2026 Official Selection: Drama – Featurette
Finding her place begins with finding her voice.
🏆 Winner:
Grand Jury Award: Best Featurette – Drama
Grand Jury Award: Best Cinematography – Featurette – Truman Hatfield
Grand Jury Award: Best Score – Featurette – Keaton Lewis, Scott Tucker
Grand Jury Award: Best Song – Jordan Cathryn & Ananda Dhar-James
Watch from the festival:
Program 04 – Shorts Block – Creativity Spotlight · Fri, Aug 21, 2026 · 9:10 PM
- Director(s): Anastasia Kuplinova
- Writer(s): Sarah Jane Coleman
- Producer(s): Rhea Damani
- Key Cast: Jordan Cathryn, Matthew Sy
- Editor(s): Christine Yu
- Cinematographer(s): Truman Hatfield
- Production Designer(s): Chinmayee Kharche
- Sound Designer(s): Annie Okuhara
- Composer(s): Keaton Lewis & Scott Tucker
Language: English, Russian
Runtime: 27m
Country: United States
Synopsis: A young musician has spent years silencing her gift out of fear and self-doubt. But when someone finally sees her for who she is, and who she could be, Mira must decide whether to keep running from her past or embrace the music within her.