Los Angeles International Underground Film Festival

Winter 2017 Selections & Winners

Winter 2017 Winners

“ Another Won” Dir. Casey Frederick

“ Avulsion” Dir. Steven Boyle

“ Beastly Things” Dir. Zev Chevat

“ Drifter” Dir. Teal Greyhavens

“ Heartbreak Is Contagious” Dir. Chris Hoffman

“ Leaf” Dir. Damon McDonald

“ Loophole” Dir. Katie Larsen

“ Pay Attention” Dir. TK HS

“ Secret Eater” Dir. Jensen Rule Tierra & Shaun Johnson

“ Still” Dir. Michael Rossi

“ Sunshine” Dir. Michael J. Claman

“ The Daughters Of Virture” Dir. Michael Escobedo

“ Yuna’s Lunch” Dir. Myeongjin Park




Best Film Audience Award

“ Still ” Dir. Michael Rossi


Best Actor Audience Award

Damien Puckler “Still”


Best Actress Audience Award

Emily Fitz “Sunshine”




Best Narrative Short

“ Avulsion ” Dir. Steven Boyle


Best Documentary Short

“ Another Won ” Dir. Casey Frederick


Best Documentary Feature

“ Leaf ” Dir. Damon McDonald


Best Student Film

“ Yuna’s Lunch ” Dir. Myeongnin


Best Animation

“ Beastly Things ” Dir. Zev Chevat


Best Experimental

“ Secret Eater ” Dir. Jensen Rule Tierra & Shaun Johnson


Best Music Video

“ Heartbreak Is Contagious ” Dir. Chris Hoffman


Best Script

“ Hollow Earth Quest ” Screenplay by Kathy Krantz Stewart

Book by Dan Weiss





Honorable Mentions

“ Sex, Life, Love..In A Small Corner ” by John T. Frederick

“ Thank You, Amelia Earhart” by Al Mertens