Narrative Feature
“The Legend of Juan Jose Mundo” Michael Walker– Director
Alfred Sapse, Michael Goodin – Producers

International Narrative Feature
“Just Live”
Aleksandra Hobs– Director
Ivan Trifonov, Aleksei Zyuzin – Producers

Narrative Feature Horror
“Plucked”
Usher Morgan, Katie Vincent – Directors
Katie Vincent, Usher Morgan– Producers

Narrative Feature LGBTQ+
“Beautiful Pam”
J.R. Stokes– Director
Peter Konsevitch, Sara Stabile – Producers

Narrative Feature Science Fiction
“Between Two Waves”
Courtney Sposato, Mark Sposato– Directors
Mark Sposato – Producer

M. Carroll Raver Award for Cinematography
“The Most Biodiverse Place in America” John Fiske – Director
Thomas Love, Stephen Brucher – Producers

Lou Costello Award for Live Action Short Comedy
“Tub”
Kathreen Khavari – Director
Cam Fife, Cianna Leatherwood, Kathreen Khavari, Zack Charney Cohen – Producers

Horror Short
“Blindsided”
P. Patrick Hogan – Director
Ana Krista Johnson – Producers

Science Fiction Short
“The Door”
James Graham – Director
Michael Keen, Tali de Assis – Producers

International Narrative Short
“No Nation”
Jeffrey Elmont – Director
Christine Park, Rachel Klein, Amira Adeeb, Paula Loos – Producers

Emanuel “Manny” Berlingo Award for Best Feature Documentary
“Brothers on Three”
Sean Mullin – Director
Sean Mullin, Brian Anthony – Producers

“Stronger Than You Think”
Janice Molinari, Melissa Forman – Directors
Allyson J. Davis, Melissa Forman – Producers

Documentary Short
“Gardener of the Galaxy”
Nick Natalicchio – Director
Nick Natalicchio, Alex Djordjevic – Producers

Animated Short-IRAN
“Holy Heavêness”
Farnoosh Abedi, Negah Khezre Fardyardad, Mohammad Ghaffari – Directors
Mohammad Reza Oviesi, DEFC – Producers

Animated Short – High School
“Luisa”
(San Domenico School)
Kiyomi DallasKidd, Director

Narrative Short – College/Graduate School
Are You Having Fun?
Nicole Cone – Director
Nicole Cone, Zenzele Ojore, Kyandreia Jones – Producers

Narrative Short – College/Graduate School International
“Grossness of Closeness”
Cathal Power – Director
Isabelle Rivera, Griffy Collins – Producers

Narrative Short – College
“Take Two”
Colleen Ryan – Director
Jules Santamauro – Producer

Drama Short – High School
“Full Mugs of Coffee”
(USC SCA Summer Program)
Sydney Wider, Director

Web Series/New Media
“My Dead Mom”
Chandler Levack, Wendy Litner – Directors
Lauren Corber, Palmer Baranek – Producers

Music Video
“Break The Mold”
Thomas Zabriskie – Director

Music Video-Horror
“Chokin”
Kai Straw – Director
Kai Straw – Producer

TV Pilot
“A Darker Place: Cases from the DCA”
Rowan Kelley – DirectorRowan Kelley, Alexis Souza – Producers

PSA
“Honoring Our Heroes”
Brian Noreika – Director
Christine Giordano Hanlon – Producer

Commercial
“Sketchers Football”
John Reavey – Director
James Mellish, Hannah Doherty, Lawrence Thomas – Producers

The Garden State Film Festival would like to recognize films shot in the
State of New Jersey
with the following winners in the
“Home Grown Award” categories:

Home Grown Drama Feature
“Homebody”
Alex Alessi, Jamaal Green – Director
Alex Alessi, Jamaal Green, Alex Alessi, Jamaal Green, Mike Vernazza – Producers

Home Grown Documentary Feature
“Monmouth County at War: Rebels, Raiders, and Revolution”
Adam Worth – Director
Christine Giordano Hanlon, Ted Maturo – Producers

Home Grown Web Series

“History with Hanlon and Arnone”
Adam Worth – Director
Christine Giordano Hanlon, Ted Maturo – Producers

Home Grown Short “Superimpose” Steven Zang – Director
Steven Zang, Stephanie Ferreira, Seth Grant – Producers

Home Grown Short Science Fiction
“The Last Musician”
Matt Crick – Director
Ella Evans – Producers

Home Grown Horror Short
“CAROUSEL”
Christopher Kosakowski – Director
Christopher Kosakowski, Alex Muzila– Producers

Home Grown Documentary Short
“PIEGIRL”
Daniel Quiyu – Director

“A PLACE of HONOR”
Vanessa Roth – Director
Vanessa Roth, Jack Noone, Stephen Feuerborn – Producers

Home Grown Animated Short
“McIntosh”
Steven Hayet – Director
Gina Marie Rodriguez – Producer

Home Grown Narrative Trailer “The FAME Project: Journeys in Science”
Sean Feuer, Xenia Morin, Dena Seidel – Directors
Jim Simon, Dena Seidel, Marissa Staffen, Oscar Schofield – Producers

Home Grown Documentary Short- College “Navigating Underwater Volcanoes: Exploring 9° North”
Nicole Nikolova, Dena Seidel – Director
JP Isaacs – Producers

Home Grown Music Video
“I Just Wanna Be Your Lover Again”
Francesca Rose Fuentes– Director

Home Grown Narrative Short – Graduate School
“Housewife”
Dalton Ames Snider-Smith – Director
Robert Cunniff, Negin Sedaghat, Brian Molina – Producers

Voices of Neurodiversity in Cinema – High School
“The EarBud”
(FilmAcademy360)
Jacob Lesch, Director

Home Grown Comedy – High School
“What’s Inside My Soup?”
(Howell High School)
Hayden Vigdor, Director

Home Grown Narrative – High School
“Puberty”
(Howell High School)
Nicholas Reseigno, Director

Home Grown Drama – High School
“Our DieNasty”
(East Brunswick Magnet School)
Josias Ortiz, Director

Home Grown Animated – High School
Sponsored by Great Mustachio Filmworks and All Love Productions
“Save Me”
(Donald M. Payne Sr. School of Technology)
Malachi Bennett, Director

Homegrown Documentary – High School
Sponsored by Great Mustachio Filmworks and All Love Productions
”More Than A Cafe”
(Holmdel High School)
Dylan Frigiola, Director

New Jersey Hometown Documentary Short – High School
Sponsored by New Jersey School Boards Association

Winner:
“Bombers Beyond: The Happiest Place in Town”
(Sayreville War Memorial High School)
Kate Burns, Director

1st Runner Up:
“Legacy On The Lanes”
 (Hammonton High School)
Matthew Donio, Director

2nd Runner Up:
“We Dream”
(Donald M. Payne Sr. School of Technology)
Kimberly Higgs, Director