film
Thank You Stan
Director Tony White
Best Supporting Actor in a Short Film
Alexander Alexeyev as Gustav in
The Way Out
Tracy Brooks Swope
as Tippy
Best Actress in a Short Film
Heide Simon as Thea in
The Late Bird
Heide Simon as Thea
Best Short Film from the Vault
Natsanat
Best Actor in a Short Film
Stelio Savante as Demas in
Once We Were Slaves
Stelio Savante as Demas
Best Long Short Film
If the Trees Could Talk
Directed by Mitchell Stuart (above)
and Cheryl Halpern
Best Animated Short Film
The Present
Best Documentary Short Film
Not Anymore: A Story of Revolution
Director and Producer
Jacob Frey
Best Comedic Short Film
After Eric: Part of That World
Best Dramatic Short Film
Frog
Director Tyler Wallach
Best Narrative Short Film
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