2024 Wyoming International Film Festival Award Nominees and Winners
Best Music or Dance Video
Behind Closed Doors - Dir. Lisa Eaton (Winner)
Blyth - Dir. Tom Dream
Light - Dir. Benedict Endler
Re-enchantment - Dir. Elena Kholkina
The Tides - Dir. Sophie Williams
BEST SCREENPLAY - SHORT FILM
Danny's Diner - Screenplay by Mark Ashin
Paint – Screenplay by Mora Carew
The Runt - Screenplay by Christy Stratton (Winner)
Weave of Culture – Screenplay by Santrosh Ram Mavuri
You Mourn Weird - Screenplay by Nicholas Marchetti
BEST SCREENPLAY - FEATURE FILM
A Little Family Drama - Screenplay by Ramón Torres, Nadia Zoe
Hans Crosses the Rubicon - Screenplay by Corne van Rooyen
Stockton to Table Rock - Screenplay by Elliot Norton (Winner)
BEST ACTOR - SHORT FILM
Alex MacNicoll - Caroline
Eddie Kehler - Danny's Diner
Hugo Armstrong - A Wedding Day
Jake Hart - Big George
Jongman Kim – Sarajin (Winner)
BEST ACTRESS - SHORT FILM
JaShaun St. John - Not Afraid
Keren Lugo - Mara Has Three Jobs in San Juan, Puerto Rico (Winner)
Lya-Jane Gitlis - The Hunt
Serra Naiman - Premium Casket
Taehee Kim - Sarajin
BEST ACTOR - FEATURE FILM
George Fearing - Blind Cop 2
Pierre van Pletzen - Hans Crosses the Rubicon (Winner)
Seth Panitch - The Coming
BEST ACTRESS - FEATURE FILM
Eva Hassmann - Willie and Me (Winner)
Lana Boy - A Time Apart
Zoe Kelly - Stockton to Table Rock
BEST DIRECTOR - SHORT FILM
Andy Kastelic - The Countryman
Camilo Diaz - The Old Lady and The Boxer
Maria Valdez - Vida
Russell Goldman - Burn Out
Toy Lei – Moon (Winner)
BEST DIRECTOR - FEATURE FILM
Aaron Greer - The Coming
Alec Bonk - Blind Cop 2 (Winner)
Eva Hassmann - Willie and Me
BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY
109 Below - Dir. Nick Martini
Dominique - Dir. Christopher Larson, Jordan Layton
Space Coast - Dir. Justin Barber (Winner)
There Are Things To Do - Dir. Mike Syers
Winding Path - Dir. Alexandra Lazarowich, Ross Kauffman
BEST WYOMING DOCUMENTARY
For Everything There Was a Season – Noah Waldron
Lone Wolf - Dir. Dave Herring
Under the Wire - Dir. Mariah Lundgren (Winner)
Yeehaw Boy Dir. Noam Azouz, Dan Lior
BEST FEATURE DOCUMENTARY
Citizen Sleuth - Dir. Chris Kasick
Ray of Hope - Dir. Ryan Singh, Nikila Cole
Why Dinosaurs? - Dir. Tony Pinto, James Pinto (Winner)
BEST SHORT FILM
A Wedding Day - Dir. Brendan Beachman (Winner)
Last Days of the Lab - Dir. María Alvarez
Nisei - Dir. Darren Haruo Rae
Sarajin - Dir. Justin Kim
The Storyteller - Dir. Allison Volk
BEST WYOMING FILM
In a Perfect World - Dir. Isaac Larsen (Winner)
Phase III - Dir. Numark Ricafranca
Pulled - Dir. Idalmy Vandepas-Carcache
BEST FEATURE FILM
A Little Family Drama - Dir. Nadia Zoe (Winner)
Stockton to Table Rock - Dir. Elliot Norton
Willie and Me - Dir. Eva Hassmann
AUDIENCE AWARD WINNERS
Short Documentary – 109 Below
Wyoming Documentary – Yeehaw Boy
Feature Documentary – Why Dinosaurs?
Short Film – No Overnight Parking
Wyoming Film – In a Perfect World
Feature Film – A Little Family Drama
48 HOUR FILMS
Anita Spotlight
Away From Home
Even After Ever After (Winner - Best Use of Genre)
Impastable (Winner - Best Use of Dialogue)
Made For A 48 Hour Film Challenge
Off the Record (Winner - Best Screenplay, Best Actor)
Shocking! Are Apples Destroying America? (Winner - Best Use of Prop, Best of Fest)
The Harvest (Winner - Best Director)
The She-Beast
Trail of Bones (Winner - Best Actress)
Ulga Fisteye
Where the Vampires Roam
Wolfie
TUESDAY
07.09.24
Laramie County Community College
1400 E College Dr, Cheyenne, WY 82007
OPENING NIGHT RED CARPET
6:30pm - SPA
Celebrate the opening of the 10th annual Wyoming International Film Festival!
WYOMING ARTS
Short Docs About Wyoming Artists
7:30pm - SPA
A Responsibility to Pass it Along: Traditional Arts in Wyoming
Dying Light
The Steel Sculptress
Fire Spinner
Live Fire Spinning Performance
Preformed by Miranda Bressler
9:00pm - SPA Parking Lot
Open to all festival attendees and guests. No RSVP required.
WEDNESDAY
07.10.24
Laramie County Community College
1400 E College Dr, Cheyenne, WY 82007
Tour of the Wyoming State Museum
11:00am
2301 Central Ave, Cheyenne, WY 82001
Open to all festival attendees and guests. No RSVP required.
MUSIC & DANCE #1
2:00pm - SPA
Followed by live dance performances from Act 2 Studios.
Blyth
The Young Xinghai
The Nature of Fashion
The Body of the City in French Guiana
Assolo D'oro
Light
Puro Teatro
Incomprehensibly Me
Paradise
MUSIC & DANCE #3
6:30pm - SPA
Followed by live dance performances from En Avant and Jonathan Royals.
Soulful Bill
Vampire Girl
Ukraine
Arch of Triumph
Waiting on the 829
Once Upon a Time
Being Together
Forest of Sorrows
Re-enchantment
A Candle Love
Painted Symphony
THURSDAY
07.11.24
Laramie County Community College
1400 E College Dr, Cheyenne, WY 82007
Tour of the Terry Bison Ranch
9:30am - RSVP’d Guests Only
Meet at Laramie County Community College, SPA. Buses leave 10:00am SHARP.
CONNECTIONS #1
Shorts About Friends, Family, Love, & Loss
3:30pm - SPA
The Crossing Over Express
Caroline
A Friendly Turn
Audrey
ABSURD!
Absurdist and Surreal Short Films
5:30pm - SPA
If Martin Clunes Wore Lip Gloss
WYO BIOS
Short Docs Profiling Wyomingites
Preceded by a live music performance from Wyoming singer/songwriter Christian Wallowing Bull
7:20pm - SPA
Yeehaw Boy
In Residence
FRIDAY
07.12.24
Laramie County Community College
1400 E College Dr, Cheyenne, WY 82007
PRIDE
LGBTQ+ Shorts & Docs
9:45am - SPA
HANS CROSSES THE RUBICON
Feature Film - Comedy
9:45am - Pathfinder
90-year-old Hans sparks a revolt in a strict nursing home, fighting to age on his own terms.
GAME ON
Short Films & Docs About Sports & Athletes
12:15pm - Pathfinder
Our Wyoming - Justin Hill Shootout
Modify
The Storyteller
Chroma
The Old Lady and The Boxer
BRING THEM HOME
Feature Documentary - Wildlife, Native American Issues
12:15pm - SPA
Bring Them Home tells the story of a small group of Blackfoot people and their mission to establish the first wild buffalo herd on their ancestral territory. Preceded by short film “The Return of Nóouhàh-Toka’na (Swift Fox)”
The Return of Nóouhàh-Toka’na (Swift Fox)
Bring Them Home
DRAMA #1
Drama Short Films
2:55pm - SPA
Order for Pickup
Kids for Kidnapping
They Don't Leave
COMEDY
Comedy & Satire Short Films
2:55pm - Pathfinder
Justin's Got Cancer
Spermatozoon
WILLIE AND ME
Feature Film - Adventure, Comedy, Music
5:05pm - SPA
Greta embarks on an impulsive adventure to Willie Nelson's farewell concert in Vegas. On her way she encounters a menagerie of eccentric characters. Preceded by music video “Big Sky Sun Goes Down”
Big Sky Sun Goes Down
Willie and Me
SCI-FI
Science Fiction Short Films
5:05pm - Pathfinder
Rookie Baby in Space
AFTER PARTY
Fridays on the Plaza
Featuring SKY of LMFAO
7:00pm
1 Depot Square West 15th Street
Cheyenne, Wyoming 82007
SATURDAY
07.13.24
Laramie County Community College
1400 E College Dr, Cheyenne, WY 82007
WHY DINOSAURS?
Feature Documentary - Science, Pop Culture, Natural History
9:50am - SPA
A dinosaur-obsessed youth and his father attempt to uncover the mystery of why everybody loves dinosaurs in this family-friendly documentary. Ages 8+
CONNECTIONS #2
Shorts About Friends, Family, Love, & Loss
9:50am - Pathfinder
ARTHOUSE
Arthouse and Experimental Shorts
9:50am - Playhouse
Most Unfortunate
First You, Then I
Ether Or
Glitchig
Sometimes I Hear the Light Leak in Through the Corners of My Room
Oleander
Paper Boats
The Station
CITIZEN SLEUTH
Feature Documentary - Crime, Biographic
12:15pm - SPA
A true crime podcaster from Appalachia blurs the line between fact and entertainment as she investigates a mysterious local death. Preceded by short film “Dig”
Citizen Sleuth
LIFE & DEATH
Drama & Comedy Shorts About Mortality
12:15pm - Pathfinder
96% Cooked
Death Pays Flora a Visit
DOCUMENTARY
Short Documentary Films
12:15pm - Playhouse
Artist's Hand
I Am Somebody
Winding Path
THE COMING
Feature Film - Horror, Thriller
2:40pm - SPA
At a psychiatric institution Dr. Allyn finds Patient X, whose behavior is so mysterious that he asks if she is psychotic or something more terrifying. Preceded by short film “The Summoning”
The Summoning
The Coming
CRIME
Crime & Thriller Short Films
2:40pm - Pathfinder
Bronx Park Thunder
FOR KICKS
Feature Documentary - Martial Arts, Film History
2:40pm - Playhouse
Semi-retired Chicago security guard Eugene Thomas reflects on ninja movies he starred in while living in Taiwan in the 80s. Preceded by short film “Leverage”
Leverage
For Kicks
WAR STORIES
Shorts About War & Soldiers
4:55pm - Pathfinder
BLIND COP 2
Feature Film - Action, Comedy
4:55pm - SPA
After the tragic death of his partner, a blind police officer must overcome his trauma or risk mass crime overtaking his city.
A TIME APART
Feature Film - Drama, Romance
4:55pm - Playhouse
A couple spends one last week together before finalizing their divorce. Preceded by short film “In a Perfect World”
A Time Apart
A LITTLE FAMILY DRAMA
Feature Film - Drama, Comedy
7:15pm - SPA
A Mexican American family, prepares for their annual reunion oblivious to the fact that a shattered taco truck dream is about to change everything. Preceded by short film “Mara Has Three Jobs in San Juan, Puerto Rico”
Mara Has Three Jobs in San Juan, Puerto Rico
A Little Family Drama
HORROR
Horror Short Films
7:15pm - Pathfinder
A Beautiful Shadow
Pick Up Time
Dinner With Mother
I'm Here
Sentinel
No Overnight Parking
An Open Door
Feature Documentary - Biography, Ranching
7:15pm - Playhouse
Dr. Temple Grandin discusses the humane treatment of livestock, autism rights, and neurodiversity.
SUNDAY
07.14.24
Laramie County Community College
1400 E College Dr, Cheyenne, WY 82007
WYOMING 48 HOUR FILM FESTIVAL
11:00am - SPA
Anita Spotlight
Away From Home
Even After Ever After
Impastable
Made For A 48 Hour Film Challenge
Off the Record
Shocking! Are Apples Destroying America?
The Harvest
The She-Beast
Trail of Bones
Ulga Fisteye
Where the Vampires Roam
Wolfie
STOCKTON TO TABLE ROCK
Feature Film - Drama
1:30pm - SPA
Weeks before graduation, a high school senior confronts her abusive mother and wrestles with whether forgiveness is possible. Preceded by short film “Into the Thicket”
Into the Thicket
Stockton to Table Rock
COUNTRY BRAWLERS
Feature Documentary - Sports, Biographic
1:30pm - Pathfinder
A raw and intimate look into the lives of professional boxers in Appalachia and the coaches that give them a fighting chance in an unforgiving region. Preceded by short documentary “In the Arena”
Country Brawlers
FAMILY
Family and Children’s Short Films
1:30pm - Playhouse
Operation Wet Paint
The Curmudgeon Factory
Apocalypse Dog
DRAMA #2
Drama Short Films
4:05pm - SPA
SCIENCE
Science and Nature Docs
4:05pm - Pathfinder
The Climate Change Volumes: Spring
The Bone People
RAY OF HOPE
Feature Documentary - War, Immigration, Civil Rights
4:05pm - Playhouse
Ray of Hope is a journey of a Canadian woman who survives armed conflict, advocating for others with interspersed stories of healing and triumphs.
Award Ceremony
7:00pm - SPA